I'm one of them
These are great illustrations.
I'm a Technical Illustrator, I learn't my trade before computers, even before calculators (I'm probably a bit older than most of you).
I worked on exploded views for Submarines and Military Aircraft, all done with pencil and ink on CS10 board. Getting to do a cutaway like this was a real treat.
These days I'm still illustrating, my subject matter is mostly oil rigs and of course everything is done on a 'puter. There's not many Technical Illustrators around these day but there's still some.
Sigh - those were the days, they don't make 'em like they used to, it used to be all fields round here, bring back national service etc...
(, Wed 2 Jul 2014, 17:29, Reply)
I once employed a cartographer on the strength of his amazing pencil drawn maps.
He had no Adobe experience or experience of mapping software, he was amazing - picked up the software really quickly and produced some stunning work for us. I often think the orientation of people's thinking when hiring is a bit off, managers look for years using software rather than putting bias on a really great portfolio.
(, Thu 3 Jul 2014, 10:28, Reply)