When we were first offered to work on this project with
Bryan Davis, my first reaction was "That's disgusting!" It's about a sea of rats and an office full of what Kate politely referred to as "yuck" and to me was pretty obviously something closer
to this. But once we really embraced it... figuratively only of course... questions come up: Are rats wet or dry? What PMS number is bile? What does a keyboard lool like if you dip it in battery acid? Does sulphuric acide on a carpet cause a fire? You start looking for reference... from
chemical spills, to college
binge drinking outcomes to
exploding laptops, just to discover... these textures are amazing! And really nothing quite like
what you expect when you get started. The other fun part of accepting this challenge is shooting HDRI at a photoshoot with a rat dompteur and discovering that rats do a better job when praised. I guess it's true... you learn something new every day.


At the photoshoot with Claude, Bryan, Owen, and Kate.


Our rats are not quite as cute and it makes no difference whether you praise them. Stay tuned for the final outcome of this mess.