Hi there, I’m Steven Phillips.
I’m a digital artist and designer.
I bring ideas to life with clear messaging and sophisticated visuals.

I have worked in design, animation and film for over 20 years now and have found that the best use of my skillset is where strategy and creativity intersect.

I am a bit of a guru when it comes to Previz work for Film, TV and Music Videos.

I also enjoy designing solutions for interactive physical and digital experiences.

I love immerse myself in the world of a brand, the mind of another creative team or the wants and needs of an end user. I have a unique knack for interpreting and communicating their thoughts to align with the project’s budget and timing.

I’m comfortable with all stages of the creative process from pitch decks to post production, regularly creating treatments, storyboards and fully animated previz content for films, or user journeys, wireframes and final artwork for digital tools.

I am also very much ok with using the latest and greatest AI tools to speed up the creative process.

Primary Skillset

  • Creative Direction

  • Art Direction

  • 3D CGI Images

  • Storyboarding

  • Film Previz / Animatics

  • 3D Animation

  • Motion Graphics

  • AI content generation

  • UX, UI and Product Design

Experience

  • Idealis Creative
    Creative Director / Art Director

  • Binyan Studios
    Creative Director

  • Neoteny Service Design
    UX and Service Designer

  • Floodslicer
    3D Creative Lead

  • Squint Opera
    Motion Creative Lead

Recent Projects

Toyota CHR-X | TVC
Art Direction, Previz Animation

Guinness | TVC
Art Direction, Previz Animation

Honda | TVC (Private link, email for password)
Pitchviz, AI Imagery

MG EV | TVC (Private link, email for password)
Pitchviz

Selley’s | TVC (Private link, email for password)
Previz, Techviz, Animation

Tourism | TVC (Private link, email for password)
Previz Animation, Physics Simulation

Target | TVC (Private link, email for password)
Previz, Design

How to blend AI & 3D | Case Study
Creative Direction, AI, 3D, Retouching

The Killers | Music video (VMA Nominated)
Art Direction, Previz, VFX, Post Production

Short Film

While still working on freelance projects as they come my way, I have taken on the challenge of directing (well, essentially animating) a self initiated Short Film.

The goal is to bring together my primary creative interests - fashion, filmmaking, music - into one cohesive piece of work that best presents my personal creative perspective. A glimpse into the body of work I intend to create in this new chapter of my creative life. Production has started, and I have begun documenting my process with the intention of sharing some content as a YouTube channel - when I manage to get the courage up to upload it :)

Follow along here as I share progress updates.

日の出 (Hinode)
Direction, Previz, Treatment, Animation

Work in progress

These are treatments, 3D CG experiments, spec work and films I’m working on now or things I hope to work on when there’s time and budget.

VR Photography Concept
Art Direction, Coding, Previz, Treatment

Unobserved
Art Direction, Treatment

Uninhibited
Art Direction, Treatment

The Dark | Brand Film
Art Direction, Previz, Treatment

The Dark | Runway Film
Art Direction, Previz, Treatment

Dancer
Art Direction, Previz, Treatment

Spec Fashion Campaigns
Art Direction, AI, 3D

Scrapyard
Art Direction, 3D, AI, Treatment

3D Characters
3D, Rendering, Animation

Automotive Explorations
3D, Photogrammetry, Gaussian Splatting

2001 - 2023
A collection of other things from the past 20 years

For more specific details on the sort of work I can offer, check the Services page