My name is Jaidon Boyd and you're looking at the "Jack of All Trades"
I can do just about anything, including Video editing, digital manipulation, 3D design, and graphic design. Take a look around, and I appreciate your visit!
RECENT WORK March 2025
CResT of honor: a dive into photo manipulation and roots
Ive really been enjoying researching military medals and their significance, and decided to give myself a challenge. Pushing the boundaries of what I can do while keeping it all in Photoshop and Photoshop only.
Using various techniques, including airbrushing and photomontage, I created this Black American-inspired graphic.
Software Used: Adobe Photoshop, Eyecandy 7 for Photoshop
Eyecandy, literally in the sense. When you look at this, there isn't just a primary focus. The goal was never to have one. I enjoy assembling elements to create a unified work that the viewer interprets in their way.
Completely done in Photoshop and over 300 layers
Software Used: Adobe Photoshop
Exploration in Motion Graphics and Newton 4
This project was a test for me to understand combining UI elements in Photoshop and bringing them into After Effects to animate using newly learned expressions that allow the items to follow another item in the 3D space on the X, Y, Z Rotations.
Newton 4 is also a motion graphic/ physics plugin for After Effects that allows easy access and easy use to create real-time physics in After Effects without the need for 3rd party software such as Rive.
Lastly, I presented a short video of the expressions used, their post-processing, and my Photoshop file layout, showing how much work goes into creating projects like these. Along with that are two motion designs using Newton 4 and After Effects.
Software Used: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Eyecandy 7 for Photoshop
Recreation of the metal slug logo using personal branding
Metal Slug has been one of my favorite games since childhood. I got this idea after being interested in the games' wordmark for the entire franchise.
To get more practice, I used Eyecandy to create more in-depth details regarding Chrome, beveling, and much more. A lot more in detail than Photoshop's base options for these factors. Learning from Japanese artists using eye-candy has been eye-opening and impactful. I would recommend it to anyone skilled enough to push past their limitations as a designer.
Software Used: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Eyecandy 7 for Photoshop
An album teaser trailer for artist: Dani Kiyoko
The video explores the idea of being experimental. Understanding the usage of pacing, certain tones, and graphics would complement the visual in this regard.
Software Used: Adobe After Effects and Adobe Photoshop
