ZoneCast, Phase 2, pt. 2

These are the rest of the designs of Phase 2 (6b was picked):

ZoneCast, Phase 2

So the project finally has a name, but it doesn't have finalized components yet. For the final design, I'm waiting on the PCB and the addition of a capacitative touchscreen instead of buttons. Design 6b will be the drawing to be expanded upon:

SoundCast 'Dorothy' Project

Oh, and just for your information, this product will be used to wireless connect a surround-sound system. Here's the rest of 'em:

SoundCast 'Dorothy' Project (Pt. 1)

Yeah, it has no name so for some reason they're calling it 'Dorothy.' No matter, the point is, this is my first actual, factual product I get to design. I also get to pretend I know more about engineering than I really do--but in a really smooth way, ya hear?

Anyway, here are the designs (#1,3, and 6 were chosen to develop):

Dead Design

This ship design has been in my head for a while and I've finally decided I need to kill it because it's starting to look way too similar to the 'Protector' from Galaxy Quest... Ah well, here it is:

Mobile Sentient Auto-Turret

This is an idea I've had where a ships turrets would be mobile and always changing locations on the out hull of a capital ship. Furthermore, they ought to have some degree of sentience in order maximize effectiveness. Anyway here's one of my sketches:

New Sketches!

Here are a few illustrations I've been working on, two whimsical, one more of a caricature:

A veiled lady with feathers. Nothing deep about this picture, I just like veils and smirks.

This one is going to be called "Underwater Rumble" and the octopus will be holding a deadly weapon in each of his tentacles. In the immediate foreground will be a diver's right leg and right hand dropping a small dagger. I've had this idea for ages and have done a few comic iterations; this will be the first painted edition.

The Angler Fishbowl; I thought it's be funny to see an Angler fish in a fishbowl at night while all the moths are attracted to his natural bioluminescence.

Lighting Test Sketches

In an attempt to get better at intuitively adding lighting to sketches I'm on a mission to reproduce a variety of photographic lighting techniques. Below are a couple examples of quick sketches for practice.

Art Nouveau Update, 2.13

I had been testing different iterations for her hair and settle on what's below. However, after changing her expression to that of a 'just-after-crying' expression, I may change the hair to suit her mood.

The hair was inspired by the work of this Dutch gal, Lois Van Baarle (loish.net). It needs a bit of tweaking but it's almost finished.

Belly Dance, Ambiance

I've decided on the ambiance of the picture, thus:

Belly Dancer

I've started another sketch today of a Belly Dancer, primarily because I was listening to music form the Balkans today... Anyway, with this sketch I wanted to test out colors first, before I even have the right gesture. New technique, we'll see how it turns out in the end:

Art Nouveau Update, 2.11

Although I've been influenced heavily by Alphonse Mucha, I'm straying away from his style a bit in favor of something closer to fine comic art and clay sculpture. I still plan on incorporating floral, flowing elements in the picture but it's probably best I stick to my own style. Here's what I have:

Art Nouveau Portrait of Jessica: In Progress

I recently had my friend Jessica pose for me so that I could take a crack at an Art Nouveau style portrait, influenced mostly by Alphonse Mucha. Whereas I thought this would be a fairly quick illustration, it's taking me a considerably longer amount of time to finish. No matter, below are the sketches I have so far:

Red-Tailed Klutz

After an exhausting day of hiking I decided that I'd like nothing better than to camp out in the canyon behind my backyard and birdwatch. I did so happen to catch a few photos of Cooper's Hawks and Red-Tailed Hawks--one of which had a hell of a time getting its footing on a very thin branch. Below are 2 of my favorites of the day:

Captain Peacock Illustration

I'm about half-way finished with this sketch of Captain Peacock; I say half-way because I haven't even started on his suit--though his face is nearly completed. Anyway, this is what I have so far:

Wizened Dwarf Smoking

Ah, finally another illustration... this one I had a bit of fun sketching and thought 'Hey, why not add some color?' So here ya go:

The glaring eye was based upon my own eye so that's why it looks creepy.

Finally, a post...

First of all, I know my updates have been spotty at best and I do hope to change that as I have plenty of images to upload; I'm just a perfectionist and don't like to show off unfinished products.

Anyway, lately I've been practicing shooting with a 400mm lens at the Zoo and Wild Animal Park and have fallen in love. I've come to realize that what I really love to photograph are geologic formations and birds. Below are two of my, thus far, favorite images that I've taken--partly because of the image itself and partly because of the effort it took to capture these.