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A sturdy looking spaceship hangs in its support cradle, waiting for final clearance to launch.This is a not-quite-speed-painting (about 3 hours or so, I think) done on a Sunday afternoon a few years ago now. The image was created entirely in Photoshop, and for stuff like this I usually don't use reference.
The ship is asymmetrical in its design. I like asymmetry, and trying to make an asymmetrical design feel balanced is a fun exercise
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Yep, as said, it looks very much like a Taiidan Fighter.
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yes i guess it's alittle tight for a speed paint, but then maybe not
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It's kind of in between speed paint and fully rendered - I'm not sure what that would be called 
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Sweeet. Very menacing - reminds me of some of Homeworld/2's better ship designs.
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Thanks! Homeworld had wonderful designs, I really appreciate your comment
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No problem, it's true after all
For a moment there I was worried you wouldn't know what Homeworld was
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I remember Homeworld quite well, and I've admired their concept art too!
Despite the technology limitations imposed on it by being made a decade ago, for my money Homeworld remains the finest looking space game to date.
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I prefer the second one for gameplay and graphics :/
But I cannot deny that the original had better ship designs.
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HW 2 took the graphics up a notch. I admired the storytelling approach of HW - very effective, and especially for an RTS game. I don't usually go for RTS so much, but HW really sucked me in
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It's definitely a great story. I'm really bad at RTS games; I still haven't finished the first one!
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Me neither! But it's a great game, one of my favorites
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XD I don't feel bad then!
It's probably the only PC game I regularly play..
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It's a good game - that's what counts. I'd rather replay something I really enjoy than play something new that doesn't click
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Indeed, I hope they make a third one at some point.
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That would be great - as long as they aren't tempted to "fix" things. I would hope they would maintain the original aesthetic, and add a lot of subtle enhancements and detail - but that's not always how it goes with such things
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Yeaah... there were some rumors that it will be coming out.. more than anything I would be worried about them removing the vertical movement, that would completely ruin it.
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I agree. The movement in 3D space was one of the great accomplishments of the game!
I'm happy to be proved wrong, but I am quite skeptical of franchise "reboots" - especially if the original creators play no part in it
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Well Relic has reclaimed the copyright from Vivendi, so if there is another Homeworld game, they WILL be the ones to make it - and they havwe several secret projects in the works...
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Cool! Glad they got it back!
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I KNOW there's been rumors about a 3rd game for years but so far nothing has come of it... D:
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Fantastic brushwork!! i really need to practice digi painting more, it'll be a while before i get "here" but this is inspiring stuff
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I kind of went about it all backwards. I always drew and painted traditionally, and to me the computer's main appeal lay in doing 3D. So I came late to the party when it comes to digital painting
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You know i'm kinda the same way, i grew up drawing and sketching in pencil, then found the 3d world in college...now i'm trying marry the two together
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It's a long journey - thank goodness it's a good one
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Very true (on both counts)
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holy shit dude.. looks awesome.
i love the smooth lighting gradient and the colors!
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Thats one means lookin piece of machinery.
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Thanks - I was definitely trying to show an aggressive powerful "anvil" of a ship
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Damm, it's so impressivee !!! Looks like your a god at drawing 2D pics too !
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Thanks - drawing always came first for me - I still draw every day, usually on a stack of whit paper
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You're sotalented ; I really envy you !
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I swear it is all just hard work - and being stubborn
No magic
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It's hard to believe !!
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man i love your digital paintings! i can smell this hangar and hear the air tools buzzig.
new desktop!
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Thank you so much - I am glad you like the painting
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This may be loose, but I totally love the design details here. It's got a definite vibe of sexy, aerodynamic functionality goin' on. And the yellow flashes really add something... like good make up on a photo model 
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Thanks! The color was kind of inspired by the "Y-Wing" (a favorite classic).
Usually I interpret "interesting" as being a good thing - as opposed to "boring". But thanks for elaborating (although I understood your meaning). Nothing's as vaguely unsettling as a comment like: "Hmmm. Interesting. Hmmm..."
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Amazing, cool, great, beautiful, powerful, beautiful, innovative, streamlined, modern, conceptual, harmonious, slim, daring, perfect .... could go on for a long time but not finish the definition. It is very good design .. I love it !!!!!! And I knew from before ... but no matter.
never gets old.
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