I wanted to take a moment to share some updates on my two ongoing indie projects: Yatra and Project Valhalla (working title, and formerly known as Valhalla 45). Both are in different stages of development, but things are moving forward in a promising direction.
Yatra is an ancient/future ta...
2025-01-29 12:40:54 +0000 UTC View PostAs much as I love the storytelling aspect of blocking things out, it can get a little dull living in the grey world of previz...super important though!
2023-12-04 03:39:45 +0000 UTC View PostNot the most exciting sequence but sometimes you need a breather in-between the action. Part of a future episode. It's crude looking and WIP stuff but I've always liked seeing previz from other's projects.
Shot in the dark but...any professional Scandinavian voice actors out there? Shoot me...
2023-11-04 11:44:28 +0000 UTC View Post...I am alive! To those who have been wondering and concerned I appreciate the messages, to those who want to slap me for my lack of updates and communication, well...I can't blame you. On a platform like this my performance of late has been disrespectful to you and I apologize.
I haven't s...
2023-09-12 23:30:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Some tasty Warsuit Pilot illustrations from the legendary Christophe Young and a load of sketch concept works from @patso_catso exploring some aircraft and other goodness.
Time to start translating some of this stuff to 3D...if anyone is a master of this style of hardsurface mixed with curv...
2022-07-30 03:42:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Excited to start some design exploration of the Warsuit pilots with the awesome Christophe Young. Aiming for a unique lo-fi sci-fi style that feels advanced but in an analog way, developed by humans in an alternate world.
www.artstation.com/christopheyoung
2022-06-29 23:15:34 +0000 UTC View Post
A little drop of world-building and mecha concepting for V45. Much more lore artwork coming that will piece together a full backstory video to set the stage for the setting. Credit to Alexander Joseba and Patrick Wagesreither for the concept work. Also big thanks to Patrons Davey Perron & Sea...
2022-06-28 07:38:32 +0000 UTC View Post
While much of the narrative tone and overarching ideas for V45 are clear in my mind, some big pieces such as where it's all set are still up for exploring.
Originally I planned to set it primarily ...
2022-05-11 10:45:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Alright, time for things to get busier around here. The Yatra intro is ALL but complete, edit and sound locked down, animation and all visuals on my end finished. Unfortunately there are a batch of Digital Matte Paintings 'DMP's I'm waiting on and the artist I had lined up has had to push the wor...
2022-04-30 01:01:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello and happy 2022 everyone! I'm looking forward to this decade starting to get its act together :D
I took a few weeks out over the holidays to completely unplug from the computer for the first time a long time, didn't realize how much I needed it! Hope you all enjoyed the break too, I m...
A bit of a complicated wrangle but rider and ridee are alive and moving! Still some FX passes to do on these shots and audio is still rough, but it's nice to have all the 3d assets I need to get through shots now.
(Note to future self... don't include quadrupeds and lots of hair/cloth simu...
Having some fun with the almost completed Darksun character! Looking forward to having him command his men and do some battling...
BTW if anyone understands the line at the start and it makes zero sense please forgive me! I like to grab lines from foreign films because they sound badass to ...
2021-11-26 02:01:26 +0000 UTC View Post
A little lookdev for the Darksun character...hope everyone had a nice Halloween weekend!
2021-11-01 12:10:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Assets and scenes finally flowing through now! Although I'm still struggling to find background/matte painting artists with much spare time, the Marvel MCU machine consumes all talent!
Attached video shows some of the scene workflow with more coming soon. Also someone remind me not to give...
Thanks to everyone's amazing support I've been able to convince some real pros to spend a little more time at their desks and help on the project! :D Sharing some of their work below. Super excited to work with them and looking forward to posting some juicy updates with their assistance!
Some new character concept updates and just a little bit of background on them :) A little more, 'retro fantasy in the future' this time compared to the 'knight' shown earlier, who will be updated more along these lines.
Cheers to the awesome Guillaume Menuel! www.artstation.com/grizz
Just a follow up to the previous post to thank everyone for the positive reception! And officially confirm 'Yatra' as the current project supported by this Patreon page :)
At this stage support will be going towards finalizing the, 'Knight' character concept and his mount, then having...
2021-06-28 01:48:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone! :) I'd like to share a short-series side project I've been developing when I get the chance. 'Yatra' is an alternate universe, future/fantasy blend following a man's journey across lifetimes. Initially planned as a 3 min intro cinematic, hopefully it could lead to more.
The ...
2021-06-17 01:53:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone! First of all it was great to see the reaction to Astartes being picked up by GW and their Warhammer Animations team. Stay tuned to their channels for updates!
Just wanted to update & clarify the status of this Patreon page as it now represents myself personally and has n...
2021-03-25 23:44:55 +0000 UTC View Post
ASTARTES GOES OFFICIAL!
Hop over to www.warhammer-community.com for more!
This may feel like it's coming out of nowhere but I'm happy to announce today that from this point on I'll be working with GW to continue Astartes and transition the project to an official one with the Warhammer...
2021-03-10 15:02:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
Firstly I need to apologize for the silence, it's not good enough from me and you guys deserve better. I have to admit there's been some burnout personally for me after diving back in shortly after finishing Part Five, but that's no excuse for the lack of updates when operati...
Hey guys, currently hunting around for some cool quotes within 40k lore/novels that nicely setup the mood and or 'situation' of the universe. Doesn't have to be something long or all encompassing like the full classic 'in the grim darkness of the far future...' quote. Just a little evocative snip...
2020-07-30 01:55:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Apologies for the gap in updates! Had to jump to some other scenes I'm getting assistance with and move them along before resuming. This update has the marines painted up as the 'Void Hounds', the owner will have to speak up as I'm unaware of their Patreon name!
Starting off is a little br...
SceneX continues. Overall polish, finished off the 2nd marine animation, cleaned up shoulder pads and other armor pieces, and slipped in the 3rd marine. Threw in some lighting for a quick test and hit render which you get to enjoy watching haha, don't worry it's on fastforward, lucky guys ;) Did ...
2020-06-10 09:22:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Got some more work in on this scene today. Recorded some mocap to use as a base for the motions, which I then tweak to match closer to the key poses I framed up earlier. And then it's a whole bunch of clean-up and fudging keyframes around until it goes from something I hate to something I'm somew...
2020-06-08 08:35:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!
While developing the next chapter for Astartes I also have a trailer in the works that will officially announce the project as an anthology series. This trailer will mostly be made up of material that will be used for the future chapters but will also have a few one off mome...
2020-06-06 12:54:13 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://www.reddit.com/r/Warhammer/comments/ghsp5v/ama_announcement_syama_pedersen_creator_of_the/
Bring your finest questions and hopefully I can pro...
Fresh batch of wallpapers! Hopefully I didn't forget too many, will get 'em next time! Also included all previous ones, files attached at bottom of post.
Retributor shoulder pads! The guys at Kromlech now have some nice sculpted Retributor shoulder pads up here, 2020-04-17 02:05:48 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! So while pre-planning and asset creation gets into gear for the next chapter of Astartes, I'm planning another one off video in the meantime that will establish Astartes as an anthology project. This piece will have some opportunities to feature different Space Marine chapters and I...
2020-04-14 04:13:54 +0000 UTC View PostHoly moly! Every time I'm blown away by the incredible response and support, thank you so much everyone! I thought I was rolling the dice a little there with a slower paced and more mysterious/horror styled ending but it's awesome to see you guys enjoyed it.
Just to clarify the current pla...