CRITICAL ROLE

Work for Critical Role has comprised of a few magical freelance jobs. The work I’ve done with them has included set design, prop fabrication, and building on camera miniatures, so I am including them all on one page.

FOUR SIDED DIVE (SET UPDATE)

I was hired to give this set a major facelift. The set had a solid foundation, so I so my focus was to add more life and character to the set through paint, furniture, and detailed references that make the room feel more full and alive.

This is meant to a “lived in” fantasy tavern, so I needed to add some texture and a touch of “age” to the set to make it feel more convincing as a real space. Chris Powers, a painter I worked with on Rookie Feds, and I added soot stains coming up from the fireplace, we added dimension to the rocks and mortar to make them feel less flat, and stained some of the wood pieces like the bar top and steps to match the rest of the wood grain in the room.

With the help of Lindsey Cantrell, we sourced a few pretty great pieces of furniture that felt a little more intentional and functional for the space. The green chairs were already visually appropriate, but replaced the table and rug with ones that served the space better. We also added a bookshelf, credenza and replaced the bar stools to create a more full and functional bar space.

The last thing this set needed was to have every nook and cranny filled with appropriate items. The bar shelves needed glasses, the book shelf needed books, and the fireplace needed a screen and tools. The real magic came together with the dozens of custom made pieces to reference the character and moments from the show that i brought in to put around the set. With some inspiration from Dani Carr, their resident Lore Keeper, I was able to add some unique references only revealed on this set.

Role: Art Director Live Stream/Twitch/Youtube Set 2023

Producer: Kyle Shire

Set Decorator: Lindsey Cantrell

Painter: Chris Powers

Set Dresser: Thomas Pezzulo

Watch episode of “4 Sided Dive" here

LAUDNA’S BODY HORROR FAN

For Critical Role’s third campaign Marisha Ray had a bit where she would reveal a message during their stream. For their live show at the Greek Theater Marisha wanted something a bit more refined, so I was asked construct a hand fan where her character was ripped in half revealing the words" “Body Horror Fan” as a play on words.

Role: Prop Maker Live Show @ the Greek Theater 2024

PREDATHOS BATTLE MINIATURE

This miniature was built by Nox Berf and I for the final battle of critical role’s third campaign. This battle map was sculpted and assembled by the two of us and features light up crystals and large menacing foam rock formations.

Role: Prop Maker Live Stream/Twitch/Youtube 2024

Producer: Kyle Shire

Art Director: Nox Berf

Watch this episode of “Critical Role” here

EXU: CALAMITY MINIATURE

The first job Critical role hired me to do was build a miniature cathedral wall to help display stain glass windows designed by Joanna Johnen

Role: Prop Maker Live Stream/Twitch/Youtube 2022

Producer: Kyle Shire

Illustrator: Joanna Johnen

Watch this episode of “EXU: Calamity” here