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.

L'Hydroptere inspired Spaceship

This is another ship design I'm working on and have been working one for quite a while, actually. It's taken me a long time to finalize a theme but I think I've got it: a trans-atmospheric air/spaceship that's, say, circa 2050's based on a Trimaran called "L'Hydroptere." I want it too look a little contemporary but offer a few exotic flairs. Anyway, I know I keep posting profile or dorsal shots of designs but this one I'm obsessively developing so expect more soon. Here's the Illustrator file of what I've got so far:

p.s. This sketch doesn't include wings so expect those elements in the dorsal, ventral, and 3/4 view sketches to come.

A Few Concept Ships

I was sketching today and so far these are two of the better concept ships from the day. The first inspired by the human ribcage and crustaceans. The second started as a modification of the 'frog-leg' ship from a few posts ago and turned into a pterodactyl-like, tri-wing design. I'm not sure if I want to develop any of these any further, but the basic shapes please me.

Prospect Place, Finished

Yesterday morning I got an email that I need to complete the project by the end of the day, thus I very much had to expedite my progress. Below is what I managed to finish and am pretty happy with the results--especially because I was only able to use my own source image for half the plants. No matter, it's finished and I think it's good representation of the landscape design.

Prospect Pl. Progress

This is my progress in the rendering. As you can see I've used some photos from a different angle to add in some of the background houses, as one of my tasks on this project is to trim up the trees and bushes (a task that I'm finding very tedious). Anyway, this is certainly not the final product as there is still much color modification, trimming, painting, and source images to add.

Prospect Pl. Photo Rendering for Flanagan Landscaping Co.

I've recently acquired a job doing a photo-realistic rendering/mock-up of a landscaping project in La Jolla, specifically where Prospect Place dead-ends. Essentially, the two houses at the end are buying a portion of the street and extending their driveways--with plantings alongside.

I'm currently sketching over my photos of the area to try to get the perspectives of new design just right. The only curveball is that the street descends at the very end so my sketches may be slightly misleading. Anyway, this is what I have so far, the project will be finished by the end of the week.

This is the end of Prospect Place as is:

This is my first (loose) sketching of what it will look like:

(Do excuse the orange brush strokes, it helps me to remember that the drawing isn't necessarily set in stone. More to come soon)