RobertoOrtiz
01-31-2008, 02:03 PM
"Syd Mead Tribute..." (relax fans, he is still alive)
Who is Syd Mead?
He is an industrial designer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_designer) best known for his vehicle designs in science-fiction films such as Blade Runner (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner), Aliens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens_%281986_movie%29), and Tron (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron_%28film%29). In much of his film work, he is billed as a "visual futurist" or "conceptual designer".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syd_Mead
You may either:
Draw a tribute to him OR
Draw in his style
For more info:
http://www.sydmead.com/v/01/home/ (http://www.sydmead.com/v/01/home/)
http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/gallery/mead.html (http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/gallery/mead.html)
images (http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=syd+mead&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi)
images (http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0geu59w4aFHvTkBfptXNyoA?ei=UTF-8&p=Syd%20Mead&fr2=tab-web&fr=yfp-t-501)
You have No Time Limit for your sketch. IF you go beyond the assigned time limit , you have to post WHATEVER you have done after the time has expired, along with the FINAL drawing.
Post only your FINAL piece on this thread, based on the topic on the thread.
Only final pieces can be posted on the thread. They must have been done AFTER the topic has been announced.
RESOLUTION : The image can have any aspect ratio up to 800 x 600
They can be done on any medium.
If you wish, you can add a brief text description about your piece.
Only original compositions. No "tributes" or plagiarizing, unless is it an integral part of the challenge.
You can post an entry at anytime for the topic presented on this thead BEFORE the voting thread for THE WEEK has been posted.
The artist also has to post total length of time it took and program used.
Any piece caught breaking the rules will be taken off the thread.
The topics will be picked at random from the list on the TOPICS thread >>LINK<< (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php/?t=145003)
(The author will be given credit). So guys keep them coming
Who is Syd Mead?
He is an industrial designer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_designer) best known for his vehicle designs in science-fiction films such as Blade Runner (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner), Aliens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens_%281986_movie%29), and Tron (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron_%28film%29). In much of his film work, he is billed as a "visual futurist" or "conceptual designer".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syd_Mead
You may either:
Draw a tribute to him OR
Draw in his style
For more info:
http://www.sydmead.com/v/01/home/ (http://www.sydmead.com/v/01/home/)
http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/gallery/mead.html (http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/gallery/mead.html)
images (http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=syd+mead&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi)
images (http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0geu59w4aFHvTkBfptXNyoA?ei=UTF-8&p=Syd%20Mead&fr2=tab-web&fr=yfp-t-501)
You have No Time Limit for your sketch. IF you go beyond the assigned time limit , you have to post WHATEVER you have done after the time has expired, along with the FINAL drawing.
Post only your FINAL piece on this thread, based on the topic on the thread.
Only final pieces can be posted on the thread. They must have been done AFTER the topic has been announced.
RESOLUTION : The image can have any aspect ratio up to 800 x 600
They can be done on any medium.
If you wish, you can add a brief text description about your piece.
Only original compositions. No "tributes" or plagiarizing, unless is it an integral part of the challenge.
You can post an entry at anytime for the topic presented on this thead BEFORE the voting thread for THE WEEK has been posted.
The artist also has to post total length of time it took and program used.
Any piece caught breaking the rules will be taken off the thread.
The topics will be picked at random from the list on the TOPICS thread >>LINK<< (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php/?t=145003)
(The author will be given credit). So guys keep them coming