My friends and I have been discussing the turn of events that transpired with Jodorowsky’s DUNE adaptation. Here I outline why I think that Jodo’s version would not have been a very good DUNE movie at all.
In March last year I came up with some sticker designs based on robots from TV shows and films I remembered from my youth. Some may have had very minor parts, some may have been silly or annoying, but they’re all memorable in some way or another. The collection so far is as follows (newest […]
I recently sat with the Beast Monky Podcast crew for a commentary cast and we watched through David Lynch’s 1984 classic film DUNE. The DUNE Saga is possibly my most favourite of all sci-fi of all time. I really think it should be part of the educational curriculum; Frank Herbert set an incredibly high bar […]
New Alien-themed additions to my Digi*Cons/*CHETmoji collection of smilies/emoji.
This is a collection of images of starbases I’ve come across during my travels around the No Man’s Sky universe. I truly love the art style and the creativity the game’s artists have put into the game to make just about every single frame of this game into a genuine frameable, exhibitable, and inspiring piece […]
For this second piece on black card, I again looked for reference material that included a lot of texture and lightplay so during my research I came upon an image which showed this character in its rawest form—no helmet or adornments. It took around 10 hours over a couple of weeks to get this done. […]
After getting really into the look and versatility of white gel ink pens, I wanted to try my hand at drawing on black card. So I went out and bought a black card sketchpad and began work on a new piece. I wanted to create something that suited the medium, something with a lot of […]
This was an attempt to study & recreate the way reflections play on the material surfaces of the very recognisable Darth Vader helmet. Originally drawn in the Paper app with a little post-editing in Sketchbook Pro.
An attempt to capture the spirit of H.R. Giger’s best known biomorph alien, made famous by the Alien movie series, the Xenomorph. Total time taken: Approximately 3-4 hours from start to finish.Canvas: Paper app by Fiftythree (madewithpaper.fiftythree.com/) on an iPad 3 (www.apple.com/ipad)Stylus: PogoConnect stylus (www.tenonedesign.com/connect.p…) & Pencil (www.fiftythree.com/pencil)
Just trying out an idea. Turned out ok, right? Total time taken: Approximately 45 minutes from start to finish.Canvas: Paper app by Fiftythree (madewithpaper.fiftythree.com/) on an iPad 3 (www.apple.com/ipad)Stylus: PogoConnect stylus (www.tenonedesign.com/connect.p…)
DIGITAL★IMPULSE is the personal portfolio showcase of Alvaro A. Ojeda, an Australia-based Graphic Designer & Illustrator.
For strictly professional work, please visit AAO.Design.
