Simple Compositions

Going back to those simplified environments, can I create compelling compositions from just a few fundamental shapes and strokes? Tons of fun to try!

Heart Of The Giant

 

A rough painting from my "Heart Of The Giant" IP. Focusing mostly on mood, the designs of the ships and amount of details will likely change before the final.

Heart of The Giant Poster 4

Here's a reworked teaser poster for a future project named "Heart Of The Giant". https://www.artstation.com/artwork/eJ6GBJ

general_khanobi's Scrach Built Crew Pod

I so love it when people are inspired by my artwork and make their own interpretations. Thanks general_khanobi for making this awesome Crew pod scratch built sculpt. Check out his work here: https://www.instagram.com/general_khanobi/

Heart Of The Giant Home Cluster

Rough painting for my "Heart of The Giant" IP, traveling to the home cluster.

Throwback Thursday

This spaceship from a future book project seems to be a real fan favorite. The illustration has scored me 2 freelance TV jobs over the years. There was another variant of the ship with larger rear engines, which one of the two is your favorite?

Heart Of The Giant Executive Office 1

An executive office in an orbiting space station. For the "Heart Of The Giant" book project, trying to balance the right level of corporate opulence and brutalist architecture, scifi and modern elements, faceless corporation vs mad genius.

Heart of The Giant Poster 2

 Since book 2 is in the can and in the publishing phases, maybe it's time to poke a bit on book 3?

Heart Of The Giant Approaching The Cluster 5

While I'm still hard at work on the Megastructures book, I had time this weekend for a quick rough painting, and decided to do one for "Heart of The Giant", the next book after. Just teaser stuff!

Heart of The Giant

As well as "Inc", I have 4 other personal IPs in the works. After my Megastructures book, next up is likely to be "Heart of The Giant". Typography master Susan Bradley https://twitter.com/lowercasetype came up with an awesome logo for the project. And go here for a few teases of what's to come

https://www.artstation.com/artofsoulburn/albums/592586

Heart Of The Giant Crew Pod 1

A space pod for my Heart Of The Giant project. Transports crew members and VIP's to and from land based and orbital facilities on all the major colonized planets.

Heart Of The Giant: Ganymede Freighter Aphelion 1

Ganymede Freighter Aphelion is a transport ship that hauls raw materials between installations on the moons of Jupiter. In the future, mining crews melt giant sink holes in Ganymede's icy crust down to the salt water oceans below, a little like ice fishing in the arctic. The ocean is used as a source of propellant for deep space exploration ships. Freighter Aphelion travels between the moons in space, and then lands on the Ganymede Ocean where it converts to an amphibious vehicle, glides along the water to the port, and receives its cargo. Inspired by Star Wars ships, submarines and tug boats, after an initial sketch, this image was painted digitally over a few simple 3d blocks.

Heart Of The Giant Hermes Space Tug

Now that Inc is done, I'll give you a small peak at some other ideas I have sloshing around. Here's a bunch of thumbnail designs for a space tug. Used tug boats, balloons and blimps as reference.