RMIT University Electives

Hi All I have just posted posters for my 2 electives for second semester. As you can see I will be running a new Entertainment concept design class so all thoes that are interested in the entertainment world of concept design and want to be creative have a look.
Cheers Bernie

Reflections and highlights

To all my students please look more closely at what you see and learn

Back to the Future

While going through my Archive I also found this early vellum sketch of a monaro showing some beautiful highlights and reflections......timing was Erie same day I met Phil Zmood,Ian Wong and the proud owner of a very polished sebring orange HT GTS Monaro
outside RMITs building 2 where all three of us studied industrial design again look at the highlights.

Archive Sketches

something I dug out of my Archive that I did in 1979.Same as what I have asked the students to do.... when designing a new concept steering wheel for a concept car over 30 years ago as a young designer at Holden I thought I would look more into the future.The sketches were done on vincent vellum with markers,prismacolour pencils and pastels

Vehicle directional controls

Hi All, our steering wheel concepts have evolved to the point they can no longer be called "wheels" here are some of what Ryan has done again only using sketchbook on the Cintiq.

Classic Forms

Hi just remember to look closely at what you see try an observe the way the highlights run over different shaped surfaces. Here are some sketches I did a while ago but note the highlights and subtle hues.

Concept steering wheels

Some more concepts from Daniel exploring a new mini cooper inspired wheel with a bit of time piece thrown in. Ryan also had a go at some concepts

Concepts

Another concept vehicle from Pang

Chess design sketch

Michael Loreto is well on the way with his chess concepts I like the 2 colour theme, have added some feedback to help.

DSLR Concept Camera

Ryan one of our fourth year students who helps out in class had a go at a camera concept as well.

Chess set

This is just a sample of some of the tutorials I have done in class to demonstrate how to sketch various materials, Ryan Fonceca has also helped out with some very slippery examples.

Chess set concept design sketches

We have started one of our final semester assignments for RMIT University first year coms which is to design a chess set. Here are 2 last year student chess set concepts with feed back notes I have added for them.

DSLR Camera sketch Prize winner

Congradulations Joonhyuk Rho for a well presented series of concept sketches.
The prize was one of my limited edition grand prix prints of Michael Schumacher winning his first grand prix for Ferrari.The original art was done by hand with an airbrush and pencils on card.

Vehicle concepts

Another 2 sketches finished by Daniel Nguy and Teh Say Chun in my concept vehicle elective.

steering wheel creative concepts

This is an excelent example of evolving a concept by Dean Benstead

RMIT Student Streering wheel concept sketches

I asked my RMIT students to be a bit more creative with their wheel concepts here are some of the results all sketches are done with sketchbook on Wacom Cintiqs

New DSLR camera concepts

Again after completing the camera tutorial to a high standard I asked my first year RMIT coms students to sketch their own design concepts for a DSLR camera the first image is Richard bensons camera tutorial where they learned to show simple forms, cylinders and lens reflections as well as make design their own brushes for the lense grip. Then they were able to explore their own design sketches.