Fantasy is great, but what will real spaceships look like? That’s what I was aiming for when producing these images – the proverbial "serious spaceship" design…
If we ever want to go anywhere farther than our own moon, we’re going to have to get serious about propulsion! A nuclear fusion powered craft is what you really want for traveling around the solar system in a reasonable amount of time (weeks as opposed to years).
“2001”: a Space Odyssey” was a major influence on the “look” of the ship, particularly the crew module at the front.
8 comments:
Breath-taking work Steve. Your "More Mechs..." series is my favorite.
Woah, I'm impressed!
This looks really nice and well thought out.
Thanks - I enjoy the fast sketches, but it's also fun to take something to a much more developed state. It takes a lot longer, but it's very satisfying in a different kind of way!
Steve, just found your blog. Love this stuff, very fresh image making! :)
Really superb design and model !!
as always, awsome steve!
I love your work Steve, especially the more abstract ships and structures. You're an inspiration!
Thanks, it's encouraging to hear positive reaction on the more abstract painterly stuff - I'll have to get back to doing more of that!
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