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The Company
The genesis for the company was the admiration for the great engineers of the past such as Brunel, R.J. Mitchell, and W. Boeing. In previous generations, engineers were venerated like rock stars or athletes are today. The very best engineering designs often have the same elements that make great art great. One of our goals is to return engineering and engineers to the spotlight.
The principles of the company collected blueprints of airplanes, engines, ships, and other great designs. Gradually, we realized that a set of blueprints could be distilled into a cutaway that captures the art in the design. After much experimentation, we settled on the profile cutaway as the best way to showcase engineering art. (We also can create isometric cutaway illustrations if the design calls for it.)
Our first product type, a wooden cutaway model in a frame, is a hybrid of a model and a print. It is a print that has real depth and shadows or, from a different perspective, is a model that never gets dusty and can be hung from the wall.
After launching our wooden models, we added color to our cutaway drawings and placed them on everyday items like coffee mugs, coasters, and t-shirts. We use the latest state of the art printing methods available and the ink is extremely bright, color accurate, and stable. The color printing process also has almost no setup and allows us to make extremely small production runs.
We then discovered a variation of the old wood block printing process that prints our cutaway illustrations on polo shirts. The cutaway illustration is etched onto a large tile with a laser which is then used to print the design on the shirt. The effect is a subtle yet incredibly detailed depiction of the aircraft arranged over the whole shirt.
The business is evenly split between doing historic titles and art commissions. If you would like to commission of any of the product types, please call 650-245-0035 or e-mail billc@delphic.com
The Artists
Bill Clark
Bill has a life-long interest in aviation, design, and the art of engineering. While growing up in the industrial Midwest , he loved to learn how everything worked. As a teenager, he flew small planes across country with his dad. After buying several sets of blueprints of WWII planes, he discovered that he had a passion for cutaways. He always loved the symmetry and elegance of an airplane and saw the framed cutaway as the perfect way to showcase them. He loves researching airplanes and learning the most arcane details. He strives to show the parts of a plane that made it a success.“I love to draw cutaways of airplanes because I end up really knowing how an aircraft is put together. I always look for why a particular design is superior to its peers and try to reveal the secret of its success in the cutaway.” Bill lives in Menlo Park , CA with his wife and three children. You can reach him at billc@delphic.com.
Dave Garcia
Combing his industrial technology and architectural drafting education from Cal Poly, SLO, a 40 year Naval Aviation career, wood working skills, and the ability to use the laser engraver, Dave comes aboard as the overall Naval Aviation technical advisor and laser engraver for our laser wood aircraft model cutaways. He adds a unique and personal dimension to our design work having actually flown the F-4, F-14, A-6, A-4 and A-3 aircraft off of US Navy aircraft carriers and in actual combat. His desire to "get it right" has helped assist in producing our very detailed and to scale wood aircraft model cutaways. "Working for Bill and the gang has allowed me to combine my military experience, computer skills, and wood working abilities, which has made life after military service extremely enjoyable!" You can reach him at dbgarcia@me.com.Employment
Illustrators- We are looking for people who are passionate about about cutaways. Our number one criteria for employment is the desire to create heirloom quality art. Our compensation is two fold: For commissioned art work, we pay competative hourly rates. For titles that you own the rights to and that we sell in our channel, we will pay a royalty on product sold. Computer Experience is preferred but not required in any of the following: Maya, 3DMax, ZBrush, CoralDraw, Illustrator, Photoshop, AutoCAD, or SolidWorks. Interest in learning new software and techniques is a plus. Please include your portfolio along with your resume.
Telesales Reps- We are seeking individuals to sell our technical illustration services into corporations’ human resources and sales organizations or sell our historical titles into the consumer gift market. Knowledge of online CRM applications like Salesforce is a plus. We offer competative compensation, flexible hours, and the ablity to work from home.
