tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220176002024-03-13T05:53:26.017-07:00Steve BurgA place for quick sketches, random doodles, and anything else that doesn't fit neatly into a category...Steve Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05021827586692829212noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-25502066381300447412012-06-09T13:02:00.000-07:002012-06-12T07:24:25.175-07:00Prometheus Concept Art II<span class="hasCaption">It has been over 2 years since I worked on this film, which has now been released. My focus was the human technology, primarily the spaceship - called the "Magellan" at that time.</span><br />
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<span class="hasCaption">Here are some early 2D sketches done in order to discover the design of the
"Magellan" aka the "Prometheus". I did a number of these "speed paintings" to explore the shape this craft might have. </span><br />
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<span class="hasCaption">The sketches were reviewed by director Ridley
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general feel of the ship - as seen in the sketch below.</span><br />
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<span class="hasCaption">I made a number of very quick 3D studies to try
and capture the look in the approved painting. The
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illustrative polish. It was at this stage that the variable geometry VTOL engines were introduced.</span><br />
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<span class="hasCaption">Below is the final "first draft version" of the "Magellan" - aka
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<span class="hasCaption">Due to the severe time constraints, the 3D asset was handed off to the other artists as soon as it
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<span class="hasCaption">But... I really wanted to do some nicer renders of the ship! </span><span class="hasCaption">Later on, once we were past the crunch</span><span class="hasCaption">, I threw some quick textures onto the geometry and put in a sky background to provide some context.</span><br />
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<span class="hasCaption">The first pass at the "Prometheus" was envisioned as a significantly larger vessel than the final, and the central hull was a bit longer in proportion, a bit more streamlined. These differences are evident when the ship is viewed from above and from the rear.</span><br />
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<span class="hasCaption">The very talented Ben Procter produced all the final iterations and details of the ship you see on-screen - at a later stage in the production cycle. And he did a fantastic job!</span><br />
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<span class="hasCaption">The artists at MPC also did a tremendous job of turning concept into final on-screen images that are truly breathtaking. They did all the shots of the spaceship and many of the environments - and really brought the world to life.</span><br />
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<span class="hasCaption">I would also like to mention Ron Cobb, who designed the "Nostromo" for the original "Alien" film. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Ron on several projects ("Leviathan", "The Abyss", "Total Recall") and he was a de facto mentor to me. Though Ron did not work on "Prometheus", his amazing work for "Alien" and other projects was inspirational to much of the design work done for the film - certainly the human technology.</span><br />
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The "Prometheus" might hold the world record for "spaceship with the
most landing feet". There are 16 individual landing gear units, and each
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<span class="hasCaption">Thanks for looking! </span>Steve Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05021827586692829212noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-56798521059874015182012-06-08T21:54:00.002-07:002012-06-09T23:36:51.718-07:00Prometheus Concept Art II worked on this film over 2 years ago, but now that it's out and the dust is settling I can post a few of those images from the early development of the project. <br />
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<span class="hasCaption">These views show Weyland's headquarters on Mars. As with much of the concept work, this image was created entirely in 3D - and it is seen as a background in a briefing aboard the ship.</span><br />
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The large orbiting rings are a 3D render done in Modo...<br />
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3D render done in Modo, with additional painting with Photoshop.Steve Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05021827586692829212noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-63748310406503041542012-03-04T04:39:00.001-08:002012-03-04T05:01:02.542-08:00Ralph McQuarrie (June 13, 1929 – March 3, 2012)<div style="text-align: center;">
Thank you Ralph McQuarrie - for everything.<br />
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Seeing Ralph's painting of the Sandcrawler printed in a magazine changed the course of my life, and set me on my path.</div>Steve Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05021827586692829212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-5858635715980656912012-03-01T16:16:00.001-08:002012-03-01T16:16:16.135-08:00Visible Structures...<span>At some future time, we may advance to the point where the signs
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sphere, which produced true 3D surface relief.</span>Steve Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05021827586692829212noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-73169021184459526422012-02-29T20:51:00.002-08:002012-03-01T16:53:39.687-08:00Snowbound...<div style="text-align: left;">
A fairly simple 3D scene... modeled and rendered in Lightwave 3D, adjusted in Photoshop.</div>
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Photoshop, using 2D and 3D elements...<br /><br />Steve Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05021827586692829212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-92049450270971395482012-01-27T09:27:00.000-08:002012-01-27T09:27:32.214-08:00Heavy Turbulence...A 3D render that I modified a bit to work as a still image.<br />
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<br />Steve Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05021827586692829212noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-28494811425295998882012-01-27T07:10:00.000-08:002012-01-27T07:10:49.006-08:00Under the RingsAn illustration put together from 3D elements...<br />
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<span>A fusion powered interplanetary craft has anchored itself to a
tiny moon orbiting a massive gas giant.</span><br />
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<span>The ship will use the ice from
the surface as fuel to continue its voyage.</span><br />
<br />Steve Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05021827586692829212noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-500217250293038112011-12-31T20:06:00.000-08:002012-01-27T07:11:52.332-08:00View of the Xeelee Ring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The "full view" on this is fairly large (or at least I hope it is). But few subjects beg for a high res image as much as the
immense alien structure at the heart of Stephen Baxter's
mind-stretching book "Ring".<br />
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very few subjects are as challenging to visualize. A full appreciation is
only possible from reading the novel, but you may notice there are
entire galaxies that appear in front of the Ring. This is due to the
immense scale of the artifact - it is as wide as a hundred galaxies.<br />
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structure is composed of a single strand of "string" - a defect in
space-time - that is being woven from the crushed debris of countless
whole galaxies. The mysterious Xeelee have been working on this project
for quite some time - for several billion years in fact.<br />
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What is the purpose of such a monstrous construction? The Xeelee intend to use the Ring to initiate a "Kerr Metric"<a class="external" href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerr_Metric"></a> - in effect a doorway that exits the Universe. <a class="external" href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerr_Metric">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerr_Metric</a><br />
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You may wonder at the
reaons they undertake such a task, but I won't spoil the book!<br />
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So
who are the Xeelee? They are the oldest sentient race in the Universe -
and one of its greatest mysteries. But as one character states with
regard to the Ring: "...that they have the audacity to even dream of
such a device!"<br />
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Incidentally, those small points of light in the
background aren't stars. The Ring occupies an immense empty void, and
those lights back there are whole galaxies on the far side...<br />
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That's why I like science fiction...Steve Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05021827586692829212noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-53279907081522742972011-12-31T20:02:00.000-08:002011-12-31T20:02:55.463-08:00Up the Ridge...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Rovers explore the frozen moon of a large gas giant similar to Jupiter, presumably in another solar system...Steve Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05021827586692829212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-52268427956220832852011-12-29T17:52:00.000-08:002011-12-29T17:52:00.059-08:00Across the Ice...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A 3D image - of something I'd like to see for real!Steve Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05021827586692829212noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-58052664857278702142011-12-29T16:54:00.000-08:002011-12-29T16:54:23.567-08:00Some "Ancient" Traditional Artworks...A couple of concept paintings from earlier in my career. Acrylic, roughly 10"x16"...<br />
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From the 1997 film "Contact". A large command ship is pulled through the ocean during the movie's climax...<br />
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The Drej Fortress - a large alien spacecraft designed for the animated film "Titan AE"...<br />
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<br />Steve Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05021827586692829212noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-63280414874254705882011-12-21T11:03:00.000-08:002011-12-21T11:03:20.800-08:003D environment WIPs...Some recent 3D tests. I've been experimenting with some matte painting techniques lately...<br />
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<br />Steve Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05021827586692829212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-845087640788888282011-10-31T21:58:00.001-07:002011-11-21T08:36:47.270-08:003D Environment Work-In_Progress...Looks nicer in full view...<br />
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Another view...<br />
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Photoshop painting...Steve Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05021827586692829212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22017600.post-9786259830675588422011-10-30T09:55:00.000-07:002011-10-31T22:00:45.875-07:00Archeological SurveyLooks like this survey ship has found something...<br />
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Full view looks best on this one... <br />
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