Final days of Garternay, before the great exodus.

Euphie tree dwellings. The Euphoria moon draws thousands of self-named “Euphies” to this barren Age.

A small group of researchers study the impact and meaning of the seemingly human-made Euphoria moon.

Co-creator / Director

Stratavision 3D / Photoshop

Photoshop

A young (human) girl, a commoner, catches the ear of the Jathian Crown Prince. To her dismay, she soon realizes that she is provoking wars and rebellion. A fragile royale house is pitted against itself and an empire may collapse.

Photoshop

In Jathian tradition, the City of Kings is where royalty ritualistically celebrates coming of age.

Photoshop

Black Forest Thumbnail

Photoshop

Sacred edicts declare that the forest is forbidden.

Pencil thumbnails

Pencil Thumbnail

Outpost ideas

Pencil Thumbnails

Included to show process. This was one of my earliest images of the gate design.

Pencil

Pencil

Pencil

Gatefold slipcover — embossed

Good news: this vinyl sold out the first day. Bad news: this vinyl sold out the first day. It won’t be available until the publisher, Fangamer, prints more. :-)

Illustrator

Illustrator

Terragen 4

Atrus’ Age Four

Terragen 4 and Photoshop

Atrus’ Age Four

Terragen 4

Atrus’ Age Four

Atrus’ Age Four

Magicavoxel and Photoshop

Atrus’ Inkwell — a Gift from Anna and a Relic from Garternay

Diagram of contents of Atrus’ box.

Magicavoxel

HyperCard

Before Myst, we made a series of kids games.

HyperCard

HyperCard

Procreate

Concept/ Illustration - ink

On a corner of Kauai, an eight-year-old boy is obsessed with possibility of finding the legendary sea monster, "Bugfish". Against the wishes of his over-bearing father, he and his best friend go on a journey to the find the feeding grounds of the mythic fish.

No, bugfish is not really a legendary sea monster. :-)

Photoshop

Jonathan’s father is obsessed with constructing a massive cement garden, representing his interpretation of “rejected gods” (whatever that means). The garden has become so large that now almost completely conceals their small home.

Jonathan isn’t allowed to go to school. Instead he’s forced to help his father construct these monstrosities.

One of Jonathan’s drawings.

Procreate

I envision this at the bottom of the ocean, near a volcanic vent.

Photoshop

Photoshop

Illustrator

Photoshop

Acrylic on canvas

Photoshop

Sculpey

Photoshop

Photoshop

For years this was the masthead of my tinselman blog. Come to think of it, that blog is probably still up and running somewhere.

Procreate

Photoshop?

Photoshop

Photoshop

Photoshop

Acrylic on masonite

Terragen 2

Terragen 2

Procreate

Illustration / Design

Illustrator

Illustrator / Photoshop

Illustrator

Illustrator

An early idea for the cover that didn’t work.

Illustrator

Illustrator

Illustrator / magicalvoxel

Illustrator

Illustrator

Illustrator

Illustrator

Illustrator

Illustrator

Illustrator

Illustrator

Illustrator

Illustrator

This handmade look was my website for a few days, until I decided it didn’t work.

Photoshop / Illustrator

Made from elements created for the Riven game.

Photoshop

Photoshop

Procreate

Photoshop

Photoshop

Brush Pen and Photoshop

Brush Pen

Brush Pen

Brush Pen

Brush Pen

Water on slate / Photoshop

Brush Pen

Brush Pen / Photoshop

Photoshop

Brush Pen / Photoshop

Procreate

Illustrator

Illustrator

Pencil and Photoshop

Another early concept of Myst island; the hill on Myst island shaped into a cone.

Illustrator

Process