My original idea started to seem daunting to me when I thought about how much geometry would be involved in any decent drawing of HAL 9000 (from 2001: a Space Odyssey): either a bunch of perspective for the memory-core room or a bunch of concentric circles in HAL's iconic camera eye.
And then I found my drawing compass, tucked away in a box under a few months' worth of books.
Have I mentioned that I find cross-hatching sort of therapeutic?
As for the text in the caption: well, marmoreal was the word of the day for my dictionary app today. I've used it in a poem before, describing the "horned / marmoreal scorn" of Michelangelo's Moses — the poem's in this issue of Hayden's Ferry Review, but it's not the poem you can read for free on their site — but I decided to go in a different direction when pairing marmoreal with some contrasting words. I was sort of thinking about HAL's lack of a humanoid body.
That's gorgeous, man! I love cross hatching as well. It's very calming.
ReplyDeleteNicely Done. Not much to it and it seems deep and complex. Love your work.
ReplyDeleteThanks, both of you! One of the things about combining the robot drawings with my "Draw Two Panels" project is that I have to leave some room for the drawings to be repurposed, and I like that.
ReplyDeleteHad Hal had marmoreal thews, Dave had not likely fared so well! Something for designers of humanoid robots to ponder...
ReplyDeleteExcellent choice of subject & treatment!
The cross-hatching *is* really nice.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, HAL. You should yearn for the wrestler's marmoreal thews.
Note: I find the synergy between the Alphabots topic and the "Please prove you're not a robot" captcha disturbingly pleasing.