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The City Of Monsters & the Lion
Concept & Character Study
TCOM&TL_Character Sheet_TheWingedLion (1)
Lucia Model Sheet
Entrance to Saint Pietro_Colored
TCOM&TL_Character Sheet_TheWingedLion (1)
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Description & Abstract
The City of Monsters & the Lion (La Città di Monstri e del Leone) is a Pre-production concept that reflect art and time through the city of Tuscania and a Winged Lion whose eyes have been closed for centuries in a short, animated narrative.
This Project will raise the question of what would happen if the Etruscans were still spiritually with their tombs? Adapting mythological symbolism into a preproduction animation concept following a young girl who is visiting an old town on a field trip and a lion who lost his guardianship capabilities and as time passed, the souls he was supposed to guard became corrupted. This study will argue that such mythic imagery can enrich an animated narrative dealing with identity, memory, and belonging. This project will propose an original story with various concepts and a final storyboard and test animation that will reimagine the mythical landscape the Etruscans once walked on.
Story in One Sentence
A young girl goes on a school field trip, uncovering the history of an old town now forgotten and a lion whose eyes are always closed.
Project Details
This project began during the summer of 2025 when I traveled abroad with Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) who collaborated with Lorenzo de’ Medici (LdM) for a two week trip about Art and History.
The Project's original concept and design was created by myself and now as the project progresses to it's final form, I now have a small team through my Concept and Character Design class that is helping make this piece come to life.
My Role in this Project:
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Lead Art Director
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Concept and Character Artist
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Story boarder
Cut-Scene Animatic
Work Being Showcased
Early concepts of the project are being showcased at FGCU's Art Complex during the Fall of 2025.
The Scuttlebar
Concept & Character Study
Scuttlebar Character Sheet
Scuttlebar Character Sheet
Promotional Art
Scuttlebar Character Sheet
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A Short Project Summary
This project investigates creature design through anatomy and visual development. The goal is to create designs that feel believable to a creature’s anatomy and habitat, showcasing the process from start to finish of a model ready for the big screen or video game.
Both 2D illustrations and 3D models/animations will showcase a creature design timeline from beginning sketches to a final product.
This project being my senior final at FGCU, started back in December of 2025 where I wanted to originally create only the artwork for multiple creatures. This changed into what I have today with the help of my mentors and professors here at FGCU. The biggest challenges I seemed to run into was how much time a model truly takes to be completed and animated. You start with your basics which is concepts, artwork, anatomy, but then shift to the actual modeling itself which was surprisingly the easy part. The worst of it was understanding UV’s, Retopology, Rigging, How can you lower the poly count on the model so its actually usable to industry standard.
Character Description
The Scuttlebar is a Chimeric creature. Being mixed between a Mustang and a Rainbow Stag Beetle. They are primarily Solitary, known for their brutal battles between each other for land. Primarily found in forests, Their armor is iridescent when in light, making them almost completely disappear in dense greenery.
Project Details
The project is meant to showcase a creature design timeline from beginning sketches to a final product. This also allowing me to understand the industry pipeline during the process. Some of the programs utilized being Zbrush and Maya.
My Role in this Project:
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Concept and Character Artist
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Modeler
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Rigging Artist
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Animator
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Work Being Showcased
Currently being shown at FGCU for DMD's Spring 2026 Senior Showcase in Cohen 214 from April 21st through the April 24th.
Cyber
Concept & Character Study
CYBER official logo
Cyber Snapchat monster concept
Amber Model Sheet
CYBER official logo
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Description & Abstract
Cyber was a pre-production animation research study that takes place in a apocalyptic society where a young protagonist must venture into the new meta to save the world from the new tomorrow.
This Project raised the question of "what if social media sites were monsters?" and had the goal of talking about how social media has become a huge part of everyone's' day to day life...
Story in One Sentence
In a world where technology and social media has taken over, a young teen discovers the infection late and realizes that...
Project Details
This project began during the fall of 2022 when I was working with middle schoolers and teaching animation. This was my final for AICE Digital Media Studies where we where required to create a short test animation and show progression with the story (character design, posters, etc).
The Project's original concept and final pieces were created by myself though some of my research was conducted within the classrooms where I interviewed kids between middle to high school about how social media impact's their lives and if an app was a monster how would they design it.
Work Showcased
Cyber was showcased in two different events: Digital Lee along with NFMHS Digital Knight back in 2023, the logo of the project winning 2nd place in Graphic Design.
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