Cin PD Punk Design

 Here are some of bad guy designs from Cin PD. More to come.

Miami University Baseball Building Interior

Here is another example of another project that combines architecture, design, and illustration. These are the interior images for the proposed Miami University Baseball Facilities Building. This was my favorite project during my time at SFA Architects, as I was able to come up with the design, build the 3-D model, and handle all of the graphics.
In order to save a nickle, the decision was made to hire an outside renderer, Maggie Renderings, to take my completed model with established views and throw it in 3D Studio Max. This gave a  more photo-realistic appearance, which was necessary for the project. I then touched up the results in Photoshop.

Kuefu Jima Pavilion

Since I am always switching between architecture, design, and illustration, my favorite projects are those that combine all three.  The Kuefu Jima Pavilion was one of those rare chances. The images were created with a combination of SketchUp, and Photoshop.  Please keep in mind, that these were not just snapshots taken on the island, all images were created using other references and digital painting. I am thinking of doing a tutorial in an upcoming post so that everyone can see how it is done, and how much goes into it.
If you like this, please check out my architecture website: nateenglanddesign.blogpsot.com

The Kuefu Jima pavilion is a project that I had been thinking about since I visited the area last year. The Kiese Islands are a collection of three small islands half way between the Okinawan mainland and the Kerama Island group. It is made of of three small islands, Nagannu Jima is a long narrow island with a large natural area, Kamiyama Jima is made up of two small rises and tidal flats, and Kuefu Jima which is a small narrow sand bar that is about 100 meters long. The area has absolutely stunning natural beauty, and is a great location for snorkeling, diving, fishing, and other water sports. In the winter months humpback wales pass through the area.

Unfortunately, this beauty is attracting more and more locals and tourists to the area causing increasing environmental damage. While it would be ideal to construct nothing at all, the impact of these visitor is making that less and less possible. My solution creates a building with the absolute minimum environmental impact. The dock will help prevent boaters from throwing anchor in the delicate coral and wading ashore. The deck encourages people to stay off of the delicate natural grasses and shrubs which hold this fragile island together. It also creates a focal point for trash collection, which is absolutely vital to clean up the large amount of trash that washed up from Okinawa's densely populated coast. Please have a closer look at the presentation boards to see additional details about the project.

This project seemed to fit in perfectly with D3 Natural Systems annual competition, and the design of the pavillion was fleshed out with the competetion in mind. Special consideration was taken into water collection, electricity usage, and environmental impact. Local building traditions and methods were a key component of this design, and many uniquely Okinawan elements can be seen in its final design. It is important to note that though only a schematic design, every care was taking to ensure that this is a project that could actually be constructed and maintained as it was envisioned. This is a realistic solution for a real-world problem.

 The images were created through a combination of photo montage, digital mat painting, and 3-D models. All of the base photos were taken locally, mostly by myself, in order to show off the natural beauty of the area. As you can see, this process produces great results that allows everyone to see the design intent. The more I work with this process, the more comfortable and refined it has become, allowing for great looking results in a fraction of the time of traditional renderings.

I would like to especially thank Alicia Turner and Chris Gavin for their great contributions to this project. Alicia provided the LEED analysis, with the final result being that the project could be submitted for LEED Platinum status, the highest level attainable under the LEED Standards. Chris helped with the write ups, streamlining of ideas, and product research. Their help was invaluable.

I had some free time, so I did a couple of digital painting studies.  These were painted completely from scratch in Photoshop, but I used some of my travel photos for reference. The first one is loosely based on Shuri Castle in Okinawa, the seconds on the Mekong River in Vietnam, and the third is a landscape with some castle ruins. Each painting was done in approximately 2 hours.

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Female Cop character concept studies for Cin PD. Will post more as I can.

Topless Robot Art Competition

Last weekend I found myself with a few free hours, so I decided to put together a couple of drawings for the Topless Robot Art Contest (Topless Robot is sort of a geek/scifi website).  Not only did I not win, but I didn't even place! Honestly, I felt a little insulted, but I think that maybe this wasn't quite what they were looking for.  Check out the the winners here: TR Art Contest Winners  But seriously, screw those guys!

Cincinnati Urban Monorail

These are images for the Five Design Challenge sponsored by MSA Architects in Cincinnati, OH.  They were done by the standard digital painting process with pieces of photographs and textures added for greater realism. My submission was named in the top 15.

Wedding Invitation Graphics

Character Design

Character Design

Character Design

Character Design

Canal House

Naha Office Building

Beach City

Palm Tree

Obon

Chatan Yara defeats the Samurai

Bridge of Nations Museum: Concept Drawing