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Exploring the Wildstorm Cinematic Universe
The Wildstorm Cinematic Universe is an exciting and unique addition to the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). This self-contained elseworld takes place in a pocket dimension, offering a fresh perspective on a diverse range of Wildstorm characters who have made their mark in both Image Comics and DC Comics. In this alternate reality, the Wildstorm characters…
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Some learnings
Many feel due to a sense of something within or around not fitting right, not feeling as if it works, in the true sense of the word, compelled to seek out a range of potential solutions to a problem that they might struggle to even comprehend, let alone elucidate. This could be something like a…
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Procreate + Diffusitron Concept Session – Fresh Air
I wanted to try something a bit more rendered out today. I had sort of an anime look in mind, but still managed to get a novel result that I wasn’t anticipating from the AI. Obviously this would need another 4-5 hours to get it looking like “digital art”, but there’s a nice “perfect is…
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Another Procreate + Diffusitron Process Video – Passenger
Here’s another 20ish minute sketch process with Procreate and Diffusitron, all on iPad, no need to shuffle devices. We’re calling this one Passenger for reasons that will become obvious as the sweet guitar licks of Powderfinger bring you back to Big Day Out ’96 and you begin to remember how your friend found some better…
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Procreate + Diffusitron Concept Art Workflow
Here’s a demo of a quick #humanintheloop AI img2img process I’ve been using to find unique results with high level concept ideation. I used to sometimes throw a bunch of layered large brush textures on canvas and mess with the opacity until they started to resemble something, then draw in the lines, just a left…
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Tempus Circa
Tempus Circa tells the story of humanity’s attempt to gain an objective record of all human history, and the utter failure to anticipate the universe-scale risk associated with such hubris. Tempus Circa began as a graphic novel released in 2012, commissioned as an Independent Channel animated series soon after due to its popularity.
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How Marvel is Building a Meta-Superteam of Actor Influencers to Shepherd the MCU through to Phase: Infinite
Prior to phase 2, Marvel’s feature films were judged by fans on metrics such as whether producers had gotten the characters right, which elements writers borrowed from an original comic book run, and more broadly, how well the adventure was constructed as a film. MARVEL’S SERENDIPITOUS SOCIAL WIN Something changed during phase 2 of the…
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The Elusive Art of Sales DNA
There’s a famous quote by the well known Pixar founder Steve Jobs that goes, “Technology alone is not enough,” something something, “technology inspires art and art inspires the technology.” I first encountered the term Sales DNA when I was a wide-eyed rookie on my very first day in the Melbourne office of A LEADING CONSTRUCTION…
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Honeycomb
The discovery of an unnatural satellite prompts the formation of an advanced taskforce to defend Earth from a hostile inter-dimensional threat. *Out of print (2018)
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David Diamond Hands
Around two years ago, a guy named Brian pinged me on Twitter (as it was still called at the time) where I posted a lot about Bitcoin and screenwriting. Brian wanted me to help write a show for streaming media about crypto, specifically a guy losing his wallet or seed phrase and having to go…