BFAShow04: Terran Star Ship Raven

Terran Star Ship Raven
Pencil, ColErase, Digital Sketch

Today is probably the most boring update day of them all. All the crappy sketches that led up to the final Star Ship design.

Obviously Biblical referential name is OBVIOUS. This colonial ship was built to never come back. Hence.

I struggled with this design for the longest time. I mean like, right up to the deadline struggled with it. I'm never good with inorganic design. One of the coolest/most unusual sources for inspiration for this ship came to me when I was running around on the beach. Shells. I mean, of course I already had the idea of "Space SHIP = BOAT = watertight (like unto a dish) etc. etc. etc." bouncing around inside my head, but looking at clam and oyster shells really helped solidify it. And not just whole ones either, but fragmented ones, because the shells still broke according to a pattern of their design.

The other thing that helped in the designing process was using clay to just moosh around some shapes, get an idea for three-dimensionality.

Woah. Words.

TL;DR: Sea Shells = Space Ships

Clay = good visualizing tool

BFA Show Day 03: Fortress City

Fortress City
Digital Paint




I wanted to upload this as large as possible, so click for HUGE file.

I want you to feel like you've been immersed in this world.

This is by far the best piece of the whole show. Sorry to pull it out so soon, but this is where the beginning action takes place.

Each of the five landscapes I will be uploading in the days to come contain "city-buildings." Buildings so huge they form a three-dimensional city, housing hundreds of thousands of humans. This is where the settlers live so as to not come into conflict with the indigenous sentient species.

So this is the central city, the Fortress City, home of the government of this planet, build by the crater lakes so huge they can be seen from space.

I watched two very helpful extreme engineering episodes on super-structures, mega cities, hyperstructures, (whatever they're called, they're RAD) for research on the cities that have been built on this planet to accommodate the rising human population. More on that later.

The episodes I watched are available on YouTube in 5 parts each:

City in a Pyramid Season 1 Episode 4

Tokyo Sky City

Surprisingly I used only Photoshop for the digital landscape paintings... I usually favor painter. Go figure.

These are my confessions~

.3.

Hahahaha, oh dear.

It all started with this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3R3KqrJAI4

And you know what they say: haters gonna hate.

BFA Show Day 02: First Approach

First Approach
Digital Paint

The Terran Star Ship Raven on it's first approach of this alien planet. With extensive damage from its long journey, the crew must decide if this is a planet they can survive on at risk to the lives of the colonists they carry.

Again, kitchy space-art... I don't care, I had a lot of fun with this one too.

Rings referenced from this video: http://wimp.com/earthrings/

BFA Show Day 01: Far Away Planet

Far Away Planet

Digital Paint

I actually had a lot of fun with this one. I used a lot of photoshop tutorials I found online (for the rings, for the faint star-field, for the atmospheric glow). I like to call this my "kitchy space-art piece" because... it kinda is... but I like it so much I do not care. Sometimes I actually really like kitchy space-art.

:Bc

Anyway. This is the planet where the story takes place.

Hahaha, I actually just realized the irony of having my space-themed final show in the year 2010. And yes, I am saying it "Twenty Ten."

Final Show 2010

This is it.

My final show.

Distilled down to 22 thumbnails.

The opening reception is on April 8th at 6:30 pm - 9pm in Gallery 303 in the Harris Fine Arts Center on BYU Provo Campus. (Please come and eat my food!)

On the 9th of April I will be posting one image a day for the next 22 days. Yep. Gotta get you guys coming back to my blog somehow.

;)

Moon Lady

A sketch for an out-of-class assignment for Senior Illustration 2.

Patterned after the style of "The Book of Kells" film and my friend Son.

Yup. :d

Early Morning (Kill) Taunts

My boss... the Heavy.

This is why I have the job I do.

My boss is freaking awesome.



Kill Taunt POW! HAHA!



Eating a Sandvich... Poptart NOM NOM NOM

And for those of you in the know: YES, it is not a perfect performance, but when your boss is three times your mass you don't try too hard to correct him.

Pictures here.

Playa' Gettin' Played

The return of that playa' Bunkey... this time gettin' played by that sassy monster character what doesn't have a name still. :I

Sketchbook doodle - ColErase & Clicker Pencil

"Anyone keepin' track of my heads batted in?"

So I got a bat at DI. I am ridiculously happy with this, probably far more than I should be.

Yes, I know I'm holding it wrong.

Also: new jeans.

Also also, have an expression and face model sheet. :B

Because I wouldn't leave you without some arts.