R O B O M O T O S

STAR WARS Saturday Overload!

2012-02-13T07:15:00.000-08:00

We accompanied my nearly 5-year-old nephew to their local cinema whilst we were visiting for the weekend, to find it overrun by Star Wars characters, much to his delight (he's a Star Wars nut!). They were there as a promotion for the re-release of The Phantom Menace. We finished the day off by attending a 'Film Music of John Williams' show performed by the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Carl Davis. It was fantastic hearing all of my favourites live - Star Wars, Raiders, Jurassic Park.... and the Superman score is still as magical as it was to me when first hearing it as a kid.

Ready to fight the Empire with our lightsabers.

Pick on someone your own size!

Just a regular day down at the local multiplex.

Boba Fett weighing up whether this Sand Person is worth his trouble.

Even Speeder Bike Riders need a Diet Coke break some time.

Bitching about 'the boss' Vader, no doubt.

A fatal blow to the stomach for this Storm Trooper/Clone Warrior.

The Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra playing The Film Music of John Williams, to celebrate the great composer's 80th Birthday.

Pitgirl Female Robot Head & FIgure Illustration - WIP Concept

2012-01-29T11:26:00.000-08:00

Here's another more refined update for the design of the head. I think the full body sketch also here is the design I'm going to go with; I just need to illustrate it more accurately to refine the details before I can begin 3D modelling.

Female Robot Head Concept (Pitgirl Design)

2012-01-27T10:14:00.000-08:00

C.R.A.B. Robot Physical Model

2012-01-26T06:44:00.000-08:00

Model-making student Matthew Plows has begun developing my C.R.A.B. Robot fantasy design into a physical scale model, through a combination of milled parts (from my 3D model data) and hand-modelled elements. As a reminder, here are some of my 3D renders of the cybernetic concept:

And now here are a selection of photos Matthew has shared to demonstrate his work-in-progress model. I'll share more images when Matthew further updates me with his progress. I'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out!

Female Robot Sketches - a slight change of direction....

2012-01-25T14:05:00.000-08:00

Ok, I've been away from this for a loooong time, and with no progress whatsoever. Well, that's a little lie - there's some minor progress in the doodle sketches below.

I've had to put this project on the shelf for many months due to injury, work commitments, and many more numerous 'excuses'. I've also had a slight change of heart in 'theme' - I've decided that the Pitgirl concept will be more robotic/mechanical-looking rather than human-looking. Though I do still intend to try and make 'her' look feminine with the use of proportions and curves. My main challenge is the face - as mentioned I don't want it to have obviously human features (ie a human-looking nose, mouth, etc) as that's far too obvious and easy. This is the area that needs most further exploration and development.

The premise of these PITGIRLs are that there will minor variations between each one, depending on their role. The example below shows one with a detachable backpack - she's possibly a communications robot (hence the twin aerials). Other PITGIRLs will have different equipment/features to reflect the service they're undertaking.

I'm hoping that by posting these doodles here for all to see, it might kick me back into continuing this project and take it to it's fruition of being a polished design and 3D model.

Elbow/Ulna Multiple Fracture Xray: Before & After Surgery

2011-08-01T11:56:00.000-07:00

Here are my war wounds for all to see. Big thanks to Kingston Hospital orthopaedic surgery team who have done what appears to be a fantastic job piecing my arm back together. Now I need to gently try to start moving it, bit by bit. Easier said than done!

BEFORE:

AFTER:

'Gravity' Movie Wrap Party

2011-07-29T08:18:00.000-07:00

Last night was the Wrap Party for 'Gravity' which I was a concept artist and 3D modeller on. It was nice to see the gang again, though I was on my guard for anyone drunkenly bashing my broken arm!

Fractured Arm = Designing Difficulties

2011-07-24T12:27:00.000-07:00

Life Lesson: when someone steps out in front of you when you're cycling, instead of braking to avoid them and then fracturing your arm in multiple places, run them over instead. They'll undoubtedly make a much softer target (though one that will likely sue you)!

Pit Girl - sketch concept design amalgamation....

2011-06-27T10:54:00.000-07:00

An amalgamation of the previous 2 proposals....

Pit Girl - further development sketch concepts....

2011-06-27T10:12:00.000-07:00

A revised version of the previous robot proposal, with alternative features/details....

Pit Girl - industrial/less-femine version

2011-06-27T04:36:00.000-07:00

Experimenting with a faceless, less obviously feminine concept for 'Pit Girl', and going along a more industrialised robotic approach....

Pit Girl (female robot).... the latest concept designs....

2011-06-24T07:42:00.000-07:00

Work commitments have prevented me from doing any recent updates, but here I am with some of the latest versions. I feel that the more polished sketch below is getting close to what I'm after. I think I'll start playing with illustrating her digitally now and see what comes of it. Opinions on the design direction she's taking are welcomed.

Thanks for looking.

PITGIRL concept sketches and doodles

2011-05-17T12:21:00.000-07:00

A continuation of me exploring different ideas for the 'Pitgirl' female robot. Here I'm experimenting with seeing whether having a more 'faceless' robot could still be feminine looking - I'm not yet sure if any of them are successful or not - I don't like the bottom-left one.

The bottom 3 images were actually doodled while travelling on a VERY bumpy train to London, this is why they're a bit rough. Though I do quite like the face on the bottom-right concept.

Female Robot Sketch Development (Concept Design)....

2011-05-09T02:53:00.000-07:00

A further study of the head and upper torso. It's still not exactly what I'm after, but worth getting a variety of concepts down on paper to pick and choose from....

'P I T G I R L' (Female Robot Concept Design)

2011-05-06T14:02:00.000-07:00

These couple of sketch concepts are the first steps in a new robot creation I'm working on - 'Pit Girl'. I'm wanting to start my ROBOMOTOS world by creating a female bot that will act as the showgirl for any of my subsequent designs. Once I'm happy with one of her concepts, I'll then develop it in 3D.

My first attempt below is a bit too masculine looking for my liking. I think I need to emphasise the hips and thighs, pinch the waist in a bit more and make the chest more feminine. The second attempt addresses these issues somewhat, but still needs more developing. They're at least a starting point, and are something along the lines of the direction I want to head in, but there's a bit of a way to go before I'm happy. Of course I'll update my progress as I go....

Thanks for looking and feel free to comment and crit.

R O B O M O T O S

2011-04-21T14:05:00.000-07:00

Welcome. So I finally got around to creating my own blog - and here it is!

I intend this portal to be the home for my future projects and work-in-progress(es), so please subscribe via the right-side toolbar if you're interested in seeing what I'll be getting up to in the near future. I expect things to be mostly robot and automotive related - hence the title of the blog - but you never know where things will take me.

Input and crits are welcomed from you, so please don't hesitate to comment or email me - whether it be related to the blog, my designs, or the functionality of my website.

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