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bigass beetle mech...

#ouhh buggy #mecha #robots

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Here's a little angi dude

#wh40k #admech #omg

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Petrol Head #1 (variant cover) (2023)

Art by: Laurence Campbell

#PetrolHead #robots #fucken love this comic

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Ohhh I sure do have some Thoughts about this one! I'll put it under a cut because this is a long stream-of-thought ramble ahead, with lots of pictures:

First, as for why there is so little scifi design/tech sampling the industrial design look of this era, this is just my assumption but the rounded smooth-tech look fits a bit into a funny place culturally: I think "cassette futurism" has a lot of that tech-nerd appeal since it still has a very engineered look, aesthetic covering is minimal and there isn't much exploration in the variety of materials used, which also makes it fit very well into the "gritty" flavor of sci-fi which really seems to dominate a lot of our culture/is what seems to be the bigger interest The smooth, colorful and rounded shapes of that 90s/2000s era has this bubbly optimism about it, which I think is at odds with what the "cultural preference" is in terms of what kinds of stories are usually told in scifi (lots of dystopian stories, and a lot of franchises that have their aesthetics rooted in the 70's and 80s which have stuck around ever since.) So this might be one factor, another is that a lot of the "futurist" stuff from this era is often seen as "objectively bad design" - specifically I'm thinking of concept cars here, there seems to be a lot of hate for the 90s "jellybean era" and the sometimes-awkward futurist look of the 2000s. I think why we give this era a tougher time vs the older, more boxy cars, is because it lives in this odd overlap of sculpting/obscuring a lot of the engineered aspects, so it starts to put it into a different spot in our minds in terms of perceptions: it is now more of a sculpture, a rolling sketch, and the constraints the engineering/packaging of these vehicles can limit a lot in that respect (rules about safety have also kicked in by now, so all the crazy shapes like the tailfins and sharp corners of older car designs are not something that can be explored anymore.) The disconnect of intent and execution probably tainted this era of industrial design aesthetics, at least for automotive, for a very long time. Anyway, I think there are honestly some Vibes to be pulled from that era, so add automotive designs/concept cars to your search list, handled right I think some of the from language could totally work "Jellybean era" cars (90s): Izuzu vehicross (I unironically kind of like these, it's such a rolling sketch. There is Potential here)

Rando concept cars:

2000's "Futurism" industrial design:

Related vibes: B&O BeoCenter:

Which relates to the AIBO dog (the evolution/lineup of these toys is great ref too)

Additional mentions and thoughts: sure, the "translucent tech" craze is a very memorable aesthetic from this time, but I think there are more subtleties and common patterns to branch off this one We all think of stuff like this:

..when I think the "common thread" of a lot of the 90;s tech, toys especially, as well as phones and handheld gadgets, generally had this "overbuilt" look to them. I think that's more the thread to follow, since the translucent thing is just one additional color/material/finish choice that happens to be on top of this underlying trend in the shapes

(Everything very rounded, but also kind of tough-looking. Also, colors!! Maybe super funky graphics are another angle to explore)

Anyway, bit of an early morning infodump haha, but I hope you find this useful or at least interesting! Def made me think about it too, because it's true you don't see a lot of work out there that is inspired from this era, and especially not in any big media that I'm aware of

A robot from a world where the '90s never ended

The lore and story are good I promise

#That robot design rules btw #Would love to see this explored! #robots #industrial design #jet squawkings #LONG POST

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The whole explosion of AI “art” and all the virulent things people who have this weird concept of artists as greedy gatekeepers to be punished are saying on the topic and how they hope artists are replaced by it in all creative industries has really had the unforeseen effect of making me look and interact with my own art and other people’s art in a much more personal way.

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LOUISE VON VALANCIUS!!!

#I love all the characterization in here it's SO fun #also PUPPY #Wh40k #sketches

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Ken Taylor

#i am legally obligated to reblog this #nautical #20000 leagues under the sea #Jormungandr #i love

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Kazuma Isobe

#mecha #YO #I love that face shape #robots

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Recently developed a liking for Kroma and Macabre thanks to their cool roles and designs (respectively the insanity of the latter).

Felt like drawing them doing their honest daily work.

#-zooms in on all the deets- #love this #transformers #robots

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Currently drawing a bunch of quick fanarts of the Death Drives from the Bravern anime and especially Vanitas. I hope you can excuse the robot goo, the anime inspired me and I like the color scheme :P

#Vanitas #Pessimism #deathdrives #Bravern #robots #LOVE these silly lil guys

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MY MECH ART!!!!!

I do want to figure out a base price I can tell ppl for custom mech designs (im particularly familiar with LancerRPG but dont mind expanding to other franchises)

Cause i enjoy drawing mechs so much and would love more chances to

#robots #mecha #schweet

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#YES!!!! #I'm so glad someone else on here drew him #heckin love this #Bravern #mecha

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Finally got caught up on that funky Bravern show the other day and omg. It's so much fun. Have some scribblin' More yelling under the cut (and also mild spoiler alert if you haven't seen any of it:)

Loved seeing more of the other Deathdrives, even if they were kinda short-lived on-screen and all (guess that's what happens when a buncha story stuff needs to get compressed into just 12 episodes)

I'm enjoying the hell out of this silly show it's fucking BUCKWILD. I can't remember the last show that made me laugh this much I am just constantly chimpanzee screaming at the screen Wasn't super sure at first because I was a bit "???" about where this was going in the first few eps but oh my god. It's def become a fav now. It's for sure meant to be a parody of itself/commentary on the entire mecha anime genre and all the tropes that it's loaded with but then the story actually gets interesting too. The TWISTS. IDK it just seems like they had so much fun making this Also, sentient robot characters yippee! (That stuff just seems to be super rare, I've always kinda wondered why, but it's like the mecha genre is allergic to the concept unless you go full into Transformers territory (which is its own whole thing at that point.) Like idk maybe I'm the weird one for loving that idea, but I do wish more of that existed outside of the context of parody or "for little kids" or whatever. Anyway I'll take whatever I can get on that front. I'm adopting all of these idiots) Cupiridas is my fav, Extremely Silly Guy. Kunus (Cunus?) is completely off her shits but I actually love that super wingy design. Pessimism has some really cool silhouette nonsense going on, can def approve of straying from the usual humanoid look. I could throw in some sketches of the main mechs (Bravern, Superbia) but they already get most of the fan art, so I wanted to doodle some of the others..

#bang brave bang bravern #bravern #Cupiridas #Pessimism #Kunus #robots #mecha #anyway def worth a watch #also that the transformers fandom collectively adopting Bravern was enough to convince me that I needed to give this show a chance #Jet art #jet squawkings

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Salvage transport voidship

#ouhhh LOVE this #excellent vibes #Wh40k #voidship #spaceship #scifi #things that make me want to go paint

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Commission Sheet

Adjusting some prices.

B&W sketch: 60€

Full Body Lineart: 120€

Full Body Color: 140-180€ (depending on details)

Can draw fantasy, armor, scifi and mecha characters. Contact me by email at [email protected] after reading ToS below. Payment by paypal.

Payment by installment can be discussed. You can alsocommissioned lineart first and then colors later.

MUST READ ToS: https://t.co/cUkGZaz6Qc

#mecha #robots

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March of Robots 2024: Lancer Edition

Day 3: Deep Sea Goblin

ooo cool links you wanna click on to support me

#O hell yeah nautical themes in mecha lets gooo #robots #lancer #mecha

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Specifically relating to my latest post, but in general also: I feel like my attention span has gotten so bad these days in terms of actually finishing anything, to the point that the deflection/procrastination-projects get as silly as "builds a whole-ass 3D model instead of finishing the goddamn drawing because that's somehow easier than dealing with the perfectionism demon hovering over my shoulder when I draw these days"

(I think this why I'm trying to chase looser styles/play around with traditional media here and there again, since anything too precise starts to activate the Overthink Demon. I guess what I post is "oops! All sketches" anyway, but a lot of things still get overworked. Probably should start using timers again or something idk) Rarely do I actually "finish" models as well, which is generally why I don't post any (they are almost always studies/character reference models) but let's see if I can get around to making some Printable Little Guys this year, since frankly I find 3D a more comfortable medium to work in than outright painting/doing rendered-out stuff

Ramble post, but I'm always interested in the topic of "process" when it comes to art, and how struggles & limitations might actually help an individual find what their strengths really are too (or, just reveal areas that need more work. I DO want to finish a couple of the paintings in my WIP folder, but I also have accepted that it's not gonna be the natural medium for me ever) (I always try to include art in long text posts like this so they aren't as boring. Have a Banana Cat drawing I never uploaded. Also yes the printer HAS been added to my enclosure and it's great fun :> )

#jet squawkings #Jet art #IDK what the heck it is these days but Art Is Hard #might have something to do with the medium involved + always figuring/remembering more things out about how my brain likes to work #(being a strongly spatial thinker paired with aphantasia is a really funny combination) #(but I think it might partially explain why the “Pain” in PAINting is real whereas Making Shapes in Blender is super zen for me) #Head Full Many Thoughts about the whole “aphantasia” topic as well but I might save that for another post #long post