Well the Kamaz Competition over at Cardesign.ru is nearly dunzo. If you are participating, I think there might be a few hours left to upload your work still. I thought I’d post some of the work I did for it here for all to see. I wish I would have spent more time on it but it was a lot of fun anyway. These sketch/renderings were done in Photoshop. I will post a video soon of some of the quick sketch ideation process. Good luck!
Imagine being stranded after a major disaster in a major city. Most of the city’s power is out, the water is undrinkable and food is scarce. As we’ve learned in the last few years from many a sad sad experience, most people just aren’t prepared for conditions following a natural or otherwise major disaster. What would you take with you? What would be the ultimate 72 hour survival kit?
Design a backpack or other portable soft-goods product that could be used to carry equipment in an emergency situation, store a 72-hour supply of food and water and a few other survival tools as well. Think of the needs of an individual stranded or isolated in a disaster situation and come up with a unique and interesting concept that is visually compelling and functionally exciting.
In our second online competition, thanks to Wacom Technologies, you’ll have the chance to win an amazing prize – a brand new Intuos 4 drawing tablet (a $349.00 value!). Our first place winner will be awarded this highly coveted prize, and we’ll also be offering a copy of Alias Sketchbook Pro 2010 to our first and second runners up.
Read on for the rules . . .
As promised, a new video for you to check out. I tried to focus on just pencils in this one rather than getting into marker. We have a couple more car videos coming, but mind you, we’re not car designers. Just so happens we got on a car kick for a bit… As always, experiment and see what works for you. Try applying these techniques to other things as well. It’s a longer video, so sit back and enjoy, or skip ahead if you like 
It’s design week in San Francisco, CA, and if you happen to be in the area, ASTRO Studios will be opening it’s doors for open tour on Thursday June 18th 5:30 – 9:00pm. So come by and check it out! It’s also the studio’s 15th anniversary, so check out the blog and leave a shoutout!
http://www.astrostudios.com/blog/38/San_Francisco_Design_Week/
Be sure to click on the link below as well to check out some of the other studios in the area that will be opening their doors. if you’re a student or curious professional, this is a great way to get to see what other studios are like!
There are a few videos in the pipeline including this number on pencil sketching, shading, and linework.
Sorry guys, no marker this time. We’ve also got another pencil/marker sketch, and a two part digital sketch demo by yours truly coming up. Not exactly sure what John’s up to, but I’m sure he has something good coming up as well.
We’ll also be hosting our second competition soon with even better prizes than the last time. So, if you’re looking for something to work on this summer, this is the place to be. It’ll be worth your while if you’ve been twiddling those thumbs for the last bit of time. Should make for an interesting project as well for the ol folio.
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