DSG 353: Environment: The first building built on mars

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Today's topic is: Environment: The first building built on mars

[Matt Dixon]

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

Busy day today, so just a quickie. I like being first - no guilt if I don't leave comments..! ;)

[FuT]

:D nice one!!!dont have any crits. good colors.

[NNY]

Great concept and great execution
Awesome job :)

[Kirt]

Yeah, I'm working late tonight so I figured I'd start right away on the next one. First inhabitants of Mars will probably be chimps, so I had to do this one. Poor guy thought he was going to the San Diego zoo or something.

http://www.kirtstanke.com/images/dsg353.jpg

Matt - Hilarious!

[Signature]

You guys rock.

Matt Dixon ... amazing.
Sorry ... had to steal the black border.

Used reference more or less:
http://www.nsbf.nasa.gov/pictures/mlv.jpg

OC first, then Gimp.

http://www.andyart.de/images/oldandbad/dsg/marshouse2.jpg

[S.C. Watson]

Aw Matt and bernstein! I had the same ideas. I'll come up with something else.

Cool work so far, guys.

~Oreg.

[Al Ian]

Well I thought this was an original idea lol.

http://jmarkey77.home.bresnan.net/images/big/speedpainting/dsg353.jpg

Only a sketch today, got lotsa crap to do.

[Schwoassamoasda]

dixon, you just rock!


http://people.freenet.de/schwoassamoasda/firstmarsbuilding.jpg

[NecroNet]

http://w1.455.telia.com/~u45516617/Mars.jpg

This one's called "You think we were first? ha! think again..."

Really like your image Dixon and there are some other cool ones too =))

[Swan]

In 1984 Nadar Khalili went to NASA with the idea to create structures on other planets (he specifically had the moon in mind) using mostly native materials-native dirt, mud, rock. His idea was to build dirt structures and then fire-harden them into ceramic using microwaves. Here, small robot microwave dishes that have been sent in ahead of time are 'firing' a grouping of dome structures in preparation for habitation. When finished, metal doors and interior life support equipment will be added.

http://www.jenniferwilliamson.com/mars.jpg

Matt - so cute! Really love the playfulness of it.
Kirt - ooo...poor guy. Love the Simpson-esque expression on the chimp.
Signature - Like the colors you used. I expect everyone will be going for reds/oranges...nice to see something different.
Freakt - your house looks like it's melting! Great. I think the photo background is distracting though.
Bernstein - I laughed out loud when I saw this. And I know what you mean...the mind boggles when I see these incredible pieces done in Photoshop. I use Painter myself.
Al Ian - Ah, but I see your outhouse user is a native. That's cute.
Schwoassamoasda (wow, that's quite a handle!) - NICE! I really love the feeling of ancient primordial badness that we just haven't discovered yet.
NecroNet - Great idea. I'd love to see it expanded a little more.

Woohoo! My second DSG!! You guys are great! Everyone have a happy Valentine's...gots to run and go be all romantic now :)

[Amerasu]

Matt - Once again that's lovely. Fun :)
Kirt - Love the monkey
Signature - I like the darkness.
Schwoassamoasda - That's excellent, love the building and the colours
Al Ian - I know how you feel, I thought I'd be one of a bunch of bars
NecroNet - I like your idea
Swan - Very nice!


Here's my quickie - the important building

http://amerasu.randomleft.com/ca/feb14_04_mars.jpg

[Cybot Floor]

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/44/555744/1024_6336626562663966.jpg
even bigger (160kb) (http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/44/555744/6336626562663966.jpg)

swan, i like yours! seems possible to me :)
also looks very nice.

whats that about the black border? some kind of trend? ;)

[Sunny]

http://www.planethalflife.com/detailed/new/dsg/353.jpg

Good Pic Matt. Funny :D. I like the toilet paper and bucket details.. The character has a great pose too..

[Nadim]

Dig each and every sketch here - Awesome variation

Here's my conceptual sketch for the architecture of mars :D
What do you think ?

http://img5.photobucket.com/albums/v15/kiking/2004/Mars.jpg
http://img5.photobucket.com/albums/v15/kiking/2004/Mars2.jpg

[riq]

Dixon- sweet!!

Swhsamoss....- nice colors.

king- I love IT.. The thought, style, and execution are excellent.

I been doing bad things lately, like handling my priorities so this is my first post in a week.

http://www.creativeion.com/doodles/thassan/marsenveronment.jpg

[Defunct]

Great stuff everyone !

King - Nice architecture and cool perspective on the first pic!


Here's mine, following the popular sunset color theme

http://img8.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Defunct/mars.jpg

[ducktape]

This is my first post - I was going to wait until my scanner arrives, but I couldn't resist the subject.

http://s93153315.onlinehome.us/portfolio/images/mars.gif
(I changed websites so hopefully it loads this time!)

That's about 20 minutes in Photoshop with a mouse (I need a tablet!!!)

Anyways, I love seeing everyone's work and love that you're all so open on critiquing. I look forward to hearing yours!

-Amy Kendall
http://s93153315.onlinehome.us/portfolio/

[Beatnik]

I was thinking of a lighthouse type thing for some reason.

http://www.zmans.com/misc/lighthouse.jpg

http://www.zmans.com/misc/lighthouse_on.jpg

[cthorne]

quicky

http://www.savagecreatures.com/drawing_portfolio/images/misc_subject/feb_14_mars_1_dsg.jpg

[Railboy]

http://www.atomicagedog.com/art/dailysketch/martianlandscape.jpg

Not so sure about the placement of the hut on this one... I might make the window & door a little sketchier so it blends better.

riq - That's really wild. I like it.

bernsetin - So sadly true...

[Nadim]

riq - your sketch really fits the subject and the masses are perfect .
Defunct - nice and calm :D


Everyone - GReat stuff
Here's Another alternative for the same compositon

http://img5.photobucket.com/albums/v15/kiking/2004/mars31.jpg

[Twinbee]

-a few friends from school pointed me over to this site. Awsome work! This was a fun exorcise, thanks!

http://stu.aii.edu/~twl181/marsfeb1404.jpg

[Amerasu]

Made a small addition to mine

http://amerasu.randomleft.com/ca/feb14_04_mars2.jpg

[gekitsu]

[img]http://www.polycount.com/cottages/gekitsu/pimp/dsg_twister.jpg[/img

weeeeeee, fun :)

mtom edit:
NEXT TIME DONT RIP OFF FROM DUSK TILL DAWN

geki edit: sorry, i thought the irony was made obvious enough with the post title.

[charger]

well iheres what i did in like 1 min in photoshop lol

http://cs-dpb-clan.fragism.com/mars.jpg

[Iotrez]

Lol charger. If not the 1st building, definitely by about the 10th one.

Nice images.

[EndDrive999]

http://img23.photobucket.com/albums/v68/enddrive999/DSG/DSG-First_Building_on_Mars.jpg

;)

[Iotrez]

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/simon.davies/MarsBuilding.jpg

Looks cool King.

I like the fast brush strikes on that gekitsu.

[Calle_]

haha drive i love it ^^

[shadoman]

I really wanted to paint this one, but it is Valentine's Day, so that means taking my pregnant wife out to dinner, so you just get a pencil sketch today.

About 2 hours with a terrible 2H pencil.
http://www.shawnadomanis.com/dsg/dsg353.jpg

Matt Dixon - I had the same idea, but I would have NEVER made it look so good.
kirt - Hhahha. That's great! Looks like Homer Simpson in a spacesuit!
Signature - I don't find it very clear on what is going on in this scene. It's unclear.
Freakt - I agree with Swan, it looks like it's melting. But also, the colors don't match up with the background. If it were in the Mars atmosphere, it would have a redish/muddy-colored hue to the material on the house. Go to http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/m2k4/frameset.html to view some Mars examples. I thought these were amazing.
bernstein - I was going to do Starbucks at first. Same devil.
Schwoassamoasda - That is so evil... I love it!
Swan - That is so cool.
Cybot Floor - I like the concept. It does need clarity, proper perspective, and more depth though to be more compelling.
Sunny - Great colors.
king - Those are awesome, especially the top one.
riq - So freaking cool. Some AMAZING colors.
ducktape - Since you are using highlights in this scene, I would also use shadows. Without that, it looks very flat and any object seems out of place.
Beatnik - I love this concept! The second image with the lights is really cool.
Railboy - I like your painting style. The lighting is very nice too.
gekitsu - I guess that would be one of the first buildings I would "erect" too. Nice lighting.
EndDrive999 - Oh I love this one. He would if he could...
Iotrez - You never cease to amaze me. Do you walk around all day with fisheye goggles on? Your sense of twisting accurate perspectives is very cool. Nice lighting as well.

Til tomorrow...

[micmac]

http://www3.sympatico.ca/michael.macvicar/michael/mm_dsg_06.jpg

Sunny - Standin' on guard for thee buddy! The red maple leaf on the red planet. Cool.

MM

[S.C. Watson]

Well, shoot. I didn't have a chance to do this one today. What was posted here by everyone was really good. I love seeing everyone's interpetations of the DSG.

I'm going to end up missing tomorrow's too. Hope to be back at it Monday.

As always, great stuff people!

~Oreg.

[lance]

king what media are you using and how did you do your last post
any tutorials
love the colors

[Signature]

Signature - I don't find it very clear on what is going on in this scene. It's unclear.
I just wanted to put a crane on a construction site on mars.
And I wanted to use the colors from the photo.
After I posted it I decided to change the meaning ...
or maybe better: I decided to add one.

Now the only important thing is that Europe builds the first building on Mars! :D

[Nadim]

Railboy - excellent shadows
Iotrez - Creative .
shadoman - contrast your shadow man- cool sketch you think urban :D

well lance .. I keep sketching with a 2H pencil on vellum till I reach what's desired . then I ink it with a sharpie or any similar pen - that's for the last post . For the first two shots I added colors on PS .
First ones took about 20 minutes - second alternative 5 minutes.
I am an architect - I loved the subject :D

[tharmine]

Here is mine.
http://www.shoppinglefilm.net/tc/images/marsweb.jpg
A lot of great and funny entries here.
- King, i love you design sytle !

[JörgenGiftmördaren]

http://www.fik.nu/bobo/dsg-mars.jpg

late again, once more because of lack of internet connection :(

[Beatnik]

Thanks shadowman, much appreciated.


Iotrez I really dig your perspective in your submissions.


Great stuff everyone keep it up!

[Iotrez]

Thanks shadowman and Beatnik. I struggle alot with perspective though, but practice makes perfect I guess. When I grow up I want to be just like Feng Zhu. Yeah right!:chug:

[ZeFFe DucKiSlatE]

http://members.fortunecity.com/zeffe/tent_on_Mars.jpg
:p ....