long time no post...

sorry for the lack of art lately, busy with life... but here's an odd render of the Axis I found that I thought looked cool, enjoy!

Joining the Modo Road Trip in Tokyo!

I've been invited to be a guest speaker at 3DCG conference in Tokyo by Luxology and Modo! So if you're in the neighborhood stop by and see what's up :-P

just because....

the VW Scirocco in Martini Racing!

'rod'n

Encounter with The Stig!

Just got back from Laguna Seca race track where the Rolex Monterey Motorsports reunion was held. Tons of classic race cars from 1910 - 2010. In the pack was a large group of classic Bugatti racers, a 'standard' Bugatti Veyron and the one and only Veyron Super Sport 16.4! Amidst the crowd I spotted a familiar... helmet....

Some say, that he is confused by stairs,

 and that for some reason he's allergic to the dutch....

 

...All we know is he's called, The Stig!

"the radiation from the Stig gave me a headache"

That was a good day...

ok, so this is obvisouly from many hairs ago, but back in 1994 I got the chance to meet Syd Mead at his house in Hollywood. Not only to meet him, but for him to review my portfolio! This is all pre ILM, pre graduation etc. I had bought one of his books, and inside the book was a comment card for their mailing list. At the bottom of the card was a space for comments. I asked if he reviewed portfolios and put my # on the card. 2 weeks later i got a call from Syd's assistant saying thank you for purchasing the book, and that Syd would review my portfolio, but only in person, and asked if i would like to make an appointment!
      So I did, and my Dad and I (he took this picture) set out to California from PA to visit several places for interviews. ILM in SF, then  a drive down the PCH to LA to visit Universal enterainment design, Warner Brother's, Dream Quest images and Syd Mead.
      We arrived at his house, a huge black car in the driveway with 'OBLAGON' plates. (his book publishing name) I being a 21 year old dork wore a stupid suit and tie and came with my entire  24"X36" portfolio case plus a box of some models I had made.... and my Dad. Syd was very friendly and took his time going through it all, even giving me a few pointers and compliments along the way. At the end he told me my work was "very competitive" and that I should pair it down to just a few of the best pieces. Then he signed all the books I had of his, but I was missing one of the 11x17 red/green/blue series, so he went in the back room, pulled out a brand new book from it's wrapper, signed it and gave it to me. That was a good day!

-Alx

Axiom

Here's another random car drawing, this 3 wheeled speedster was inspired by Syd Mead's speedboat sketches.
enjoy - Alx

Random Car'nage

New Tron Legacy trailer! and music....

still a bit busy, so in the mean time enjoy these. I didn't work on them, but I love the look and feel of this.
The Newest trailer is here.
and some of the new Soundtrack music from Daft Punk is here.

Video interview on CGchannel

Here's the video interview I did a while back for CGchannel.com in conjunction with the Gnomon DVD.
Watch my bald head blab about movie design :-P

Thanks to Matt McCorkell of CGchannel.com for putting it together.