So many ideas, so little time...

Now, I don't advocate church burning, but a Víkingur sure did. Unfortunately for his victims, he brought his raiding party alongside him.

Stave Church

A stave church is a medieval wooden Christian church building once common in north-western Europe. The name derives from the buildings' structure of post and lintel construction, a type of timber framing where the load-bearing posts are calledstafr in Old Norse and stav in modern Norwegian. Two related church building types named also for their structural elements, the post church and palisade church, are often also called 'stave churches'.

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Viking Life Coach, Part Duex: Linework Edition

Next up, my favorite part: COLOR!!!

...followed by applicable historical trivia because of reasons.

Return of the Viking Life Coach

58.

"Ár skal rísa,
er annars vill
fé eða fjör hafa.
Sjaldan liggjandi úlfur
lær um getur
né sofandi maður sigur."

58.

"He must rise betimes who fain of another 
or life or wealth would win;
scarce falls the prey to sleeping wolves,
or to slumberers victory in strife."

-Hávamál (Sayings of the High One)

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An old character of mine that I have decided to dust off and re-explore. I feel he still has a lot of potential and I let it languish for too long in the darkness (hence this particular quote being used). The idea originally began as a sort of crazed 'life coach" that uses quotes from the Hávamál to motivate, or inspire those around him. Essentially, he is a warrior-bard, who may or may not have suffered too many blows to the head, and thoroughly believes Odin speaks through him from time to time. Fortunately for him, his allies feel the same way. And, like all good vikings, he longs for Valhöll (Valhalla, or Hall of Slain), and searches for that worthy foe that will allow him to go there.

For some reason I really like the idea of a viking berserker that espouses practical wisdom from the Allfather while at the same time looks like a complete maniac.

The Pains of Being Pure of  Heart Music Video "Until the Sun Explodes"

Character Design by Ed Booth.

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Localuer Promo Video

A video explaining how this App works can be found here. I helped develop the assets.

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Unused Concepts

Character Design by Megan Kluck.

Shred Neffland: featuring Deadmau5

I helped develop assets for this iPhone App. Worked closely with the client to produce a unique game experience.

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Grantland Animated Archives: Inside Justin Beiber's Hotel with Diplo and Riff Raff

Character Design by Shaun Bryant.

Concept

The last background was one of two concepts proposed to the Client. The style used in the first set of images was the one ultimately chosen for the final look of the piece. The concept I submitted was inspired by Ugly Americans.

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Grantland Animated Archives: Tom Cruise Ends Feud Between Jeff Ross and Cousin Sal

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Grantland Animated Archives: Lethal Ingestion

Concept

The last background was one of two concepts proposed to the Client. The style used in the first three images was the one ultimately chosen for the final look of the piece. The concept I submitted was inspired by Aaahh!!! Real Monsters.

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Grantland Animated Archives: Neal Brennan After-Parties with Prince

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