Texture Savior is the site for veteran effects and digital artist Brian Ripley. With a carrer spanning over thirty six years, originating in miniature and mechanical effects and twenty-two years of Digital Matte and Texture Painting experience, he can make the impossible possible.
Brian started his career as a staff employee at Michael Geary's New York Special Effects and learned from the laser expert himself. Mr. Geary toured with rock legends and was known for his work on early Bond films.
After moving to Los Angeles in1991, Brian quickly became a regular at many Los Angeles shops, eventually landing at the newly started firm Digital Domain. There he was a lead for DD's miniature and paint crews and ultimately became a model shop Crew Chief. As the industry exploded into digital effects, Brian transfered his craft to digital painting. After honing his skills in digital painting, he became Digital Domain's texture department lead.
He is skilled in all aspects of digital matte and texture painting, as well as miniature effects, mechanical Effects design and fabrication, photography, set and prop construction, Brian was trained in graphic arts at University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pa.
Brian's creativity and imagination has lead him to work alongside today’s most visionary directors, including James Cameron, Ron Howard, Roland Emmerich, David Fincher, Paul Haggis and Tony Scott. In addition to blockbuster films he has also worked on over 325 commercials and videos. Other noteworthy projects include:
The Quarry - Video game - Character textures
Ant-man and the Wasp:Nano Battle! - Disneyland ride - DMP and textures
Justin Timberlake - “Filthy” - music video - Robot textures
Kia Forte - "Hotbots" - Robot textures
Game of War - “Who am I” - Giant Knight textures
Game of War: Fire Age - “Reputation” - Minotaur textures
Canon's Project Imagin8ion - "Parade" - Character textures
Call of Duty - "Black Ops" - Prop textures
Rolling Stones - "Have you seen my Baby?" - Music video - Mechanical Animator
Tokyo Disney Seas theme park - Architectural design team
E ! Channel - Live Events Opening
Packard Bell "Home" - Miniatures for award winning commercial
Star Trek Voyager - Miniature effects
Team Knight Rider - Miniature effects
CLIENTS and EMPLOYERS include :
Method Studios -- Digital Domain — Framestore — Sony Pictures Imageworks — Sony Pictures Animation (SPA)
Zero VFX — Cinesite -- Asylum Visual Effects — Walt Disney Studios — Walt Disney Imagineering
Stetson Visual Services -- 360 Productions -- Hunter Gratzner Industries -- Mars Media / HSI
E Entertainment Television -- Vision Crew Unlimited -- 4-Ward Productions -- Digital Art Media
Krisswell Productions -- Stargate Films -- Donald Pennington Productions -- CIS Hollywood
The Third Floor -- Uncharted Territory
