



Tavern Room shoebox reference, both before and after being rented, with special lighting examples


Ramshackle home exploration; daytime and storm lighting

Foliage lighting practice


Commissioned backgrounds for Elliawald streams in the ‘Gravity Falls’ style

Background from “Getting to Know Your Feline Companion”, designed, painted, separated, composited, and animated by me

Commissioned exploration of The Spiral (the fear of being lost and disoriented) from ‘The Magnus Archives’, featuring warped perspective.


“Moving in” backgrounds over time

Exploration of The Safehouse from ‘The Magnus Archives’ with parallax

Background for ‘Mantis’ animation



Time of day and lighting exercise with lines provided by Britney Thoreson

Background focus on color


Color exploration and design

Background style exploration using the chromatic aberration depth-of-field (as opposed to blurred depth-of-field) popularized by ‘Dead End: Paranormal Park’




Time of day backgrounds inspired by the style in ‘The Bob’s Burgers’ movie