R&D

Lab

Version

2.0

Status

Active

Projects

028

Research & Development

Experiments

A playground for exploring new technologies, visual techniques, and creative boundaries.

Showing 28 experiments

AI Video Depth Estimation

prototype

2026

AI Video Depth Estimation

CLI tool that generates depth-map videos from any footage using transformer-based monocular depth estimation, with grayscale + heatmap export modes.

Python
OpenCV
PyTorch
Transformers
PIL
tqdm
Tubalytics

in progress

2025

Tubalytics

Tubalytics is a tool designed to enhance YouTube video metadata using diarized transcripts. It allows users to generate metadata fields, smart templates, relevant tags, and track video performance.

React JS
Express JS
Mongo DB
Open AI
Youtube Data API
AI Video/Image Upscaler

prototype

2025

AI Video/Image Upscaler

A Python CLI tool that upscales videos and images using AI super-resolution models with optional audio preservation, and exports to H.264, H.265, ProRes 422/4444.

Python
OpenCV
PyTorch
RealESRGAN + Basic SR
FFmpeg
EZ Gif to WebP

prototype

2025

EZ Gif to WebP

A Python CLI tool that converts videos, GIFs, and images into WebP using ffmpeg + libwebp, with controls for quality, lossless mode, trimming, FPS, looping, and export path defaults.

Python
ffmpeg
questionary
Art Deco Hotel Hallway

complete

2021

Art Deco Hotel Hallway

The project features a modeled Art Deco hotel hallway created in Cinema 4D, with texturing and rendering completed in Redshift, utilizing both custom and downloaded materials from Substance Source.

Self Portrait

complete

2021

Self Portrait

This project involves a series of photographs processed in RealityCapture to create a mesh, followed by retopology in ZBrush, and final rendering in Cinema 4D with Redshift.

RealityCapture
Cinema 4D
Redshift
Pixologic ZBrush
Particle Advection

complete

2021

Particle Advection

Particle Advection is an experiment demonstrating particle movement across a grid of pill-shaped meshes using a Cloner object influenced by a particle simulation with advection and turbulence effects.

Cinema 4D
X-Particles
Redshift Render
Dragonslayer Sword from "Berserk"

complete

2021

Dragonslayer Sword from "Berserk"

The project involved modeling the Dragonslayer Sword from "Berserk" in Cinema 4D, texturing in Substance Painter, and rendering with Redshift.

Cinema 4D
Substance Painter
Redshift Render
Soft Lighting - Interior Window

complete

2019

Soft Lighting - Interior Window

This interior window scene was built in Cinema 4D and rendered in Redshift

Cinema 4D
Redshift Render
Minimalistic Interior Bathroom

complete

2019

Minimalistic Interior Bathroom

Modeled in Cinema 4D. Textured with Substance Designer and Redshift. Rendered in Redshift.

Cinema 4D
Substance Designer
Redshift Render
Photorealistic Kitchen

complete

2019

Photorealistic Kitchen

Created this kitchen scene in C4D. Rendered in Redshift. Modeled most of the assets, but some (faucet, fridge) were downloaded from turbosquid.

Cinema 4D
Adobe After Effects
Substance Designer
Redshift Render
3D Pickle

complete

2019

3D Pickle

The project is a 3D pickle modeled in Cinema 4D, with a procedural texture created using Substance Designer.

Cinema 4D
Redshift Render
Adobe After Effects
Substance Designer
Medieval Well

complete

2019

Medieval Well

This project is a 3D scene of a medieval well created in Cinema 4D, utilizing a Voronoi Fracture Object for the well and assets from Quixel Megascans for the bucket and ground.

Cinema 4D
Redshift Render
Adobe Photoshop
3D Tool Bench

complete

2019

3D Tool Bench

This scene was textured in Cinema 4D and rendered with Redshift Render Engine

Cinema 4D
Redshift Render
Wooden Owl Sculpture

complete

2019

Wooden Owl Sculpture

The Wooden Owl Sculpture project involved photoscanning a wooden owl statue, retopologizing the mesh in ZBrush, texturing in Substance Painter, and rendering in Cinema 4D with Redshift.

RealityCapture
Pixologic ZBrush
Cinema 4D
Redshift Render
Adobe Photoshop
Substance Painter
Photorealistic Wooden Spoon

complete

2020

Photorealistic Wooden Spoon

This model was created from scratch in Cinema 4D and textured in Substance Painter.

Cinema 4D
Substance Painter
Redshift Render
Adobe Photoshop
Photorealistic Baseball Bat

complete

2020

Photorealistic Baseball Bat

This model was created from scratch in Cinema 4D and textured in Substance Painter.

Cinema 4D
Redshift Render
Substance Painter
Adobe Photoshop
Demon w/ Caitlin Shortelle

complete

2018

Demon w/ Caitlin Shortelle

I teamed up with Makeup Artist Lindsey Interrante, Hair Stylist Ashley Sedmak, and Caitlin Shortelle for this demon-inspired photoshoot

Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Photoshop
3D Mock "Sonic the Hedgehog" Cereal

complete

2018

3D Mock "Sonic the Hedgehog" Cereal

This project was for a fake cereal inspired by the video game "Sonic the Hedgehog. The designs were made in Photoshop, textured and rendered in Cinema 4D and Redshift.

Adobe Photoshop
Cinema 4D
Redshift Render
50 Caliber Bullet

complete

2019

50 Caliber Bullet

Modeled in Cinema 4D using loft nurbs. Textured in Substance Painter. Rendered in Redshift.

Substance Painter
Cinema 4D
Redshift Render
Photorealistic Study

complete

2019

Photorealistic Study

This scene was created in Cinema 4D and Redshift Render.

Cinema 4D
Redshift Render
Adobe Photoshop
Underwater Shark Attack

complete

2016

Underwater Shark Attack

This scene was created with a combination of photobashing in Photoshop, and creating a base scene in Cinema 4D

Adobe Photoshop
Cinema 4D
Stranded Astronaut

complete

2016

Stranded Astronaut

This piece was inspired by the Brand New album "Deja Entendu". It was created with a combination of photobashing in photoshop, and 3D elements in Cinema 4D

Prince of all Saiyans - Beer

complete

2020

Prince of all Saiyans - Beer

A mock 3D render of a Dragon Ball Z inspired beer.

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Cinema 4D
Redshift Render
X-Particles
Substance Painter
Year of the Dragon - 3D Animation

complete

2019

Year of the Dragon - 3D Animation

A 3D Rendered Scene of a man approaching a Chinese Restaurant

Cinema 4D
Redshift Render
Substance Designer
Substance Painter
Adobe CC
Brick and Timber Apartment

complete

2021

Brick and Timber Apartment

This apartment was rendered in Cinema 4D and Redshift.

Cinema 4D
Redshift Render
Quixel Megascans
Turbosquid

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Paul is focusing on the intersection of technology and creativity. He is a partner at Epicly AI, an AI-powered platform for creating engaging digital content and a Creative Director at  Omnislash Visual, a visual branding and design studio.

Email

driventocreatepodcast@gmail.com

Phone

203-693-1275