Erin Brandt Mortimer

Landscape Design || 3D Art || Animation

Table of Contents

Landscape Design

Technical Design

Game Projects

Vehicles

Environments

Animations and Overlays

Drawing, Digital Art, and More

Landscape Design

 

New Mexico Project

This Albuquerque, New Mexico project contains a slightly sunken prefab swim spa with a swim up bar and raised deck, new pavers, a modern overhead structure, an outdoor kitchen, a prefab fire pit from Prism Hardscapes, and HOA approved planting. My personal contribution was to lay out the property in 3D and take the lead on this project. I also created and compiled the construction documents including a hardscape plan, elevations, and a lighting plan. This design’s challenge was including all the features the home owner wanted (like the swim spa with the raised deck) in a smaller yard. Another part of the challenge was having to create this without ever having seen the real life property in person due to it’s location being in another state. When focusing on materials and plants, I referred to the guidelines for this HOA. These guidelines largely drove the color scheme of this project since they only allow tans and colors that blend into the natural landscape of the area. Construction documents are not shown here to protect the client's privacy. Created under employment by Ocotillo Design Group.

 
 
 

  • Swim Spa and Deck

  • Swim-up Bar

  • Prefab Firepit

 
 
 

Rancho Santa Fe Project

This Rancho Santa Fe project featured a sizable pool and spa despite having a limited sized yard, a sunken fire pit, a personalized outdoor kitchen, a rebuilt fire place, and redecorated courtyard. The challenge this project faced was designing in a way that the project would be approved by Rancho Santa Fe’s Fire Department whom has strict guidelines. My personal contribution was to lay out the property into the 3D Program, take the lead on this project’s design, model the project, and client communication. This design was created under employment by Ocotillo Design Group.

 

  • Pool- Right View

  • Pool Left View

  • Sunken Firepit

  • Expanded Driveway

  • Street To Door Walkway

  • Courtyard

 

Carlsbad Project

This Carlsbad project featured an outdoor living space, a standalone bar, and a sunken fire pit. Products shown in this design are three different Belgard porcelain pavers, a prefab fire pit from Prism Hardscape’s Elements collection, and decorative screens from Boarder Concepts. This home owner wished for a sizable and stylish outdoor living space that would also be easier to permit than some of their neighbors. We achieved this by keeping the square footage of the structure low while also maximizing the space. My personal contribution to this project includes working closely with lead designers, modeling the design in VIP 3D, and client interaction. Created under employment by Ocotillo Design Group.

 
 
 

  • Sunken Firepit

  • Standalone Bar

  • Outdoor Lounge

  • Standalone Bar

  • Landscaping

 
 
 

San Diego Project

This San Diego project featured a Spanish -Modern style property with a resurfaced existing pool, new walls and planter beds, a covered outdoor retreat, outdoor shower, new retaining walls, a new pool slide, a gym area, an outdoor kitchen, and a junior’s batting cage. My personal contribution to this project includes working closely with lead designers, modeling it in VIP 3D, and client interaction. Created under employment by Ocotillo Design Group.

 

  • Pool

  • Outdoor Living Space

  • Living Space To Pool

  • Custom Kitchen

  • Water Feature

  • Gym

  • Destination Seating

 

San Diego Project

This San Diego project featured a desert scape style with a built in spa - fire pit area combo, a large versatile hardscaped space the home owner plants to host a wedding on, and a bistro destination in the courtyard. Some of the products included in this design are decorative screens from Boarder Concepts and a prefab fire pit from Prism Hardscape’s Elements collection . My personal contribution to this project includes working together with a lead designer to design the project, modeling the project in VIP 3D, and client communication. Created under employment by Ocotillo Design Group.

 
 
 

  • Back Patio and Water Feature

  • Front Patio

  • Firepit

  • Built-in Spa

  • Front Yard

 
 
 

Spring Valley Project

This Spring Valley project featured a raised deck around a swim spa, cascading rock fountain next to upgraded existing fire pit, a personalized outdoor kitchen, veggie garden, large grass areas for children and activities, and a relaxation point atop an existing concreate platform. My personal contribution to this project includes translating and adding to the lead designer's idea in VIP 3D by Structure Studios. I also created and compiled the bulk of the construction documents including a hardscape plan, elevations, a planting plan, a lighting plan, a drainage plan, and an irrigation plan. Construction documents are not shown here to protect the client's privacy. This design was created under employment by Ocotillo Design Group.

 

  • Swimspa and Raised Deck

  • Firepit and Waterfall

  • Custom Kitchen and Lawn

 

San Marcos Project

This San Marcos project featured a hacienda resort style backyard with an infinity edge pool 3' over the top of slope, a raised deck to give the resident more usable backyard space, a sunken fire pit, swim up bar, outdoor kitchen, and plenty of planter space. My personal contribution to this project includes translating and adding to the lead designer's idea in VIP 3D by Structure Studios. I also created and compiled the bulk of the construction documents including a hardscape plan, elevations, a planting plan, and a lighting plan. Construction documents are not shown here to protect the client's privacy. Created under employment by Ocotillo Design Group.

 
 
 

  • Pool and Swim Up Bar

  • Raised Deck

  • Firepit

  • Dining Area

 
 

Encinitas Project

This Encinitas project featured a curvy design to help integrate an existing free form pool. It has a pool side fire pit, a spacious outdoor kitchen, a safe enclosure for the client’s dogs, a path to their new ADU, and an attractive garden. My personal contribution to this project includes working closely with lead designers, modeling it in VIP 3D, and client interaction. This design was created under employment by Ocotillo Design Group.

 

  • Pool

  • Fire Feature

  • Kitchen and Dining

  • Destination Seating

 

San Diego Project

This San Diego project featured a modern style property with an expanded front patio, a new raised deck for the client’s prefab spa, a long resurfaced planter bed with a new built in fountain, and prefab fire table from Prism Hardscape. My personal contribution to this project includes taking the lead on the design, modeling it in VIP 3D, and client interaction. Construction documents are not shown here to protect the client's privacy. Created under employment by Ocotillo Design Group.

 
 

  • Courtyard

  • Firepit and Water Feature

  • Dining, Bistro, and Cooking

  • Home Front

Technical Design

 

Lamp- Punk 42

Lamp- Punk 42 is based off of a steam punk lamp of similar design. Team members: Erin Brandt and Michael Haecker. My team and I decided to change some of the parts from the original concept to push the design and idea of steam punk further. As a two man team, we split up the work with modeling and design. I was personally in charge of creating the technical drawings while Michael reviewed and checked them. This model and drawings were created using SolidWorks 2020.

 
 
 

  • Full Assembly

  • Exploded Assemby

  • Base

  • Base Plate & Base Screw

  • Lamp Riser

  • U- Connector

  • Decorative Gear

  • Gear Clips M & F

  • Crescent Assembly

  • Extension

  • Light Attachment A

  • Light Attachment B

  • Light Assembly Screw

  • LED Light Stick

  • Light Frosted Glass

Game Projects

 
 

Project Incursion for USC Games

Incursion is a First person shooter vs Real time Strategy Game. This game went to the 2020 USC Expo. I personally assisted with building the map, adjusting various textures, reworking the ground texture tiling to work for both RTS and FPS, building lighting, and creating some concept art. My time on this project was completely remote and completed within four months. The ground textures and flora were incorporated from the Epic games market place and edited through the engine's material editor.

 
 

Vehicle Modeling

 

Lamborghini Aventador

Made in Maya using Nurbs. This project was my first time using Nurbs to polygons in such a way. The most challenging part of this project was trying to get the curves to be true to an Aventador with no previous knowledge of vehicles.

 
 

Environments

 
 

The Camp

The camp was constructed using Maya, Zbrush, Substance Painter, and Unreal Engine 4. I started with a relatively simple sketch as a concept and developed it a little further in a digital painting before beginning the modeling stage. I wanted to try to figure out how to create the details of a car with textures, rather than using polygons to create the details as I had done in the past. I chose to do this project in the Unreal Engine 4 for the opportunity to learn more about the engine. I created this project while I was also working on the Incursion Project. The camp informed me how to better use the engine. The ground textures and flora were incorporated from the Epic games market place.

 
 
 

The Tilted Cap

Scene crafted in Maya, Zbrush, Substance Painter, and Unreal Engine 4. The Tilted Cap started as a fun concept to go along with other student's projects. I found it to be interesting trying to translate a brewery like scene into a small fantasy space. My inspiration came from a winery I was helping to put together at the time. As such, there are real life elements that had gone into this process from the tanks, to the fenced off drinking area, to the taps behind the bar. Once I finished modeling, texturing, and lighting the scene, I decided to try my hand at some VFX by making a simple firefly flickering effect. The ground textures,water, steam and flora were incorporated from the Epic games market place.

 
 
 
 
 

Star Wars The Old Republic Guild Ship Interior

Constructed in Maya, based off of the guild ships from the game Star Wars The Old Republic. The idea behind this project was to create an indoor environment without the use of textures. Every detail in this scene was modeled and is as close to in game details that I could manage.

 
 
 

Star Wars The Old Republic Jedi Holoroom

Room Constructed in Maya, based off of the guild ships from the game Star Wars The Old Republic. The idea behind this project was to create an indoor environment without the use of textures. Every detail in this scene was modeled and is as close to in game details that I could manage. Other smaller details were earlier projects placed into the scene including, a two bladed weapon, a sniper rifle from Mass Effect, and a plane.

 
 
 

Animations and Overlays

 
 

Twitch Regular and Holiday Packages for One Eyed Buffalo

Shown: Starting Soon Page, Be Right Back Page, Ending Soon Page, Just Taking Animated Background, Graphics. Created using Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, and Procreate
Not Shown: Video Camera Box and New Follower Health Bar
Channel: https://www.twitch.tv/oneeyedbuffalo

 
 
 

Twitch Package for TankinDat

Shown: Starting Soon Page, Break Page, and Ending Soon Page;  Graphics. Created using Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, and Procreate
Channel: https://www.twitch.tv/tankindat

 
 
 

Drawing, Digital Art, and More

Yay! Ready for turn in! 😀 This one was a struggle for me as I have never attempted to draw plants like this (1).jpg
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This drawing of my baby boy laffy (_laffy_the_mutt ) gave me quite the struggles and was crated fot this semester's first project.jpg
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