PVD Remediation System Diagram

Posted on August 5, 2009 by rbirkey

This diagram was created by Randal in Adobe Illustrator as vector art for an engineering client who manufactures prefabricated vertical drain remediation systems. It has a cutaway section showing how the system looks and works below ground, as well as how it is laid out above ground. These systems help prevent groundwater contamination, as well as help clean up contamination when it does occur. Unlike bitmapped or “raster art,” vector art can be scaled to any size without losing any resolution.

Prefabricated Vertical Drain Remediation System

1972 Datsun 240Z Cutaway

Posted on July 26, 2009 by rbirkey

1972 Datsun 240Z - Technical Cutaway Illustration

Randal once owned a car like this (see photo below) and used his personal knowledge of the car along with his technical illustration skills to create the “transparent” style cutaway line art illustration, focused on the engine and front suspension details. The 1972 Z-car is regarded by many as the best classic year of any of the original series made by Datsun, which later changed its name to Nissan.

Randal's '72 Datsun 240Z

4 Cylinder Engine Cutaway

Posted on July 21, 2009 by rbirkey

Randal created this cutaway technical illustration of a 4-cylinder automotive engine as a self promotion piece for use in advertising his technical illustration skills in the 1980′s. This illustration was done by hand with Rapidograph ink pens on smooth illustration board.

4 Cylinder Engine Cutaway Illustration

The White House – Cutaway

Posted on July 19, 2009 by rbirkey

Randal was asked to develop this cutaway view of The White House in Washington, D.C. for an educational textbook. He worked from reference materials provided by the publisher and made updates and corrections in the process.

The artwork was done using Fractal Painter software on an Apple Macintosh computer using a Wacom tablet. It was delivered to the client electronically as a digital illustration file.

The White House - A cutaway diagram illustration

Cutaway House

Posted on July 19, 2009 by rbirkey

Randal illustrated a typical house shown partially cutaway to reveal how Dale Industries/Incor steel framing products can be used in residential construction. The base line work was done in a 3D wireframe software, then transferred to Adobe Illustrator in a 2D format for adding color fills, line weights, captions and border framing.

Castle Keep Cutaway

Posted on July 17, 2009 by rbirkey

Randal has been asked to provide illustrations in many textbooks. This one was done for an elementary textbook on the Castle Keep. It is a cutaway diagram showing the floors and various typical activities inside the Keep.

Castle Keep - Cutaway Diagram

This illustration was hand done in Corel Painter software on a Macintosh computer using a Wacom Tablet.

Wilson Sporting Goods

Posted on July 8, 2009 by rbirkey

Randal was contracted by Wilson Sporting Goods to do a series of illustrations for their tennis product catalog. Each racquet in the catalog featured a cutaway illustration showing the layers and materials used in its construction. Each illustration was done by hand with pencil and color pencil on 100% cotton drafting vellum for that “techie” look.

Wilson Tennis Racquet Cross-Section and Cutaway

Abloy Lock Technical Illustration

Posted on April 22, 2009 by rbirkey

Abloy Lock - Cutaway Technical Illustration

The Customer’s Need

The manufacturer of Abloy Locks required an illustration to reveal the unique tumbler technology used in their locks for a trade advertisement.

Randal’s Solution

Randal was contacted by the manufacturer’s ad agency in the 1980′s and contracted to create the illustration. This image is one of the working “pencils” that Randal did on his way to the final illustration. Working from physical lock mechanisms provided by the manufacturer, Randal used his extensive engineering and blueprint knowledge to construct the cutaway view of the internal lock tumblers and mechanism. The final art was delivered to the ad agncy, and used in the trade ad for the customer.

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