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Shark

One of a series for Men's Health magazine.

CGI and retouching.

Bull

A series of neon illustrations commissioned for Men's Health magazine.

 

3D CGI scene and render.

Agility

A series of slightly futuristic images including the front cover, commissioned by Robert Ross Madrid Group, Inc. for Korn Ferry magazine.

 

Full CGI scene and render.

Pylon

Commissioned by Redactive Publishing for The Planner magazine. The brief required the Angel of the North statue to be recreated as a pylon for the font cover. For the inside feature illustration three buildings needed the pylon transformation. Beetham tower, Blackpool tower and the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathederal.

CGI 3D models and photo retouching.

Greek Vase

One of a series of pieces commissioend for Men's Health with a modern take on exercise. Vase and illustrations on the vase were created in 3D.

 

CGI scene and render.

Credit Card

Commissioned by Men's Health magazine. Detailed custom model of a credit card cut to form a mountain landscape.

CGI model and render.

Baitball

Front cover image commissioned for The Planner magazine. Uk shaped baitball and underwater scene created in 3D.

 

3D CGI scene and render.

Goodwood

Commissioned by NorthStar Publishing Ltd for their annual Goodwood Revival programme.

Really interesting project making flat graphics look like they were printed on old worn carboard to look like an authentic vintage game. Custom photoshop brushes and surface treatments created the main look and torn sections. CGI scrabble type bricks created in 3D and rendered to get the shadows over the suppied and treated photos. Folded model created for the main folds in the double page spreads.

 

CGI model and render along with surface wear and tear painted in Photoshop.

Suitcase

Commissioned for Cosmopolitan Magazine for an article on safari tours.

CGI models used for suitcase, trees, amimals and clouds. Other elements were stock shots.

Snowboarders

Commissioned for Cosmopolitan magazine. CGI plastic figures created and added to a stock shot with some retouching for the snow spray effects.

 

3D CGI model and render.

Dumbell

Commissioned by Men's Fitness. Something unusual about apples...

 

CGI model and render

Gummy

Front cover illustration for The Sunday Times Magazine. I was asked to create a stoned gummy bear to illustrate the story 'Got the munchies? Why Colorado is putting cannabis in candy'.

 

CGI model and render.

Leaf Abs

Commissioned by Men's Health magazine. Photo-retouching and a simple 3D scene with CGI water drops added.

 

Photomontage and 3D render.

Oscars

Commissioned by The Sunday Times Magazine for an article about the wage gap between the top earning male and female actors.

 

3D model sculpt and render.

Fun

Front cover commission for the Washingtonian Magazine. Illustrating the feature story, '50 Great Fun Places to Work'. This uses a mix of 3D for the main castle structure and photo-montage, but mostly, photomontage.

Grow

Front cover and feature illustration commissioned for Rapaport magazine for an article on lab created diamonds.

Designer Tardeo Ajodha

CGI 3D model and render

Airfix

3D airfix kit created for Harvard Business Review.

Everyone seems to have the obligatory Airfix job in their portfolio. This is no exception.

Art Director Matthew Guemple

3D model and render.

 

Cake

Front cover commission for Observer Magazine.

 

CGI model and render

Chatty Cathy

Commissioned by Woman's Health Magazine for an article about research that indicates that speaking to yourself in the third person about a problem thing creates more detachment and objectivity helping to find a solution.

 

3D models along with the surface graphics, for the box and doll.

Wave

Commissioned by Niche Media LLC, for Ocean Drive magazine for an article Billionaire Beach.

Side view of a wave made out of dollar bills. Quite a set-up to sculpt the wave and use procedural techniques to distribute the notes and coins to form the tidal wave.

Background is a stock shot. Wave is 3D computer generated models.

Data Security

Commissioned by Mc MURRY/TMG for One Magazine for their client AON. A series of illustrations about data security set within an art gallery environment.

 

Full 3D CGI scene, custom art models, and render.

Food

Front cover illustration for The Independent Magazine for the headline, 'Anyone for seconds? An out of hours food & drink special..' Full CGI scene using 3D scanned food to create clock faces on the plates.

This cover won the European Newspaper Awards.

CGI scene and render.

Buddha

Chocolate Buddha commissioned for Men's Fitness magazine.

Full 3D scene model and render.

Pepper Mill

Glass torso shaped pepper mill, commissioned by Men's Health magazine, for an article on the health benefits of pepper for the heart.

 

CGI model and render.

Depression

Commissioned by and for RSA Magazine to illustrate isolation and depression and it’s opposite.

Full CGI scene and models.

Photo

Commissioned by Cosmopolitan magazine for an article about selfie obsessed couples. Wedding cake custom model.

 

CGI model scene and render.

Gift

Commissioned for Men's Health magazine. Not quite a mystery gift.

 

CGI model and render.

Leaf

Quite a nice understated brief for RSA magazine. CGI glass block with a skeleton leaf inside.

 

CGI model and render.

Filament

Commissioned to create the main logo for Phable.io website. High res custom geometry needed for the filament.

Dust

Front cover image for S&PA Professional. This job involved a full background and foreground replacement along with additional stains and cobwebs.

Scroll down for the original supplied stock shot.

Photoshop, custom brushes and standard compositing techniques.

 

 

Grapes

Square grapes created for Cosmopolitan magazine.

 

3D model and render

Psycho

Commissioned for GQ Australia for an article about 'psycho bosses'. Full CGI scene with the coffee stain and liquid added in Photoshop. Mug and keyboard destruction created in 3D software.

 

CGI model, scene layout and render.

Faulty

Front cover commission for Which Magazine about faulty appliances catching fire.

Combination of hand painted and photomontage techniques using Photoshop to create the flames, varnish, crease and burn effects.

 

Minibar

Commissioned by Cosmopolitan Magazine. Full 3D CGI scene. Simple shaded geometry view below.

Costume

Front cover commissioned by and for B Inspired, Brussels Airline magazine. Full CGI scene for an article on the weird practice of grown-ups dessing up as mermaids in their spare time.

Mud

This is quite an old job but it's a good example of photo-retouching using basic painting and Photoshop techniques to create a convincing end result.

Scroll down for the original 'before' photo.

 

Photoshop, paint, background replacement.

Strawberry

Commissioned by Men's Fitness.

 

CGI model and render.

Snowglobe

Front cover commission for Emirates Airline inflight magazine ICE. Full CGI scene.

Sushi

Cover and a series of book themed sushi commissioned by the Guardian for their Review magazine.

Memory

Commissioned for Men's Health Magazine for an article on short term memory.

CGI brain with liquid sculpted, fish is a stock shot.

Pepper

Commissioned by Men's Health magazine. Weird liquid pepper.

 

CGI model and render.

Steed

Commissioned by EMPIRE magazine to create a disheveled bowler hat with gunshot holes. CGI model.

Modus

Front cover neon title commissioned by We Are Sunday for Modus magazine.

 

3D cgi.

Carlo

3D CGI sculpture of Carlo Ancelotti, retired footballer and Italian football manager, as an ancient statue of a Roman emperor. Commissioned by Cedar Communications for Business Life magazine.

 

CGI 3D sculpt and render.

Which LED

LED lightbulb and a smashed version, commissioned by and for Which Magazine.

Chief Art Editor Ian Ascott

CGI 3D model and render

Shark

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Bull

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Agility

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Pylon

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Greek Vase

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Credit Card

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Baitball

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Goodwood

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Suitcase

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Snowboarders

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Dumbell

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Gummy

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Leaf Abs

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Oscars

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Fun

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Grow

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Airfix

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Cake

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Chatty Cathy

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Wave

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Data Security

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Food

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Buddha

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Pepper Mill

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Depression

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Photo

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Gift

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Leaf

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Filament

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Grapes

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Psycho

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Faulty

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Minibar

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Costume

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Mud

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Strawberry

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Snowglobe

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Memory

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Pepper

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Steed

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Modus

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Carlo

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