CAD Fabrication / Shop Drawing of a box to hold collectible trading cards. Top view. CAD Fabrication / Shop Drawing of a box to hold collectible trading cards. Section as seen from end.
How to Put On Japanese-Style Armor
Hand-drawn ink illustration showing the steps necessary to put on the armor I was making and selling with a college friend.
Warning from the Future
Hand-drawn ink illustration of the dangers of future technology.
Hand-Drawn Ink Sketch
Hand-drawn ink illustration of an eye tattoo.
What Texans Believe In
Hand-Drawn pencil collaboration sketch with a friend from high school.
Fabric Study Sketch
Hand-drawn pencil sketch study of fabric mechanics.
Bloody Zombie
Hand-drawn ink art of a zombie just after having a meal.
Becoming One with the Machine
Hand-drawn ink art of a woman blending into a cybernetic/electromechanical wall.
Hand-Drawn Ink Art (Unfinished)
Hand-drawn ink art of an armored character floating in zero gravity. (Unfinished piece.)
Furry Warrior Woman
Hand-drawn ink art of a furry warrior woman in skin-tight armor.
Mecha Transport
Hand-drawn Ink Illustration of a mecha robot.
Spaceship Ink Art
Hand-drawn ink illustration of a spaceship.
Armored Angel
Marker art on Vellum. Color fill is back-painted, and the outlines are on the front.
Hand-Drawn Pencil Sketch
Sketch of Arnold Schwarzenegger using Prismacolor pencils on black paper. Done right after Terminator 2 came out.
Hand-Drawn Pencil Sketch
Quick sketch of a man’s face.
Cybot
Hand-drawn line art of a strange cyborg hybrid. Close-up detail of the neck.
Hand-Drawn Ink Sketch
Quick sketch of a woman I saw in Half-Price Books.
Hand-Drawn Ink Sketch
Character portrait sketch using a fine line felt-tip marker.
Mastermime
Color pencil art with ink overlay for a character named “Mastermime.”
Nagel-esque Ink Art
Art Deco portrait of a woman. India ink with a paintbrush with colored pencil for the eyes and lips.
Finally Human
Line Art drawing titled “Finally Human.” Close-up detail of the knife handle and tweed jacket.
Hand-Drawn Ink Sketch
Close-up sketch of a human eye using a combination of a rough brush and a fine tip felt marker.
Arachne
Hand-Drawn Ink Sketch of a character named “Arachne.” Close-up detail of the spider.
Hand-Drawn Ink Sketch
Quick pen and ink sketch of a man falling/flying.
Gillian Anderson Portrait
Pencil sketch portrait of Gillian Anderson. Close-up detail of her face. Close-up detail of the frilled part of her shirt.
3D Model – Portable Power Station
A design exercise to heavily modify the Default Blender Cube to create a Sci-Fi prop element.
3D Model – Battery Holder Box
A design exercise to heavily modify the Default Blender Cube to create a Sci-Fi prop element.
3D Model – Quantum Antenna Relay
A design exercise to heavily modify the Default Blender Cube to create a Sci-Fi prop element.
3D Model – Heat Exchanger
A design exercise to heavily modify the Default Blender Cube to create a Sci-Fi prop element.
3D Model – Control Box with Pipes
A design exercise to heavily modify the Default Blender Cube to create a Sci-Fi prop element.
Product Label
Label created for a PCMCIA card for MobileStar Network.
Photo Manipulation
A simple photo manipulation project for a real estate client. They had photos of a home with a green door that needed to be modified to show what color the door would be in a few weeks after renovations were completed. Here’s the before image: Here’s the after image:
3D Visualization
This was used to show the dangerous proximity of a proposed elevated highway feeder to a warehouse. A photo of the location was provided, and we modeled the bridge, rendered it with realistic lighting, and performed pixel-perfect compositing into the original background plate, including blades of grass in front of the columns. We also matched …
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3D Visualization
This was a visualization test to prove capabilities for a world-renowned bronze sculpture artist. These skills were used in many pitch presentations to help prospective clients get a feel for what the finished installation would look like.
Social Media Meme
A square meme format using typography to convey simple concepts on various social media platforms.
Social Media Meme
A square meme format using typography to convey simple concepts on various social media platforms.
Music Tracks for Space Engine
Song “Zero Gravity”, remixed for Space Engine by removing the drums and softening the high synth track. Song “Cryonics”, remixed for Space Engine by removing the drum track. Song “Deep Coma Super Smooth”, remixed for Space Engine by adding a few ambient pad sounds and shortened from original 45 minute length. Bonus, unreleased track. Modified …
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CAD Drawings
CAD drawings to explain the robust nature of a sculpture mounting base plate. Created in Adobe Illustrator from vector drawings rendered in 3D Studio Max, then exported to PDF format.
Silkscreen Disc Label
A silkscreen label design for an EP audio disc containing six different remixes of the same song.
Silkscreen Disc Label
Silkscreened label made for MobileStar Network for a software installation CD.
Silkscreen Disc Label
This is the label silkscreened onto recordable DVD discs which we use to deliver physical copies to our happy clients.
CD Cover Art
A design challenge to create an insert card for a compilation Audio CD. Personal project used on a road trip. Front: Back:
Movie Soundtrack Song – “The Spy”
This is a piece of music written for a feature-length film. The repetitive parts in the middle are muted to allow character dialogue.
LightScribe Disc Label
A LightScribe label design for a diagnostic utilities disc.
PI CD Cover
A design challenge to come up with an alternative cover to the soundtrack for the movie PI. Tray Liner (the back part which includes the spine labels): Insert Card (the front part with the front cover and inside information opposite the CD in its tray:
Typography
An old introduction image to a website. Careful word choice and careful typography using a monospaced typeface allowed letter-perfect justification of all included elements.
Billboard
A video billboard produced for a low-resolution digital building marquee for a trade show venue. Designed to grab attention and quickly relay relevant information.
Billboard
Advertising placed on video screens throughout the venue for a trade show to remind visitors of the next event.
Billboard
Outdoor advertising for Armadillo Gun Range. This was printed onto a vinyl wrap and displayed on a 14′ x 48′ billboard.
Billboard
Outdoor advertising for Tier 1 Gun Shows. This was used on a 14′ x 48′ billboard.
Cinematic Movie Production
A scene from a feature-length (unreleased) movie about industrial espionage. The Script, Direction, Cinematography, Lighting, Color Grading, Soundtrack, Sound Effects, Visual Effects, and Video Editing were all done by HyperOptic Productions.
Music Video
This is an HD music video produced for the Nine Inch Nails YouTube Channel’s competition. All footage used is created, owned, and Copyright © by HyperOptic Productions and Chris Brackman.
Music Video
This is an HD music video produced for the Nine Inch Nails YouTube Channel’s competition. All footage used is created, owned, and Copyright © by HyperOptic Productions and Chris Brackman.
Motion Graphics Demo Reel 2017
Samples from a motion graphics project to create futuristic HUD elements for a UI to be used as screen replacements in video production. Music by Synapse.
Color Grading Demo Reel 2017
Color grade samples from a movie project by HyperOptic Productions. Music by Synapse.
3D Block Visualization
These are block visualizations for the game Space Engineers, available on Steam.
Business Card Design Visualization
Testing a 3D rendering visualization of a business card design.
Business Card Design Visualization
Testing a 3D rendering visualization of a business card design.
Business Card Design Visualization
Testing a 3D rendering visualization of a business card design.
Business Card Design Visualization
Testing a 3D rendering visualization of a business card design.
Business Card Design Visualization
Testing a 3D rendering visualization of a business card design.
Email Marketing
Created for Tier 1 Gun Shows to employ an “October-themed” email marketing campaign.
Business Card Design Visualization
Testing a 3D rendering visualization of a business card design.
Brochure Design Visualization
Testing a 3D rendering visualization of a brochure design.
Brochure Design Visualization
Testing a 3D rendering visualization of a brochure design.
Print Advertisement
Print advertisement for the North Texas Gun Club, Inc. from May 2010.
Print Advertisement
Print advertisement made for the North Texas Gun Club in June of 2010.
4K Wallpaper
3D wallpaper rendered in Ultra-HD resolution (3840×2160). NOTE: Purchased images will not have the copyright watermark at the bottom.
Product Photography
Sample of a product photography template, automated in Adobe® Photoshop®.
Print Advertisement
Print advertisement for the North Texas Gun Club, Inc. from October 2010.
Business Card
A business card design from 2010.
Email Marketing
Created for Tier 1 Gun Shows to employ a “Beat the Heat” summer email marketing campaign.
Email Marketing
Created for Tier 1 Gun Shows to employ an “October-themed” email marketing campaign.
Music Video
This is an HD music video produced for the Nine Inch Nails YouTube Channel’s competition. This video features a remix of the song in question, created by Chris Brackman, AKA Synapse. All footage used is created, owned, and Copyright © by HyperOptic Productions and Chris Brackman.
WUXGA Wallpaper
Wallpaper created for WUXGA desktop resolution (1920×1200).
Billboard
Current digital billboard advertisement for Tier 1 Gun Shows. This image is played on internal televisions throughout the venue. A friendly reminder of upcoming shows hosted by Tier 1 Gun Shows.
Email Marketing
This is a current email marketing piece done for Tier 1 Gun Shows.
WUXGA Wallpaper
Wallpaper created for WUXGA desktop resolution (1920×1200).
4K Wallpaper
3D abstract wallpaper rendered in Ultra-HD resolution (3840×2160).
Email Marketing
This is a current email marketing piece done for Tier 1 Gun Shows.
4K Wallpaper
3D abstract wallpaper rendered in Ultra-HD resolution (3840×2160).
Sci-Fi Targets
Several posters with some familiar silhouettes for use at your local gun range.
Stock Footage
3D Rendering of an ocean surface reflecting the sky at dusk. Created in 3D Studio Max, this video is created for video presentations or video navigation menus.
Logo Rebuild
This is an example of a rebuilt logo, where the client had an existing logo, and wanted to convert it into a vector-based format to facilitate large format vinyl cutouts of the logo. Rebuilt Logo: Original Logo:
Stock Footage
Seamless Loop of a colorful cloud of rounded cubes, blurred with a shallow depth of field focus effect. Suitable as a looping background for a Blu-Ray disc menu, or other video presentation. Created in 3D Studio Max, this video is a seamless loop created for video presentations or video navigation menu.
Event Handout
This was a refrigerator magnet handout produced for TV 52 to give away to booth visitors during the 2003 Dallas Auto Show.
Event Handout
This was a handout produced for TV 52 to give away to booth visitors during the 2003 Dallas Auto Show. Front: Back:
Event Handout
This was a handout produced for TV 52 to give away to booth visitors during the 2003 Dallas Auto Show. We are aware that “Get-A-Way” is actually incorrect; however, the client had that exact spelling trademarked and we had to use the incorrect spelling verbatim. Front: Back:
Email Marketing
Email marketing campaign created for MobileStar Network in 2000.
Sell Sheets
Coordinated series of sell sheets highlighting a variety of products, services, and promotions for MobileStar Network.
Business Card
Business card design using thick transparent plastic. The artist logo is printed on the front, and the background texture is printed on the back to be visible through the plastic. This way, the logo is floating over the background and any shadows cast by it are accurate to the environment of the viewer.
Business Card
Single-sided business card design from 1996.
Video Teaser
Video teaser for Tier 1 Gun Shows to relay information about an upcoming event. Created in Adobe After Effects, this video is a short teaser placed on the promoter’s website to convey the look, feel, and attitude of the promoter as well as divulging details about their next hosted event.
Business Card
This is the design for our current HyperOptic business cards. Front: Back:
Business Card
Single-sided business card design from 1996
4-Panel Brochure
Brochure created in 1999 for MobileStar Network to highlight a co-branding tie-in for American Airlines’ Admirals Clubs. Outside: Inside:
6-Panel Brochure
Brochure created in 1999 for MobileStar Network to promote a user-friendly stand-alone device to connect a group of computers to their WiFi service. Outside: Inside: