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zdepski's illustration of the ground crew for a Mecha
Soaked with Suds
No matter how cool the machine, some poor jerk has to wash it when the hot-shot pilots bring it back to the base.

I think my ability to draw robots and machinery is very limited, so I'm challenging myself to do more of them, rather than avoiding them. I notice my "mecha" look very organic in places, but that's OK. I need to make them my own.

I had recently seen an old Army Air Corps film on the B-29 "Superfortress" from 1946. I took the nose of the airplane to make the "head" of my robo-thingy.

Pencil to Cintiq with Photoshop.
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Laurie A. Conley said…
Cool illo, great idea! I really like the roundness of the machine and the sudsy little water drips.
May 20, 2011 at 9:03 PM
Ana M.F. said…
did you post the sketch before or maybe I'm just hallucinating? XD
Anyway, looks amazing in both versions :)
May 21, 2011 at 7:56 PM
Carla said…
Excellent, love the colours :)
May 23, 2011 at 4:34 AM
vr said…
I saw that you comment on my photo under Sandra Dieckmanns Blog Post.
To be honest: It didn't hurt a bit, I really enjoyed the tattoosession :)
May 25, 2011 at 12:18 PM
Laurie A. Conley said…
The colored version is great too!
May 25, 2011 at 8:23 PM
michele said…
Using vintage aircraft as visual inspiration for a futuristic machine provides an interesting contrast- Very creative! And it's always a positive to be able to recognize an individual's "touch" in their art! :o)
May 27, 2011 at 10:56 AM
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