Sam Towler Art

A chess set created using different kinds of time pieces to stand in for the Kind, Bishop, and others. Modeled in Maya 2008 & 2009 and rendered using Mental Ray. The models were modified in ClayTools and then "printed" in black and white ABS plastic using a Dimension 3D printer. Printed piece are approximately 2.5" wide (average) with the King in the white set being 7.5" tall and the King in the black set being 5". King = Big Ben Queen = Grandfather clock Bishop = Wristwatch Knight = Alarm clock Rook = Hourglass Pawn = Sundial Screenshots of Maya models Chess board, created in Adobe Illustrator and mapped on in Maya for final render Final renders Physical printed pieces The white set was the first set to be made. Revisions were made to the pieces and the black set was printed with those modifications. 

The Red Canyon Ridge is an expansion proposal for the land of Frontierland (Disneyland) to occupy the areas of Big Thunder Ranch, the region where Cascade Peak once stood and the land that connects both areas, as well as Backstage area. The complex features a sprawling “dual adventure” E-Ticket attraction, the Red Canyon Ridge Railroad and a small “sub-land” known as the town of Red Canyon Ridge. Right,  a 1/240 scale model of the Red Canyon Ridge Complex. Everything is represented as if the complex was seen from the air. Big Thunder Mountain is represented as a drawing. Being that it is a concept model, not all the details such as Animatronic figures and props were included. Video  Brief overview of model, as "seen from the air" The Town The little western town of Red Canyon Ridge represents a typical mining town where storeowners and operators were optimistic about settling out west and the prospect of success (and maybe some gold). Unlike their colleague Big...

 Painted with acrylic and tempera UV  blacklight paint. Part of a group show "Blacklight Ultraviolet" at the dA gallery in Pomona June 2010. Approx.  26" X 16" X 10". Gatorboard, urethane foam, styrene, discarded tree branches. Mentioned in Inland Empire Weekly .

Concept art for a complete redo of the Disneyland Matterhorn Bobsleds attraction.  Adobe Photoshop 2009

Purpose of project: to create a 1/5 scale futuristic chair from the "23rd centrury". Foam, wire, enamel paint. Transforms into a stepladder. 3.5" X 4.5" X 6" "Chair mode" (The image below is an animated gif; it may take a moment to load) "Stepladder mode"

Purpose of project: Take an existing object and duplicate it 10 times larger (or in this case, 8 times smaller). styrene, wire, photo-paper, sentra, miniature fluorescent bulb. 1/8 scale 4.5" X 5" X 9"   Model vending machine, left, real vending machine (Fullerton College), right  (The image below is an animated gif; it may take a moment to load)

Purpose of Project: Create an object with a volume measuring 1 cubic foot using any kind of line element (wire, pipe-cleaners, string) 24" X 6" X 6" Bailing/Tie wire (The image below is an animated gif; it may take a moment to load)