Paul Christopher's Concept Blog

CGMA Class

My CGMA class on Vehicle and Mech design is still open for enrollment. http://www.cgmwmasterclasses.com/vehicle-and-mechs-1.html .

Looking forward to seeing you there. This is a very dynamic class focusing aggressively on drawing and developing your personal design voice. I cover fairly advanced design philosophies so bringing basic drawing skills into this class will help, but I emphasize fundamentals for beginner students as well. Please open the door to see what is going on inside the class :)

http://www.cgmwmasterclasses.com/paul-christopher-bio.html

The Strong

Louis Armstrong and a Mr. Michael Codd. One name might be familiar to you, but another one might not. Indeed they are both strong!Louis is a brilliant musician, and Michael Codd is a brilliant painter.

I happened to have the great privilege of viewing Mr. Codd's paintings in person (36" x 48 " gouache paintings- the man is for real!!!) and boy did I "hear the music".

So this one goes out to Michael Codd.

An exquisite chip off the block-

http://www.mattcodd.com/Matt_Codd/Concept_Art/Pages/Paintings_and_Drawings_Book.html

CGMW Ship Demo

http://www.cgmwmasterclasses.com/master-classes.html

Here is a demo I did for my class at the CGMW. Incorporating photos of found objects, it is a technique that I refer to as "kit-bashed".

And here is another image of a concept for a Helicopter.

I love Chinooks- They look so coool!

And some rough-sketches of a Transport Vehicle and a Mech, to round things out.

Bad Hard-Drives

No bargaining with 'em...

Obi Wan Kenobi

I wonder if she means Old Ben Kenobi?!

I tried to imply Obi's awareness of his own fate with this sketch. Vader's saber in the scene and Obi's expression demonstrate his doom. Brave Obi takes on this perilous journey, with his fate pinging in his mind.

I started these traditionally, then added lots of Photoshop love on top...

Drew Struzan is the man when it comes to these types of cinematic portraits. Very inspiring!
His new Blade Runner works are amazing!!!