duncan228
07-11-2008, 03:05 PM
Just wanted to share...The first drawing of the Duncan robot that I ever found I put at the bottom. This illustration is much more detailed. It must have been fun to do. :)
http://www.joelkimmel.com/2008_07_01_archive.html#8569432530470906412
NBA Friday: Tim Duncan
Joel Kimmel
Welcome back to NBA Friday! For those of you visiting for the first time, this is my weekly illustration of an NBA player. I started this project back in the first week of the NBA season, painting one player from one team every week for 30 weeks (check the Portraiture page for my previous player portraits).
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x282/duncan228/oddsandends/tim_duncan-797909.jpg
This is Tim Duncan, also affectionately referred to as the Tim Duncan Robot. A stoic man of rare outbursts of expression, a game as fundamental as James Naismith intended and athleticism and basketball mechanics resembling that of a robot; behold the half man, half robot known as Tim Duncan.
I had a lot of fun designing Duncan as a robot, getting those mechanical shoulders just the right width and trying to imagine how all the parts would move and work. I wanted to try to design the robot Duncan to be built like he moves on the court. I gave him a simple swivel waist, long arms perfect for bank shots and I used a cold, simple metal with a flat finish to reduce flashy play and encourage a polished game.
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x282/duncan228/oddsandends/duncan_detail2-758063.jpg
The spurs were added to his adidas metal feet for balance and as small wind generators (in addition to fending off approaching opponents. Retractable spurs are also located in the elbows).
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x282/duncan228/oddsandends/duncan_detail-727699.jpg
Tim Duncan is a 6'11" forward/center for the San Antonio Spurs. He has repeatedly beaten my Phoenix Suns in the Playoffs and has won 4 championships. That is all I want to say about the man, or the robot.
We are down to the last two teams for NBA Friday. The two teams who faced off in the Finals, the Lakers and Celtics are coming up in the next two weeks. Next week belongs to the Lakers, so check back next Friday!
You can see this piece larger on the Portraiture page, as well as on SLAMonline in the Links by Lang Whitaker. You can also buy a Limited Edition Print of this piece in my shop.
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The Duncan Robot:
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x282/duncan228/oddsandends/robot.jpg
http://www.joelkimmel.com/2008_07_01_archive.html#8569432530470906412
NBA Friday: Tim Duncan
Joel Kimmel
Welcome back to NBA Friday! For those of you visiting for the first time, this is my weekly illustration of an NBA player. I started this project back in the first week of the NBA season, painting one player from one team every week for 30 weeks (check the Portraiture page for my previous player portraits).
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x282/duncan228/oddsandends/tim_duncan-797909.jpg
This is Tim Duncan, also affectionately referred to as the Tim Duncan Robot. A stoic man of rare outbursts of expression, a game as fundamental as James Naismith intended and athleticism and basketball mechanics resembling that of a robot; behold the half man, half robot known as Tim Duncan.
I had a lot of fun designing Duncan as a robot, getting those mechanical shoulders just the right width and trying to imagine how all the parts would move and work. I wanted to try to design the robot Duncan to be built like he moves on the court. I gave him a simple swivel waist, long arms perfect for bank shots and I used a cold, simple metal with a flat finish to reduce flashy play and encourage a polished game.
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x282/duncan228/oddsandends/duncan_detail2-758063.jpg
The spurs were added to his adidas metal feet for balance and as small wind generators (in addition to fending off approaching opponents. Retractable spurs are also located in the elbows).
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x282/duncan228/oddsandends/duncan_detail-727699.jpg
Tim Duncan is a 6'11" forward/center for the San Antonio Spurs. He has repeatedly beaten my Phoenix Suns in the Playoffs and has won 4 championships. That is all I want to say about the man, or the robot.
We are down to the last two teams for NBA Friday. The two teams who faced off in the Finals, the Lakers and Celtics are coming up in the next two weeks. Next week belongs to the Lakers, so check back next Friday!
You can see this piece larger on the Portraiture page, as well as on SLAMonline in the Links by Lang Whitaker. You can also buy a Limited Edition Print of this piece in my shop.
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The Duncan Robot:
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x282/duncan228/oddsandends/robot.jpg