Wow! I can't believe that it's been 3 years since I did a retrospective. Sometimes things just get too busy. 

Despite the lack of retrospectives, there have been many new things created here over the past year. Here they are:

Merry Xmas to all!

The first adventure of Ranger Luka is now available on Amazon, Ranger Luka and The Light Leopard. The book is  for kids between the ages of 4 and 10 years old who like magical creatures and adventure.

If you know someone who has a little one who might enjoy it then please let them know. It will also make a nice Christmas gift for them.

Amazon US:
www.amazon.com/dp/172374915X

Amazon UK:
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/172374915X

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Ranger Luka and The Light Leopard is a story about Ranger Luka's journey across The Grasslands. Along the way he meets some Blue Rhinos like the one below.

Ranger Luka and The Light Leopard( for kids 4 - 10 years old) now available on Amazon Kindle and Paperback:

Amazon US:
www.amazon.com/dp/172374915X

Amazon UK:
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/172374915X

Ranger Luka's story takes place in the The Grasslands. Many animals live in this place and one of those animals is the Striped Giraffe.

Ranger Luka and The Light Leopard now available on Amazon Kindle and Paperback:

Amazon US:
www.amazon.com/dp/172374915X

Amazon UK:
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/172374915X

I've been working on a new children's book for the last few months. Today I would like to introduce you to the main character, Ranger Luka. He is a young Ranger Scout that lives in The Grasslands.

​Ranger Luka and The Light Leopard now available on Amazon Kindle and Paperback:

Amazon US:
www.amazon.com/dp/172374915X

Amazon UK:
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/172374915X

Hitman 2 has been announced this week along with two new trailers. Check them out below:

My children's book about the alphabet and different kinds of occupations is available on Amazon worldwide

Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07D3F57G3
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D3F57G3

After a long time without any posts I have finally finished the flying robots book and I did another 3d version of one of the robots as a fun side project. 

The Flobots book is available in hardcover and softcover by following this link: 
​http://www.willdutoit.com/flobots.html

Here is the little electrician flying robot that I built in 3d.

The game I've been working on with the great team at Io-Interactive has been nominated for a 2017 BAFTA in the category, Evolving Game. 

More details here: http://www.bafta.org/games/games-awards-nominees-2017#evolving-game

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As I continue to focus on my new books about robots, there hasn't been much time to dedicate to much else. I did do a little concept image just to take a short break from the robots over the last month:

This month I've been adding some new images to the Rockstar Animals Collections. Now there is a Lazy Lioness and Cool Rhino as part of the collection.

One more little flying robot to the flying robot family. This time a caring Nurse on her way to help those in need.

This month I have received a wonderful gift. It is a bronze 3d print and it is amazing. Well, it's actually not solid bronze by a bronze plated stainless steel print. It stands about 75cm high and is hollow inside the chest cavity. Shapeways did a great job with this. I used Zbrush to prepare the modeland it is a great tool for getting character models prepped for printing.

This month I have been working on a new image and testing out some new workflows. The image is called Riverside Tank Battle and was done using various software. Zbrush was used for the modelling, Substance painter for the materials and Octane to render the scene out. 
Below you can see the completed image and under that there are single shots of the Sneaky Soldier and the Scorpion and Spider Mechs.

This month we have another flying robot, a new Hero on a bike and an updated Armoured chicken being prepped for 3d printing.

First up, this is a new knitter robot painting from the flying robot collection 

Another new painting for the Heroes on Bikes collection. This one was done for a family member who is a fan of the collection. 

Lastly, I've been redoing the details and splitting this old model into sections with keys. It is going to be printed in a high resolution resin and painted once complete. I'm looking forward to the end result and I will post some more pics of that once it's complete.

This month I have been revisiting some old models and reworking them in Substance Painter. All modeling done in Zbrush and materials in Substance Painter. Renders done in Iray.

First up is my engineering bot that has had a rework of the textures. I'm happy how it turned out and getting those dirty metallic surfaces looking just right is really great.

Next up is the space ship from the painting last month. I decided to add some more detail to it and refine the materials a bit more. 

After a busy start to the year I have managed to find some time again to create some artwork to post. 

Starting off with my most recent painting I finished called 'Clearing the gate'. It was inspired by a scene in one of my favourite scifi books, Broken Angels by Richard Morgan, that I reread recently. 

Next is all the Panda Mechs together as one big team. It's nice to see them all together for comparison

The next three images are of old models that I have re-textured using Substance Painter. This is a great program and was really easy to get into to start producing great textures. I recommend taking a look if your want to take your textures to the next level. 

After a break from posting for the last two months here are the latest artworks. 

Starfish ring: Made from silver, this was designed as a gift. 
Raised curve bracelet: Made from black steel. 
Overlapping leaves bracelet: Made from nickel steel.
Panda Team G. Poster: All the Panda Mechs in one widescreen poster.

isHappy new year! Another year has past with many ups and downs. 
This year has been another time of great artwork that I have been inspired by from all over the world. Below is my small contribution to the artwork created around the world each day.

Two new characters from PTG, two new flying robots, an illustration of an armoured chicken, a new baby hero on a bike and to finish it off a ring design as a gift.

As a continuation of the Green Cities Collection, which is all about the potential of current and future green technologies to transform our cities and energy systems, this painting came about when I read about the Xprize for carbon capture which was announced recently. It sounds like a great idea that instead of seeing carbon as a dangerous substance to be destroyed or limited, find a way that it can be harvested and re-used for the better.

This painting is of a very large extraction platform that is anchored in the deep ocean which harvests carbon out of the air and processes it to be shipped of for use in manufacture. I could imagine a large farm of these platforms extracting large quantities of carbon out of the air and converting it into a useful building material. The ships are all driven by electric engines that carry the extracted carbon to land and the airship floating above is used to transport workers to and from the platform.

This month: Stealth Panda, a refueling station among the asteroids and a repaid bot.