alex toader art

HC_Komet Animation Test

2011-09-23T14:34:00.001-07:00

Bellow you will find a link to Vimeo of my quick animation test I did of the Komet racing across the salt flats.
Turn up the sound!!!! Thanks to my friend Travis Smith for helping out with the sound! Enjoy!
http://vimeo.com/29501559

The Komet

2011-09-14T14:24:00.000-07:00

It's been couple of months since I posted. Finished post on SpyKids 4 and couple other cool project I have been working on last 3 months. Here is a render of a fictional render dedicated to Henry Coanda, a Romanian Inventor and Aeronautics Engineer. 3d model and render Softimage XSI. If you want to see the custom build I was busy with ..please visit my other blog link: http://west-toad-fabrication.blogspot.com/
Enjoy!

WTF DARPA Warthog

2011-07-01T14:23:00.000-07:00

Just for fun!

Car Stuff

2011-06-13T12:39:00.000-07:00

Something New combination XSI and VUE ..ENJOY!

oldies but goodies...

2011-05-21T14:37:00.000-07:00

here are some more concepts from the past projects!enjoy!

Old Sketches!

2011-05-17T13:48:00.000-07:00

I found some old sketches from past projects that went nowhere! Enjoy!

Super Smart Company Car( one man build )

2011-05-06T14:26:00.000-07:00

No I am not trying to compete with West Coast Customs but the great thing about my job, is my job.

My boss challenges me with some really great things and this Smart car was one of them! The company owns the Smart...and Robert wanted it to look Mad Max Smart! So he asked me to come up with a design scheme kind of like the Rally Fighter I did and paint it..no vinyl wrap! So since We are in post production of Spy Kids 4 I could only dedicate nights and weekends to it.. just myself! after couple of weeks this is what I have! added Tron LED's in the wheel wells, fog lights and 2 rear spoilers...custom fabricated, also custom fab the side vents and gas cap. The pics are the work in progress and the final build pretty pics! Enjoy!

Rally Fighter and Me (I)

2011-03-11T17:17:00.000-08:00

I had the privilege of designing the paint job for this really cool super car that my Jeffe had custom built by Local Motors in Phoenix AZ. It's called the Rally Fighter, brand new Corvette engine, too many cool things to mention and I designed the paint scheme that went on the vinyl skin. Check it out and check out the license plate I made this morning complete with bullet holes ( real bullet holes from a 25ACP and a 380 Auto). I need to thank God more often...I have the coolest job and coolest Boss!!! Enjoy the pics! and Yes I know the fat guy ( me ) ruins the picture of the cool car! I should photoshop myself out or post another picture! :)

Shameless self promotion!!

2011-03-04T09:04:00.000-08:00

Sorry but I had to do it! Well it is my blog right? Right! So here it goes..I have entered a DARPA vehicle design contest and I need your vote...I am posting the design docs...you can check them out here but bellow you will find a link to my submission! ..check it out..and if you like it and find it worthy..please take 2 minutes and register... I would really appreciate your high marks!
http://www.local-motors.com/entry.php?e=3240

Thank you !!!!

Alex

Machete's Posse

2010-12-02T14:28:00.000-08:00

Here are 3 quick designs I did for the costume and art department way back in '05 for Machete's posse. I will post more Machete stuff soon also someone asked me post some old concepts from early in my career or video games art. SOOON!!!

(something different) Retro Ray Gun

2010-10-05T12:28:00.000-07:00

Here is a Ray Gun (1 of 2 made) I designed and built for a collector.
Had a lot of fun with this one. Designed in XSI, exported to an STL file and printed on a Dimension BST 1200es..then sanding, primer and painting and detailing!
Enjoy!
A

More PREDATORS (early designs)

2010-09-17T16:28:00.000-07:00

Here are just some the earlier incarnations of the PREDATORS ship. They were many but here are couple different ones. As you see in the maquette the ship was slimmer, sexier and more agile looking than the final design I have posted yesterday. But I would have to agree with Robert that the beefier final design definitely fits more the new clan of predators. Beside the maquette I am including the 3D design sheet and a very early design sheet of the 3d model in early stages. Enjoy!

Predators Ship Maquette

2010-09-16T13:51:00.000-07:00

Here is the Predator Ship maquette I've built for the production. This is the final ship as seen in the movie. about a week( 20 or so hours of print on the BST 1200) worth of prep and work not counting the design process or the building of it in 3D (XSI).
There is another maquette of a ship, an earlier incarnation (slimmer, longer,sexier with no rear engines) that I will post tomorrow. I hope you like it.. Enjoy!

MACHETE

2010-09-05T10:24:00.000-07:00

Machete is out..this movie is extremely fun, I had a lot of fun working on it! and very soon I will post some of my work on it! GO SEE IT! you'll like it!

Even More Predators Art

2010-08-09T11:33:00.001-07:00

So here are some more Predators concepts I did and a nice set picture of the Dog Handler Predator and me! I am 6'3" and look how big the Predator is next to me
his claws are as big as my fingers! I designed his costume.. KNB guys built it! I have also posted some hound ideas i did but got rejected over a scarier design that Chris O. did. Predator "berserker" face ideas that I explored.
Also the some early predator designs..a red skinned Predator ( in an early draft of the script the "prey" traverse a desert section of the preserve where they get stalked by a different looking Pred.) the one in the middle is my version of a female predator(I know.. kind of silly).
Also the Predator ship...that I designed, modeled and textured. Soon I will post some early designs and maquettes I built of the ship. Enjoy! and THANK YOU to all of you that left me the kind comments!!!

lot more Predators..

2010-07-20T23:12:00.000-07:00

Here are some more designs..I did so many more. I will post more stuff soon!
Enjoy! and go and see the movie!!!

more Predators

2010-07-20T12:43:00.000-07:00

here are some more Armour designs for the new clan. I will post some more versions, tomorrow. Earlier on, the script called for a Samurai look to their Armour but we all came to the conclusion that was the wrong look for these new guys...less is more as Robert always says! Enjoy

Predators art

2010-07-18T14:15:00.000-07:00

I am posting some art I did for Predators, stuff from very early on and some final comps. We had less than 8 weeks to come up with designs for the new clan of Predators..
KNB had to build them at the same time so we had to give them designs as we got them approved from the suits to the shoulder weapons. at the Same time Steve and Caylah ( the production designers had the art dept. humming on environments and locations...they also designed the center piece of the movie the Predator Camp, which turned out unbelievable! Anyway.. this is art created by me some from concept to final comp (i must admit though that I did have some help from our flame artist Drew De LaCruz with the drill plate tracking and color correction.) like always it is a pleasure to work with great artists and collaborate. I will be posting more next week!

Enjoy

Predators

2010-07-11T16:18:00.000-07:00

it's been a long time since I have posted on this blog. Predators debuted on Friday
and I am very happy some of my work made it in! The drills, Predator ship and the dog tracker predator costume design that KNB knocked out of the park. I will be posting some of the designs next week.. stuff that I have worked on and pre-production art I did. But here is a pic with the beautiful Predator head that the awesome guys from KNB built!

2008-12-04T18:03:00.000-08:00

Pistolas Cruzadas project

added link to my project blog, Pistolas Cruzadas or
"The Crossed Pistols" is my personal film project...
please visit the page for info and updates...

more "Planet Terror" vfx

2008-06-04T16:29:00.000-07:00

I am working on my reel so I am posting stills from the vfx shots I worked on Planet Terror,
some of the shots were cleaned up by other artists but the animation, lighting and final composite were done by me...I will post a before and after soon... I must give credit to some very good and talented guys Drew De La Cruz that cleaned the hell plate, that has the main character running by the tow truck...that particular shot was quite painful for both him to clean up and I, to animate and match lighting and do a day for night color correction on.. Aaron Burns who cleaned up the plate for the destroyed city matte I did...also Rod Brunet that rigged the table leg/machine gun set up.....the Grindhouse logo was spliced from three different versions mine, Rod's and Chris'...some of the shots with Wray I added cg knifes, blood and blood stains on the zombies, the Machete trailer shot I did the cg machete and comp etc ...check back soon for the before and after.

more GrindHouse "Planet Terror" art

2008-06-03T13:50:00.000-07:00

Hello...more concepts 2d and (3d models) from GrindHouse "Planet Terror"
3d models I did for the Art Dept. for them to build props...
Oh yea... the ugly Zombie guy, it's me!

2008-06-01T13:26:00.000-07:00

Yeap...more storyboards...hope you like them! also added a collage of pics of maquettes I have built for Spy Kids series ...in there there's the gross Grindhouse "Planet Terror" tongue too..with a knife through it!

storyboards

2008-05-31T12:36:00.000-07:00

Hello...it's been a while since I posted but I was quite busy with the current projects I am working on, here are some storyboards I did for a now defunct project...hope you like them...I will post the whole series..little by little.

more stuff

2008-02-19T14:30:00.001-08:00

Hello, I am posting again..some early Planet Terror (Grindhouse) concepts...
also a sketch of an Orc...for a freelance project.
Soon I will post some storyboards I did for the Machete trailer, also boards I did for an independent project...also QT's of vfx
I did for Sin City, GrindHouse and SpyKids trilogy and more...more on that soon.

Also if you are planning to come to SXSW
film festival in Austin TX...I will be on a panel and speaking about Post and VFX...Here's the link:
http://2008.sxsw.com/film/conference/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=FP060189

second post

2008-02-11T09:33:00.000-08:00

I am attaching 2 concepts for mutant zombies I did for Robert Rodriguez' Planet Terror (GrindHouse)...originally Robert wanted the creatures to be aliens ...then mutant zombie monstrosities...but towards the beginning of the shoot, he settled for just good ole' classic looking zombies...here are couple of the original designs I did...I will post more designs in the upcoming days...enjoy!

2008-02-08T14:31:00.000-08:00

first post..