An SN2 reaction

Bit by bit I’m working on an animation that illustrates a SN2 reaction. Here’s a label free preview.

A carpet rolling up

Found a tutorial on using Lightwave to animate a carpet rolling up. This technique uses the Layout deform tools instead of Bones. It does use one simple morph though. Pretty straightforward otherwise.

Illustration Friday – Subterranean

Illustration Friday – Adrift

My entry in Illustration Friday.

Illustration Friday – Focused

My entry in Illustration Friday.

3D model of a double helix in a little over an hour

A friend of mine needed a 3D model of a double helix for a video he was editing. We went from the phone conversation to modeling, to rendering on an alpha channel background in a little over an hour.

In Short

I am a Dallas-based artist with over 20 years of experience. My projects include illustrations, 2D and 3D animations, web & multimedia development, corporate presentations and business graphics, and audio/video editing.

3D model of a branch

This 3D model is inspired by a plant outside of the house we rented on vacation. It’s modeled in LightWave with basic surface textures nodes.

And a video…

B₁₈H₂₂ inspired object

B₁₈H₂₂ inspired object.

Lightwave animation of an object inspired by a nido-cluster.

A History of Easter Island