Scorpion Frame

May 18, 2024, 12:25 am

"She called the workframe she wore her ‘Scorpion’ – designed by the Castigar and never intended for human use. It stomped out on four legs, half a dozen tool-arms flanking her central pod. A couple of big pincer limbs arched down from the top and a long, segmented tail lashed from side to side behind her."

Tchaikovsky, Adrian. Shards of Earth: The Final Architecture Book 1 (The Final Architecture Trilogy) (p. 67). Pan Macmillan UK. Kindle Edition.

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IBM Selectric I Diptych

September 5, 2021, 12:11 am

During lockdown I started learning 3D modelling in Blender:

I am particularly happy with my latest model of the IBM Selectric typewriter released in 1961. It's an amazing machine and really enjoyed creating those classic curves.

Seemed like an obvious project to take this model and create an homage to Marilyn Diptych:

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Merry Christmas

December 20, 2011, 3:50 am

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Numberline Concept Art

September 9, 2011, 4:36 am

Concept artwork for my current iOS project. It is a little app to teach young children simple arithmetic, but I want the UI to include some fun, cartoony animations, so the bulk of the work is here.

I haven't ever done cartoon animation before, so this has been a big learning experience. Still very amateurish, but I feel like I am making progress. Here are my first two attempts at getting my monster to walk:

Still a long way to go ...

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Jack Aubrey as the Reddit alien

July 26, 2011, 1:18 pm

A small thank you for the kind words from those lovely folks over at the Aubrey Maturin Sub Reddit .

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