October 12, 2024
Year
2022
Client
LEO RAMIREZ
Category
POP-SURREALISM
Product Duration
1 - 2 WEEKS
Research
This work draws influence from visual culture at the intersection of 2000s cyberpunk, Japanese toy design, and modern VJ art. Jason Ebeyer’s influence is acknowledged in the chrome textures and fluid expressions, but the collection moves toward a grittier, less polished narrative. I studied references from fashion campaigns (Balenciaga, Gentle Monster), underground digital art communities, and glitch photography to shape a visual language that feels both digital and spiritual.
Design
The visual identity across the three renders holds a strong contrast between metallic surfaces and organic movements. The figures—one neon yellow, one glitch-black, one shadow red—are intentionally sculpted without detailed facial features to universalize emotion. The color palette moves between hot reds, glowing greens, and futuristic blues to exaggerate emotional duality. Each pose and composition focuses on negative space, creating tension between subject and background.
Development
Each render was built with a focus on immediate emotional impact. Instead of developing a complex environment or backstory, I designed around color harmony, surface tension, and body abstraction. The chrome-like materials were developed to reflect emotion rather than realism, turning the faces into light-emitting objects. The fluid elements (flowers, glitch waves, beams) were generated through a mix of 3D brushes and manual particle emission to avoid any generic effects.
Concept
“NEUROPOP” represents a new genre I aim to keep exploring—where every character is a version of ourselves imagined in a synthetic mirror. The work is about identity under digital pressure: how we shape ourselves, protect ourselves, and sometimes distort ourselves to stand out. This signature style—fluid metallic skin, radiant color tension, minimal but loud backgrounds—will remain a core of my future renders and personal brand.