Throwbot concepts

A couple of Throw-Bot concepts I was commissioned to do for a robotics company. The main stipulations were: 3-wheeled and rugged.

ION game official trailer (and previz)

To complete (for now) my ION-related posts, here is the trailer I directed as a teaser for our game, created by animation house Platige. It was unveiled by Dean at E3 2015 a couple of weeks ago. Apparently the audio (via Tom Johnson) was so fantastically bassy it was shaking the auditorium.

One of the first things I did was to create a rough 3D previz to test whether my concept for the teaser could potentially work or not (from an informative and impacting point-of-view). This was then used as an initial blockout guide for animation house Platige to start working from.

ION TRAILER CREDITS:

Production: Dean Hall, Nick Button-Brown

Creative Direction: Jamie Martin

Audio: Tom Johnson

Art Director: Jamie Martin

PLATIGE IMAGE

Producer: Artur Zicz

Postproduction Manager: Karolina Mann

Animation Director: Kamil Dąbkowski

Lead CG: Piotr Borowski

Layout: Krzysztof Kamrowski, Kamil Dąbkowski, Szymon Pawlik

Modelling: Szymon Burzawa, Maciej Hrynyszyn

Rigging: Tomasz Kurgan

Textures: Piotr Tatar

Animation: Piotr Borowski, Tomasz Kurgan, Anna Elert

Simulations: Grzegorz Jankowski

Rendering: Marek Gajowski, Grzegorz Flaga, Marcin Waśko

Compositing: Marek Gajowski, Pavle Milicevic

Online: Wojtek Rogalski

ION game promotional poster

This is the first piece of promotional artwork I have created for our game ION. Pre-packaged human - delicious! I also used the artwork to guide the end sequence of the ION teaser trailer.

My original concept sketch of the clone, which acted as the basis for the final poster.

ION game logo

This is the logo I designed for our upcoming PC/Xbox space/scifi game ION. It went through quite a few iterations before this ended up being the one chosen by Dean. ionthegame.com

THE TERMINATOR - 30th Anniversary Movie Poster & Modern Trailers

I make no secret that I'm a big fan of The Terminator. It's been a favourite of mine since the moment I first saw it - I was mesmerised from then on. In fact I made a short blog about making a T800 Endo Skull last year (you can see it here).

To mark the 30th Anniversary of the movie's release I decided to illustrate the above poster, capturing the moment that Arnie first arrives and the rollercoaster thrill ride begins. I also rolled up my video editing sleeves and tried my hand at cutting together what I imagine a modern version of a trailer for The Termintor would look like if the movie was to be released today.

The first trailer is a longer more spoilerific cut (which seems to be the typical approach of many contemporary trailers), and the second cut is a sleeker, less spoiler-ey version. My one self-imposed rule for both trailers: do not show the robotic endoskeleton. After I released the trailer(s) I received a very kind compliment from Gale Ann Hurd (producer and co-writer of The Terminator): "Your ‘trailer’ serves as an absolutely fantastic reminder of the storyline and the film’s iconic imagery." That was very nice of her!

Controller Handset Concept 02

Following the controller design shown in my previous post, I was asked back to design another one for a new robot they were introducing to the marketplace. The controller (and robot) were to be all-weather, durable products - hence the rugged, chunky design. 2D artwork created in Adobe Illustrator.

Controller Handset Concept 01

Here's version 01 of a handset I was commissioned to concept for a robotics company. The main image is my original bare 2D design, created in Adobe Illustrator, and the other 3 images are renders of my finished 3D version to be used as promotional product renders (click them to enlarge).

3D Car Dashboard UI Interface Designs

Following on from the previous post's 2D concepts, I began experimenting in 3D, including animating a few to test various reveals. I've also included a short video demonstrating activating/deactivating animations,  and various gauge readout animations.

2D Car Dashboard UI Interface Concepts

I was hired to design some experimental 3D interfaces for a new automotive dashboard display. Shown here are a selection of the early 2D concepts exploring different layouts and styles (created in Adobe Illustrator). Click images for larger versions.

LYKAN HYPERSPORT - Dashboard Interface / UI Concepts

Some dashboard interface concepts I was commissioned to create for the new W-Motors Lykan Hypersport supercar. The client was after something very futuristic, to tie-in with the edgy aesthetics of the car body. Above are a few examples of the end result.

PITGIRL 06

PITGIRL 05 - Front Design

 

Here she is bearing the racing colours. 'Clean' versions shown below the main image (click to enlarge).

PITGIRL 04 - Head Exploration

I'm confused. Should 'she' be feminine looking? Or is that too cliche? Should there be a hint of a face (eyes/mouth), or is that too cliche? Or just a screen for a face? I'm still undecided.

There are a few more automotive references in some of the head variations shown above, namely the air intake-like forms dotted around the face.

PITGIRL 03

These sketches are getting much closer to what I'm after - sleeker forms mixed with a functional edge to certain details. Racing cars have been a big influence for me; curvaceous forms mixed with industrial detailing. The concept example shown here is maybe a 'Comms' Pitgirl - hence the aerial jutting out of her back - though these components would perhaps be interchangeable (clips on/off like a backpack) depending on the specific role required.