Sketchy Beginnings Part One

We used to have a large L-shaped sectional couch, back when I still sketched almost every day, with a wide flat armrest at each end, nearly perfect for resting a clipboard on.  There was also the dining room table of course, but a couple of things we did not have were a computer and a gaming console.  Modern life has its distractions...

Right now my clipboard sits just inches away from my trackball mouse, but I haven't sketched since last weekend (and it's Friday night).

Back in the day when a concept was on my mind I would sketch it over and over, covering a page or two and sometimes more.  When I started sketching this one, the image below was at the bottom of the first page:

Gen III AKA "BlueStar" AKA "Model C"

...But even then, I manipulated the image on this computer before posting it to Google Plus.  Click the hyperlink below the image to view the what I wrote in the post, plus comments.

Basically what is happening is that I've become inspired, as explained in my most recent post LOSING MY AMATEUR STATUS?, to apply my creative focus toward concepts for Tesla Motors.  A side effect of my interest in this manufacturer and its products is a revival of all Tellurian Motors concepts, as the Tesla platforms would provide excellent bases for Tellurians.

Finally a path has been illuminated, that leads to the ultimate goal of building vehicles purely of my own design -- but wait.  That's not what this is about.  I'm not motivated to work with Tesla because it would eventually lead to the birth of Tellurian Motors.  It's not a stepping stone.  No, I'm genuinely inspired here, my mind swimming with concepts for Tesla Motors...

...of which the "Model C" is NOT one, to be frank.  While I find it an interesting exercise to treat the concept as if I had some say in how it will appear in production, I am under no disillusion that the ship hasn't already sailed -- or at least will have done, by the time anyone at Tesla Motors becomes aware of what I've been doing.

All I can do with the C is demonstrate my capability -- and so far, I'm coming up short.  While there is quite a lot in my head about this vehicle, not much of it has been put on paper.  As Tegan Quin says in that early epic song Superstar(Red Demo version), "...thoughts are less than actions brought, and I am still NOTHING in common face."

more of GenIII

Again, click the hyperlink below the image to view the what I wrote in the post, plus comments.

It's weird going back to curves after years of doing my best to eliminate them, and it's a challenge to use someone else's design language to make a vehicle appealing and distinctively Tesla while possessing its own personality, but this project is important for my portfolio.  With practice I expect to produce sketches worthy of being presented to the company.  Meanwhile I will continue to record my progress, here and on Google Plus.

Stay crunchy.

filsmyth

August 17, 2013

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