arg! the mobility vs. vulnerability is giving me a rough time. he should be able to walk...but the joints allowing him to move leave large holes where he would be exposed. the shoulder joint mechanism should connect the arm pieces and also provide an axis or two for movement.

done.

done.

felt like i could have gone insane working on the detailed turn arounds of this one...so i cut it short and did it a little more graphic-stylee than rendered.

done.

done.

zzzz.

adjustment

here is the abomination again...i made some minor changes [thanks to all who gave me really great feedback] that i think make this piece a lot stronger.

yes, everything in the future will have bright colorful lights...its only to contrast the abundance of cold steel and matte rubberized black surfaces.

Judy WIP

my mom insisted that i use her name for this character...does that mean the hero's name is Ron?

notice the gauge...ipod meets my indiglo digital watch from middle school!

one of infinite variations of the breathing apparatus for the lower class and the revolutionaries.

Respirator 2nd Class_WIP

for the less fortunate citizens living at a lower altitude in poorer atmoshperic conditions. they cant afford to have the latest technology, so they tweak their own packs with whatever they can salvage. the top half is composed of original components, bottom half is the adapted portion.

Coordinator -WIP-

alternate version of the politician's respirator mask

this was more of a birth than a painting. ill be honest, at some points i considered giving up...i considered turning back, or starting a new piece. but alas, i stuck to my guns and finished (for now) a character painting.

-Minotaur-WIP

WIP. this guy is more of a hero than a villian, but the hero must slay him regardless. he is like the first failed version of the hero, prototype arm and all. he has similar abilities to manipulate magnetic fields...hes a knight..so he twists scrap metal into armor and the blade of his shattered sword. i am calling him the Minotaur for now because of his role in the story. the hero must navigate to the center of a generator (a maze-like structure) and best some opponent with untold powers. when the hero reaches the center of the maze, he faces not a monster, but a character who mirrors himself...i heard a lecture by Harvey Dinnerstein..he described the idea of the Minotaur as a conflict with yourself...so i used that idea for the knight character. is that a little convoluted?

this drawing of the motorcylce is by far the most time intensive i have ever worked on. im finding that regular illustration just has to be convincing...but this industrial design approach is about being precise. it also takes a long time before anything starts to materialize. so here is the front half...

heres what the politician will more or less look like. this page will eventually have a few more accompanying explanatory drawings of the characters head and respirator and onto an 17 x 11 format. his suit mimics an ideal physique.. underneath he is old and weak. the white suit with blue lining is meant to mislead the population that his intentions are true. the lining is able to turn from blue to red/orange displaying his malicious side. the idea for the mask came from Japanese theater costumes of demons, or 'Oni'..each one displaying a grimace.

sketches over a rough block shape made in sketchup.