Glyceo the Destroyer. Photoshop painting conceptual art of the rhino riding gladiator soaking up the crowds adulation!

Final production painting showing the Athenian 'ponto' boat being rammed by the Persian ponto as the naval battle re-enactment rages. Rhino/Keyshot/Photoshop.

Early concept painting showing the Athenian 'ponto' boat being rammed by the Persian ponto as the naval battle re-enactment rages. Ridley Scott asked for this to be much more in the style of a classical oil painting. Rhino/Keyshot/Photoshop.

The Athenian boat emerges through the colosseum gates, ready for battle. Rhino/Keyshot/Photoshop.

Final digital model of the Athenian boat physical build version. Fully designed, ready for construction in Rhino. Coloured, textured and rendered in Keyshot. I also sculpted the gladiator figurehead in Z Brush and this was machine CNC'ed from my sculpt to produce the full size, 7'-0" sculpt.

Final digital model of the Persian boat physical build version (version 1). Fully designed, ready for construction in Rhino. Coloured, textured and rendered in Keyshot. I also sculpted the Griffin figurehead in Z Brush and this was machine CNC'ed from my sculpt to produce the full size, 7'-0" sculpt.

Final digital model of the Persian boat physical build version (version 2). Fully designed, ready for construction in Rhino. Coloured, textured and rendered in Keyshot. I also sculpted the winged bull figurehead in Z Brush and this was machine CNC'ed from my sculpt to produce the full size, 7'-0" sculpt.

Hand drawn construction plans and elevations for the Athenian boat.

Gladiator II