29 Jun 16:09
--he's a real design thinker, also has some great design talks on youtube from THU events
Shout Box archive
29 Jun 16:09
--it just feels like it could exist even if you dont know anything about spacecraft
29 Jun 16:08
--you can instantly tell how much knowledge and preparation goes into sth like this https://cdn0.artstation.com/p/assets/ima...1443927109
29 Jun 16:07
--I like more realistic spacecrafts, so I study how the real ones work a lot.
29 Jun 16:06
--that shows that you're heading the right way already! always follow your natural interests
29 Jun 16:06
--I already nerd so hard about spacecraft, so that will be easy for me. :-)
29 Jun 16:05
--but if you just skip the preparation its just gonna be a generic space fighter
29 Jun 16:04
--and you can also mix it with other stuff from elsewhere to give it a different twist, which you can study in the same way
29 Jun 16:03
--@mech here's what you can do: 1 draw a bunch of real life spacecraft and try to learn what makes it what it is as you do it, 2: read about the parts that you want to know more of, 3: draw your own version on it that draws from everything youve learned about it
29 Jun 16:02
--I think Muzz is going to write something about that as well in the future. Look forward to read it. Alright fellas, chapping off. Gonna go read that article and call it a day.
29 Jun 16:00
--@nic I asked sixmorevodka for a crit but didnt get one, guesss they were too busy at that time
29 Jun 16:00
--Found an article that speaks what I meant, hopefully can give a better picture of other similar articles: http://muddycolors.blogspot.com/2014/04/...art-1.html
29 Jun 15:59
--if its a space ship for ratchet & clank style its gonna need a little different research than if its supposed to look like nasa did it but the basic idea is the same, even the stylized stuff is heavvily informed by reality if it is good
29 Jun 15:59
--If you were actually piloting a space fighter, you could flip your craft around to blast a tail-gater, unlike in Star Wars. XD
29 Jun 15:59
--I prefer more realistic kinds of craft in my SF, so more rockets and gyros and stuff.
29 Jun 15:58
--Like, if I'm designing a space fighter, I might collect images of rocket engines, aircraft and spacecraft parts, and gun and missiles from this world?