Character Art

Characters, creatures, and digital assets for film, television, VFX, stop motion, and commercials.

LAIKA’s Wildwood

Digital Sculpting, Character Modeling, Facial Articulation, 3D Printing Prep, ZBrush

Wildwood is an upcoming stop-motion feature from LAIKA. As a digital modeler in the Rapid Prototype department, I handled character head and face articulation systems, prepared puppet parts for 3D printing, and created digital sculpts used in production.

Animated scene from LAIKA's stop-motion feature Wildwood, showing Mr. McKeel, wearing a red beanie, with Prue and her younger sibling in a kitchen.

Mr. McKeel, father of Prue, Wildwood's main character, is one of the characters I created digital sculpts for on LAIKA's upcoming stop-motion feature.

Mr. McKeel, wearing a red beanie, reaches across the kitchen table to adjust a knit cap on a young child, in a scene from LAIKA's stop-motion feature Wildwood.

Sid Meier’s Civilization VII - Official Teaser Trailer

Character Sculpting, LOD Modeling, Unreal Engine, Art Direction, Pipeline Development

Civilization VII - Lead Character Sculptor - Mongolian vs. Chinese
A masked, cloaked figure with an ornate headpiece stands in profile against a smoke-filled cityscape, from Sid Meier's Civilization VII's announcement teaser.
Civilization VII - Lead Character Sculptor - Boat and Ladder
Three bronze industrial worker figures raise sledgehammers overhead, from Sid Meier's Civilization VII's official announcement teaser.

Sid Meier's Civilization VII official announcement teaser, introducing the next entry in the long-running turn-based strategy series where players build and guide a civilization through the ages.

As Lead Character Artist/Sculptor at Halon, I created LOD models for the Unreal Engine workflow, collaborated with the Director and Visual Art Supervisor to shape the sculpture style and poses, and developed the technical workflow the character team used to keep every era's figures cohesive.

Animated battle scene with soldiers fighting with swords and shields, some wearing helmets, amidst chaos and smoke.
Civilization VII - Lead Character Sculptor - Dancing Lady
A scene of miniature wooden figures on a ship's deck, with some figures reaching out and others working, set in a dark environment with warm lighting.
Civilization VII - Lead Character Sculptor - Railroad Scene
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Starburns Industries’ Lincoln in the Bardo

Facial Sculpting, Character Modeling, Blender Pipeline, Performance Translation, Rigging Prep

Lincoln in the Bardo is Starburns Industries' latest stop-motion feature adaptation of George Saunders' novel, directed by Duke Johnson. As Character Sculptor, I sculpted hundreds of facial expressions for the film's characters, working with Director Duke Johnson and Animation Director Eric Leighton to translate performance notes into production-ready face shapes for dialogue-driven scenes.

As the film is still in production, imagery from this project isn't yet available to share.

Warner Bros.
and DC TV Shows

Digital Doubles, Likeness Sculpting, Texturing, Hair Grooming Houdini, Ornatrix

Warner Bros' DC television slate includes The Flash, Supergirl, Black Lightning, Titans, Batwoman, and Doom Patrol. Working through Encore Visual Effects, I modeled likeness and anatomy for digital doubles of the shows' actors, created digital outfits with texturing and material shading, and did hair grooming for photo-real humans and creatures across the productions. All footage shown belongs to Warner Bros., DC, and Encore Visual Effects.

Fuerza - The Flash

Fuerza is a character from Warner Bros' The Flash. I did the hair grooming and costume work for the character's digital creation.

Video: Tellerz World (Youtube)

Unpainted digital sculpt of Fuerza's head and shoulders from Warner Bros' The Flash, showing the hair grooming and costume detailing.
Animation of the digital sculpt of Fuerza's full costume in blue, from Warner Bros' The Flash.

Kilowog & Veon Concept Designs - Lanterns (HBO)

Lanterns is HBO's live-action Green Lantern series featuring Hal Jordan and John Stewart. These character designs for Kilowog and Veon were proposed concepts for the show, built from concept models by Justice Joseph and Dan Katcher. I was responsible for visual development, grooming, and shading/texture for production.

Portrait sculpt of Kilowog focusing on hair grooming and costume detail, a tusked alien character in a green Green Lantern costume, concept design for HBO's Lanterns.
Full body digital sculpt of Kilowog focusing on costume detail, in his green Green Lantern costume, concept design for HBO's Lanterns.
Portrait sculpt of Veon focusing on hair grooming and costume detail, a one-eyed alien character in a red Red Lantern costume, concept design for HBO's Lanterns
Full body digital sculpt of Veon focusing on hair grooming and costume detail, in his red Red Lantern costume, concept design for HBO's Lanterns.
Portrait of Kilowog focusing on hair grooming and costume detail, in his green Green Lantern costume, concept design for HBO's Lanterns.

Arkillo Concept Hands - Lanterns (HBO)

Full body sculpt of a yellow and blue Sinestro Corps or Lantern character, teeth bared, fists clenched, concept design for HBO's Lanterns.
Six digital sculpts of clawed alien hands in different poses, likely concept studies for Arkillo from HBO's Lanterns.