Lockheed Martin: at it again!

Here we have Lockheed's newest demonstration aircraft, the YX151.  Inspired by the P-51 and a lot of the Grosvenor House World-Race plane, and using the Raptor/ Lightning II form language, this aircraft would provide excitement for will-be pilots and get recruitment papers signed faster than you can say "You'll never be a fighter pilot because of your vision."

This is the awesome video which kicked off my insatiable desire to photomod this beast.

Fabric and Grass Study

This one took a solid hour.  Side by side no-layer paint just like the one of Mia yesterday.  I'm satisfied with the shirt but I don't have a good fast way to do grass yet.  Model image was the always amazing Doutzen Kroes in one of my favorite pictures of her.  Incase you're wondering, her face is obscured in the reference image too- I didn't go all lazy on 'er.

Figure Drawing

Inspired by Ol' Mitty himself, I dug deep into one of my Binders Full of Capable Women and came across a picture of the time Mia Kirshner came over to play with her hair on my bed.  So I did a side-by-side and this is the resulting speed painting.  It is color sampled, but not drawn over anything.  I'd like very much to do more figure drawing.

First Blush: Gilded Demon

Here is a side by side for the beginnings of a set of logos for my friend's potential land speed racing operation.  None of this has been discussed with 'er, and I'd like to keep it that way for now.  The name I arrived upon is "Gilded Demon" Land Speed Racing.  I think it nicely blends a traditional speed-demon / hot rod devil reference with a novel pointer that the operation's more about the blonde rider than the 175 twin class. (Bonneville attendees will note that there was a very small number of female racers)  I know there's still a lot of shifting and ironing out to do with the text.. I suppose this could be considered my first typography experiment.  Once I'm finished with the text it'll be set back behind the drawing, its just on top while I work on it.  The shading on the demon and her bike is very preliminary.  I'll also be simplifying the sketch parts of this and juicing up the linework for high visibility on shirts and stuff.

Personal Image Storage By Google

Here's a pic of my XJS taken at Cranbrook this weekend.  I'm really uploading this image just to make sure it has a linkable location on the net! I may edit this post later.

Continental Mark X1

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Regulations Be Damned!

Hello dear readers! I just wrapped up another SLS AMG photo-mod (same vehicle the Mustang rendering is based on).  I swear that car has the perfect proportions.  I started this paint-over many months ago, and now that Lincoln is starting to change their design language I figured I should wrap it up before it's completely obsolete.  The photo this is based on was amazing, if not surreal- so maybe not the best image to base a photo-mod on, but oh well; I'm a sucker for shiny. The name of course resurrects the Famed Continental name, and in respect of the Mark Concepts that have been around since the expiration of the Mark VIII, This is named the Mark XI. Enjoy!

SNOWJET

I said I was going to throw this up here too, so here it is:
Say hello to the Snowjet. My answer -for now- to Tim's winter vehicle theme challenge. Here we've got ourselves an oversized speedboat for frozen lakes. Refer to the small door on the belly for man-size comparison. The wings on the skis are for keeping the feet on the ground at over 200 mph while the massive fuselage wing levels out any bumps that would otherwise jostle the Grey Poupon being served on-board. Day runs to the Northwest Territory are made downright enjoyable in the well appointed cabin, and passengers appreciate the smooth power and confidant whine of the modified Honeywell AGT1500. The only thing louder than the engine in this thing is the paint.

Rosalita

Daahhhh, I hope she likes it!

Here's a surprise rendering I did for a good friend of mine who's figuring out a look to customize her '65 Rambler. The criteria I had to work with was: Gloss Black, Red Lace paint detail, and 1965 Rambler 550 Classic. It's drawn in the setting of the 46 square mile photo studio that is the Bonneville Salt Flats.  Rosalita is the Rambler's nickname.  I'm pretty sassified with how deep-glossy the lace on the trunk turned out.  I'm not sure I like the proportional division of the lace strips on the trunk deck, but I spaced them to line up with some bone-lines on the hood of the car.  The drawing itself is essentially freehand; no one takes photos of Ramblers in this perspective!  I probably cheated the length of the rear overhang a little, but that's my Artistic License hard at work. Enjoy!