DSG 287: Vehicle: Steam punk Submarine

[dsg bot]

Today's topic is: Vehicle: Steam punk Submarine

[Mad Giraffe]

Punk?:confused:...as in, strangely haired, strangely dressed people with pink hair?....but what should that have to do something with a Submarine...steampower..hmmm:confused:

[OLSEN]

Steampunk is more or less 19:th century cyberpunk with steampowered gadgets. It has nothing to do with modern day punks. Think Jules Verne and you cant go wrong.

[davi]

son of a bitch... honestly this topic is so hard...
i usually try to do something for everything but i'm so clueless to where i want to go with this... hopefully some posts in here will give me inspirtion to try again...


seriously good luck guys...

[Signature]

I already gave up but I shouldn't ... so I ask again ...
does this qualify if I paint it under water?
Or does it have to be obviously steampowered?
http://www.andyart.de/images/oldandbad/sketch04.jpg

[davi]

go ahead and paint it, as long as you did it for this dsg.

[Skank]

ya davi...i have no idea wtf im gonna do for this one..lol
i was hopin for some inspiration too..

[danielh68]

Hear are some other examples:

Wild Wild West
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Journey to the Center of the Earth
The Time Machine
Around the World in 80 Days

[Signature]

Right now a discussion doesn't disturb the flow of image posts I guess ;)

I read that Back To The Future 3 is another example ...
that inspired me more or less.

Ceenda's Website (http://www.flyingislands.co.uk/gallery/albums.php) might be interesting.
Especially the illustrations.
And a google search for cogwheel and stuff like that :D

[Terayon]

Well here is my attempt at it...

http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v16/Terayon/steampunksubmarine.jpg

Well, my submarine is steam powered :P lol, i guess it counts, and my texturing is a bit better than before, been learning with OC.

Thanks for the site Skank :)

[Skank]

try photobucket
its easy to use

[OLSEN]

Heres mine. doodled in painter:

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/uboat.JPG

And heres the reference i should have looked more at:

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/20K2.jpg

[Xpressions]

Darn, Olsen and Terayon, you beat me. I figured, maybe today I'd get mine in first. :D I guess I have to try harder then...

So anyways here's mine. It features a retractable exhaust pipe, pipes for ventilation, torpedo tubes, 4 fore, 2 aft and a deck cannon. Maybe I'll do something with this later. But's is quick sketch for now.

http://www.auner.net/images/sub.jpg

Regards, Dave :evilbat:

PS: I forget to comments :D

Olsen, I like the water to the left side of your boat.

Terayon, nice bubbles you got going there. Show us more of the boat though :D

[Airetal]

I just sketched mine out in class - gonna rework in at home with my sketchbook and ill post it - nice work so far guyz.

[Snowball]

Hello everybody great work happening in these threads! I have been viewing for a while now and finally decided I should give it a go, so here is my Steam Powered Sub.
http://img5.photobucket.com/albums/v14/Snowball/Art/SteamSub_copy.gif

[Jebus]

Done with markers

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v12/sigma_atf/submarine.jpg

[Xpressions]

Ey, snowball that's cruel! You can't just nail some steel plates on a whale and till it dies to make your boat. :D

@ Jebus, nice detail on the scope and the crane arms.

Regards, Dave

[Snowball]

Oh sorry about that, I don't suppose the animal rights will be after me?? :D

[lichtpartikel]

i was really tempted to post just a periscope because i had no ideas. its still a hard topic and thats all from me today:

http://www.lichtpartikel.de/relay/steamsub.jpg

snowball: the dead whale rules!

[Signature]

Nice stuff guys!

I abandon this ...
http://www.andyart.de/images/oldandbad/dsg/dsg02.jpg

[Kartoffel]

Here is my submarine:
A digitally colored pencil sketch, took me about one hour:
http://web703.athen023.server4free.de/digi/uboot.jpg

My favorites so far are olsen's pic (because I like the perspective) and lichtpartikel's (because I just can't figure out what it should be -it just looks like a cool conncept).
But good word from all of you!

[lichtpartikel]

kartoffel: it's a submarine, what else could it be?!? but seriously i know what you mean, it could use a little more detail. - thanks for the comment. is yours really waterproof?

[S.C. Watson]

http://www.oreganoproductions.com/DSG/punksub.gif
Oy, this was a rough one. Was inspired by the Nautalus (sp?). Olsen, your ref pic helped a lot. Thanks!

[Hazzard]

http://aaronsart.5u.com/images/steamsub.jpg

here you go

[Matt Dixon]

http://www.vortex.plus.com/SteampunkSub.jpg

Snowball, Oregano and Lichtpartikel - Really nice designs.
OLSEN - Yours has a great feel; very industrial.
Hazzard - To me, steampunk stuff should be a combination of elegant and industrial parts. You nailed it. Colour it for us..!

[plaf]

yay, found time to do something a bit more structured today

http://www.skjoldbroder.dk/gfx/24bit/sub.jpg


matt dixon : i can hardly convey how much i like it =) great engine exhaust stuff and lighting.

oregano : very very nice!

[guggemmaneuver]

http://www.joel-ball.com/dsg/dsg287_11xii.jpg

no scanner or tablet access today, had to draw in illuscrater.

Great work plaf, Matt Dixon, oregano,

[wassermelone]

It doesn't look very steampunky... but thats because some of the details are... vague as I spent a grand total of 20 minutes on it.

Interesting topic today =)

http://www.rsad.edu/~awhitmor/dsgwater.jpg

-toasty =)

[Idiot Apathy]

Ack! Bit of a hard one today. I like steampunk but... drawing a submarine... ouch ! Had fun though, got me thinking a bit.

Here we go !

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Ragnarok27/DSG/dsg-dec11-tds.jpg

Paddle Power ! Those things on the top are like rudders... what? it could work !

Amazing stuff everyone !

If anyone is still looking for some inspiration maybe a peak at this page of some of the first submarines will do you some good!

http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/cno/n87/history/subhistory.html

[staylor]

http://www.wpi.edu/~stay1or/u2.jpg


Sort of a combination of u-boat and an ancient greek tireme. I'm so excited, this is my first post, all the stuff I've seen here is incredible and I'm glad to be a part of it.
Okay, thanks to Josephrey I now realized that linking to geocities doesn't work, what you have to do to see the picture is click on the link and then put ?? at the end. Hopefully soon my real website will be working and I'll link to that.
Update: Now my site is working! Hope you like the picture!

[nBT]

http://www.mattijsart.com/dsg/dsg287steampunksub.jpg
ugh

[Halis_Aetrous]

nBT : I like yours, it reminds me very much of the artwork in Dr. Suess' books. =D =D

I cant do this one tonight. I have a Chemistry final of DOOM and PAIN and RAPING tomorrow, so I'll catch everyone later. Peace out and wish me luck.

I hope you all have a wonderful Holiday.

[Wystro]

http://sparkles295.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/submarine1.jpg

I admire all of those who achieved atmosphere with their artwork today. Matt Dixon with an especially magnificent entry. Plaf, very beautiful and elegant. As far as the rest of us, I like the fact that no two look alike -- we put the concept into conceptart!

Instead of solely using the tablet today, I started with a pencil sketch and colored it in PS6.

[Bretton]

http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v16/bretton/steamsub.jpg

this is mine... i tried for a bit more cartoony today :] i just fealt like it i guess...

about 15 minutes in oc

[DraigAthar]

Okay, here's mine.

http://thirdroar.com/dj/2003-12/dj196-steamsub.jpg

[Kristoph]

http://www.angelfire.com/un/glamorous/sub3.jpg
not long, oh well

[niq3d]

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/hori.asako/broadsword-niq3d.jpg

this was my first attempt, which is neither steamy or punky

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/hori.asako/dagger-and-rapier-niq3d.jpg

These two I just did, they are a bit more along the lines of what I was thinking.

I thought this subject was tough, I'm really impressed by the quality of the posts though!

This is my first post, but it won't be my last

Niq

[Slacker]

Hello all. (new here)

I gota little carried away with the "mechanics" of a steam sub.
No time to finish.
http://www.slackergraphics.com/images/personal/slkr_steam_sub_small.jpg

Larger Image here (http://www.slackergraphics.com/images/personal/slkr_steam_sub_large.jpg)

[josephrey]

i was going to go that same route, niq. different views- plan, sectional, interior perspectives.....but Speed Racer came on.

:)


http://josephrey.i8.com/images/submarine.jpg

i think this is more P-51ish than steamish.

[Faxtar]

DraigAthar-- I think I like your design the most. :thumbsup:

http://momentoffame.com/snapshots/MomentOfFame/l62433.jpg

[moops]

quick one today, 10 minutes or so. Great sub Plaf!
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/naart/painting/sub.jpg

[Bretton]

i have a lot of homework tonight so i will just post a few comments

Olsen: fantastic as always

oregano: awesome design... good detail

Matt Dixon: very very cool. i love the lighting and the bubbles of steam

nbt: i like it... it looks very warped and surrealistic

DraigAthar: very good drawing and design. i forgot to put an entrance on mine... or maybe... i intended it to be on the other side...

slacker: very interesting to see someone go into the mechanics of it :]

[josephrey]

damn, expressions. you just gave me a great idea.

i like it, staylor. linking to geocities never works. just remind people to add ?? at the end of the url.

[Grimlohk]

http://home.comcast.net/~grimlohk/steam-sub.jpg

[wassermelone]

Worked a little more on it...

I am happier with it now.

http://webspace.ringling.edu/~awhitmor/dsgwaterfinished.jpg

-toasty =)

[Michael_H]

http://panelmonkey.org/~mik/steampunk.JPG

I'm surprised no one else modified a diving bell yet. Still working in painter, not very detailed yet, but I'm trying.

[PoX]

Great topic...

http://www.angelfire.com/bug/pox/sub.jpg

[AmishCommy]

toaster - i liked the first version better

but the second is damn good too

[Hunger_Artist]

for this one I experimented re-cloning different areas of the ship until I got somthing neat

http://members.tripod.com/carlbeu/695bcf40.jpg

[smithb7]

Hello all, this is my first entry on DSG. I didn't get to put much time into this, and I'm not yet comfortable with photoshop etc, so this is just pencil. 10 minutes tops.

http://www.geocities.com/smithb7dsg/dsg121103.jpg

um, the above image tag doesn't seem to load...

here's the url at least
http://www.geocities.com/smithb7dsg/dsg121103.jpg

ok, even the url seems to be finicky when I open it, I have to refresh it to get my image to appear... any thoughts? I just registerd this freebie geocities account tonight...

[Bammer]

I hope this isn't too dark.
http://keratin.pyoko.org/DSGDecember11.jpg
If it is I have a much lighter version.

[avalos]

Howdy,
Stock photos for background with hand sketched sub. Playing around with photoshop. Wish I had painter :(
http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v16/lavacasuprema/sub.jpg

[littlejohn]

Hunger_Artist: That's a neat idea; I'll have to try that sometime.

A sort of sea dirigible:
http://www.davidhendee.com/images/steampunk_submarine.jpg

[vijil]

45 mins ps

http://vijil.mattb.net.nz/dsg/dsg11.jpg

And the greatost steampunk sub EVAR is the one on league of extrordinary gentlemen.

[Abbobaf]

Here's my design. I tried to convey something that might actually have worked.

http://www.geocities.com/abbobaf/SteamSub.jpg

For some reason the link isn't working. I must ahve done it wrong, but I don't know what I did wrong...this is frustrating.

[Mad Giraffe]

Well, here's mine...it was a sketch I did in my pastlife
...waaay back...:P...it was as a concept for a submarine...they were still inventing one...

http://www.xs4all.nl/~rfriet/peppo/images/peppo_subprint.jpg


But...it failed miserably:D

http://www.xs4all.nl/~rfriet/peppo/images/peppo_sunkensub.jpg

First one with pencil..second one with corelpainter8

O yeah, here is one from my older brother..he's 3 years older...he's my big example, I wish that someday, I could draw as good as he can:D

http://www.xs4all.nl/~rfriet/peppo/images/fasub.jpg

[Airetal]

Sorry guys kind of late with my first DSG post - would appreciate any comments XD anyway here it is:

http://ult-enterprise.com/portfolio/images/designs/steamsub.jpg

[Miau]

lol mad giraffe :D
super nice colors littleJohn!

[paper slayer]

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/paper_slayer/dsg287sps.JPG

Did this yesterday. Early prototype Hms/ Seaswine out on a test run.

Signature: I like the design, because it doesn't look like a modern sub.

Staylor: That´s a nice sub.

Niq3d: I like the presentation of different designs.

Grimlohk: Seems like it would fit well in a steampunk period.
The guy with the hat is a nice touch. :)

Airetal: Like the decorations and the gaslights.

Plaf:I like it, you even added jellyfish.

[plaf]

paperslayer: yep ;) gotta have jellyfish!
i was mucking around with the sub a little in photoshop today.. this came out of it. doesn't really have anything to do with the topic. consider it a remix of my first post :)

http://www.skjoldbroder.dk/fisse/subrod.jpg


all the best

[MGH]

Littlejohn, Toaster & Bammer, well done.
Ceenda, where art thou?. This one was right up your alley!

[josephrey]

ink-ed.

http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v16/josephrey/submarine2.jpg

[Legato]

Originally posted by DraigAthar
Okay, here's mine.

http://thirdroar.com/dj/2003-12/dj196-steamsub.jpg looking a little bit like dinotopia

[barcode]

A day late but I'm gonna post my subs anyway.

http://www.rpi.edu/~steadi/dsg/steampunk%20sub06.jpg

http://www.rpi.edu/~steadi/dsg/steampunksubB4.jpg

[nBT]

barcode i like the first one. nice line-colour combination

[William b. Hand]

I did this one the other night, but wasn't thrilled - got tired - forgot about posting. I've been feeling bad about missing some of these... some really great topics, too... so, that's the story of why I'm so late.
The End.


http://homepage.mac.com/forumdump/.Pictures/SteamPunk%20UBoat.jpg

Matt Dixon - Nice lighting, and chunky modeling!
staylor - Welcome! Love the styling on this... The water and sun aren't so hot, but the sub itself is really sharp looking. Great intro piece.
niq3d - Great concepts! Seems to betray some historical love for this subject. Welcome aboard the HMS DSG.
avalos - Good sketch! The overall feeling is what I love about this one. ... Something very tangible about it for me.
paper slayer - I'd love to see that one in colour! Nice concept.
josephrey - Great pic! Love the corkscrew bubble-trail, and centralized giant rotor!

[niq3d]

Thanks for the feedback guys, and William, I did hapen to love subs as a kid (not the ones with bacon and tomato though)

I love your lighting techniques William, inspirational and very moody, which is surprising given some of the neon colours that stand out in your pallette, excellent use of contrast

Niq