Gary Ritchie, Designer & Digital Artist

Prominence Developer Chat: Art & Design

Prominence concept artConcept artist and designer Gary Ritchie joins Digital Media Workshop’s Mike Morrison for a look behind the scenes at the making of the environments and technology of Prominence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yas6J2d0I4U

 Filed under: Announcement, Concept Design

3d-Printed Raspberry Pi Case

Game art prop design turned computer case via 3d printing.

 Filed under: 3d design, Concept Design

Visual Storytelling using Inkscape

The following series of instructional videos were created for my Computer Lab students at Yeshiva Schools. The objective of this project was to develop new Inkscape skills while telling a story, sequential-art style.

 Filed under: Concept Design, Process

The Publications Doctors

I was asked to give a presentation and critique publications brought in by attendees of the 2011 Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators Conference held this weekend. My presentation slides are now available for download here…

 Filed under: Announcement, Process

Fort Project Wins Second Place

Inside the stockade at Fort NecessityMy personal art project Frontier Forts: Fort Necessity won second place in the first annual Collada Contest. This 3d, historically-faithful recreation of Fort Necessity National Battlefield in Farmington, Pennsylvania is targeted at real-time delivery for projects in game engines, virtual worlds, and Flash 3d.

 Filed under: Announcement, Frontier Fort

Waterfront from Swissvale

View of the WaterfrontHigh resolution panoramic view of the Waterfront across the Monongahela river.

Filed under: Photography,

Identity for Local Game Community

idga pgh chapter logo designHere’s a very clean and simple design for the Pittsburgh chapter of the IDGA.

 Filed under: Identity, Just for Fun

Cinemanix Productions Open House

Cinemanix Productions has been open and serving up some sweet visual effects and animation services to both Pittsburgh area and national clients since 2003. On February 7 they opened their doors to local ad agency folk and film students — thanks to Women In Film and Media, Pittsburgh, who organized the event and sent out invites.

 Filed under: Announcement, Cinemanix