INERTIA • electric trains & industrial decay

**JProvost** · March 14th, 2006, 07:04 PM

thanks to a province-wide faculty strike, i'm getting back on the horse.

this sketchbook will feature both finished technical illustrations and sketches of various subject matter. looking for constructive feeback.

start it off with a recent cutaway illustration of a bombardier q400, featuring a pratt-whitney 150a powerplant. lots of research done for this one.

enjoy the thread.

**JProvost** · March 14th, 2006, 07:10 PM

electric train. development for my 'graphic novel' which i'm 'working on' so to speak.

**PriNcE oF SpAcE** · March 14th, 2006, 07:30 PM

very nice.

wouldn't there be safety issues having the wheels located under the engines like that though?

**JProvost** · March 15th, 2006, 07:45 PM

prince: i sure hope not... actually, having landing gear within the engine nacelle isn't that uncommon amongst turboprop commuters like the q400.

most of these images are assembled from various bits of photo reference... take a smokestack from here and add pipes from there...

**JProvost** · March 16th, 2006, 11:21 AM

Saw this here and was inspired to make my own mash-up.

**JProvost** · March 21st, 2006, 06:23 PM

Not as successful as the other ones, but here it is anyway.

I'm up for joining a sketchbook group, if anyone's interested.

**Pixeldragoon** · March 21st, 2006, 10:14 PM

I like that last one, though you might want to practice straighter lines. In some parts (That are arguabley difficult looking) the perspective is a bit off.

**JProvost** · April 6th, 2006, 05:08 PM

Not as successful as the others, but what the hell.

**JProvost** · April 7th, 2006, 02:05 AM

Project is due tomorrow morning. I think I'll do one more and call it a night.

**JProvost** · April 7th, 2006, 01:09 PM

had a model in class today so i took the opportunity to life paint with my ibook and tablet.

two minute gestures

ten minute

twenty minute

we'll be doing this again next week. hopefully with slightly longer paintings as i'm pretty slow and would like to throw some colour down. i'll probably work one of these up if i have time...

**sith** · April 7th, 2006, 02:14 PM

What's up Provost? I'm surprised more people haven't posted in here (it's probably because of the lack of naked women and swords and whatever). Anyway, you've got some really nice stuff. I like that very first thing you posted, very professional. In fact, you are one- aren't you?

**JProvost** · April 8th, 2006, 05:16 PM

sith: Thanks! I've still got one more year as a student of technical illustration, though this summer I'll be working for the Toronto Transit Commission doing illustrations (mostly lineart) of things like streetcars, subways, escalators and who knows what else.

I'll get on the swords and naked women soon enough! Cheers.

**Matt Smith** · April 8th, 2006, 05:51 PM

These were really cool to look at. They are all nicely done. There is something that botheres me on the bus train piece, some perspective on some of the objects look wierd and some parts of hte bus look ambigious. Keep posting more.

**JProvost** · April 11th, 2006, 04:41 PM

More digital life painting...

two minute

thirty

thirty

gotta paint faster with more colours...

**JProvost** · April 20th, 2006, 09:12 PM

gave art rage 2.0 a try for about half an hour while my girlfriend was napping. i really want to play with this app more.

**Cordy** · April 21st, 2006, 12:21 AM

"and from this chasm, with ceaseless turmoil seething,
As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing,
a mighty fountain momently was forced"

yep, thought you could benefit from a little of the p-bomb. I can't really crit anything.I like them railroad workers.Keep slicing and dicing!

**archipelago** · April 21st, 2006, 01:09 AM

Sweet colours man! It looks like you had a blast with those digital lifedrawings, but yeah, I think you should work on you speed a little bit.

**JProvost** · April 21st, 2006, 02:29 AM

character design, sort of influenced by jamie hewlett, paul pope and probably some other fine people.

**Jho** · April 21st, 2006, 02:40 AM

The last pic is awesome. I'd really like to see more. I would want to say something nice, because I really like your pics, but the words just aren't coming to me, I suck at reviewing. Good job thought.