Master Robot Hunter

I have been working on this illustration for awhile and just finished it this morning. It's focus is an old master at rogue robot hunting :) Here a robot has been lying in wait for him and is lashing out. I imagined that this is the moment right before the man realizes he is being ambushed. He will spin about at the last possible moment and dispense of the robot with his special rifle/canon held in his left hand.

Voting Booth

This is my submission to a Core 77.com One-Hour Design Competition in October. It was created barely under an hour and on my Cintiq tablet with Corel Painter 8. I was left somewhat uninspired because I feel this particular problem is better solved with political solutions. As usual, I still appreciate the attempt that everyone put forward. Specially since it only involves one hour, so it doesn't make any effort feel vain.

Here are all the submissions to the contest.

Cars

I spent a few hours this weekend working on these cars. One of which I submitted to Core 77's One Hour Design Challenge. Both are hatchbacks, because it's my favorite format for a car. Lightweight, low profile, great hauling capacity, low fuel use, easy to park, etc.

One of the requirements was to make video of the process. You can see it here.

Three Year Giant Mecha

It took me 3 years of free time to finish this one. I started it...came close to finishing it about 2 years ago. Then my computer crashed. So I had to start over with the coloring. Its now finally finished. As with a lot of these illustrations, I make them more for the enjoyment of illustration in general. It's not a race to create content for me. If it had been a work related drawing, then I think it would have taken me 1-3 days.

What is it? Like a lot of people in Industrial Design (maybe 25% of us) have a deep interest in Sci-Fi and Anime. So this is my take on the giant mecha subject. Its not a robot, its a giant bi-pedal vehicle that a human can control from within the cockpit sphere above the torso. It can walk, fly in the air (jets on the back) and in space (multiple rocket pods). The head is also air tight when closed, so no need for a spacesuit. It's cockpit is mostly windowless, since portholes are often a structural challenge with space vehicles. To replace the portholes, the user has wrap-around monitors to give a better view then portholes or a canopy would have.

I'm still not sure why these types of vehicles capture the imagination of so many people. They definitely aren't any more practical then wheeled vehicles, airplanes, or conventional rockets. Someone must have done a semi-serious psychological study on this cultural fascination. Freudian? An extension of ego? On the surface, I know why I like them anyways.

International Space Station

Forged from NASA image for color and form study. Produced in Corel Painter with Acrylic brush on a 6x8 Wacom Intuos.

Blue Fin Tuna

This one was partially traced and partialy forged from an image (Corel Painter, 6x8 Wacom Intuos) found on the net.

The Wrigley Building

The Wrigley building in Chicago. I traced a photo that I took on a recent visit.

French Alps

Worked and posted this while watching

game six of Celtics and Lakers final. Traced photo in Corel Painter on a 6x8 Wacom Intuos Tablet.