Destiny 2 architecture

It took a lot of work before Hive architecture started to feel right. Here are some of my earlier concepts. Only little bits and pieces of each made it into the game. Photoshop, 3ds Max

I was tasked with redesigning and improving the Vex environment assets for Destiny 2. This involved creating all new textures and materials that had more depth and fidelity, and creating new workflows for the construction of the vex blocks and other props. The stone materials on the vex assets were created by Daniel Thiger. It was a fun and challenging project.

Designs and base block out for one of the areas in the Vow of the Disciple raid. This is where the first encounter that's actually inside the Pyramid takes place. I worked really closely with Ray Broscovak, our Raid Art Lead, on defining the layout and feel of this space. In the initial concept, I was thinking of this almost as a town square. A place for gathering that featured spaces for worship or ritual, as well as various historical artifacts.

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I did a lot of concepts exploring what internal details of Vex architecture would look like.

Some exploration for the look and feel of the Arcology environment located on Titan.

Some of my work as lead designer and artist on the 'Vostok' Crucible map for Destiny 2. We had yet to tackle a snowy mountain top environment in Destiny at the time this map was conceived, so I ended up creating a new kit of shaders, assets, and finishing details that we later implemented into the Rise of Iron expansion. The general concept behind the map was to make something that had 3 distinct areas, each with their own unique gameplay and power positions to attack and defend against…

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