Space Brains from Planet X

A few images from a first year project at uni named 'Space Brains from Planet X'. James Finlay, Dan Harrod, Matt Jones & myself came up with the basic premise of a crazy megalomaniac scientist taking over the world with the help of the alien super brains. Using a radio telescope Doctor X forges an alliance with the Brains from Planet X and gets them to travel 1000s of light years through space in order to take over the world. We didn't get to a final outcome of the story but maybe the world was saved when Doctor X got out his CD collection and played his Barry Manilow greatest hits. The Brains decided that this Doc X guy, he ain't so cool anymore, and they just flew back home.

GDC Popcorn Arcade Banner

I had to create a 2.5m high banner for GDC 2008. It featured a selection of the characters I had created whilst working at DDi, all of which featured in the Popcorn Arcade range of games for Wii.
The group at the bottom is actually all the staff of DDi re-born as virtual folk using the 'NuYu' editor that me and programmer Adam Smith designed and created for our Kids Sports range of games.

Top to bottom, Party Pigs Farmyard games, Kids Sports, Myth Makers,
Ninjabread Man, Nuyu Gang, Toy Missiles!
http://www.popcorn-arcade.com/
Nintendo Wii
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/10/a-new-you-with-nuyu-but-dont-forget-about-mii/

WAR!

Some illustrated and painted artwork from a project I worked on last year called 'Battle Cards'.
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Fuzion Frenzy © 2001 Microsoft Games Studios

Whilst working at Blitz Games I was requested to create the characters for the Microsoft XBOX launch title Fuzion Frenzy. The game was set in the future and based around a massive game show where the contestants had to compete in multiple challenges in order to become the Fuzion Frenzy Champion. The outline was to create some larger than life characters to be the contestants, they had to be street wise, urban and also be a star in there own right.

Dub is a notorious underground cyber DJ from Tokyo. He is the founding member of the elite pirate radio station
Tanked! Constantly on the run he has devised a way of keeping one step ahead of the law by creating the worlds first portable radio station in the form of a fusion powered transmitter he wears as a backpack.

Fly is the founding member of the Def Valley Dance Masters and a leading authority in self defense. His journey
 of physical control and improvement has brought him to the Fuzion Frenzy Championships. He considers this to be
one of the greatest challenges he has ever faced and wants desperately to rein supreme as the Fuzion King.

This girl is more trouble than she's worth (and she's worth Millions!). The only child to one of Japan's wealthiest business men, Jade spends her life partying it up with the world's rich and famous. But the girl that has everything is missing
out on the one thing she desires the most...the Solid Platinum and Gold Fuzion Frenzy Trophy.

Jet lives a fast and dangerous lifestyle as an extreme, New York City courier. She takes on only the most expensive jobs and if that means risking her life, then so much the better. She will use any trick in the book to deliver a package on time and if the streets are to busy there's always the roof tops!

Zak is one of the most popular kids you're ever likely to meet. Known to his friends as the Geek with the the Golden
Glove, he has an unconventional talent for electronics and programming. Nothing pleases Zak's best buds more than when he hacks into the most popular arcade machines and rigs them to give unlimited credits. Now you can see why he is so popular.

This initial sketch of the character Zak landed me the Job of Lead character artist on Fuzion Frenzy. Although many ideas had been put forward by other concept artists at Blitz Games it was Microsoft who wanted me to create the definitive look and style for there launch title.

Fish Frenzy: Level Concept for Fuzion Frenzy 2

X fuzion champion and Fusion Frenzy host Brad Seabrick.

Early concepts for Fly and another character called the Doctor. The Doctor was supposed to be a mobile tattoo and body piercing pro. These characters where taken to an extreme so I could gauge what microsoft wanted for the feel and attitude.

Lead character designer for the 2001 Launch title, Fuzion Frenzy for Xbox.

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First edition!

Mingo (comic book concept by me and Hendrix)

Ninjabread Man

Acrostic Warrior

Action Girls

The first post on my Blog, a selection of some of my favourites from over the years.