Sci-Fi sketches

[barsoom]

Haven't posted for awhile so I thought I'd show some recent sketches that I've done. Please feel free to comment or critique as needed. Enjoy!

http://e.domaindlx.com/cydonia/Ship_concept.jpg

http://e.domaindlx.com/cydonia/scifi_vehicle.jpg

http://e.domaindlx.com/cydonia/mech.jpg

http://e.domaindlx.com/cydonia/scifi_sketch1.jpg

[jarvis2824]

Nice start on vehicle designs. I can't do them very well myself, but I appreciate someone who can. I especially like the detail of the engine on the second one. Keep it up.

Sincerely,
Chris

[Unknown Target]

Wow, very nice sketches all of them, and the detail is AMAZING!
Third one, tho, could use a little more....something. Needs something sticking out or something, cause it looks like a beetle with no legs or wings :)

But very nice, especially the second.

[barsoom]

Hey thanks for the compliments. My designs sometimes come out of nowhere. I start by drawing some random lines and I pick out shapes and key lines that I want to utilize. It seems to work nicely for vehicles especially.


Chris, I'm glad you like the engine detail. I like the back 1/3 of that vehicle very much but the front end needs some changes.

Unknown Target, I beleive you were referring to the fourth design and if you were, I agree. It's definitely unfinished. I'll see about making some additions and posting later.

[Ron]

nice sketches. like the "reverse" one a lot. did you scan it and reverse it in photoshop, or did you draw white on black?

[barsoom]

Ron, the "reverse" one was done with a white pencil on black illustration board. It worked well because I used a black pencil to go back in and refine details(and cover up errors!), whereas if it was done on white, a white pencil won't cover up the black lines. I did actually scan it and reverse it in photoshop to see what it would look like black on white but it looks better as it is.

[Vader]

Looking real good there. the first has inspired me to try that mehtod. It looks really affective. Your designs are cool too.
I hope you dont mind me saying but the third one looks a little odd.