A Robot’s Journey
March 14, 2010
by dave
Filed under Artwork, Dave Posts
I’ve always heard life is about the journey, not the destination. It can be tough to follow that advice sometimes but I’ve really tried to slow down a bit and listen to the tree frogs barking out in the woods. I knew I wanted to play on the environment side of the fence with this post so I decided to start a set reflecting one bot’s journey….somewhere. I don’t have a clue where he’s headed but I figure we can tag along and check out some bizarre places along the way.
Why can’t you guys make these posts bigger?…. You have all these great details that you
can sort of see from the thumb nails and when you click on the image it’s so small you can’t see anything?
Doug
http://leglessmermaid.blogspot.com/
Hi Doug,
Image size can be a tricky situation but for us it’s driven by two factors. The first has to do with bandwidth. We’ve decided on sizes that can accommodate our visitors without destroying the server (and our pocket books). Since we run everything on our own dime, we need to stay budget conscious. The other factor revolves around our yearly sketchbooks. We always want to have something special for the CreatureBoxers out there who purchase our books. These publications show off our work in its truest form in addition to displaying exclusive content. We’re in the process of getting our new sketchbook together for the convention season and we’ll have plenty of announcements on the site when they’re available.
Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks Dave,
I’m gonna have to grab a sketchbook to enjoy all the great stuff!
Ahh, can’t wait for the new sketchbook!
Alternatively, if you decide on an image that is not being included in the sketchbook and still want it to go up online, might be a cringeworthy suggestion but there are many free image hosting sites out there.
Though its completely understandable not wanting to use them.
Thanks guys, we’ll be excited to get the new sketchbook out there – if we only had some pixie dust to slow down time. Yeah, there are lots of hosting options but we keep everything under our hosting package to maintain a reliable site along with avoiding copyright strangeness.
Beautiful.
Thanks Javier!
It amazes me how you guys are able to make such simple, organic illustrations come to life with color. You need to create a video demonstrating your capabilities, similar to the creatures you create. Gorgeous.
Seconded, colour video runthrough please!
I really hope the robot continues his journey. I could imagine much more images where the robot flies through unknow places. It´s so awesome too watch him flying in this magical world and too bad that there are only two panels. It would be fantastic to see him flying again (or still) some day.
The colors are so impressing. Your work is just such a inspiration for me.
Wish all the best,
Zapf
Haha, that little guy reminds me of a swingshot grapple from Ratchet. I love how you’ve made the robot so tiny compared to his surroundings, kind of like us in our day to day explorations.
NICE!!!
More please
Hearing the frogs out and about recently was a good sign of some better weather to come. A much needed change from the insane/uncommon winter we’ve had this season.
This looks like a really fun piece, and I agree with Zapf in hopes that you continue this little guy’s journey to new places! Always a nice treat to see your enviro work on here
Ahhh very cool images guys.
The bottom one is very Samurai Jack. Nice job!
hey! i just found out your webbie just a couple of hours i was looking for a nice avatar and whoa i found not just what ive been looking for!
hey! ive been a really into this stuffs like creatures out of my ideas… when i was a kid i use to have a sketchbook and everytime i feel like i have a creature on my mind.. i just bring it to life.. but more so i was into studies (hate that part) and it turned out this hobby i had before was forgotten.. or should i say hibernated in me…
ive also played magic the gathering for the same reason that they have cool creatures to match with a really fascinating sketches..
and to my surprise theres people out here having the same ideas as mine.. though sometimes friends would call me psycho.. haha for sketching them as creatures at times.. hahaha..
does this webbie have a membership or something i really do wanna be a member.. oh though i hope its free!!
Me encanta!