Light tells the story
Geometry is the easy part. The mood, the read, the emotion — that all lives in the lighting.
My story
From a games studio to a one-artist render house.
I started as a junior character artist, sculpting background creatures nobody was supposed to notice — which taught me to make every detail count anyway. That obsession with form, surface, and light never left; it just scaled up to hero shots and full environments.
I've shipped assets for AAA games, lit shots for streaming series, and rendered launch campaigns for global brands. In 2019 I founded Volume so I could work directly with a handful of clients at a time and stay close to the craft — no layers, no hand-offs, no diluted intent.
When I'm not at the render farm, you'll find me shooting reference photos, collecting vintage lenses, and rebuilding my workstation for the tenth time this year.
Craft & software
How I work, and what I work with.
Disciplines
- Character sculpting, retopology & grooming
- Environment & set design
- Product look-dev & photoreal rendering
- Houdini simulation & FX
- Lighting, shading & compositing
Software
Experience
Where I've worked.
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2019 — Present
Founder & Lead 3D Artist
Volume · Berlin & Remote
Partnering with brands, game teams, and directors on characters, environments, product CGI, and FX. 320+ renders delivered across advertising, games, and film.
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2016 — 2019
Senior CG Artist
Northpoint VFX
Led look-dev and lighting on episodic series, rebuilt the creature pipeline, and mentored a team of four junior artists.
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2014 — 2016
Character Artist
Halo Labs (Games)
Sculpted and textured heroes and creatures for two shipped AAA titles, owning assets from concept block-out to in-engine.
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2012 — 2014
Junior 3D Generalist
Studio Verge
Cut my teeth on product renders and motion frames for ad agencies across Europe, learning the discipline of hitting a deadline at 4K.
What I believe
Principles that guide the work.
Clean before pretty
Solid topology, sane UVs, and tidy scenes. Pretty pixels are built on a clean foundation.
Reference over guesswork
Real-world reference keeps even the most stylised render grounded and believable.
Close to the work
I take few projects so I can stay hands-on from block-out to final composite.
Honest, always
I'll tell you what a shot needs, even when it's not what the schedule hoped to hear.
Render, then refine
Test renders beat endless tweaking. I commit, review, then sharpen quickly.
Let's make something unreal.
If you're building a world, a character, or a campaign that deserves real craft, I'd love to hear about it.