![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/30fb4ace379bc481748cdef676f7be6f25770dd1d45d4f7804635d73ca451743/AUG-INV-2018_v3final.jpg)
August - Blue Steel
Client: nevermindful
Role: Design, Illustration
Tools: Photoshop, Illustrator, Cinema4D
Year: 2018
Client: nevermindful
Role: Design, Illustration
Tools: Photoshop, Illustrator, Cinema4D
Year: 2018
A suprise for an unsuspecting desert valley — ‘August - Blue Steel’ was a calendar commission for nevermindful 2018, and a fun opportunity to explore a combination of two of my favorite things these days: pixel art and 3D to create an unconventional calendar for the month of August.
Detail Shots
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f238eb5905bd9b01efce569080acd92cbf5c3caef5944451f14663b0495189b2/aug-nvm-2018_crop1.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/133d21d11f5af0d292f83d76f24054ff67530f56e68332ec8c09b3999174a6d6/aug-nvm-2018_crop2.jpg)
Process:
Background Plate illustrated & textured in Photoshop
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/047595c9c21bb7e6514ba40b4ba60d5e4c1c186b579066cb6ee6bde5df63afd8/aug-nvm-2018_bgplate.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f9e39d07d326dda2bb5bc41930cbb25b6f14de2496d71e27b63bafd933614a43/ac-model-v5.jpg)
BG and 3D elements merged and overlaid with guides to plan out the visual flow of the calendar’s dates
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/389361eb9ab80b20dda46242503501434ffc78aa060b036297595472a600b6cf/ac-flowshot.jpg)