I’m having a ball creating concept art for a retro sci-fi project at work (I don’t post much of my work, but this time I see no problem.) It’s rather on the “tradigital” side.
Ok, my first concept was the result of some dabbing in Artweaver; a day and half job. God, I’m still so slow for “rapid” concept sketching. Behold the invading space brain…
No, I don’t like the saucer either.
Next, the death ray gun and your typical little green man. Little but evil! These were originally hand-drawn, then traced and colored in Inkscape (these are meant for Flash).
Finally, a WIP – another staple of oldie sci-fi, ready for vectorization. My favorite so far;
Wow, you are really good! Is the space scene completely original or did you use some photographs in there as well? And I’m guessing you are using a graphics tablet?
Thanks – the tools helped a lot. I couldn’t draw a straight line if my life depended on it.
Yeah, I have a tablet. Everything in the space image is painted with the exception of the shiny part of the clouds (I used a picture there and painted over) and the planet’s ring, which I rendered (in Blender of course) since I had to rush a comp.