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2025 was a crazy year. Wish I could share more of the projects I was on, but you know, top secret stuff. But here’s a demo reel of some of the projects I can, pushing the bridge between traditional digital tools like Zbrush, Photoshop and Keyshot with opensource diffusion models like Stable Diffusion, WAN 2.2 and Z-Image; workflows with no limits on creativity.

I have a feeling 2026 is going to be even more insane.

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#xandersmith #conceptart #ai #creativedirector #aidigitalartist

‘Sterlodon’ | Digital Costume Design and VFX - clad in silver

Quicksilver Sterlodon armor, climbing the body like a couture apparition, each ripple a vow by an ancient celestial atelier.
In silence it hardens, a mood trapped in mercury. When the final plate seals, the world sees only a mirrored silhouette, untouched by fear.

#costumedesign #filmmaking #vfx

After working on 4 seasons of American Horror Story,
Concept Artist Xander Smith shares a collection of artwork that shaped some of the show’s most unforgettable visuals- here’s a look at a few favorites and their final form on screen.

From 2015-2018 Xander worked on AHS: Hotel, Roanoke, Cult, and Apocalypse, helping design pieces like @ladygaga ‘s iconic vampiric glove with Emmy Award-winning Costume Designer @eyrichlou , the horrific Addiction Demon with @afxstudio , Kathy Bate’s apocalyptic plague doctor mask, and much more.

#americanhorrorstory #ryanmurphy #emmyawards #costumedesign #horror #tv #costumedesigner #ladygaga #productiondesigner #fx #artdirector #conceptartist #xandersmith #xandersmithdesign #conceptart #director #costumeillustration #art #halloween

We all should wish to leave behind a ghost that doesn’t thirst eternally for the torment of the living

‘CATH PALUG’ | digital 2023/2025 | Murk Couture and Stygian Garde by Allax Xander

Music by the all time great @jmthiphop - “Lemarchand’s Box”
@boxcutterpazzy

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#filmmaking #musicvideo #horrormovie #reels #ai #vfx #creativedirection #costumedesign

“The constant realization of dominance results in fear.” -

‘‘EILITHYIA NÂGA’ | digital 2023/2025 | Murk Couture by Allax Xander

- Music by the relentless @kmfdm_official - “Last Things”

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#halloween #filmmaking #musicvideo #horrormovie #reels

what it feels like in our country atm

happy halloween

‘DÁIRE SIOFRA’ | digital 2023/2025 | Stygian Garde by Allax Xander

gold can’t fill in the decay

Music by @earth.to.eve - “THREAT LEVEL ORANGE”

Costume concept sketches from a cancelled project from last year

Trying to find balance between feathered soft edges and hard static shapes in an all-white palette, using 2-3 types of fabrics. Client asked that I stay very loose and suggestive so they had room to sample lots of different materials. The silhouettes were most important, idea was to use wire piping to make ‘wings’ that could lift from the body, creating ethereal, gravity-defying silhouettes. I liked the idea of making a sort of ‘heaviness’ to some of the garments, while they still floated like clouds.

You can see some client notes I left in during some live drawing calls. Too bad we never did a second round, I envisioned the next silhouettes even more godlike & extra.

#costumedesign #sketchbook #conceptart #fashionillustration

Costume concept sketches from a cancelled project from last year

Trying to find balance between feathered soft edges and hard static shapes in an all-white palette, using 2-3 types of fabrics. Client asked that I stay very loose and suggestive so they had room to sample lots of different materials. The silhouettes were most important, idea was to use wire piping to make ‘wings’ that could lift from the body, creating ethereal, gravity-defying silhouettes. I liked the idea of making a sort of ‘heaviness’ to some of the garments, while they still floated like clouds.

You can see some client notes I left in during some live drawing calls. Too bad we never did a second round, I envisioned the next silhouettes even more godlike & extra.

#costumedesign #sketchbook #conceptart #fashionillustration

Costume concept sketches from a cancelled project from last year

Trying to find balance between feathered soft edges and hard static shapes in an all-white palette, using 2-3 types of fabrics. Client asked that I stay very loose and suggestive so they had room to sample lots of different materials. The silhouettes were most important, idea was to use wire piping to make ‘wings’ that could lift from the body, creating ethereal, gravity-defying silhouettes. I liked the idea of making a sort of ‘heaviness’ to some of the garments, while they still floated like clouds.

You can see some client notes I left in during some live drawing calls. Too bad we never did a second round, I envisioned the next silhouettes even more godlike & extra.

#costumedesign #sketchbook #conceptart #fashionillustration

Costume concept sketches from a cancelled project from last year

Trying to find balance between feathered soft edges and hard static shapes in an all-white palette, using 2-3 types of fabrics. Client asked that I stay very loose and suggestive so they had room to sample lots of different materials. The silhouettes were most important, idea was to use wire piping to make ‘wings’ that could lift from the body, creating ethereal, gravity-defying silhouettes. I liked the idea of making a sort of ‘heaviness’ to some of the garments, while they still floated like clouds.

You can see some client notes I left in during some live drawing calls. Too bad we never did a second round, I envisioned the next silhouettes even more godlike & extra.

#costumedesign #sketchbook #conceptart #fashionillustration

Costume concept sketches from a cancelled project from last year

Trying to find balance between feathered soft edges and hard static shapes in an all-white palette, using 2-3 types of fabrics. Client asked that I stay very loose and suggestive so they had room to sample lots of different materials. The silhouettes were most important, idea was to use wire piping to make ‘wings’ that could lift from the body, creating ethereal, gravity-defying silhouettes. I liked the idea of making a sort of ‘heaviness’ to some of the garments, while they still floated like clouds.

You can see some client notes I left in during some live drawing calls. Too bad we never did a second round, I envisioned the next silhouettes even more godlike & extra.

#costumedesign #sketchbook #conceptart #fashionillustration

Kicking off Halloween season and celebrating the 1-year anniversary of Agatha All Along ☠️ A behind-the-scenes look at concept art for Marvel’s Death, by Concept Artist @xandersmith_design and Costume Designer @danielselon

Should Marvel make a season 2?

#marvel #mcu #death #agathaallalong #aubreyplaza #marvelstudios #costumedesign #cosplay #witchcraft

@marvel@disneyplus

Chromavore™ Steel sculpted lattice Gauntlet with Ophira White Oscillants | digital, 2025

Digital Costume Design test workflow of Photoshop x ZBrush x custom Stable Diffusion, and motion studies with Wan2.1 first-last frame 2 video. Node setup at the end; all open-source, all locally created.

Still shaky, still inconsistent, still controversial, but every day progress.

Allax Xander 2025

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#props #filmmaking #props #ai #digitalart #costumedesign #knight #future

‘Andromache’ | from the Daughter of Argus collection

Digital Costume Design, “Fabrication”, Creation & Animation

Insectoid gold and avante horrorcore; beautiful in battle.

Illustration brought to life.

2025

Allax Xander

#filmmaking #costumedesign #fashion #movies

My name is- AIRAx@apparel.intelligence

Ambassador, Traveler, Alien Model @theluftagency

Everyday materializing more; Better control of every minute facial feature, every muscular tic designed and expressive, every face a deeper emotion.

A new way to approach blendshapes, deformations, style and character. A new way to walk a digital runway.

Aira is a fusion of character design, 3D modeling, and AI animation, blended to create unique models that can only exist in the digital realm.

Want a custom model fit for any digital activation? DM~

🌎🌍🌏

#apparelintelligence #influencer #aianimation #characterartist #filmmaking #modeling #fyp

‘Monomachus’ | from the Daughter of Argus collection

Digital Costume Design - ‘Fabrication’ - Creation & Animation

From sketch to screen; no in-between.

2025

Allax Xander

#filmmaking #costumedesigner #avantegarde #fashion