Etive Mor - Scotland

Etive Mor - Scotland

An experiment of mixing watercolours and chalk for 

the first time, the waxy coat from the watercolours

meant that any chalk could only be drawn in the gaps

between allowing for some interesting textures to

be produced. I started this piece whilst in scotland but 

only now had the time to finish it off working from a

photograph.

Finishing an old sketch I recently found.

Decided to make the most of the weather and 

head to castle hill to finish an old sketch

of Linhope Spout plungepool , Northumberland

...until it got cold. A nice backdrop to 

draw to nevertheless. (The lighting looks
unnatural because the flash was turned on.)

Detail Drawing Final Plot @ 1:25 and 1:20 (details) on A1

Final A1 scaled plot for the spiral staircase detail drawing - Zephyr Bar Huddersfield including fitting, material and measurement annotation details. AutoCAD 2013

Detail Drawing day 3

The vast majority of the drawing and details are now complete, the annotation is now next on the agenda - measurements, labeling - notes - section lines and material finishing/fittings.

 

Detail Drawing day 2

Detail drawing

 As part of our studies into detailing drawing, I was to select a staircase

and begin constructing an accurate AutoCAD scheme including Plans, Elevations,

 Sections and details from measurements taken in-situ (on site). This is

something much more hands on and a nice change to the usual 'conceptual' 

work.

 

 My chosen staircase is this spiral staircase in Hudderfield's Zephyr bar 

(an atmospheric, dim lit indie bar) The shape will pose many challenges

especially in the 2D world of AutoCAD. But will be an excellent 

addition to my portfolio.

Some of my initial details on day 1 after 12 hours in the studio, the

colours in AutoCAD represent the line hierarchy as when Plotted (printed to a scale)

all lines will be black. Red lines represent items closet to the camera and will be thicker,

Pink represent items that can be seen but are further away, and dashed represent hidden lines

behind other elements. 

A little bit of work on the side...

Logo design for a clan / team / group entering the European championship for Halo 4

After (ill admit a fair few) failed designs this logo was formed.

The shape is based around a symbol that has been around since the start of the series (2001) and only recently was the meaning of this unveiled (no spoilers!) it is a mix of the old and the new 'Reclaimer' symbols - below

Initial presentation boards

Initial presentation boards for the new Holiday Inn check-in experience and lobby concept. The boards should speak for themselves so i'll keep this short.

Clients - Holiday Inn & D&AD

Audience - The individual business traveler

Problem - Empty lobby spaces and people working in their rooms before bed, creating problems with eyes and dopamine levels.

Solution -