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Hey everybody! I know it has been quite awhile but I have been fortunate to be really busy. As a professional artist, that is always a good problem to have.

So as of late, I have been working with the good people of Singularity University, where they set out to solve real world’s grand problems. There, I have been working on content for a new webisodes series called “Ask an Expert.” Each show has experts directly addressing questions from actual people on twitter.

So far we have covered topics ranging from self driving cars to the virtual currency Bitcoin. But, on the eve of our newest show, I thought I would treat all of you some bonus material from our last one covering Drones! Check it out!

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(above- Rough sketch of a young and easily distracted bird and his solar drone. Just below him, a breakdown of the emo skater)

(below- Rough sketch planning out how solar powered drones have their drawbacks, especially when the sun goes down.)

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(above- I couldn’t help myself. I love me some MARVEL, so I snuck in a little Fury escaping the downed hellicarrier.)

(below- Some roughs of an inspector getting a tough break.)

inspector(below- This sequence required some reference of an iconic photograph of iron workers on their lunch break.)

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(below- As I promised on twitter, here is DJ Romey dropping a beat. Some side by side of roughs and in video art as well as some key frames of the radio blasting it’s tunes.)

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(below- A layout of one scene showing a drone delivery gone terribly wrong. And below that, my rendition of a military drone and the reference I used to make it.)end_image

So that pretty much wraps it up for our Drones episode. If you haven’t already seen it, click here. And to keep up with new shows, feel free to subscribe here.

Special thanks goes out to the people I work with! Steven, whose magic makes my doodles move. Tad, truly the brains and brawn of this crew. And lastly, my wife for putting up with my late nights!

With more episodes in the works, be sure to stay tuned! Enjoy!

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