Machineflesh 2D Challenge Entry: Robert Chang

#1

Robert Chang has entered the Machineflesh 2D Challenge.

#2

For anything I do, the narrative quality is always the most important. For this challenge, it’s no different. I wanted to either make some kind of a social statement, or express some kind of emotions. This one is a comment about vanity and how in the future, even fashion adapts to cyber technology in a very tangible way. Today, it’s watches, perfume, purse, shoes, clothes, sunglasses…etc. Tomorrow, it’ll be designer ears, arms, backs, breasts…etc.

#3

This one is about how the human heart will never change, no matter how advanced technology becomes. Here we have a father desperately trying to fix his daughter. But is she synthetic, or a real girl with synthetic parts? Did he build her from scratch, or is he just now trying to save her by giving her artificial parts for the first time so she could live? The important fact is this: it doesn’t matter whether she is artificial or biologicial, the love of a father for his daughter is the same. Technology cannot change how we feel about the ones we love.

#4

This is the cleaned up and detailed drawing. Here, the actual brand names could be seen clearly–a few of the giants in the fashion and cosmetic industry: Gucci, Christian Dior, Prada…etc. The mirror has holographic projection capabilities, and she’s looking at a 3X magnification in the mirror, which helps her with her makeup and other tasks. The dresser has two voice controlled cameras and can give her views of herself from any angle without having to turn her head. The magnificaiton screen has a menu where she can choose different functions like brighten the mirror, list inventory of her shoes, find reference pictures of celebbrities and what they’re wearing and how they’re doing their makeup…etc. If you look closely, you can see that she’s not putting on an earring–she’s actually putting on an ear. The other ear is still on the dresser in its box–made by Gucci.

#5

Here’s the drawing for Fix My Broken Heart. Here you can see all the elements that triggers the emotional impact of the piece. At the door of the garage, you see the little girl’s bicycle totally twisted and bent–obviously from a severe accident. There’s a small pool of blood that trails from the bicycle to the operating table.

At the far end of the garage, you can see the father’s workbench, and he’s obviously some kind of engineer or cyber mechanic. The workbench has body parts, mechanical charts…etc on it. On the other side of the workbench, seperated by a hand-drawn dotted line, is the little girl’s side, with stuffed animal toy, barbi doll, crayon drawings…etc. The dotted line has the little girls handwriting, in typical child-like tone, marking her side of the workbench “JENNY’S SPACE,” and her father’s side “DADDY’S SPACE,” and the required “DO NOT CROSS!” Hanging on the wall of the workbench on Jenny’s side is a photo of her and her father, and a crayon drawing of her and her father, with “ME AND DADDY” written on it.

The vital signs monitor next to the operating table shows that the signal has just flatlined.

#6

very nice :wink:

#7

very cool narrative dude. Awesome idea… not far from true, excellent approach to the problematic and nice sketching

#8

your compostion is great !it can tell the story by itself , and I have no doubt about your coloring skill , :thumbsup: can’t wait to see more update!

#9

Love both concepts, you have a fantastic hand, can’t wait to see more.:bounce:

my entry

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/machineflesh/view_entries.php?challenger=1620

#10

Thanks! Can you guys actually tell me which one you prefer? I’ll need to pick one to finish because we’re only allowed one entry, and I don’t have time to do both.

#11

Not easy but I’ll put my vote in for number two (it’s a real make you go all soft and gooey inside emotion type image), the first one is a very cool idea too and I although I tend to like subtle images that almost comes across a bit too subtle to me, that and I really like the is she real or made mystery in second story.

#12

I say go with the father and daughter, it has alot more to the story. The guchi and prada girl just reminds me of some girls i actually know. The father and daughter are genuine, kind of like a modern day female version of pinnoccio. Only you added your twist, and I think if you develop it more, the characters will grow more roots.

#13

Fantastic!
I think you’re on to something here. A little preview of the
future. I like the woman in front of the mirror the most.
Nice concept, so don’t give that one up!

note: the bracelet on her left arm differs from the one in the
mirror :wink:

#14

Great Work!

I like both, but if I had to choose I would go with “Fix My Broken Heart”. I think it has an emotional impact as well as staying true to the competition.

#15

I love the expressive quality in “Fix My Broken Heart” I believe that this one has the emotional impact you are looking for…In the other one, it’s rather void of that, though all the details and the subject is there. So…

My vote is for “Fix My Broken Heart”. And even if you go the other route, I REALLY want to see this one done!

;}

This composition and telling of a story is perfect.:cry: :applause:

#16

I prefer Synthetic Vanity~

Composition is well done, story is unique. I especially love the idea of using mirror to reflect her face, is it reflecting her true self or just an empty shell, got me pondering. It all depends on the artist, what kind of expression will you give her on that reflection. Personally, I think it’s a much harder image to do to pull it off. (I would suggest to move the face mask to the left side open desk, or hanging it on the mirror right beside her reflection) Not to mention somehow, I think this one is more of your style.

The other one is great too, but I’ve seen quiet a bit of “love, tragic, machine, death” theme. It’s a much easier image to provoke emotions. Neverthless, just like any love story, there’s good ones, and there’s bad ones. I bet you can pull a good one for sure :slight_smile:

I just hope whichever one you decide to do, you’ll get the other one completed too after the challenge, when you got time. :thumbsup:

Oh did I mention I vote for Synthetic Vanity? :stuck_out_tongue:

#17

hi ! i prefer synthetic vanity for the story maybe for the mirror effect , i know u will do a great job on it so i m waiting for the color :thumbsup:

#18

I am interesting in the entry, looking forward the next!
Prefer Synthetic Vanity…

#19

your fix my broken heart concept reminds me on battle angel alita :slight_smile:

nice concepts. keep it up!! :bounce:

#20

casting my vote.

Both compositions are very nice. I like number 2. you could also add little flying gadgets holding tools for the father, kind of like every mechanical object trying to save her life.