This is a quick sketch I drew during my lunch break, away from rendering scenes for the Nkoza and Nankya TV series. I find it rather therapeutic to draw, helps me clear my mind, especially when software is refusing to work the way it should ~ pencils never disappoint 🙂
A quick concept Bot, I created using Adobe Flash and Photoshop. Yes, I know, it sounds strange to hear that you can use Flash for concept art, but I have found it to be very flexible for my personal workflow. I am able to retain the vector lines and shapes at a high resolution, which I can export to any DPI and take to my other painting programs.
Here are some concept paintings steps, from Flash (Vector).
Here is something I painted in Sketchbook pro, while waiting for some 3D renders. I was imagining some kind of African warrior cyborg 🙂
A concept for a sign to place outside my office (Yep, I am believing for that, and soon) ~ I created and rendered this in 3DS Max. I was inspired when I saw the photos of the opening of Tyler Perry’s Studio in Atlanta. So I thought to myself, wouldn’t it be awesome to dream of what mine would look like in reality… so I jumped into Max and created it with a vision of hanging it outside the office building.
Wireframe in 3DS Max
This is a project that is in the pipeline that Loukman Ali and I are working on. It’s going to be a TV/Web series. I am working on the new website as well. We are working out the light rig setup and the environments ~ this is a test render for an animation sequence, Louk is working on the final materials and lighting.
Below is the test Animation created in 3DS Max.
We are going to have fun with this. Taking UGABOT Wars to a new level.
A Concept I worked on over the weekend. It was a long one, with Kids coughing and throwing up, once they went down for a nap, I sat down next to them and drew just to clear my mind. I suppose I was hunting for the illusive sleep…
Here are some earlier BW drawings
a quick Weekend project created with 3DS Max ~ depicting the future of warfare, where Heavy Duty Combat helicopters like the Apache will also be unmanned just like the UAVs.
This is the final Render
Wireframe in 3DS Max
Color Grading the Scene in Adobe After Effects
a quick Mech concept sketch I drew over the weekend. I used my favorite colored pencils on medium weight paper.
I created this quaint little house while reflecting on stories I used to read as a kid. I used Colored pencils with some Editing in Photoshop after scanning the drawings.
Some earlier steps as I was building up the entrance
I created this illustration as a lighting and modeling test in 3DSmax. The rest of the metaphor was derived from listening to current world events.
Here is the wire frame of the scene.
Post Production in Adobe AfterEffects.
