These artworks are made using Airbrush techniques with multiple steps for surface prepping, airbrush painting, and protective coating.
Matching each children's unique style and personality with sleeve designs that incorporate their ideas.
Limbitless Solutions celebrated its 10th Anniversary Gala, featuring custom bionic arm sleeves as part of the event. Key partners like Disney, Autodesk, and Orlando Health joined in supporting the organization's mission of empowering individuals through bionic technology and artistic innovation.
I painted a sleeve in collaboration with RIOT Games for this event, inspired by Maokai, one of the characters from League of Legends. This project involved experimenting with supershift paint to explore how its dynamic properties would translate onto an organic-shaped model.
The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia gave us the opportunity to create two bionic arms featured in Body Odyssey's exhibit.
“Collaboration and synchronization across three distinct areas: biological systems, biotech innovation, and personal health”
-The Franklin Institute
The designs for these prosthetic arm sleeves emerged from a dynamic process of experimentation, incorporating distressed textures adding depth and sense of history in the surface, stenciling techniques introducing precision and layered patterns, and gradient effects enhancing the design with smooth transitions of color.
Each sleeve conveys a unique narrative through its aesthetic concept:
Halo Studios Prosthesis: Created in collaboration with Microsoft, this sleeve pays homage to the iconic Halo video game series.
Emberguard Prosthesis: This design embodies an uplifting, vibrant energy, drawing inspiration from the fluid, dynamic visuals of a lava lamp.
The core components that form the arm's base structure are crafted using a combination of 3D-printed, thermoformed, and injection-molded parts.
I perform a surface preparation that includes sanding, priming, and sealing to create an ideal foundation. Following this, I apply a specialized silver paint finish using a spray gun. The process is then completed with clear coats, providing a polished and professional asthetic while ensuring durability for the prosthetic arm.
Prosthetic Arm Paintings are done in collaboration within the Finishing Team at Limbitless Solutions including:
Kelsey Robinson, Nico Chen, Viviana Arroyo, & Viviana Rivera
