PATRIK VON PORAT · CREATIVE HUB
Creative instinct, given structure.
I’m Patrik von Porat. I make heavy music, draw by hand, and build digital tools for creative work. This is where I share the projects, and the thinking that shapes them.
Guitarist · Visual Artist · Systems-Minded Creator
Concrete projects across sound, image and code.
Active music releases, hands-on craft and personal tools in development.
Realmforged
A cinematic power metal project developed across music, dark-fantasy storytelling, visual direction, release design and a dedicated digital home.
Ashwrithe
An evolving dark extreme metal project built through sound, restraint, ritual atmosphere and a deliberately controlled visual identity.
The Butcher Bust
A resin-printed bust painted by hand with layered acrylic washes, custom skin-tone blending, a copper harness and weathering.
Conan the Barbarian
A resin print painted with flesh-tone transitions, metallic drybrushing, leather straps and a hand-finished stone terrain base.
DMAIC Companion
A local-first, guided web app for Lean Six Sigma improvement work and Apollo root cause analysis, replacing static templates with guided workflows.
Home Control Panel
A personal Home Assistant interface for the whole house, organised by room: a quick overview first, deeper controls when I need them. In daily use on phone and desktop.
Explore by discipline.
Three distinct creative areas connected by the same commitment to craft, structure, and continuous improvement.
Music & Worlds
Composition, guitar and interconnected creative worlds built through sound, story and visual direction.
Visual Practice
Drawing, tattoo practice, physical models and digital experimentation grounded in observation and craft.
Systems & Digital Work
Websites, workflows and improvement systems that turn complexity into something clearer and more useful.
From raw instinct to deliberate execution.
The medium dictates the tools, but the underlying discipline connects every project.
OBSERVE
Catching raw guitar riffs, studying pencil proportions, or spotting friction in daily studio habits.
STRUCTURE
Arranging tempos for Realmforged, mapping graphite values, or designing local data models for DMAIC Companion.
CREATE
Tracking layered guitars, rendering physical ink studies, or building focused tools that run right in the browser.
REFINE
Trimming arrangement clutter, balancing drawing contrast, and testing tools until they hold up in real use.
What I am building and learning now.
Notes from the process.
Exploring the idea of personal miniatures
I’m exploring how to turn real people into personal miniatures, from reference photos to resin prints and hand-painted portraits. My first experiment starts with my wife, Malin.
My Next Reading Venture: Exploring New Perspectives
Four new books exploring process improvement, statistics, personal development and the challenge of building a personal brand that feels genuine.
Building a Wall-Mounted Control Panel for My Smart Home
Too many apps for one home. I’m bringing lights, the front door lock and EV charging together with Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi—and building a custom dashboard for a hallway tablet.
Follow the work as it develops.
Music, images, experiments and the thinking behind them.