Automotive: April 2011

PORTFOLIO: Light Jet Illustration HD

The Small Light Jet was a joy to design. Having the pilot riding on a barrel like fuselage with his arms nestled in chopped off wing sections was the key idea. The style language then followed the Light Cycle, established earlier. Gun barrels were arranged to line up with the pilot's arms, visually extending him into the weapon.

The New Face lifted 2011 Mini Cooper S JCW Edition

Pics of the first 2011 Mini Cooper S JCW in Vancouver BC, Canada

PORTFOLIO: Light Runner Sketch HD

Continuing the series of Tron Legacy showcase images is the final Light Runner design drawing. It's a hybrid of my standard sketch technique with ball pen and Prisma markers and a 3D Alias wireframe, completed with a Photoshop airbrush layer. Seen is the out-land mode with expanded tires, rotated wheel hubs for ground clearance, exposed rockets and a heavy rear to illustrate some acceleration.

Cheers, Daniel

The Ultimate Automotive Blog: Pictures from the International Auto Show

Pictures from the Vancouver Auto Show and Vancouver Community College's Project Cobra Roadster

Congrats to Vancouver Community College on finishing their Cobra project. I saw it being built a couple times over at least a year. It looked absolutely Fantastic at the Auto Show. Keep up all the good work Apprentices !!! GREAT JOB !!! The pics of the Cobra are the last three on the next article

Article here --- http://www.vcc.ca/about-vcc/news.cfm?NEWS_ID=7500

PORTFOLIO: Light Runner Image HD

With the movie out and today available on disc, I will publish step by step some portfolio pieces of my work on Tron Legacy, depending on approval by Disney. As you know, if you work for a film, its not yours, the studio owns it. So this piece here was published in the latest issue of Auto&Design, and I rendered it in Bunkspeed Shot. It's the orginal design data that I created with the help of Set Designer Joe Hiura. This view shows the coherent concept of exterior, interior and chassis. Tire tread is an after thought and not in the movie. Enjoy in HD.

Cheers, Daniel

Pictures from the International Auto Show

Pictures from the Vancouver International Auto Show on April 3rd, 2011