Flugentagen!

I haven't posted in awhile so I feel it's time for an update.  Recently I went to a RedBull event in Long Beach called the Flugtag ("flight day" in German).  In the spirit of this event, I created my own version of a Flugtag (this one probably wouldn't make the human powered requirement ;)  )

Form Experiments

A couple of design experiments I worked on for a method called Form Language.  Fun stuff, alot of them turned into architecture or structural pieces.  I hope I can get around to painting more of these soon.

Farmer John

Recent painting.  Really wanted to showcase scale on this one.  I can hear the guy mumbling "get off my lawn!"

Paintings and Rally Vehicles

I've finally got around to doing a couple of painting studies. This is my first experience with a more painterly style and I love it! It's so much fun and I feel like I learn so much about lighting and composition when doing these studies. The sketches are some quick thumbnail vehicles I worked on while on lunch break at Black and Decker. I was thinking of an off-road rally race that's sort of open to all classes and forms of vehicles. I was really just having fun and taking a break from faucet design. I'm definitely gonna have to take one of these into a painting later!

Aggressive (?) Car and Studies

I have a few friends who are into transportation design, and it's been
rubbing off on me. So I decided to change things up a bit and do a car
sketch. It's inspired by the most fearsome creature in the animal
kingdom- the mighty Gerbil!

Below are a few studies I did while at a local military musuem. I'm
fascinated with all things mechanical and I'll definitely use what I
learned here in future works!

Recent work

Some recent designs I've done along with a rendering of an old vehicle I've been wanting to do. Been in a blue mood lately :) .

Imaginefx February 2012

I recently contributed for an article called Development Sheet for ImagineFX magazine based in the UK. The article features a designers development and thought process behind a design. I am extremely honored to be a part of such a fantastic concept design resource. You can find the article in the February 2012 issue at newsstands everywhere.

Ostrich Mech

Biomechanical design for a mech inspired by an ostrich.

Artic Delivery Mech + Sketch Process

Concept for an aerial delivery mech I worked on recently over at Red Engine.

Mechs and Vehicles

Mech brainstorm sketches, trying to push myself out of what I normally do. Second one is process of a vehicle which transports containers of fish. Happy 4th of July weekend, don't blow up too much ;) !

Jousting Motorcycle

Rendering of a Monster Energy future jousting motorcycle, used in the most extreme sport arena ever as a billboard for the brand.

Exploration Vehicle

Front and rear Jungle exploration vehicle.

Kitbashed Vehicles

Vehicle design process from silhouette to refined design. Kit bashing of parts from different vehicles. Had a lot of fun with these!

Industial Lift Mech

A mech design project I did for the same class at Red Engine. This was also a 4 week project.

Sketches

Recent work on designs for a jungle expedition vehicle.

Mechs!

Here are Mech designs I did recently. Finally got around to rendering
the final design!

Vehicles + Forms

Here are a few vehicle designs I did for a class I'm taking over at Red Engine. The vehicle is a type of a jousting motorcycle inspired by Rhinos. I plan to render the final design in photoshop, once I do a little more practice with brushes. The last image are some quick form studies I did to practice form language and mood.

Brush Practice

A quick sketch turned into a painting. Playing around with brushes in photoshop.

I haven't updated in awhile, so starting today I'm going to commit to post something- anything- on this blog at least every couple of weeks. I've started carrying a sketchbook and it's really helping me tremendously by capturing those sudden flashes of inspiration we all have.

Here is some figure drawing work I've been doing at workshops. The key in these are speed, because all poses are under ten minutes long. I think it's important to study the human form for designers, both to indicate scale and scenario in presentations, and also to draw form language from.