This Indycar cut-away was for the July ‘09 issue of Motor magazine (Australia).
Although the Indycars look like Formula 1 vehicles, they are actually quite different. The rear wings are customised for each type of racetrack, reducing drag and allowing the cars to reach speeds of almost 400km/h (250mph). Read more about these amazing vehicles here.
In May I was commissioned to illustrate FHM’s ‘ultimate lounge room’.
The brief was to combine all of the advertiser products (flat screen TV, blu-ray, laptop, beer cooler and lounge chair) into a single image.
I used a Google Sketchup model for the interior and Ben – FHM Australia’s editor at the time – volunteered to be the beer drinking model.
This illustration shows the difference between the diffusers (or rear underbody – highlighted in yellow) or rival F1 manufacturers.
The diffuser pulls air from under the car creating downforce and reducing drag. There was some controversy in the F1 world earlier this year regarding the width of the diffuser. You can read more about it here.
This illustration was a little tricky due to the lack of reference photos. Most of the images were blurry action shots, but with a little improvisation and imagination I think they turned out ok.
Another (slightly more detailed) trail braking illo, this time for Motor magazine in Australia.
In this version our driver wears the classic Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars.
A series of illustrations on advanced driving techniques for FHM Australia, including how to trail brake (top), power slide (bottom left) and accelerate our of a corner (bottom right).
I had a lot of fun drawing the details in the bubbles, including the Adidas shell-tops. Sometimes it’s the little things…
This illustration was for the April 2009 issue of Motor magazine (Australia).
The ‘heel and toe’ is a method of changing gears often used by race drivers to make braking and overtaking smoother (and therefore faster). Click here for more info.
A parasite that exists in real-life could lead to the Zombie apocalypse, according to FHM Australia.
The parasite is called toxoplasma gondii. When a host (usually small mammals such as rats and mice) become infected, the parasite can change the behaviour of their brain, causing them be drawn to (rather than fearful) of cats. The twist? The parasite is able to reproduce if its host is eaten by a cat.
Rather than medical diagrams I tried to take a more conceptual approach to this illustration. A pair of zombie hands emerge from the fictional reality of the television into our real world…
Another illustration for Motor magazine in Australia.
The white car illustrates the “skando (Scandinavian) flick” rally technique, which involves steering away from the corner then turning in.
The blue car shows the technique for using a handbrake, or “the pro-drifter’s joystick”. Click here for more info.
Here’s an infographic I recently completed for FHM Australia.
The size of the circle represents where a shark is likely to attack you. According to the article sharks don’t actually like the taste of human beings (if they did “it would not be safe to go into the water at all”). For some reason that doesn’t make me feel any safer…
Check out the January ‘09 issue of FHM Australia (on sale December 1) for the full story.
This illustration for Motor magazine was my first experiences using 3D software (the marvellous Google Sketchup) to create an illustration.
I was given some reference material and asked to illustrate the racing line around a corner (this route minimizes time spent in the corner, while maintaining speed).
The green arrow represents the correct racing line, the red one shows the way to the ditch.
