When you can't explain it with words, do it with images.
Specializing in hyper-realistic architectural, product, industrial & scientific illustration to reveal hidden value to your customer; how it's made and how it works, from simple to complex.
If you use multiple computers during your day, you know that all monitors are not created equally. A computer monitor uses phosphors or crystals to colourize light as it's transmitted through the screen. Depending on the manufacturer's specifications, gradual deterioration of materials and the type of backlight used, the resulting colour can vary significantly. Add ambient light to the mix and you have entered the dogmatic world of color management.
Pantone, the print industry standard for consistent colour, and X-Rite (formerly GretagMacbeth), the leader in colour measurement, have teamed up to create a simple, powerful and affordable tool to calibrate any type of display.
The Huey Pro suction-cups to your display while easy to use software steps you through the 2-5 minute process. The unit measures 22 colour swatches, creating a custom colour profile for true and neutral output. When the process is complete, the Huey rests in a desktop dock to automatically measure and adjust for changing ambient lighting conditions in the room.
Though this is a professional colour calibration tool, its price and ease of use is making the Pantone Huey Pro popular in the Pro-sumer photography market.
Recently completed a cutaway illustration of an 80-foot flybridge megayacht and its cabin.
Technical illustration allows for the communication of a vast amount of visual information. In this case, the entirety of the vessel - inside and out - can be presented in a single image. The quality of design, materials and finishes can be emphasized. At the same time, distracting details such as bilge pumps and thrusters can be diminished or omitted to maintain clarity.
To capture the same amount of information with product photography would require numerous shots from various angles, each diminishing valuable layout space - and more importantly - diminishing the viewer's attention.
Plas-Tech is a one-stop plastic component design & manufacturing company. They came to me with a problem; their equipment enables them to manufacture virtually anything, but their customers work in very specific industries. Together we developed a package that communicates the breadth of their capabilities, as well as demonstrates specialization in their customers' markets.
Made a couple additions to the site: An illustration of Boston Dynamics robotic mule, BigDog, and a spot illustration for Canadian Woodworking Magazine. Also made some minor layout changes and major backend changes that should improve the efficiency of the site.
The latest issue of Canadian Woodworking Magazine, illustrated in part by me, will be appearing in finer stores and mailboxes near you in the next couple weeks. The October/November 2007 issue features about 15 spots, illustrating project measurements & assembly and woodworking tools & terminology.
Kudos to Mike Del Rizzo's lead illustrations, which look great.
Added a set of instructional illustrations done for Downtown Toyota to the Illustration Portfolio. These illustrations were part of a guide to orient new and returning customers to their newly renovated facilities.
Also new to the site is a Style Pricing Guide to help prospective clients match an appropriate style to their budget.
I've added a link to a friend, colleague, and amazing portrait illustrator Paul Leli. Watch out for his work in Spin and Rolling Stone.
The latest issue of hybrid-lit/arts magazine Carousel is out now, including a two-page vignette from my graphic novel, Jonas (in progress). Look for it in finer bookstores.
Just under twenty-four hours to the opening of the collective illustration exhibition, HEADlines. A silent hum of anxiety fills the studio. We may not sleep tonight.
Meanwhile, I've received word that a two page excerpt of my graphic-novel-in-progress, Jonas will debut in the upcoming issue #21 of Carousel Magazine. Look for it in finer bookstores.
Some additions to my illustration and new motion graphics portfolios. I've taken down the comics section because I have very little time to dedicate to it. Look for it going back up sometime in May.
