Upcoming talks

I'll be in Detroit on September 19th to speak at the College For Creative Studies for the students as a representative of ILM along with folks from Pixar and other design and entertainment companies.
Then in October I'll be Melbourne Australia to talk at the Semi-Permanent Design Conference.

San Francisco Motors_ Coronet

THE LM CORONET
I entered another design competition on Local Motors. This time the design was to be a 'shooting brake' design for San Francisco. Based on specific dimensions and an electric motor and battery pack, the competition was to make a realistic design that could be built now. With the kid and work I did this design in one night.
Voting is over. One of these days I'll have enough time to put in a good effort, this one suffered from a lack luster front end design, but got high scores on it's profile and other aspects.
thanks
-Alx

Star Trek: The Art of the Film -Pre-order!

Hey everyone, the new Star Trek Movie will be out on DVD in November and along with the release they are also making an Art of the Film book filled with all the great art done both in pre-production and post-production. Look for art from Ryan Church, James Clyne, John Eaves, Tony Kieme and myself and many more. A must-have for any Star Trek fan and concept artist!
It's available for pre-order on Amazon right now for $10 off the retail price! It will be released on Novemebr 17th.
reserve your copy today!
thanks
-Alx

Axis W.I.P. in 'Clay'

Just doing some surface refinement and still plugging away on details. I thought I'd revert it back to a solid color to see the forms and how they floe together. It helps show where it needs a little tweaking and it's kinda like the clay model process without the mess... or the smell.
-Enjoy
-Alx

Axis work in progress #3

Here's an update on the Axis model. I've cut the door panels and glass, re-shaped the pillar and added a few details like the underside ground effects. Still adjusting a few shapes and adding details. I'm not sure i like the colored panel on the nose, I may keep it all glass and carbon fiber. You can now see the tandem seating layout in one of these pics as well as the scale of the car. The dark colored side blade is a half door for the rear passenger. Also still in the works are the placement of the headlights. I've drawn them in in Photoshop to get a feel for them here.
lots more to come! stay tuned!
-Alx

old tank painting

A little something that's been on the website that I thought I'd post here until I get something new up :-P
This was done for an alternate reality story for a graphic novel that I don't know if it will ever get made... but it was fun to do.
enjoy
-Alx

Axis W.I.P. in white

Nothing terribly new since yesterday. I'm still working on details and on the door cuts.
enjoy these white renders,
-Alx

Axis W.I.P. #2

Here's an update on the progression of the Jaeger Axis in Modo. I've been refining some shapes and working on the way the back end comes together. I also upgraded to Modo 401, so I now have some wonderful new preset shaders and environments to work with. I've added under-wing diffusers and refined the 'wings' to the wheels a bit more. The headlights in these renders are just temp colored faces. The final lights will be different as will the pillars.
As I am still modeling the shaders and textures are just temp as well, but here's a nice metallic looking blue and red, as well as a brushed aluminum :)
enjoy, thanks for stopping by and keep checking back for updates!
-Alx

the JAEGER AXIS work in progress

Here's my second 3D model in Modo. The first one was a good basic starting point, but I thought this one would be more of a challenge:) The Jaeger Axis is a tandem 2 seat hydrogen powered car. There is a rough interior on this model to make sure it all fits, but just basics. I'm focusing on the exterior design at the moment. Mainly I had the original design drawing, but I really wanted to see this thing from other angles to make sure it worked. So here's what I have so far. I've made a few minor alterations from the drawing, but so far I'm pretty happy that it's all working and looking cool in 3D. (it means my 3D thinking when drawing it is still working :)
And of course the Axis is made by Jaeger Tech Design :P
enjoy, and let me know what you think so far!
-think above and beyond!
-Alx

THE PACIFIC! Band of Bothers 2!

The original HBO series 'Band of Brothers' is soon to be followed up by a second mini series 'The Pacific'! If you haven't seen the original series which follows the 101st Airborne through Europe from D-day on, now's the time to catch up. In 2010 HBO will air the second installment focusing on the pacific theater of WWII. Check out the 1st sneak peak trailer!