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this was an illustration for the Sydney Morning Herald to celebrate new years day 2008]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:00:51 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/594142

this was an illustration for The Sydney Morning Herald about travelling with small children..eek!]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:03:52 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/594141

This was an illustration for The Sydney Morning Herald about Generation Y getting into too much debt!]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:02:35 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/548986

this was an illustration for the Sydney Morning Herald about the trivializing of William Shakespeare]]> Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:34:24 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/548989

this was an illustration about a women's radio station]]> Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:37:56 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/548985

this was an illustration for the Sydney Morning Herald's entertainment guide, about the best cinemas in Sydney]]> Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:32:12 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/363756

this was my entry to Renderosity's Cinema 4D challenge- we had to create our version of 'The Court of the Frog King' (click on image for high res)
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this was to illustrate a story for the Sydney Morning Herald about unconsciously laughing, in the worst possible situations! Figures made with cinema 4d, background matte painted from a sElection of photos]]> Mon, 21 May 2007 11:04:09 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/498473

we recently had our Federal Government Budget here in Australia. Not very exciting, of course, but this Budget is in an election year, and the government is trailing badly in the opinion polls, so to make it more exciting for us all, they just threw money at us! I was commissioned by the Sydney Morning Herald to do a series of 3d illustrations in advance, for their budget special liftout.We had to guess that it would be a big spending budget, as no details were available till the Budget announcement. made with Cinema 4D and Photoshop]]> Mon, 21 May 2007 11:31:53 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/472486

This was a commission for the Sydney Morning Herald, to illustrate the technology show in Les Vegas. Elvis was the only choice! This was a rush job-all pieced together in about 10 hours, using old models and lots of photoshop! (the pda is a photo)]]> Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:05:03 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/472482

this was a commission for a Sydney Morning Herald feature on the recent Sydney Festival. It was an open brief, just so long as it suggested Sydney and Festival! I thought it would be fun to give it a 'Luna Park' flavour-slightly wacky but old time colourful.
As I tend to do mostly these days, every object was rendered seperately in Cinema 4D, then composited in Photoshop.]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2007 23:55:47 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/424255

this was to illustrate a story about computerized Home Theatre.]]> Wed, 01 Nov 2006 23:47:08 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/424722

this was an illustration for the last Australian election . it's all about promises, promises! ]]> Fri, 03 Nov 2006 02:04:09 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/424261

I had to make some fake desktop widgets..for a widget story!]]> Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:02:41 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/424256

this was to illustrate a story about too many literary awards.]]> Wed, 01 Nov 2006 23:48:31 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/424252

this was to illustrate a story about wasting time. CINEMA 4D and Photoshop]]> Wed, 01 Nov 2006 23:45:38 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/424723

an illustration about too much tv advertising]]> Fri, 03 Nov 2006 02:05:48 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/383413

just a fun job for myself.(click on image for high res)
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this was an advertising job-about home renovation(click on image for high res)
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this was another character for my 'Journey Begins 'challenge here at CGSociety(click on image for high res)
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this was to illustrate an article about what makes you angry on TV(click on image for high res)
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this was a holiday project- I wanted to make a version of the Ed Roth hotrod cars in my stlye]]> Wed, 19 Jul 2006 07:19:32 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/363754

this was one of the characters for my CGSociety 'Journey Begins' challenge entry (click on image for high res)
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this was my Journey Begins entry, made with Cinema 4D,Cinema 4D Hair, BodyPaint, and Photoshop.A big thanks to all who supported me along the way. here is the story:

Ever since little Zakoo was a baby Zogtron, he had dreamed of the day he could fly of one of the incredible space machines that zoomed past his house every day. He always wondered how the brave pilots could effortlessly navigate the vast city buildings of Zog, and not crash into them, or the other ships, for that matter!
finally, on his 1600th birthday, he was given his Zog spaceship learners licence. After completing his sky rules test,(by telepathy, to the Zog licencing department) He was now able to have his very first spaceship ride! Proudly watched by his family and pets, he felt very nervous but so excited! this was what he'd waited for all his 1600 years..for little Zakoo, the journey begins!

High Res image...and some furry closeups:

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this was a freelance job for a medical company, for healthier bones]]> Thu, 02 Nov 2006 21:24:46 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/363753

this was one of the characters for my CGSociety 'Journey Begins' challenge entry (click on image for high res)
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this was an illustration for The Sydney Morning Herald's Good Weekend magazine, as a promo for their technology issue.
the brief was to show how home appliances will eventually all use smart technology, and 'talk' to eachother. I had 4 days to model and texture it, so I made as much use as possible of old bits and pieces in my library!(click on image for high res)
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these are the toys before being zombied!(click on image for high res)
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this was a personal project done on holiday. I wanted to make a set of cute toys, all based around one face, and then 'zombieize' them. any comments or crits welcome. (click on image for high res)
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this was done to illustrate an article for the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper about young inventors. I was given an open brief, and decided to build a super mousetrap. Perhaps a bit cumbersome to carry around, but would certainly get the job done!(click on image for high res)
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this was commissioned for a newspaper cover story on the future of health and medicine.I probably could have gone a bit more adventurous with the futuristic design, but it was a short deadline, and I also wanted to keep a sense of visual familiarity with the various parts. thanks for looking (click on image for high res)
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this is my entry to the Spectacular challenge. a big thanks to all who were there with advice and support.
Elvis lives! and he's not just alive, he's living forever! On his arrival at the Pearly Gates after his untimely passing, (Elvis despite his flaws was a good ol' god fearing man) God excitedly greeted him with a triple cheeseburger with extra cheese and a freshly fried peanut butter and banana sandwich.He even let him keep his treasured gold plated colt 45 handgun "as long as you only shoot cocacola cans" he said.
It turns out God was a big fan,and was very touched by all the religious hymns and christmas carols Elvis had sung on Earth, and decided to give him an extra reward on top of eternal life- a never ending supply of his favourite junk food, delivered 24/7 by a devoted team of little Elvis cherubs. Of course, he continued to pile on the pounds, but God gave him one extra gift- no heart attacks in heaven! So Elvis lives forever.. Spectacularly!(click on image for high res)
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this was just for fun- I compiled all my Elvis food from my Spectacular entry for a still life.(click on image for high res)
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this was a personal project- I'd made the little ghoul figures previously, and decided to create a haunted house for them.
made with Cinema 4D and Photoshop(click on image for high res)]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:06:35 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/335171

I love making cartoon robots- here's a cheeky nasty little one.]]> Fri, 24 Mar 2006 03:16:19 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/335173

this was for an advertising job, using the classic fairy tale theme in an Australian back yard.(click on image for high res)]]> Fri, 24 Mar 2006 03:18:35 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/335103

this was an illustration for the Sydney Morning Herald about
technology making music production easier.(click on image for high res)]]> Fri, 24 Mar 2006 01:01:25 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/332561

This was an illustration for The Sydney Morning Herald's Icon technology section, for a story about technology going wrong. (click on image for high res)]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2006 23:51:42 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/335101

This is a collection of 'junior' Ghouls .(click on image for high res)]]> Fri, 24 Mar 2006 00:59:15 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/333962

I love old tin robots, and though it might be funny to picture them contemplating a book on Karma Sutra. made with Cinema 4D and photoshop(cups and saucers are free models from www.3dcafe.com)(click on image for high res)]]> Thu, 23 Mar 2006 02:10:28 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/332560

This was an illustration for The Sydney Morning Herald's Icon technology section for an article about podcasting.
made with Cinema 4D and Photoshop.]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2006 23:48:48 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/332416

This was for the cover of the Sydney Morning Herald's entertainment guide, for an article about going out on Valentine's Day.(click on image for high res)]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:37:07 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/335106

the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper started a competition among school students to design their perfect school . I was commissioned to produce this illustration for the launch of the competition.]]> Fri, 24 Mar 2006 01:07:05 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/332388

an image for fun about Robots relaxing after a hard day.
made with Cinema 4D with HDRI lighting, and photoshop.(click on image for high res)]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:18:27 +0000 http://shakes.cgsociety.org/gallery/332569

This was to illustrate The Sydney Morning Herald's Budget liftout for the Australian Federal Budget. I had to portray the Treasurer, Peter Costello, as an overweight has- been Incredible character. I had about 40 HRs to do the job, from rough sketch to 3 different posed renders, so it was rather stressful!(click on image for high res)]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:00:40 +0000