“Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster… for when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also into you.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
November 16, 2013 | Categories: Art, Contemporary, dark art, Fine Art, Sculpture | Tags: art, artist, contemporary, design, employment, ideas, military, modern art, monument, protest, sculpture, style, torture, war, waterboarding | Leave a comment
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March 4, 2013 | Categories: 3-D, Aircraft, Aircraft, Art, Digital Art, Drawing, Fine Art, Jugo, mixed media, Photoshop | Tags: aircraft, airplane, art, artist, attack, canyon, CAS, concept, concept art, design, Digital Painting, drawing, employment, graphic design, Graphic Novel, graphics, ideas, Jugo, military, next generation fighter, Nick Dwyer, photoshop, precipice, science, science fiction, stealth, storyboard, style, two seaters | Leave a comment
After a break from posting I’m back. I have been creating artwork during my word press black out and have a lot to update. Thanks for coming back!
More to come on this concept art. In the theatre of conflict, even an out matched and overran foe can even the odds through cunning and raw firepower.
December 30, 2012 | Categories: 3-D, Aircraft, Art, Drawing, Fine Art, Photoshop | Tags: aerial combat, aircraft, airplane, art, artist, attack, BAD ELEMENT, CAS, concept, concept art, design, Digital Painting, drawing, employment, fantasy, graphic design, graphics, ideas, Jugo, military, next generation fighter, Nick Dwyer, photoshop, rotorcraft, science, science fiction, stealth, style, technology, two seaters, war, wind turbine | Leave a comment
Sorry its been a while…newborn baby and back in school. Time is my enemy!
This is a sketch from a year ago that I photoshoped tonight. It was for an artificial texture assignment concept, but wasnt used in the end.
Mechanical animals anyone? Growing up in the 80’s, I fell in love with Battle Beasts…best toys ever! Animal humanoids with body armor, weapons, vehicles and best of all…Holograms!!!
Oh, Nostalgia.
N
September 15, 2012 | Categories: Art, Digital Art, Drawing, mixed media, Photoshop, Robots | Tags: art, artist, biomechanical, concept, concept art, design, Digital Painting, drawing, Drone, employment, fantasy, graphics, ideas, machine, military, Nick Dwyer, photoshop, robot animal, science fiction, squid, style, submarine, technology | Leave a comment
This is a glimpse of the near future. Everything will be automated.
The assault will be lead with drones with a few stealths overseeing the attack.
Maybe your local police will fly these, or a private security contractor.
I added a thrust vectoring nozzle to replace the tail rotor and imply advanced
helicopter aerobatics.Perhaps it has a mind of its own, we’ll just have to see.
Pen on paper, digitally colored in Photoshop with Wacom intuos 4 pen & tablet.
August 2, 2012 | Categories: Aircraft, Aircraft, Art, dark art, Digital Art, Drawing, Fine Art, mixed media, Photoshop, Robots | Tags: aircraft, airplane, art, artist, attack, CAS, concept, concept art, design, Digital Painting, drawing, employment, Fake, fantasy, graphic design, graphics, helicopter, helicopter drone, ideas, military, Nick Dwyer, photoshop, robot helicopter, rotorcraft, science, science fiction, style, technology, vtol | Leave a comment
This kind of reminds me of the YF-23 and the J-20.
I wanted to make a Navy safe version/ heavier fighter bomber
aircraft. This could come in a stretched two seater as well I suppose.
The wing is a delta configuration.
No forward canards…US doesn’t believe in them.
FYI I made the name F-35 XL as a reference to the F-16XL
prototypes: an extended fuselage/wing for an extended
range fighter-bomber model (it lost the competition to the F-15E
Strike Eagle so it was cancelled) and the prototypes were given to
NASA- check them out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16XL
Adobe Photoshop.
Image credit: I was able to modify the original image
found through Creative Commons and flickr here uploaded by
mashelymorgan. Thanks!
July 12, 2012 | Categories: Aircraft, Art, Digital Art, Photoshop | Tags: aircraft, airplane, art, artist, attack, Bomber, CAS, concept, concept art, design, Digital Painting, drawing, employment, F-35, F-35 dual engines, F-35XL, Fake, fantasy, graphic design, ideas, military, next generation fighter, Nick Dwyer, photoshop, science, science fiction, stealth, style | 1 Comment
This is a piece of concept art I made (in photoshop) for the BAD ELEMENT saga. I am hoping to self publish a graphic novel or a series of short stories beginning this year (if I can find the time between work school and family!!).
13 tons of alloy, weaponry and animal agility. The A-RAV carries a four man tiger team in its payload. It is remotely or autonomously operated throughout the hot-zone. Standard armament is an anti personnel machine gun, anti armor rockets and surface to air missiles. All of the weapon pylons extend from internal weapons bays and retract when not in use or rearming. integrated sensors give the A-RAV a 360 view in its environment providing a constant awareness level. The vehicle also extends the secure network like a hub and can engage in e warfare with its powerful electronic comm system. The A-RAV protects its team from medium fire power and excessive radiation levels.
July 3, 2012 | Categories: Art, Digital Art, Photoshop, Robots | Tags: art, artist, attack, BAD ELEMENT, concept, concept art, design, Digital Painting, drawing, employment, fantasy, FOUR LEGGED, Future, FUTURE ROBOT, FUTUREISTIC, graphic design, graphics, ideas, MECHANICAL, military, Nick Dwyer, NICK DWYER BAD ELEMENT, photoshop, Robot, science, science fiction, style, technology | 2 Comments
I am working on a story that has multiplied into a trilogy which has now developed into a tetralogy. I have named this arching story Bad Element.
The definition of crowd funding is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowd_funding
I want to take my concept art and create a graphic novel and eventually a create a film and possibly a video game. In the end this would be great to turn into a web comic too. Tell your friends!
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June 29, 2012 | Categories: 3-D, Aircraft, Aircraft, Alabaster, Art, characters, Charcoal, dark art, Digital Art, Drawing, Fine Art, Impressionism, Limestone, mixed media, Painter, Photoshop, Robots, Sculpture, Uncategorized | Tags: aircraft, airplane, alabaster, art, artist, attack, attack tilt, Bomber, CAS, concept, concept art, contemporary, design, Digital Painting, drawing, employment, Fake, fantasy, graphic design, graphics, helicopter, ideas, JHL, military, monster, next generation fighter, Nick Dwyer, osprey, photoshop, Raptor, rotorcraft, science, science fiction, sculpture, stealth, stone, style, Tandem, technology, tilt rotor, two seaters, v-22, vtol | Leave a comment
Click the BUY link at the top of the site to view my artwork available for purchase.
or click here.
NJD
February 4, 2012 | Categories: 3-D, Aircraft, Aircraft, Alabaster, Art, characters, Charcoal, dark art, Digital Art, Drawing, Fine Art, Impressionism, mixed media, Painter, Photoshop, Robots, Sculpture, Uncategorized | Tags: aircraft, airplane, alabaster, art, attack, attack tilt, Beavis and Butthead, Bomber, CAS, Conan, concept, concept art, design, Digital Painting, drawing, employment, Fake, fantasy, Flight, gizmodo, graphic design, graphics, helicopter, ideas, iPad, JHL, Lincoln, Microsoft, military, monster, Mortal Kombat, next generation fighter, Nick Dwyer, osprey, photoshop, Pizza Guy, Raptor, rotorcraft, science, science fiction, sculpture, Star Wars, stealth, stone, style, Tandem, Tech, technology, tilt rotor, two seaters, v-22, vtol | Leave a comment
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Big thanks to my client and new friend Christoph Petry for the commission of this work and for approaching me for this project. It was really cool taking your ideas, adding mine and creating these planes. Sie rocken Mann!
-Hypersonic aircraft from the future- designed with scram jet technology these bombers are self-powered and can dash at Mach 10. Based on real technology in development.
US bomber is a multi mission designed to perform hypersonic strikes and conventional bomber missions. The Russian Aircraft is more of a space plane, designed for delivery of nuclear weapons and suborbital flight.
NJD
February 3, 2012 | Categories: 3-D, Aircraft, Aircraft, Art, Digital Art, Drawing, mixed media, Photoshop | Tags: 3D model, aircraft, airplane, art, artist, Bomber, concept, concept art, design, Digital Painting, drawing, employment, fantasy, graphics, hypersonic, Hypersonic aircraft, hypersonic bomber, long range bomber, military, Nick Dwyer, photoshop, ramjet, science, science fiction, Scramjet, stealth, style, technology | Leave a comment
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January 9, 2012 | Categories: 3-D, Aircraft, Aircraft, Art, Digital Art, Drawing, mixed media, Photoshop | Tags: aircraft, airplane, art, artist, attack, CAS, concept, concept art, design, Digital Painting, drawing, employment, fantasy, graphic design, graphics, ideas, military, Nick Dwyer, photoshop, rotorcraft, science, science fiction, style, technology, tilt rotor, Turbo Prop, turboprop, two seaters | Leave a comment
September 21, 2011 | Categories: Aircraft, Art, Digital Art, Drawing, mixed media, Photoshop | Tags: aircraft, airplane, art, artist, attack, concept, concept art, design, Digital Painting, drawing, employment, fantasy, graphic design, graphics, ideas, military, Nick Dwyer, photoshop, rotorcraft, science, science fiction, style, technology, tilt rotor, Turbo Prop | Leave a comment
May 20, 2011 | Categories: 3-D, Aircraft, Art, Drawing, mixed media | Tags: 3D, aircraft, airplane, art, artist, concept, concept art, design, Digital art, Digital Painting, drawing, employment, fantasy, ferry, graphics, helicopter, ideas, military, mountains, Nick Dwyer, Painter, Painter 11, painting, polar, rotorcraft, science, science fiction, Sketchup, style, Tandem, technology, transport, vtol | Leave a comment
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Concept:
A stretched fighter, mini-bomber, designated for deep strike missions similar in scope to the F-111 Aardvark and the F-117 Night-Hawk, like a stealth F-15E Strike Eagle. The are designed to get to targets fast, out in the middle of nowhere. They are bomb trucks that can protect themselves from enemy fighters with air to air defenses. They fit in a sweet spot of better protected than a standard bomber, and carry more ordnance than a fighter.
Details:
The tailless design gives it greater stealth. The delta-wing design gives the jet a large wing area, enabling super-cruise and greater range. The co-pilot, conducts hard and electronic attacks or drone operation. A backwards facing radar between the engines targets would be aggressors.
April 9, 2011 | Categories: Aircraft, Art, dark art, Drawing, mixed media, Photoshop | Tags: aircraft, airplane, art, artist, attack, Bomber, CAS, concept, concept art, Delta-wing, design, drawing, employment, graphic design, graphics, ideas, Jet, military, next generation fighter, Nick Dwyer, photoshop, science, science fiction, stealth, style, Tailless, Twin engine, two seaters | 3 Comments
These ships carry people to obscure places, and are built to take some pain. The landing craft can carry weapons to protect themselves and the LZ’s, if necessary.
This is second generation tilt rotor. AI formulated props increased lift by 50% while also decreasing prop wash.
They are primarily used for insertion, but are well equipped for CSAR missions too.
April 7, 2011 | Categories: Aircraft, Art, dark art, Drawing, mixed media, Photoshop | Tags: 2nd Gen VTOL, aircraft, airplane, art, artist, attack, attack tilt, concept, concept art, design, drawing, employment, graphic design, graphics, helicopter, ideas, military, Nick Dwyer, osprey, photoshop, science, science fiction, style, technology, tilt rotor, v-22, vtol | Leave a comment
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This is a heavy aircraft designed to supply fuel, fire power, cargo and intel. It is a Spec Ops gunship, cargo, and tanker- all in one. Similar to the Harvest Hawk KC-130J concept by the US Marines. The gunship is between a C-130 and a A400M in size. This plane features a double wing for long range missions and a larger amount of fuel to offload for IFR. The Forewing features multiple hardpoints for munitions, accepting cruisemissles, smart bombs etc. The Aft Wing features two refueling pods, and several additional hardpoints. The main weapons are the side mounted cannons. Like the AC-47 Spooky/ AC-130 Spectre gunship’s this is a cheap way to rain down heavy firepower, with precision strike, on ground targets. A heavy cannon and a gattling autocannon is sported on each side of the craft, which enables it to fly a circuit of destruction in any direction. The larger cannon is a 120mm designed to destroy ships and buildings, and large crowds, where the smaller 25 mm autocannon is usually used for everything else. Though primarily used in lower tech battlespaces, the canted tail stabs and other features reduce radar signature to an acceptable levels of risk-until its stealthy replacement is fielded.
March 21, 2011 | Categories: 3-D, Aircraft, Art, dark art | Tags: aircraft, airplane, art, artist, attack, Bomber, CAS, concept, concept art, design, drawing, employment, fantasy, graphic design, graphics, ideas, military, Nick Dwyer, science, science fiction, stealth, style, technology | Leave a comment
March 9, 2011 | Categories: Aircraft, Art, dark art, Drawing, Photoshop | Tags: Air power, aircraft, airplane, art, artist, concept, concept art, design, drawing, employment, fantasy, graphic design, graphics, helicopter, hover, JHL, military, Nick Dwyer, photoshop, rotorcraft, science, science fiction, style, Tandem, technology, vtol | 2 Comments
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A man-sized quadruped robot capable of limited self-directed decisions. An offspring of the robotic mule program, a jungle supply unit, it was so successful that a combat version was adapted. Structured/modeled after a scaled down version of the skeletal system of the extinct cave bear-it shadows the evolution of a perfect killer. A larger prototype is in the works. NJD
Adobe Photoshop CS4
February 2, 2011 | Categories: Art, characters, Drawing, mixed media, Photoshop, Robots | Tags: attack, Big Dog, concept, concept art, design, drawing, Drone, employment, fantasy, graphic design, graphics, ideas, Lurcher, military, Nick Dwyer, photoshop, Quadruped, Robot, science, science fiction, style, technology | Leave a comment
Future Strike platform w/40mm gun. The ship retains the beast-like qualities of the proven Warthog, yet is adapted to the advancing threats of the era. The roar of the muzzle-blast, an echo of rage, thunders above the path of destruction. NJD
Adobe Photoshop CS4
February 1, 2011 | Categories: Aircraft, Art, Drawing, mixed media, Photoshop | Tags: A-10 Replacement, aircraft, airplane, art, artist, attack, CAS, Close Air Support, concept, concept art, design, Digital Painting, drawing, employment, fantasy, Future Aircraft, graphic design, graphics, ideas, military, next generation fighter, Nick Dwyer, photoshop, science, science fiction, stealth, Strike Platform, style, technology, two seaters | Leave a comment
This is my first creation with my new Wacom tablet. A 6th gen fighter is on the drawing board, perhaps, even flying around Lake Groom right now. Really this picture was about getting used to my new interface. I really enjoyed making this using the tablet. Thanks for your patience…more to come. NJD
Adobe Photoshop CS4
January 31, 2011 | Categories: Aircraft, Art, Drawing, mixed media, Photoshop | Tags: 6th Gen, 6th generation, 6th generation fighter, aircraft, airplane, art, artist, attack, Bomber, concept, concept art, design, drawing, employment, Fake, fantasy, graphic design, graphics, ideas, military, next generation fighter, Nick Dwyer, nighthunter, photoshop, science, science fiction, stealth, style, technology, two seaters | 7 Comments
DOD Photos. Software PS
September 23, 2010 | Categories: Aircraft, Art, mixed media, Photoshop | Tags: aircraft, airplane, art, artist, concept, concept art, design, drawing, employment, Fake, fantasy, Future, graphic design, graphics, helicopter, ideas, military, Next Gen, Nick Dwyer, osprey, photoshop, Quad Tilt, science, science fiction, Spec Ops, style, technology, tilt rotor, v-22, vtol | 1 Comment
Why not?
Photoshop
Military Photo.
September 19, 2010 | Categories: Aircraft, Aircraft, Photoshop, Uncategorized | Tags: aircraft, airplane, art, artist, attack, concept, concept art, design, drawing, employment, Fake, fantasy, Global Hawk, graphic design, graphics, Hellfire, ideas, military, Nick Dwyer, photoshop, Recon, science, science fiction, technology | Leave a comment
Weekly World News Rocks! They have been kind enough to feature a little piece of my work, crafted for a photoshop contest at Gizmodo.com.
Link: http://weeklyworldnews.com/headlines/20969/another-bat-boy-winner/
I give you Bat Jong:
My exclusive snapshot of Bat Boy-Kim Jong Il originally for an entry at the Gizmodo.com Photoshop Contest “Shame Kim Jong IL”.
Well, it also won me first place. See Link:http://gizmodo.com/5304781/in-which-we-provoke-kim-jong-il-in-77-offensive-and-hilarious-ways
My Dad always told me that BatBoy and other stories in Weekly World News were real…they are, right?
-Big thanks to the guys and gals down at Weekly World News, and to WWN writer Frank Lake!
Also a big hug and kiss to Gizmodo.com and Giz editor Adam Frucci!
15 minutes of fame starting…Now.
August 17, 2010 | Categories: characters, Photoshop, Uncategorized | Tags: art, artist, Batboy, concept, concept art, contest, design, drawing, employment, freelance, gizmodo, graphic design, graphics, ideas, military, Nick Dwyer, photoshop, science, science fiction, weekly world news | 2 Comments
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This is the Future Close Air Support attack aircraft. I designed this as the future replacement of the A-10. Yes, in a way this is a tribute to the A-10-it’s a beast and I loved working on that monster.
The A-10 has seen success in a CAS role in today’s conflicts, and it could be the best at what it does. However, it is getting old and a replacement is needed. I have read alot about close air support and I have tried to keep the advantages of the A-10 but also improve upon the design.
You may be familiar with the O/A-10, a two seat night strike variant that never made it out of the trial stage, this concept is the next evolutionary step of that animal. This creation’s cannon, much like the A-10’s GAU-8 Avenger, is its main weapon. I imagined a 40mm projectile, 4 barreled autocannon- with a high rate of fire in very small bursts. The second man/woman in the cockpit could do any number of duties as seen in other 2-man ships-like the F-15 strike eagle, etc. The engines would have increased efficiency yet able to produce enough power to make 600 mph+ dashes when needed. But this plane is designed to fly low and slow- and to take a beating and keep going-just like her predecessor.
And, it was fun to make too.
Software used: (Google) SketchUp 7, Adobe Photoshop CS4
August 16, 2010 | Categories: 3-D, Aircraft | Tags: A-10, aircraft, airplane, art, artist, attack, CAS, concept, concept art, design, drawing, employment, fantasy, graphic design, graphics, ideas, military, next generation fighter, Nick Dwyer, photoshop, science, science fiction, style, technology, two seaters | 2 Comments
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This is my first creation with my new Wacom tablet. A 6th gen fighter is on the drawing board, perhaps, even flying around Lake Groom right now. Really this picture was about getting used to my new interface. I really enjoyed making this using the tablet. Thanks for your patience…more to come. NJD
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