About me
I've always loved designing and making things. From an early age, you could usually find me engrossed in drawing or building something out of whatever I could get my hands on. Whether it was food cartons or cardboard tubes, even the simplest of things inspired the creation of a spaceship or maybe a gadget with moving parts.
These days however, I find myself working mostly digitally, though I still do a fair amount of 3D printing and painting. Whatever I'm working on, seeing an idea go from concept to reality never gets old. I'm genuinely passionate about what I do, always hungry to learn more, and I like to think I'm a hard worker who's easy to get along with.
For the past ten years or so, I've been navigating the world of solo and freelance projects, but I'm now looking for something more long-term where I can put that experience to use and continue developing alongside like-minded others.
I hope you enjoy my portfolio, and thanks for taking the time to have a look.
-Sam
Skills..
Z-Brush, Maya, X-gen, Arnold, Blender, UE5, Substance Painter, Marvelous Designer, Z-wrap, Photoshop, 3D printing, 3D scanning and scan clean-up and re-topologising, Texture painting and UV mapping, Concept art and development, Story-boarding, VR sculpting, prop making, Toys, Action Figures and miniatures, painting, mould making and casting.
Example Workflow
I was initially sent the shoe to get to grips with the various shapes, textures and overall design. After 3D scanning the shoe to nail down the silhouette, it was then digitally broken down into parts, cleaned up and re-modeled in multiple software packages including Maya and Zbrush. After perfecting the 3D model, the textures and materials were accurately replicated in Substance Painter. The actors clothes were generated, textured, draped and simulated in Marvelous Designer. The asset where sent over to additional artists who i worked closely with during the project, and the final animation was rendered and brought to life. Watch it below.
Video Reel
Maya
Rendering in Arnold - Modelling - Rigging & Animation - Topology & UV mapping - Xgen - Metapipe
UE-5
Scene building - Materials - Lookdev - Metahuman & Builder - Environments - Lighting
ZBrush
Organic & hard surface modelling
Substance Painter
Drawing & Painting
3D Printing
Additional credits..
PinkPantheress - Mercedes - Lady Gaga - Bjork - Doja Cat - Lil Nas X - Axel Arigato - Adidas - DPR - Balenciaga - Nike - Valentino - Nick Knight - Dazed and Confused - Eastpak - Vivienne Westwood - Valentino - Parker Ito - Alexander Wang - Grimes - Delcore - Rina Sawayama - The 1975 - Pabllo Vittar - Show Studio - Jazelle Zanaughtti