Jet Engine in progress.

Jet Engine in progress.

Here are some quick work in progress renders  out of VrayForC4D 1.2.6. I’m always impressed with how quickly it can produce realistic metals. I still have a ton of work on the shaders, but it was a pretty good start converting them from Cinema 4d materials using the Vray Material Converter....
Audi R8 in Vray

Audi R8 in Vray

These renders came out in about under a min and half. I’m pretty impressed with what Vray can do. I’m looking forward to rigging this model and start driving it onto some sweet motion graphics. Car paint shaders and metals is something Vray has no problem with recreating.
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De Neh Ne Neh Ne

Sexy Lucha Leg, originally uploaded by Mr. Lloyd. Oh my! It’s sexy lucha leg time. Hey everyone! Check out Portland’s raddest sock company, Sock It To Me. It’s owned by friend Carrie and she’s just as cool as these socks. These were the socks I designed. But my lovely lady, Viv designed the cute dino...

Live From New York

Vivian is so rad! I couldn’t go to New York with her so she brought me New York in a bag and it was delivered by messenger owl. Not just an ordinary messenger owl but a wind up pink owl designed by Nathan Jurevicius. You can pick up an owl over at Toy Tokyo. You...
Oregon Manifest

Oregon Manifest

Check out the sweet bike rack and cork handlebars.   Oregon Manifest, originally uploaded by Mr. Lloyd. Mad update on my flickr page from this past weekend’s Oregon Manifest. OREGON MANIFEST is the collective vision of Portland, Oregon’s cycling and creative communities, who’ve come together to dream up and develop the most original, spirited and...
Sauvie's Island Pumpin Patch

Sauvie’s Island Pumpin Patch

Sauvie’s Island Pumpin Patch, originally uploaded by Mr. Lloyd. Viv and I headed out to Sauvie’s Island this past weekend to find us some pumpkins. See more photos on my flickr.

Mr. Longlegs taking it home

This is an amazing storytelling piece done by Fx and Mat (with Paris-based production company Mr. Hyde) for the Royal Bank of Canada and agency BBDO Toronto. The character design is excellent. The father, Mr. Long Legs has a lot of character in his long limbs as he strides across many exciting destinations with his...

GOOD: The Hidden Cost of War

I love GOOD’s Transparency series. By combinging great writing with clean, concise visuals, GOOD consistently produces top-notch visual essays that treat viewers like intelligent beings. The latest in the series, a collaboration between Matt Owens and the Athletics, explains the costs of the war in Iraq. It starts off with a familiar feeling typographic approach...

Mash Lance

Garret the guy riding in front of Lance is probably the fastest on any fixed gear. His bike is cherry. I am digging that super deep front wheel. The good ole’ boys over at Mash SF flew down to Austin, TX to visit Mr. Armstrong. They got some great footage of the icon rolling in...

Zeiss Ice

What’s cooler than cool? Zeiss lenses coming to Canon EF mount. I will be looking into that 50 ZE. Oh, it feels like a Hot Carl (Zeiss) coming on. Carl Zeiss has just announced two lenses, the Planar T 1.4/50 ZE and 1.4/85 ZE, both of which are stock-friendly with Canon’s EF mount. Running $660...
Egg In A Basket

Egg In A Basket

Visit Little T | American Baker. I love freshly baked goods and Little T delivered on that. For a late brunch, I took Viv out to the SE and enjoyed a delightful meal out on 26th and SE Division. Too bad, we came a little close to closing time and a lot of their goodies...

No Country For Old Men

How did I miss this masterpiece? This is probably the latest movie review about No Country For Old Men, but I’ve been waiting for this movie ever since I was 17. Long story short, when I started getting into film, I yearned for a dastardly evil film that captures life’s injustices on good-hearted people. Granted...

V-day

One week apart from you is 7 days too many. I can’t wait till you get back.

Trek District

Designed for navigating the urban jungle, the Trek District ($930; November 2008) is a great way to get from your flat to your office. Sporting a super-quiet belt drive that requires no lubrication and doesn’t wear out, an Alpha Black Aluminum frame, alloy cartridge bearing hubs and alloy rims, Race Lite tires and a Race...