http://www.artofben.com www.artofben.com Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:07:42 +0000 http://www.artofben.com en http://www.artofben.com/Oppenheimer http://www.artofben.com/following/artofben.com/Oppenheimer Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:07:42 +0000 www.artofben.com 2577643 In the late 21st century, experiments in transhumanism are accelerating. Tests started in chimps and other primates to begin merging the mind with technology. This being an early experiment in successful implantation in a chimp, his rate of cognitive development and capacity quickly surpassing that of a human, post operation. ZBrush + Photoshop <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577643/Oppenheimer_01e_BM_905.jpg" width="905" height="1171" width_o="1236" height_o="1600" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577643/Oppenheimer_01e_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13026034" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577643/Oppenheimer_Turnaround2_BM_905.jpg" width="905" height="306" width_o="1600" height_o="541" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577643/Oppenheimer_Turnaround2_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13026043" border="0" align="left"/> Later in time scientists started experimenting with gene splicing.....coming up with bizarre combination's of animals mixed with human DNA for the military sector. This appears to be some sort of human spliced with a goat, dog and a kind of hard shelled animal for added protection. The creature grew to maturity quickly but ultimately became unstable as its cells developed and it died from a cancerous type affliction. <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577643/bio_experiment_05b_905.jpg" width="905" height="1019" width_o="1421" height_o="1600" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577643/bio_experiment_05b_o.jpg" data-mid="13192187" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.artofben.com/Book-Alien-Race http://www.artofben.com/following/artofben.com/Book-Alien-Race Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:00:47 +0000 www.artofben.com 2577165 A few designs created for the book 'Alien Race' while i was a student. Published by Design Studio Press. 2008 <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577165/quad_01_04_bg_905_905.jpg" width="905" height="452" width_o="1000" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577165/quad_01_04_bg_905_o.jpg" data-mid="13173744" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577165/BM_quad_6_905_905.jpg" width="905" height="505" width_o="1000" height_o="559" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577165/BM_quad_6_905_o.jpg" data-mid="13173743" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577165/MALEK_01_905_905.jpg" width="900" height="521" width_o="900" height_o="521" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577165/MALEK_01_905_o.jpg" data-mid="13267286" border="0" align="left"/> Face by Scott Robertson, body/costume by myself. 2008 <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577165/AR_costume_01_BM_905.jpg" width="905" height="675" width_o="1000" height_o="746" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577165/AR_costume_01_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13173480" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.artofben.com/Rapture http://www.artofben.com/following/artofben.com/Rapture Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:58:23 +0000 www.artofben.com 2577137 A school assignment done in 2008 for my Architecture 2 class. <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577137/BIO_welcome_905.jpg" width="905" height="547" width_o="1000" height_o="605" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577137/BIO_welcome_o.jpg" data-mid="13023485" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577137/BIO_mood_905.jpg" width="905" height="390" width_o="1100" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577137/BIO_mood_o.jpg" data-mid="13023488" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577137/bio_trainyard_905.jpg" width="905" height="529" width_o="1000" height_o="585" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577137/bio_trainyard_o.jpg" data-mid="13023489" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577137/Bio_tram_905.jpg" width="905" height="507" width_o="1000" height_o="561" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577137/Bio_tram_o.jpg" data-mid="13023490" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577137/BELLY_of_BEAST_905.jpg" width="905" height="543" width_o="1000" height_o="601" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577137/BELLY_of_BEAST_o.jpg" data-mid="13023486" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577137/BIO_FINALE_905.jpg" width="905" height="528" width_o="1000" height_o="584" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577137/BIO_FINALE_o.jpg" data-mid="13023487" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577137/Bio_tram_tech_905.jpg" width="905" height="659" width_o="1000" height_o="729" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577137/Bio_tram_tech_o.jpg" data-mid="13023483" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.artofben.com/Dino-D-Day http://www.artofben.com/following/artofben.com/Dino-D-Day Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:50:16 +0000 www.artofben.com 2577099 Work done for a Half-Life 2 mod in 2009. <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577099/DR_REX_905.jpg" width="905" height="626" width_o="1200" height_o="831" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577099/DR_REX_o.jpg" data-mid="13023338" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577099/DR_REXCAR_ortho_905.jpg" width="905" height="633" width_o="1200" height_o="840" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577099/DR_REXCAR_ortho_o.jpg" data-mid="13023340" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577099/DR_STYRACO_armor_905.jpg" width="905" height="747" width_o="1200" height_o="991" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577099/DR_STYRACO_armor_o.jpg" data-mid="13023342" border="0" align="left"/> Work done through the same client for a Discovery Channel show. <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577099/BM_REX_905.jpg" width="905" height="537" width_o="1000" height_o="594" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577099/BM_REX_o.jpg" data-mid="13023335" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.artofben.com/Book-Mas-Macho http://www.artofben.com/following/artofben.com/Book-Mas-Macho Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:43:47 +0000 www.artofben.com 2577081 This work is for an upcoming book from DesignStudioPress in conjunction with the IP creator of "Mas Macho", Wil Stahl. Done in 2007 with my talented buddy John Park. <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577081/MM_01_BM_905.jpg" width="905" height="512" width_o="1000" height_o="566" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577081/MM_01_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13023228" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577081/MM_03_BM_905.jpg" width="900" height="582" width_o="900" height_o="582" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577081/MM_03_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13023227" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577081/MM_02_BM_905.jpg" width="905" height="490" width_o="1000" height_o="542" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2577081/MM_02_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13023225" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.artofben.com/Various-Creatures http://www.artofben.com/following/artofben.com/Various-Creatures Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:31:24 +0000 www.artofben.com 2576484 A range of creatures done in my free time over the past 8 months or so while learning ZBrush, most are modeled in ZB and then composited/painted in Photoshop. 2011 Horned Ape <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2576484/GOR_paint_01_BM_905.jpg" width="905" height="1202" width_o="1197" height_o="1590" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2576484/GOR_paint_01_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13020407" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2576484/GOR_turnaround_BM_905.jpg" width="905" height="344" width_o="1600" height_o="609" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2576484/GOR_turnaround_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13020410" border="0" align="left"/> An early test while learning the tools/brushes in ZBrush, rendered in Keyshot. <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2576484/Alien_wip_01_BM_905.jpg" width="905" height="559" width_o="1600" height_o="989" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2576484/Alien_wip_01_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13020405" border="0" align="left"/> Late night experiment. <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2576484/Alien_keyshot_02_BM_905.jpg" width="905" height="508" width_o="1810" height_o="1016" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2576484/Alien_keyshot_02_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="16753797" border="0" align="left"/> Turnaround of 'thing'. <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2576484/Alien_turnaround_04b_905.jpg" width="905" height="273" width_o="2048" height_o="618" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2576484/Alien_turnaround_04b_o.jpg" data-mid="16754252" border="0" align="left"/> Some sort of thick skinned alien <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2576484/ISAAC_02_BM_905.jpg" width="905" height="1231" width_o="1102" height_o="1500" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2576484/ISAAC_02_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13020402" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.artofben.com/Huxley http://www.artofben.com/following/artofben.com/Huxley Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:26:39 +0000 www.artofben.com 2575981 Set in a post-apocalyptic world, ravaged in ages past by a nuclear holocaust which caused massive geological upheaval. To escape the earthquakes, volcanoes and other instabilities many people build large flying cities and machines while others just adapted to the conditions on the ground. Much technological and scientific knowledge was lost but those that remained were copied and advanced to take them to the stars and colonize the sky, and what remains of old technology are dug up and pored over by scavengers and archeologists. These are some junky industrial machines found in the lower sector of a ruined city along with some of its inhabitants. <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575981/blind_pilot_wip_BM_905.jpg" width="905" height="564" width_o="1000" height_o="624" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575981/blind_pilot_wip_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13018257" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575981/hopper_bot3_BM_905.jpg" width="905" height="573" width_o="1000" height_o="634" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575981/hopper_bot3_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13018190" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575981/processor_bot2_BM_905.jpg" width="905" height="541" width_o="1100" height_o="658" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575981/processor_bot2_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13018188" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575981/BM_FL_01_905.jpg" width="905" height="362" width_o="1000" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575981/BM_FL_01_o.jpg" data-mid="13018227" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575981/BM_Trash_4WP_905.jpg" width="905" height="413" width_o="1000" height_o="457" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575981/BM_Trash_4WP_o.jpg" data-mid="13018226" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575981/BM_one_wheel_905.jpg" width="905" height="475" width_o="1200" height_o="630" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575981/BM_one_wheel_o.jpg" data-mid="13018230" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575981/BM_9_3_2008_905.jpg" width="905" height="589" width_o="1000" height_o="651" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575981/BM_9_3_2008_o.jpg" data-mid="13018589" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.artofben.com/Robotics-Weapons http://www.artofben.com/following/artofben.com/Robotics-Weapons Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:03:09 +0000 www.artofben.com 2575933 Some various robots and weapons from the past few years. Here's what i thought Boston Dynamics militarized Big-Dog could look like after reading they won the contract to build them. Its very much an idealized "hollywood" version, i doubt some of the servo-based joints i used could take the +400lb loads that the real one needs to take and still function properly.....might work everything out a bit more at a later date. Really excited to see where that technology goes by the time its ready for mass production in 2012! <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575933/BD_LS3_BM_905.jpg" width="905" height="639" width_o="1000" height_o="707" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575933/BD_LS3_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13017438" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575933/BD_LS6_BM_905.jpg" width="905" height="639" width_o="1000" height_o="707" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575933/BD_LS6_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13017436" border="0" align="left"/> An ImagineFX demo from 2010 <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575933/MECH_DEMO_01_BM_905.jpg" width="905" height="544" width_o="1000" height_o="602" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575933/MECH_DEMO_01_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13017440" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575933/MECH_DEMO_02_BM_905.jpg" width="905" height="535" width_o="1000" height_o="592" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575933/MECH_DEMO_02_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13017448" border="0" align="left"/> White Wolf anti-material SMG <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575933/W_WOLF_1_BM_905.jpg" width="905" height="569" width_o="1000" height_o="629" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575933/W_WOLF_1_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13023915" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575933/ARC_industries_16_BM_905.jpg" width="905" height="514" width_o="1000" height_o="569" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575933/ARC_industries_16_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="14232613" border="0" align="left"/> K.I.W.I. Mech from 2009 <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575933/BM_KIWI_MECH_905.jpg" width="905" height="575" width_o="1000" height_o="636" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575933/BM_KIWI_MECH_o.jpg" data-mid="13017443" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.artofben.com/SPA-Aliens http://www.artofben.com/following/artofben.com/SPA-Aliens Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:56:13 +0000 www.artofben.com 2575886 Pencil & Photoshop. 2008. Copyright Sony Pictures. <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575886/SPA_02_BM_905.jpg" width="900" height="616" width_o="900" height_o="616" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575886/SPA_02_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13017136" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575886/SPA_05_BM_905.jpg" width="900" height="582" width_o="900" height_o="582" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575886/SPA_05_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13017140" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575886/SPA_01b_BM_905.jpg" width="900" height="616" width_o="900" height_o="616" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575886/SPA_01b_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13017141" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575886/SPA_06_BM_905.jpg" width="900" height="582" width_o="900" height_o="582" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575886/SPA_06_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13017137" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575886/SPA_03_BM_905.jpg" width="900" height="582" width_o="900" height_o="582" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575886/SPA_03_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13017152" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575886/SPA_04_BM_905.jpg" width="900" height="582" width_o="900" height_o="582" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575886/SPA_04_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13017139" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.artofben.com/Qualia http://www.artofben.com/following/artofben.com/Qualia Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:49:28 +0000 www.artofben.com 2575856 Here were a couple images done in 2010 for a feature film called 'QUALIA' being directed by Michael Reisinger. You can see more of Michael's work here LINK <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575856/PRIS_medical_01_BM_905.jpg" width="752" height="1000" width_o="752" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575856/PRIS_medical_01_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13016975" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575856/SURGURY_02_BM_905.jpg" width="905" height="488" width_o="1400" height_o="755" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575856/SURGURY_02_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13016977" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575856/SURGURY_01_BM_905.jpg" width="905" height="488" width_o="1400" height_o="755" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575856/SURGURY_01_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13016979" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575856/NISP_final_large2_BM_905.jpg" width="905" height="394" width_o="1600" height_o="698" src_o="http://payload13.cargocollective.com/1/5/186185/2575856/NISP_final_large2_BM_o.jpg" data-mid="13016974" border="0" align="left"/>