Notes

Personal thoughts on design, creative artwork and 3D visualising


ASDA packaging artwork
What is packaging artwork?

As far as I am aware there is no formal training for being an artworker, but we exist so how do we get experienced and trained to do the job?

Published: 22.08.2024

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Desperados Cool Can 3D visual
Variations

You create the design files, craft the layout, carefully choose the colours and produce a lovely visual to show the Creative Director or Client. Lovely! What would it look like with a slightly different blue?

Published: 17.01.2024

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Mythos Beer bottle 3D visual
Blender

At one level using 3D visualising software can be straightforward and a few months of learning will give great results. But getting the visual right is really, really difficult.

Published: 23.08.2023

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Isle of Olin (fictional) 3d Whiskey bottle visual
3D Visuals

Unlock the power of captivating 3D CGI visuals with Blender. Are you ready to elevate your brand's visual experience? I specialise in crafting 3D CGI visuals using the remarkable Blender software.

Published: 22.03.2023

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Bercelle (fictional) Box packaging visual
3D Detail

It is all in the detail. The trouble with creating accurate, life-like 3D CG visuals is they need to be accurate in the detail or it looks wrong. I spend waaay too much time crafting it to try and get it right.

Published: 13.03.2023

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Frizzenti two drink cans visual
Animation

Frizzenti A personal project to learn animation in Blender. I worked with the design agency POPP STUDIO to create the can artworks for 2 variants. After creating the artwork for the cans I then modelled the 2 variants in Blender and created a simple animation.

Published: 02.03.2023

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CV-Green People Hydra glow cream tub and carton visual
CV - Green People

Creating a new, more personal, sub-brand for Green People CV. Working with my (partnered) design company - burst* - Green People founder Charlotte Vøhtz asked us to create a brand that would become the new identity of the Age Defy+ range.

Published: 25.11.2020

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Creative artwork label
Creative Artwork

I create packaging artwork for print. I am a creative artworker so I work with brand designers to realise the essence of the brand and design to the printed pack on shelf or in the hand.

Published: 16.09.2020

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The Ordinary treatment bottles visual
The Ordinary

This project was a self created 3D CGI for learning how to craft the detail in Blender. The small and fine text on the labels and the different materials mean it is a good example of how CGI may be easier to control for e-commerce product shots than a photograph.

Published: 08.05.2020

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