“Clay Render” styled 3D renderings to illustrate new technology concepts, a food-extruding 3D printer, a redesigned airport security checkpoint by Delta, and smart traffic management integration from Audi. The “white card” style helped to visually unite these different subjects and contexts on the magazine page.
This faux x-ray was created for a Scuba Diving Magazine story about a sea turtle that had been maimed by a boat’s propeller. BTech Innovations, a Turkish company specializing in custom-designed prostheses and implants, got involved. They performed a series of detailed CT scans to create a 3D model of the turtle’s skull and damaged jaw. They […]
For me 2018 felt like a year of ups and downs, personally and professionally. It’s been about a year since my Ten Year Review, so I thought I’d share and reflect on my experiences. The Numbers Last year I completed 81 projects with 28 clients, including some big names like Google, Microsoft, Air Canada, and BF […]
Technical Illustration Process Technical illustration is equal parts science and art. This process helps me consistently deliver on my clients’ information communication needs and creative goals. What is your process for a typical project? The first step is defining the problem. We discuss your creative and informational goals to define the scope of the project. This includes […]
Technical Illustration Style Guide Technical illustration is all about visual communication. Choosing the right style for your visuals is like choosing the right words and tone when you speak. I work in a range of styles to best suit your message, subject matter and the information you want to communicate. Sketchy Pencil Felt Pen Colored Line […]
About James Provost James Provost is a freelance technical illustrator based in Toronto, Canada who works with magazine, publishing, marketing and corporate clients to communicate information visually. An honours graduate from the Technical & Scientific Illustration Bachelor of Arts program at Sheridan College, James has worked with clients from around the world in the publishing, marketing, advertising, design and […]
360° turntable 3D model of a volumetric concrete mixer, also known as a metered concrete truck. These vehicles carry cement, water, and aggregate separately to the job site and mix it on location. This removes the time and range limitations of traditional “ready-mix” concrete trucks.
For about two months, I’ve been experimenting with a Microsoft Surface Pro 3, to see if it could be the all-in-one mobile illustration studio that the marketing has made it out to be. Here is what I’ve learned. Criteria For my work, I mostly use Illustrator, Photoshop, Cinema 4D, After Effects and Sketchbook Pro with a Wacom Intuos 5 […]
Augmented Reality, or AR, is a general term for manipulating our experience of the world around us with technology. Today it means pointing your smartphone camera at a restaurant and getting reviews. Tomorrow it might mean complete immersion into a customizable version of reality via 3D stereoscopic camera/video headsets.
I’ve been fascinated with augmented reality (AR) since learning about projects like Layar and WordLens. These apps combine the camera, GPS, gyros, processing power and constant connectedness of smart phones to add layers of meta-information on top of the world around us. My interest in this application of technology and information should come as no surprise—technical […]