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Just something that "Fell out of the pencil" and I liked the idea so much I had to ink it. A starship finds itself caught in the gravitational pull of a singularity that seems to be guarded by a strange, arachnid like ship that somehow can withstand the pull of the miniature black hole. Despite having it's engines at maximum thrust, the little starship is doomed. Would the aliens offer aid to the endangered star travelers, or devour them?
Possibly one of my last efforts at actual Science Fiction style illustration using "Traditional" drawing tools and papers.
Possibly one of my last efforts at actual Science Fiction style illustration using "Traditional" drawing tools and papers.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Doodle
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 1000 x 729px
File Size 475 kB
This is awesome, and takes me back to something that's now quite an obscure reference--this drawing looks like it could be straight out of the pages of the old DOS sci-fi game Anacreon. For example:
https://i.imgtc.com/Ewx3jy1uqs.png
https://i.imgtc.com/DxFNldpPV4.png
https://i.imgtc.com/VOyIsYI5Bv.png
I found the manual and uploaded them all here: https://imgtc.com/a/KreKrzd. The artists there clearly also have a technical-drawing influence, I think. But mostly it's the old school, harsh ink sci-fi illustration style that I find so similar. Very cool
https://i.imgtc.com/Ewx3jy1uqs.png
https://i.imgtc.com/DxFNldpPV4.png
https://i.imgtc.com/VOyIsYI5Bv.png
I found the manual and uploaded them all here: https://imgtc.com/a/KreKrzd. The artists there clearly also have a technical-drawing influence, I think. But mostly it's the old school, harsh ink sci-fi illustration style that I find so similar. Very cool
Hmm, interesting. The last one reminds me a lot of the Homeworld ship concept art, which again is highly technical and uses pure black colors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJkoBNOPvjU. The drawings start at about 1 minute
I feel kind of shocked having missed this feature. The art and graphic designs I can really relate to, and they appeal to me in much the way the designs of Syd Mead and Roger Dean's works do. Wait A minute... If Yes! did the musical score, could it be Roger Dean had a hand in the designs? Last time I saw Mr. Dean was at the 2004 Comicon International in San Diego. He was pushing habitats of his design.
Cool move. Larry Niven wrote a short where Space Pirates used super powerful space tugs to tow about a singularity with tractor beams, and use the mini black hole to disable ships by literally ripping the engines out of their victim's ships.
Maybe one day when I learn how to use photoshop better, I'll try to capture the "Extruded black crystal" look to the Spider Ship which I saw in my head. It looked like it was grown, not manufactured.
Maybe one day when I learn how to use photoshop better, I'll try to capture the "Extruded black crystal" look to the Spider Ship which I saw in my head. It looked like it was grown, not manufactured.
Pshht, everybody looks good in a turtleneck, unless the turtleneck itself is ugly :P And I have to say, my previous comment was pretty lousy since I didn't even say anything about the picture itself other than how jaggy it looks. I do think it's a cool picture, just...jaggy!
It's like the contrast was set too high or something. Do you still have an unedited version of this scan?
It's like the contrast was set too high or something. Do you still have an unedited version of this scan?
Technically I've just been having trouble figuring how to operate the new Scanner. The original was only 5 X 7.5" and the machine decided to blow it up to fit the page. I didn't notice the flaws until after I posted the image. I mainly wanted to get some new images posted here on FA really. Thar's all.
I've always wondered about that. While up in the Bay area of Oakland CA I noticed a LOT of the art had curving, dreamlike lines and soft edges, most likely inspired by Marijuana smoke. Hookah smoking was also a new fad starting out, and of course there was the fight going on to legalize selling the plant's products. One of my friends tried to get me hooked on Absinthe, but I felt ingesting nearly fatal doses of wormwood wasn't for me.
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