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REBELS IN EXILE - character designsA series of characters exploring an alien court in exile. Inspired by ancient Chinese and Elizabethan themes, these designs started with the central Queen and expanded to imagine her retinue - the General, the Maiden, the Merchant and the Prophet. They were a good exercise in balancing design distinction of individuals with cohesion of the whole group. Suitable for a faction in a tactical RPG, or named characters in an strategy game.

KINGDOM, CAULDRON - character designsThe main protagonist and antagonist in a 2D narrative RPG. A young lass thrust into rule too early, she's trying her best to keep things together when old grudges come to test themselves against the new cold blood. An old dog sick of being left out in the cold, he's turning up the heat on our hero to get his due.For the Princess I went with something simple and elegant with delicate details to emphasise the vulnerability of her new position, and to be more relatable than the more fantastical designs.

The Rebel was less defined, so I began with thumbnails and refined them into a few compelling archetypes, of which I took the most visually commanding. The others have potential as deputies or collaborators though.

AVT WORK EXPERIENCE APPLICATION STEPS - illustrationsFor a vet nursing school in Perth, Australia. A series of illustrations to liven up the web page describing the vet nursing students' work experience application process, with a panel for each step.As the brief was to liven up an otherwise very dry page of text, I made the illustrations fun, energetic and playful while still being grounded and literal in what's depicted. It was challenging showing filling in various paper and web forms without making the panels too repetitive, but I achieved it after a little iteration. The client was taken by the energy on show.

Individual Illustrations

Character illustrations for prints or personal pieces, showcasing a variety of subjects and styles.
Includes: a White Witch grappler Pathfinder character, Samus mutated by the Metroid DNA she was injected with in Zero Mission, a rabbit nun sniper and her fire fairy spotter inspired by Jaya Ply's buns, and a personification of the PS5.

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Mech Concepts

BLOWFISH
A chunky, underwater mech used for deep sea dives. This one is specced to collect biological and mineral samples. Inspiration taken from deep ocean submarines, crustaceans, industrial equipment and the namesake.

BOLT-FLASH
A fast racing mech, lightweight with concessions to holding a pilot. Aeronautics and Formula 1 were heavy inspirations.

Prop concepts

Pastel Farm Tools
A rack of medieval level farming equipment, though it's remarkably similar to what one might use in the garden today. Still needs to perform the same function I suppose. Blender Eevee renders in the style of an indie 3D game.

Post-apocalyptic Ration Container
A background prop for a sci-fi game set in a near future where humanity is forced underground due to climate change. I considered reusable, non-plastic materials as there would likely be a social stigma against practices and industries that got them into that mess. The full design process is on display here, with 2D shapes to flat 3D visualisations to textures.

Individual Sword Concepts
A flame sword illustration in the manner it might show up in an inventory, and a different take on the gunblade.

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Vector art

A variety of pieces for selling as prints and stickers, and personal expression. I really like flat vector style's effectiveness and simplicity.

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Design

AMONG THE HOLLOW - book cover
Cover for a Byzantine-themed fantasy novel. Hit on core graphics pretty quickly with approval from the client, then experimented colour combinations, layouts and typography ranging from safe to adventurous.Post-release, the cover is often mentioned in user reviews and messages to the author as one of the things people love about the book.

SCHOOL OF HISTORICAL ARTS - logo
A Historical European Martial Arts club with a holistic and inclusive approach. The club needed a clear, representative visual identity to start marketing and growing members. Keywords that came up in discovery were "clean, disciplined, control, mastery and modern", and through a collaborative process I brought that through into the final logo.

ARCHTECTURAL MODELLER REID BEBAN - personal branding
While this branding project stalled at the concept phase, I was given a lot of freedom to explore so it is a good example of broad conceptual beginnings and my more experimental, bold design choices.

SISTINE PLASTERING - logo & business cards
A plastering company in Australia. The client was clear in their imagery, and requested a luxurious, high-end feeling to appeal to upmarket clients, which I believe was achieved.

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1. Scope
This Agreement covers work on items listed in the Schedule of Work, a document whose contents must be confirmed as correct by the commissioner before I will start work on a commission. Any work requested by the commissioner not included in this agreed-upon Schedule, be it extra deliverables or changes to existing ones in number, scale, level of detail or any other parameter requiring more of my time to complete, will require additional payment and extension of any deadlines by negotiation.2. Usage
The results of these commissions are for personal use only, meaning no commercial gain is attained through its display or use. You will receive only the final image in flattened raster format, not working files such as .psd or .ai files unless negotiated otherwise. You may use that final image on social media (for a profile picture or banner, or as a post), if you give credit in your bio or post with a link to one of either:
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- My profile on the same platform posted on (if such exists).
You may print the final image for display in a private setting such as your home. I retain the right to display the work and any WIPs (works in progress) on my own social media and/or in my portfolio for any purpose, unless otherwise negotiated.3. Copyright
I retain all applicable rights to works made under the Commission Agreement, including rights of attribution and reproduction. This means you cannot display the work without credit, take credit for work undertaken in its creation you did not do, post the work edited or traced without permission, sell usage rights or copies of the work, enter the work in contests without permission, use the work on merchandise or any other such breaches of copyright law.
I will retain all applicable rights to any materials produced under a terminated commission unless negotiated otherwise.4. Payment
I accept bank transfer for clients within New Zealand and PayPal for all other clients. I require a 50% deposit or full payment before starting work, and payment in full before sending the final deliverables.
Payment in currency other than USD or NZD will be converted to and due in NZD, rounded to the nearest dollar. Cryptocurrency is not accepted.5. Communication
Timely feedback on works in progress and sketches is expected. When feedback is required from you to continue work, no communication for seven consecutive days will be taken as indication to continue as I see fit unless previously communicated otherwise. You will be reminded via email and/or the agreed preferred communication channel one working day before I continue work. Any changes necessary as a result of late communication will be subject to the terms in section 6 (Revisions).
Excessively rude or abusive communication is grounds for terminating the commission.6. Revisions
Commissions include a limited amount of revision time, outlined in the Commission Agreement. Any time spent on changes over the included amount will be charged at US$40 per hour and due in the final payment.7. Commission Termination and Refunds
Either party may terminate (end) a commission with 10 days’ written notice.If you end the commission before start of work, a refund of the full amount paid will be given. After start of work, the deposit is non-refundable. Additionally, payment will be due for any work done to date that exceeds the value of the paid deposit, measured at a rate of US$40 per hour.
The final payment cannot be refunded, as it is due on completion of work and its payment indicates satisfaction with the provided services.If I end the commission, I will refund the deposit, minus an amount for hours of work done so far at a rate of US$40 per hour. I will also give you the option of me sending you any material produced in pursuit of the commission's completion.
The exception to these terms is if I terminate on grounds of bad client behaviour, including but not limited to abusive communication, overdue payment or breach of copyright, in which case the same terms apply as if you end the commission.
Payment of outstanding funds will be due within 30 days from the date of termination.8. Breaches of Terms
If a party is in breach of these terms, that party will be given 30 days to address the breach. If the breach is not adequately addressed as agreed by both parties, the Agreement will be treated as being terminated by the party guilty of the breach. If both parties disagree on whether a breach has occurred or if a breach has been addressed adequately, a third party arbitrator will be found to render binding judgement, agreed upon by both parties. If an arbitrator cannot be agreed upon, the dispute will be resolved by litigation under New Zealand law.9. Jurisdiction
This Agreement is subject to the laws and regulations of New Zealand, and any legal disputes will be resolved in its courts and on its land.10. Liability
I am not liable to you the client, or any third party for damages, including lost profits, lost savings or other incidental, consequential or special damages, even if I am advised of such damages. If any provision of this contract shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this contract and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

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