tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post2550206638130044741..comments2023-09-16T07:03:06.189-07:00Comments on Steve Burg: Prometheus Concept Art IISteve Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05021827586692829212noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-14697520297972136742012-08-15T21:42:56.467-07:002012-08-15T21:42:56.467-07:00Just perfect - love the scale weight and mass .It ...Just perfect - love the scale weight and mass .It really came across in the movie very close to the way you designed those qualities . Rare for that to happen .<br /><br />Thanks for the insight on the steps taken .<br /><br />Cheers Steve . Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-54647203078850622342012-07-17T06:43:15.544-07:002012-07-17T06:43:15.544-07:00wow crazy work!
_________________
illustrationwow crazy work!<br /><br />_________________<br /><a href="http://apprendre-a-dessiner.org" rel="nofollow">illustration</a>Dessinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03948211404591004465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-19199842959821285222012-06-28T13:49:52.675-07:002012-06-28T13:49:52.675-07:00wOOOOOOUUUUUUUU AAAAA MEN!!!! Great Job!!!!!!wOOOOOOUUUUUUUU AAAAA MEN!!!! Great Job!!!!!!Nelson Noel Lutyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06277343745409998650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-65262328429459333512012-06-27T05:34:24.529-07:002012-06-27T05:34:24.529-07:00I had noticed your's and Ben's name on thi...I had noticed your's and Ben's name on this sketch(http://www.prometheus-movie.com/media/concept12.jpg) and couldn't help but smile. There's no one better to do this job, haha. Thanks for sharing the process!Mathiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05611147440067777252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-61342083048166618852012-06-26T07:53:35.859-07:002012-06-26T07:53:35.859-07:00Maurice; I gained a lot of knowledge from working ...Maurice; I gained a lot of knowledge from working with Ron Cobb back in those days. Probably the main thing I absorbed was the idea that form follows function - especially with regard to machines. When it came to figuring out what this spaceship might look like, I made a conscious effort to apply that methodology. On another level, I tend to approach vehicles as though they are "characters" - bringing in some qualities from animals. To me, the "Prometheus" is reminiscent of a tortoise. The process is one of merging the practical engineering and the emotional aspects together. While it might be said that the "Prometheus" is a throwback - a "retro" design concept, if you will - to me it was an attempt to reach back to a lot of the great spaceship designs of the past and reconnect with the thinking that inspired those creations. And then produce something hopefully new! :)Steve Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05021827586692829212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-68296819383022645392012-06-26T06:30:41.355-07:002012-06-26T06:30:41.355-07:00Steve, it must have been an honor and a challenge ...Steve, it must have been an honor and a challenge to take the visual cues of Cobb's work and make it look new and fresh. Do you think working with him on other films helped you to do that?Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-60669698486795669162012-06-25T11:28:53.722-07:002012-06-25T11:28:53.722-07:00Wow just discovered these sketches out of the blue...Wow just discovered these sketches out of the blue, amazing stuff, well done, very inspiring matte paintings!Austrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02188870550157215616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-42276679560128754392012-06-18T19:24:07.933-07:002012-06-18T19:24:07.933-07:00Great stuff Steve! One of the highlights of the fi...Great stuff Steve! One of the highlights of the film for me. :)Ben Maurohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653313608051383266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-64140437109947723072012-06-18T15:04:51.663-07:002012-06-18T15:04:51.663-07:00Hi Steve, I had a feeling when watching the movie ...Hi Steve, I had a feeling when watching the movie that this was your work! Awesome...Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07810477393039977250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-30560358080413751992012-06-15T20:17:28.892-07:002012-06-15T20:17:28.892-07:00most amazing thing in prometheus was this ship..fa...most amazing thing in prometheus was this ship..fantastic design..what inspired you while conceptualising this spaceship..Ashish Mohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13343694506423562575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-2668404042681282692012-06-13T15:05:53.839-07:002012-06-13T15:05:53.839-07:00these are so great! i saw a few earlier when i was...these are so great! i saw a few earlier when i was at mpc. congrats! it is a great design! always inspiring:)richard andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04993192841032171711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-13613843248409895262012-06-13T09:36:34.900-07:002012-06-13T09:36:34.900-07:00BTW thanks everyone for your comments!
Rob - 3D is...BTW thanks everyone for your comments!<br />Rob - 3D is a great design tool, especially when something needs to move and reconfigure. It also solves so many questions about shapes, and scale considerations.<br /><br />The antennae are retractable - I presume! :)<br /><br />The variable geometry was my idea, although it really came from the need to somehow have the ship look powerful and fast when in-flight, yet become a "platform" on the ground. There was no other way to really do that!<br /><br />I like the final version that Ben Procter did very much - they almost seem like variants of the same airframe.<br /><br />Re: textures: I don't think I'm going to touch this thing - too many other things I want to do! This is more of "historical interest" - I suppose I could spend a month making a hi-res model of the early shape, but I think it served its purpose and I'm on to other stuff :)Steve Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05021827586692829212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-9052196775278090162012-06-13T09:13:34.934-07:002012-06-13T09:13:34.934-07:00Oh! One last thing. It's too bad that more of ...Oh! One last thing. It's too bad that more of this imagery wasn't in the "Art of.." book. It's nice to see how a design evolves. I think we were all inspired by Cobb's other Nostromo concepts in "The Book of Alien".Rob Caswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17641796379943252524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-39876112179115986322012-06-13T09:11:12.891-07:002012-06-13T09:11:12.891-07:00A great sequence here, Steve. It's cool to see...A great sequence here, Steve. It's cool to see how the design process works these days, versus the days of the original "Alien". Do you think having 3D protoypes available to the director makes for a BETTER film? What do you see as the benefits of how the concept art process has changed since you started your career?<br /><br />Those last two images are pretty cool and really show off your design nicely. In many/most ways, I prefer your earlier design to the film's final version. The only thing I'd take from the final is their more refined surface textures. Have out considered trying a texture update for your model?<br /><br />So were the variable geometry VTOLs an idea that you came up with, or did they come from feedback in the design review process? Your version seems sleeker - more believably aerodynamic. A plus. But are all those antennae supposed to be retractable?<br /><br />So, in retrospect, where does this design rate on your personal satisfaction scale of hardware you'd designed for El Screeno Grande?Rob Caswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17641796379943252524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-80038984304396308482012-06-13T08:18:38.347-07:002012-06-13T08:18:38.347-07:00Great work, Steve. Thanks for sharing the process....Great work, Steve. Thanks for sharing the process.jdlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12553734077420727940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-78626106302343025962012-06-12T18:45:01.072-07:002012-06-12T18:45:01.072-07:00Hello Steven, just wanted to say your works are aw...Hello Steven, just wanted to say your works are awesome and inspiring!Ben Lohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478272927744151741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-4973865014727631782012-06-12T15:48:43.708-07:002012-06-12T15:48:43.708-07:00Amazing work, sir. The design of the ship was defi...Amazing work, sir. The design of the ship was definitely one of my favourite parts of the movie.Emerson Tunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246165490528769677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-85692999180902493542012-06-12T11:57:50.482-07:002012-06-12T11:57:50.482-07:00Impressive as always Steve!Impressive as always Steve!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-39587640136557845762012-06-11T18:22:26.968-07:002012-06-11T18:22:26.968-07:00Nice steve, love it.Nice steve, love it.Levihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296216601904265960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-87276338152647588152012-06-10T05:52:42.796-07:002012-06-10T05:52:42.796-07:00Awesome! I was trying to find out who designed thi...Awesome! I was trying to find out who designed this ship for ages, the sheer scale of it was jaw dropping in the cinema!Isaac Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096753773539831310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-84867137400304073112012-06-09T23:25:06.475-07:002012-06-09T23:25:06.475-07:00champing at the bit to get a toy or model of this ...champing at the bit to get a toy or model of this the second it hits market. im sure mr. hua would be in too hahaha.jason parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15143878270273864075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-8652192816840702552012-06-09T23:20:29.588-07:002012-06-09T23:20:29.588-07:00brilliant! sick sick stuff.brilliant! sick sick stuff.jason parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15143878270273864075noreply@blogger.com