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Anyone that knows me knows that I dig robots, so I was excited when I was sent a link to Brian Despain‘s work. I just wish there were more samples!

  • http://www.justkyle.com/ Kyle Jones

    I’ve been a fan of this guy’s work for years, you can find more stuff of his by searching over at http://www.cgsociety.org ;)

  • http://www.justkyle.com Kyle Jones

    I’ve been a fan of this guy’s work for years, you can find more stuff of his by searching over at http://www.cgsociety.org ;)

  • http://www.editoon.com/ tone

    Robots are indeed way cool. Here are some books I recently purchased on the subject. You will find Brian Despain in Spectrum 11, a great reference collection of today’s sci-fi illustrators. There two two pics of Brian’s Pisces Ex Machina in this great tome.

    http://www.spectrumfantasticart.com/
    http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/books/popculture/all/facts/03230.htm
    http://print.google.ca/print?id=dK3bbtAl1uQC&lpg=PA9&dq=Doug+Chiang&prev=http://www.google.ca/search%3Fhl%3Den%26q%3DDoug%2BChiang%26btnG%3DGoogle%2BSearch%26meta%3D&pg=PP1&printsec=0&sig=fKaVryF-H1kBezFlH7CxZ01kN38

  • http://www.editoon.com tone

    Robots are indeed way cool. Here are some books I recently purchased on the subject. You will find Brian Despain in Spectrum 11, a great reference collection of today’s sci-fi illustrators. There two two pics of Brian’s Pisces Ex Machina in this great tome.

    http://www.spectrumfantasticart.com/
    http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/books/popculture/all/facts/03230.htm
    http://print.google.ca/print?id=dK3bbtAl1uQC&lpg=PA9&dq=Doug+Chiang&prev=http://www.google.ca/search%3Fhl%3Den%26q%3DDoug%2BChiang%26btnG%3DGoogle%2BSearch%26meta%3D&pg=PP1&printsec=0&sig=fKaVryF-H1kBezFlH7CxZ01kN38

  • http://www.avocadoart.com/ Lindsay

    He’s like James Christiansen without as many fairys, goblins, and princesses and more robots, cigarettes, and household objects.

    I love it!

  • http://awakenenlighten.blogspot.com/ Michael Shum

    Hauntingly beautiful inspiring art.

    Thanks for making this day a wonderful one.

    On Brian’s website, there is a link to Tim Bradstreet. The depth of character that’s conveyed by a simple black and white painting brings me down to my knees…

    Thanks again.

  • http://www.avocadoart.com Lindsay

    He’s like James Christiansen without as many fairys, goblins, and princesses and more robots, cigarettes, and household objects.

    I love it!

  • http://awakenenlighten.blogspot.com/ Michael Shum

    Hauntingly beautiful inspiring art.

    Thanks for making this day a wonderful one.

    On Brian’s website, there is a link to Tim Bradstreet. The depth of character that’s conveyed by a simple black and white painting brings me down to my knees…

    Thanks again.

  • http://www-frag-ment-ed.com/ maura

    yay – you posted the link! i love brian’s work….especially his robots. they are amazing. i love the stories behind them. one of the things i think is so cool about his work is his technique. it’s so incredibly tight that you’d never know that it’s done in Painter. it really looks like it was done in oil. amazing and very cool (!). for more: http://www.imphead.com/about/blendboywip/bb1.html

  • http://www-frag-ment-ed.com maura

    yay – you posted the link! i love brian’s work….especially his robots. they are amazing. i love the stories behind them. one of the things i think is so cool about his work is his technique. it’s so incredibly tight that you’d never know that it’s done in Painter. it really looks like it was done in oil. amazing and very cool (!). for more: http://www.imphead.com/about/blendboywip/bb1.html

  • http://www.blankheadspace.net/ MrBlank

    If you like half-naked chicks with your robots, you might like Popbot.

    http://www.popbotworld.com/

  • http://www.blankheadspace.net MrBlank

    If you like half-naked chicks with your robots, you might like Popbot.

    http://www.popbotworld.com/

  • http://www.qrow.com/ Jenn

    brian needs to update his website with new stuff! (not that i don’t completely love the work currently shown there)

  • http://www.qrow.com Jenn

    brian needs to update his website with new stuff! (not that i don’t completely love the work currently shown there)

  • http://www.penguinx.org/ Penguinx

    I’m a long time fan of his stuff. Fancy seeing it linked here on Drawn!

  • http://www.penguinx.org Penguinx

    I’m a long time fan of his stuff. Fancy seeing it linked here on Drawn!

  • http://www.mrbreadcrumbs.blogspot.com/ Mr. BreadCrumbs

    Great Work, im a new fan

  • http://www.mrbreadcrumbs.blogspot.com/ Mr. BreadCrumbs

    Great Work, im a new fan

  • http://otherthings.com/ Cassidy

    Hmm. I’m not sure who came first, but all I could think of when I saw that jar-headed robot was the work of San Francisco artist Damon Soule (http://www.damonsoule.com/) aka D23. Jar-headed half-robots are a consistent theme in his earlier work (see his paintings from ’97 to 2001 for lots of examples!)

  • http://otherthings.com Cassidy

    Hmm. I’m not sure who came first, but all I could think of when I saw that jar-headed robot was the work of San Francisco artist Damon Soule (http://www.damonsoule.com/) aka D23. Jar-headed half-robots are a consistent theme in his earlier work (see his paintings from ’97 to 2001 for lots of examples!)

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