What do you find to be the most challenging aspects ?
The only consistent challenge is getting started and choosing what idea to run with . It ’ s not an enormous hurdle , but that ’ s where I can lose the most time . It ’ s important for me to work quickly to maintain the energy . Oh , and I ’ m ( allegedly ) colour blind so I must be careful with certain colours . I used to work with a lot of golf course footage and have been guilty of grading trees slightly purple without knowing .
TOO LITTLE , TOO LATE
What happens if you are unable to maintain the “ energy ” of a piece ?
If I ’ m not seeing a path to something cool within 30 minutes , I kill the idea and move on completely . I can get to the point of visualizing an idea quite quickly , so if it looks wrong , I lose interest . With digital art , much of what helps
Story : A fallen angel , heart heavy with remorse , returns to the house of his father to find there is nobody left to listen . It ’ s about wasting chances and the feeling of emptiness that follows . me succeed in completing something that I ’ m proud of is learned from my long-term struggle with music . I can be easily drawn into obsessing about detail , early on , and this is the quicksand that stops me progressing . If I develop a concept at pace , and not be beholden to failed ideas , I ’ m much more likely
Process : A photograph backdrop of St Albans Abbey and an HDRI that I took in there to match the lighting . to create something cool , even when it feels like I ’ m losing control a little .
What kinds of stories do your pieces tell ?
Actually , they are a personal commentary on social experiences and my view of the world .