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Peacock Dancer

kennb — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:01:02 +0000

Work in progress…. spent most of the night developing it and now finishing the high rez today. Kind of got in the groove, and just rolled with it.

The New Age of the Airships

kennb — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:19:28 +0000

Various Rough designs for the final Airship design for National Geographic Kids…

Exoskeletons – National Geographic Kids Magazine International

kennb — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:26:39 +0000

Many variations of exoskeletons can be found in science fiction and gaming. It was first popularized in Robert A. Heinlein’s 1959 novel Starship Troopers where powered armor was used by the Mobile Infantry. Powered armor technology grew to serve as the centerpiece for bestselling novels such as Armor by John Steakley and Dominant Species by Michael E. Marks. While a realistic visual depiction of powered armor had long been a challenge for practical (live actor in a suit) filming, advances in computer animation have opened the door for several powered armor-centric movies including the film Iron Man, its sequel, and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Science fiction role playing games such as Warhammer 40,000 and Crysis focus on elaborate representations of powered armor. Several cartoons and japanese animation have also depicted similar concepts for powered exoskeletons such as ground troops in Exosquad. While these technologies are clearly over the horizon in terms of current machine and material science, DARPA is actively pursuing a multi-million dollar program “Concepts of Operations for Exoskeletons for Human Performance Augmentation (EHPA)” to develop them.

Large spot illustration for National Geographic Kids Magazine to accompany a special issue on Future Tech

The Singularity – Outtake

kennb — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:15:30 +0000

Outtake for an assignment on ‘The Singulairity’ – Italy

FUSION

kennb — Fri, 21 May 2010 12:33:43 +0000

Rough Concept sketch for a cover story on harnessing the power of fusion…

Possession

kennb — Sun, 09 May 2010 03:26:03 +0000

Cover illustration for a European Science and Interest magazine on the psychology of possession…

China Moon Landing

kennb — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 04:42:55 +0000

I was just sitting here and this image… it slammed into me… it threw me, so I threw this together… I don’t think i need to say much more… and yes, I was only interested in quickly capturing the concept…. and putting it into the overflowing archive called ‘Workbook’ to be finished properly at a later date…

Life in a Binary System

kennb — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:41:36 +0000

Illustration we just wrapped up for an Italian Science and Culture magazine on life in a Binary System… 2 Suns would dramatically affect how life would evolve on the planet.

China’s Explosion of industrialization

kennb — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:12:43 +0000

Another sketch on Chinas growing problems with industrialization and pollution. Cant remember if this variant was used for Time, or News Week or Sciam…..

Synestasia

kennb — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:08:45 +0000