24 Hour Comic Sketches: Automaton

Here is the automaton sketch from my 24 Hour Comic attempt. This is the one I am most pleased with out of all the automaton sketches. I wanted him to appear more clockwork, similar to the automaton in Hugo and the book, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, upon which it was based, starkly contrasted by the ray gun gothic, retro-futurism zeerust feel of the rest of the robots and machines. I wanted him to appear "old science" so to speak, nearing Frankenstein and alchemy and a 9 sort of feel. Note that his face seems bolted on; I was thinking it would be a malleable metal that could show facial expression uninhibited, demonstrating that he was a very advanced and complicated device, despite his primitive look. Sorry about the rest of the sketches, but really these were the very best in my opinion.

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Analyzing the World

The beautiful world of robot minds.

Robot readable world from Timo on Vimeo.

Character Design | Artist Interviews: Jean Baptiste Vendamme Interview

Reblog!
Enjoy! :)

Character Design Artist Interviews: Jean Baptiste Vendamme Interview: Jean Baptiste Vendamme: Designer / Sculpter CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE INTERVIEW AND SEE HIS GALLERY Media: Adobe Photoshop

[Note: just FYI, they have some samples of his art on this post, and there are some women in revealing clothing and what appears to be a zombie at the very end...If that doesn't bother you, you should be fine. His art is exquisite, I definitely recommend you check it out!]

Movie Poster

 Okay, okay, one more and I'm good!

I hope I don't get burned, seeing as this is a viral movie poster (and I most certainly own nothing) but I found this movie poster (here) and thought it was cool, so hey, you know...?

  

All in all, the design of this robot is very cool. I especially appreciated the segments in his amour; they allow a large amount of movement, and keep him lighter (which can allow for better speed), but the spaces in between are too small to allow the opponent robot any real advantage. The proportions are atheistically pleasing while still retaining a dangerous, realistic look. Artistically speaking, the designs is deceptively simple (for a humanoid build), but convincingly appears a state of the art, complex and deadly machine.

I guess that's really why I loved the movie. Hugh Jackman, the kid, and the fight scenes aside (okay, not completely aside), it's really dialed in to my love of robots, hearkening to a sci-fi-obsessed 12-year-old sketching robot designs on computer paper, dreaming of the day when she would build and possess a ‘bot of her own. I’m not sure what it means, this cinematic celebration of my much younger, more certain self.

But I’m pretty sure it’s why I posted this picture, thinking it was worthy to share with the world.

Hey, why not?

Robots (Again.)

I actually liked this video better from Real Steel, so I decided to post it. The fight between Atom and twin Cities was sweet!

Yeah, i know I'm late, but this is what I do; share about movies I liked. No matter how mindless the movie (well, most of the time...I do have my limits; and this one wasn't that mindless either), they tend to inspire me and make me think. And I just saw it, so hey, whatever, right?

Yeah...

Robots... (squeeeeeeee!!!!!)

Anyone care to guess what movie I attended this week? ;D