DEDICATION

For my sons, Jake and Ryan, and my daughter, Audrey, whose enthusiasm for
drawing inspired me to create this book. For my wife, Liz, whose endless
encouragement, support and patience guided me through its completion.
Contents
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Foreword by Robert Zemeckis

A Note From the Author

Design Tool Kit

Markers and Paper

Sketching Basics

Foundation Lines

About Digital Painting

The Keys to Good Designs

CHAPTER ONE

Spaceships and Aircraft

Designing a Small Spaceship
Designing a Large Spaceship with Straightedges
Winged Personal Transport
Rendering a Sleek Fighter Plane

CHAPTER TW O

Creatures and Aliens

Designing a Dinosaur Beast of Burden
Designing a Creature
Designing Alien Creatures
Getting the look of Acrylic Painting Digitally

CHAPTER THREE

Robots and Machines

Creating an Odd Design
Designing a Humanoid Robot
Designing a Small Interior Compartment
Designing Complex Shapes
Designing a Robot With Personality

CHAPTER FOUR

Walking Machines and Transports

Free-form Designing
Mixing Machine Technologies
Designing an Armored Walking Vehicle
Desert Transport

CHAPTER FIVE

Drama and Scenes: Digital Painting Techniques

Designing a Large Humanoid Robot
Painting An Interstellar Shuttle
Designing and Painting a Scene
Illustrating a Scene
Painting a Derelict Machine
Letting a Painting Evolve
Painting in Layers
Painting a Dramatic Confrontation

A Last Word