Volta

So since September 2014 I have been a full time artist on retainer with Volta, a visual development studio based on Canada. It's been a great experience so far and I've gotten the opportunity to work on a lot of cool projects, doing illustration and concept art. Here is a small sampling of the work I've done for Hirez Studios on their game Smite.

Prehistoric Funeral

I've been very busy as of late so this is the first personal piece I've finished in a while. It's my idea of what a prehistoric funeral might have looked like, sabertooth skull and all.

Dragon Attack

Another dragon, this time in the act of attacking the castle. I really tried to convey movement in the dragons wings in the way I rendered them, especially contrasted against the static and very tight castle detail. Enjoy!

Dragon

First drawing of a dragon I've done in a while. I thought it would be cool to do a bird like dragon, its based largely on a turkey vulture and an egret.

Falx

A piece I did for a digital painting demo at work, this one came together quickly! It's just a tough looking warrior leading his men into battle on a cold day. I also enjoyed including a falx (that big nasty looking curved sword he's holding) a weapon used by the Dacians.

Barbarians

Thought I'd do something a little different with this one, fewer layers and going straight to color, and I like the results! And as for the subject matter it is a group of marauding barbarians, could be Goths or Vandals in the 5th century AD. Enjoy!

The Three Riders

Well I finally finished this triptych inspired by the Russian Fairy tale Vasylissa the Beautiful. The one on the right, the Black Rider, is the new one, but I've also reworked the white rider on the left significantly, I think it fits with the other two better, anyway enjoy!