With Honor...my launch kit prep work

Launch Kit Prep

Sept. 24, 2012

My launch kit  is based on the game Medal of Honor that playstation has out.  In searching multiple ways to go about this I have an idea of what may work best for my launch kit.  One of the boxes I would like to have is easier to build than the other.  I have also found an option to buy one or pay to have someone build me a custom made box.  But both have some very possible issues.  It is pricy and I'm on a time restraint.  

My basic box design is a flag case with either glass or plexi glass on the front and solid wood around the trim.  This case is intended to accommodate 5' x 9 1/2' Interment/Burial flags given to the families of the fallen.

Specs: Case: 22 1/8" x 11" x 2 5/8"  It will have a lid to open the front of the box and access any given swag that comes with the game.

Items included in the case will be the game cd/case and the swag.

Speaking of Swag:  these are possible choices

t-shirt
necklace
dogtags
General coin(s)
Badges/patches
Camo
Rank
Flag
wrist band
skull cap
Camo Koozie
tactical light
figurine soldier 
fake camel spider
compas


Most of the items I either can make, own, or can get my hands on them fairly easy.

One thing I haven't decided on is how to stage the items inside and what to line my box with. Really I need the box first before I can try to place them properly.
Here are a few of my box idea's by pictures I found.

This is what I would really like to have but is very costly.

This box is more likely what I will try and use for the Launch Kit.

Nothing like drawing and playing games

College Central Network
9-17-12

This weekend up to now I have been working on different upcoming projects to include some sketches I have come up with to promote College Central Network.

First, I searched CCN's website.  Then I Google different search engines as if I was currently looking for job opportunities.  Mostly, I found information that wouldn't catch my attention.  However, I did get some ideas that moved my brain.

One of my thoughts led to a matchbox drawing.  When you open the box all the matches look the same.  In the job field I thought that must be what we look like to an employer unless you are able to stand out from the rest.  My drawing includes the one match (match fit) that is green.  I felt people may see this as an example of how they need to look when job searching.  To Stand Out.

The other drawing is an hour glass that is draining the sands from one section to another.  Most of us looking for an opportunity need it to come in a timely manner.  Most friends I know all usually wanting a job and needed it yesterday.  This is an eye catching moment to remind us now is the time to start searching for that job I want.

The last drawing here is about a calendar and how empty but full they can be.  The most important things of our lives go on a calendar of some sort to remind us not to forget what needs to happen on a certain date.  I listed a few things maybe in the order we would need to have them as a starter for someone else to see and go...oh yeah I need this and this.  CCN website promotes how they can help with resume's, portfolio's, and career options.

This week I am trying to finish everything else so I can get some game playing time in.  One of the games I would like to play is Tiger Woods Golf.  I also have Medal of Honor Frontline, Enter the Matrix, and Hitman Blood & Money.  I can't wait!

Survival vision ....my book cover

Book Cover

9-10-12

I have been working on my book cover since Friday.  Since I didn't have any of my own tidal wave pictures I had to use a little creativity in order to get exactly what I needed to pull this off.  The wave is enormous and has great color.  In order to use this shot I had to get rid of what was in the original shot.  Then I had to play with my photoshop skills and see if I could put my mind into an actual picture.  I'm no expert at photoshop.  Mostly, this work has been trial and error and more error than I intended to have.  I often wondered during the long days of my weekend why I picked a subject so technically difficult.  However, I had this vision and I was sold that this was going to work out.

The other half of my book is creepy and was really fun to make.  It went much better than I expected and that may be that I started to play and learn all in the same task.  My whirlpool portal of coming out on the other end of a tidal wave is how I hope to finish this book cover by Thursday class.  So back to the book cover I go.

Lights Out

My dark drawings

Report: Monday 9-3-12

             Tuesday 9-4-12

"Book"

This assignment started off with a terrible beginning.  My titles are all over the place and nothing strikes me to be the perfect fit.  The slow start has me spinning and I feel I've got to make a decision soon.

I thought maybe if I started drawing then I would be able to find a perfect title pick.  By Sunday it was going ok nothing really special.  Then last night I had this deep thought about a terrible movie I had watched when I was a kid and how it has scarred me for life.  This must have struck something because I finally had images floating around in my head again.  Leading from one thought to another my drawings kind of came together.  

Then on Monday the heat was turned on again and I felt like I was back in business.  About 40 to 50 minutes later lighting must have hit something near the neighborhood and I found myself sitting in a very dark house looking for any kind of light.  Drawing in the dark with a candle isn't all that great but a headlamp makes it that much better.  After getting a headache I called it a night.  By the way if you can't remember what lights you have on when the power goes off....later when its midnight and you are sound asleep.....the power comes on and with it...everything you had on at the time it was cut off....fun!  

Title thoughts

When you are thinking how do you hear yourself?

Why we react mad when we are scared?

Can you see tears underwater?

Night walker...are you awake or dreaming? 

Do fearful thoughts turn true?

What is at the end of a blackhole?

Truth or Death?