New Promotional Projects

As many of you know, the economy is kicking everybody's teeth in. So, in an effort to not lose my mind, I have been creating some new promotional projects to keep me busy. I have decided to post those images here for review, and if anyone has any comments, please feel free to share.

Raptor Concept:

This first project is called "Raptor Concept". Before I go on, I should warn you that I am a Sci-Fi genre geek (big surprise there, right?). I have grown up on Star Trek, and the 'Alien' franchise, the 'Predator' franchise, and many more Sci-Fi shows and movies. More recently, I have become a huge fan of "Firefly" (which spawned the movie "Serenity") and the reimagined version of Battlestar Galactica. I am also very excited about JJ Abrams version of Star Trek due out later this year. One of the concepts in all of these movies and shows is the small shuttle vehicle used for transporting people and goods on short trips. Just about every good Sci-Fi show some how manages to incorporate this rugged, and most often used little vehicle. So, I decided to design my own version, however, it is not for space travel, but for terrestial travel. My version uses present day technology in slightly different ways. Of course, this is a concept only, whether or not if would actually work is another story. My shuttle, called a Raptor (an homage to BSG) is capable of vertical take off and landing (VTOL) and can hold up to 8 passengers, 1 gunner, and 2 pilots. The Raptor is designed to be tough, rugged vehicle whos function overrides its form. In other words - it was not designed to be pretty. Below are images of my concept - and as always, comments are always appreciated. (click on the thumbs for larger images)

Battlestar Galactica - Serenity Hybrid Seal (CIC emblem):

Here is were my real inner Sci-Fi geek comes out. As I had mentioned before, Battlestar Galactica (aka BSG) and Firefly are two of my all time favorite series. In the series, BSG, the area typically called 'the bridge" is known as the CIC, or the Combat Information Center. Over the entry door to the CIC is the BSG 75 Seal - it hangs over the door much like the Presidential Seal or any other company emblem might. In the TV series "Firefly", the ship that is featured is a firefly class transport named "Serenity". While Serenity does not have an emblem of sorts, it does have a beautiful logo with the words "peace" and "serenity" written in Chinese. Below are the original emblems from both shows (the first is from Battlestar, and second from Firefly/ Serenity):

Below is my version of a hybrid seal from these two shows. While I was at it, I decided to experiment with different lighting and texturing effects. Please click on the thumbs to view the full image, and as always, comments are appreciated.

International Builder's Show

From January 20th to the 23rd was the annual International Builder's Show in Las Vegas, Neveda. I was fortuneate enough to attend this event from the 20th to the 22nd. It truly was an amazing show with over 1.5 million square feet of exibition space spread out over 3 massive exhibit halls. Just about every facet of the building and design industry was represented, with firms from all over the country and around the world. I was able to use this event to network, and share my photo rendering skills with a whole new market that went way beyond the typical home shows here in Phoenix. In a dying economy, any business should take any opportunity to get in front of potential new clients in anyway possible. This convention was different from local shows simply because those who had booths were not above talking to people like me that simply went from booth to booth talking to exhibitors. In the case of smaller shows, most exhibitors want nothing to do with you if you are trying to sell something to them. For some reason, they look at you as a "freeloader" because you dont have a booth, as opposed to viewing it as a marketing and network opportunity. That was not the case Las Vegas - everyone was happy to take time to speak to you, and view your product for its merit, regardless if you had a booth or not. I would highly recommend this event to anyone in the building and design trade as there is much to see, and it really is a great networking opportunity. The next show is tentatively set for January 19 - 22, 2010 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Here are some links for additional information:

Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-International-Builders-Show-IBS/30868194007

IBS Page (2009): http://www.buildersshow.com/Home/Page.aspx?pageID=2

Hope to see you there next year!

New 3D imaging Group

Hello all - Lone Wolf Drafting and Design is happy to report that we have joined with the South African Artlantis Users Group. While this is a private group that I cannot link to, I have been able to embed a streaming image stream for viewing. The group is run by Athol Phillips, a design professional who uses Artlantis exclusively for all of his rendering. The site is hosted by ning.com. I hope you enjoy these images from designers all over the world. Thanks for stopping by!
Find more renders like this on Artlantis User Group Forum

New Website Launched

It's official.... The new website is up and running. There will be some smaller changes, and new projects posted, but for the most part, the new site is up and running, thanks to Quinn Doyle! Please feel free to take a look: http://www.lonewolfdrafting.com/ Please take a look at our latest "Real vs. Rendered" video at the bottom of the page. This video shows the comparision of our rendering and the actual installation of the design. Enjoy! Thanks for stopping by!

Lone Wolf Drafting Welcomes a New Client

Lone Wolf Drafting and Design is excited to announce a new partnership with Architectural Design Elements, a high end design company specializing in custom stone and wood design. Recently, I have been asked to work on ADE's first project, a custom library. Some sneak peek images of the project are shown below this post. I am also happy to annouce the launch of our new web site. Lone Wolf Drafting and Design would like to than Quinn Doyle for all of her hard work and dedication to this project. Please check it out at http://www.lonewolfdrafting.com/. Please take some time to check out these other sites:

Architectural Design Elements:

http://www.usa-ade.com/

Quinn Doyle:

http://www.qartanddesign.com/

The New Project (Custom Library):