# Skytroopers **URL:** \ **Category:** Finished Projects\ **Tags:** featured\ **Created:** [March 27, 2019, 7:34am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/skytroopers/1153045 "2019-03-27T07:34:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lordgert](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/lordgert/32/561734_2.png) [@lordgert](https://blenderartists.org/u/lordgert)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 7:34am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/skytroopers/1153045/1 "2019-03-27T07:34:07Z")
Not finished anything for a while due to other commitments but here is my latest piece for the CGBoost challenge, theme: Sky Ship. Took a Dieselpunk approach, inspired by images of paratroopers during Second World War. Having my new external GPU has made texturing in Substance Painter a joy again!! ![Skytroopers](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/9/5/e/95ee9a332bf5e6875f58600f77c79a4f30864c61.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Grzesiek](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/grzesiek/32/511592_2.png) [@Grzesiek](https://blenderartists.org/u/Grzesiek)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/skytroopers/1153045/2 "2019-03-27T13:14:45Z")
Love the concept. I know it’s finsihed but here are some ideas to polish it even more. 1. the shadows around the character standing, due to the nature of the open environment/lights, i would expect it to be totally washed out. 2. the closes right hand rocketeer, if he just jumped from the same ship, it feels like he should have dropped a tad more downwards. well at least he’s off compared to the rest. And honestly that is all… hard to nitpick anything more. As mentioned, love the concept and overall execution. ---
**Author:** ![lordgert](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/lordgert/32/561734_2.png) [@lordgert](https://blenderartists.org/u/lordgert)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 11:17pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/skytroopers/1153045/3 "2019-03-27T23:17:35Z")
Hi, Thanks for the feedback. You managed to pick up on a few of the things that had been niggling me as well! There’s a couple of other things that stand out to me as well but I’ll keep quiet about them… Cheers, LG ---
**Author:** ![Grzesiek](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/grzesiek/32/511592_2.png) [@Grzesiek](https://blenderartists.org/u/Grzesiek)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 12:25pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/skytroopers/1153045/4 "2019-03-28T12:25:35Z")
I’d be honest in saying that I would love to hear what else stands out to you. Gives me an opportunity to “sharpen” my eyes for my projects, and what to watch out for. ---
**Author:** ![lordgert](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/lordgert/32/561734_2.png) [@lordgert](https://blenderartists.org/u/lordgert)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 11:35pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/skytroopers/1153045/5 "2019-03-28T23:35:12Z")
![Skytroopers_errors](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/b/6/8/b68b203fff08f09a7b7452328863d4242ba6ea43.jpeg) Here’s just a few of the most glaring errors from a render point of view - things I only notice after my ‘big render’ has happened. From a compositional point of view, the hull of the ship the rocketeers are jumping out of is pointing downwards quite strongly, that would make the way the main guy is standing make no sense, he should be leaning back more, or at least holding himself more firmly against the door. From a story point of view - why the hell are these fellas willingly throwing themselves out into the air to attack a huge battleship without carrying any weapons at all?! 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![Grzesiek](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/grzesiek/32/511592_2.png) [@Grzesiek](https://blenderartists.org/u/Grzesiek)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 9:20am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/skytroopers/1153045/6 "2019-03-29T09:20:34Z")
AI fully agree on the lack of weapons… unless they are the weapons them selves (aka kamikazi?) Or they are just an infiltration team. 🙂 but yeah, if they are there to attack fully agree. As for rocketeer standing. honestly he does look like he’s leaning, but also as he’s about to jump out, there would be no reason for him to hold firmly. So at least that part to me doesn’t stand out as much, compared to the lack of weapons. The render errors, “we’ll fix that in post” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Grzesiek](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/grzesiek/32/511592_2.png) [@Grzesiek](https://blenderartists.org/u/Grzesiek)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 9:21am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/skytroopers/1153045/7 "2019-03-29T09:21:50Z")
Either way, eager to see your next piece of work. ---
**Author:** ![bartv](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/bartv/32/1477233_2.png) [@bartv](https://blenderartists.org/u/bartv)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 2:39pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/skytroopers/1153045/8 "2019-03-29T14:39:45Z")
I featured you on BlenderNation, have a great weekend! > **[Best of Blender Artists: 2019, week 13](https://www.blendernation.com/2019/03/29/best-of-blender-artists-2019-week-13/)** > > Every week, hundreds of artists share their work on the Blender Artists forum. I’m putting some of the best work in the spotlight in a weekly post here on BlenderNation. ---
**Author:** ![bartv](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/bartv/32/1477233_2.png) [@bartv](https://blenderartists.org/u/bartv)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2019, 8:13am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/skytroopers/1153045/9 "2019-04-07T08:13:08Z")
You’re #featured! 👍 ---
**Author:** ![anon12752311](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@anon12752311](https://blenderartists.org/u/anon12752311)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 1:16am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/skytroopers/1153045/10 "2019-04-08T01:16:35Z")
Dude, I understand the weapon part, but do you know how hard this probably was for the guy/girl to make!? At least show a little bit of acknowledgement. ---
**Author:** ![lordgert](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/lordgert/32/561734_2.png) [@lordgert](https://blenderartists.org/u/lordgert)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 2:40am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/skytroopers/1153045/11 "2019-04-08T02:40:03Z")
Fair point @anon12752311. I still think it’s an awesome piece @lordgert! 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![alf0](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/alf0/32/828043_2.png) [@alf0](https://blenderartists.org/u/alf0)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 4:09am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/skytroopers/1153045/12 "2019-04-08T04:09:53Z")
nice work !!! ---
**Author:** ![anon54214979](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@anon54214979](https://blenderartists.org/u/anon54214979)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/skytroopers/1153045/13 "2019-04-08T15:42:44Z")
Steampunk art, loving it! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![rombout](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/rombout/32/17809_2.png) [@rombout](https://blenderartists.org/u/rombout)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/skytroopers/1153045/14 "2019-04-08T16:48:22Z")
Kamikaze brother!!! They a huge powered bomb inside that jetpack. Its like what the Japanese did a lot in WWII ---
**Author:** ![revolt\_randy](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/revolt_randy/32/8606_2.png) [@revolt\_randy](https://blenderartists.org/u/revolt_randy)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 4:39am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/skytroopers/1153045/15 "2019-04-10T04:39:16Z")
I like it! It tells a bit of a story. It would make for a killer bit of animation, the door opening and the troopers jumping out… Very well done! Randy ---
**Author:** ![lordgert](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/lordgert/32/561734_2.png) [@lordgert](https://blenderartists.org/u/lordgert)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 5:25am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/skytroopers/1153045/16 "2019-04-10T05:25:14Z")
Thanks! I really was considering an animation of exactly what you describe but it would require quite a bit of work on the bits you can’t see - the front of the troopers are a mess! I still might get round to it to practise making game ready characters when I get a chance… ---
**Author:** ![sundialsvc4](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@sundialsvc4](https://blenderartists.org/u/sundialsvc4)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 11:51am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/skytroopers/1153045/17 "2019-04-10T11:51:14Z")
The only(!) thing that bothers me about this shot is that the ocean doesn’t look like it’s really there. Now, if your intent is that these ships are actually _in the sky_ in your fantasy world, that’s perfectly fine … but I’d say put some ridges or mountains down there, and perhaps don’t have the paint on the sides of the ships change color in a horizontal line. (Which basically says to my eyes that the keel of the ship is _immersed_ in something, namely water.) To “sell” the fantasy that I think you’re looking for, I think that you need to do more to break-up the most natural first impressions. If the first-glance thing that your eyes see is visual _confusion,_ you’ve just missed your punch. ---
**Author:** ![lordgert](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/lordgert/32/561734_2.png) [@lordgert](https://blenderartists.org/u/lordgert)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 11:36pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/skytroopers/1153045/18 "2019-04-10T23:36:53Z")
@sundialsvc4 Some interesting points - thanks for the feedback! I thought a lot about the paint job of the ship. I modeled it on the Bismark which is often portrayed with the standard red anti-fouling paint below the waterline. As this ship was meant to be in the sky, rather than the water, the red paint would have been unnecessary, so I went with a blue colour to enable camouflage when seen from below. I also tried a whiter/grey cloud-like texture but that camouflaged it too well and it lost it’s outline. I think sometimes I think too much about the technically ‘correct’ ways it should look versus the artistic advantage of different things! Thanks again, LG