This was an awesome article posted on ArchDaily focusing on installation that use water to create dynamic space. What's fascinating is the richness of these environments, their sense of depth, and multi-sensory experience. Enjoy:
http://www.archdaily.com/795388/when-droplets-create-space-a-look-at-liquid-architecture
I've just wrapped my working piece "Into the Unknown" for the ArtStation 2D Environment Art Challenge. It was a lot of fun creating this piece, exploring the dark side of anxiety that comes with moving into unknown territory. Check out the whole submission and progress images here: https://www.artstation.com/contests/the-journey/challenges/5/submissions/3477
Another progress shot of a current work, for the ArtStation Challenge!
Current progress on a recent work.
Quick study of some military craft on a landing approach. Paint over of a photo I took in the desert near the Salton Sea.
Here is a quick study of new brushes I made combined with the smudge tool in PS CC. Its always fun letting the mind wander down the paths these tools lead it on.
I recently had the pleasure to visit Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, my alma mater, to share my thoughts on visual communication in architecture via a rendering workshop which I taught. So much of what is produced in this industry is descriptive; yet, while this is useful and serves a purpose, it often fails to connect us (the viewer) to the narrative of the building. This was a fantastic opportunity to discuss how and why narrative is important to architecture as a means not only to communicate to others but also to help ground designers in their work.
Based in part on the professor Bracco's design prompt, I created the following recording of a sample project to show the students how various photoshop techniques can be combined together to create a narrative focused rendering of their project. Here is the fast 60 second preview:
Below is the demo at 3x speed, allowing you to see the tools and process in greater detail.