A study of Particle and Smoke VFX made in Houdini

I'm really happy to share the work i did in 2021, for the launch trailer of Diablo Immortal, thanks to the amazing team of AXIS STUDIOS and Blizzard! I was mainly involved in FX and props, the character concepts I borrowed were made by Bjorn Hurri, which is always an inspiration, along with everyone involved in this project. Congrats to the fantastic crew! Director: Sava Zivkovic Executive Producer: Laura Yeo Producer: Calum Hart Art Director: Gareth Hector Full credits and info on AXIS website: https://axisstudiosgroup.com/work/diablo-immortal/

Here is a sampling of some of the icons I created for Demon's Souls. As always, there was a focus on legibility and easy identification - particularly for the spells and healing grass. For the grass we wanted to visually express the maturation stages that each of the types of grass represented. For the spells, we really focused on clarity and introduced a page/scroll backdrop to help players quickly identify whether they were looking at a magic spell or a miracle. Soul icons were a challenge all of their own - we wanted them to have a feeling of movement and life, as well as express the nature of the creature they originated from. Art Director: https://www.artstation.com/madmanmark