The final of the Kilnrunner visiting the river valley (for now: changes are likely as the book gets closer to being finished).
The two larger banners are kept inflated by bleed from the huge ...
2020-05-07 14:31:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Guards of the Reclamation Kilnrunner taking a break, keeping an eyestalk on things.
2020-05-05 16:05:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Adding in the people of the valley, coming to check out the newcomers.
2020-04-23 16:31:17 +0000 UTC View Post
More work fleshing out the Kilnrunner. The birrin townsfolk are just a layer lifted from the last town image: I shall pose up new ones for the final! Plenty more to do.
2020-04-21 17:45:43 +0000 UTC View Post
A little WIP designing a Reclamation Kilnrunner: a vehicle tough enough to withstand the central deserts.
2020-04-20 05:43:50 +0000 UTC View Post
I wish to show the young birrin meeting these dolphin like creatures. Do you prefer seeing the entire body through a cross-section of the water, or just the spy-hopping head?
2020-04-16 15:33:59 +0000 UTC View Post
The beast comes in for a landing in the bay of the river valley. Using low pressure hydrogen fuel cells means range is quite limited: the vehicle is rolled out to dazzle the natives from forw...
2020-04-15 16:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Work continues: cockpit is entirely located on the left pontoon.
2020-04-13 14:40:46 +0000 UTC View Post
A flying boat bringing emissaries of the Northern Reclamation to the river valley in which the birrin book is to take place.
It has four electric un-ducted fans powered by hydrogen fuel cells...
2020-04-06 15:44:25 +0000 UTC View Post
More work done fleshing out the details of the valley. Still rather crude in some areas but broadly happy with this direction.
2020-04-04 15:42:12 +0000 UTC View Post
The two current leading contenders for the plane comp. Note that the backgrounds are both VERY preliminary, and its about positioning the aircraft mostly.
2020-04-03 03:54:50 +0000 UTC View Post
I am working on showing the arrival of the Reclamation in their fancy pants flying boat in the river valley.
2020-04-02 10:40:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Further work on these social creatures: the young maintaining contact with the mother.
2020-03-28 16:06:16 +0000 UTC View Post
WIP of the Sardukeela, a small intelligent relative of the Sardu visiting the shallower waters of the inlet with its young.
2020-03-27 14:55:01 +0000 UTC View Post
WIP of the Mudplate creatures, which use their single sticky tentacle to collect small food particles from the sediment of the inlet.
2020-03-24 17:08:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Trying to choose the best way to show the young birrin meeting some aquatic quadrilaterians.
2020-03-24 07:34:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Not complete, but complete enough for this draft of the chapter: once all the artwork is complete I will go back and do the final touches using the updated designs.
2020-03-22 06:37:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Ute WIP. (Shadows are nonsense so ignore at this stage.) Wheels moved to the back to stop the tray smashing into the ground. Mini-wheels fold down to hold the chassis up when changing o...
2020-03-19 06:29:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Working on the birrin family 'ute, now in silly tricycle form!
2020-03-15 21:39:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Working on the birrin family ute design ('pickup' for American friends).
Either thin metal or fabric over a welded steel frame. Lead acid batteries due to a lack of lithium tech i...
2020-03-10 07:31:25 +0000 UTC View Post
A birrin coastal town: some of the family are heading to the square to see what all the commotion is about. (I will give this painting a final pass when the rest of the chapter is compl...
2020-03-05 14:19:54 +0000 UTC View Post
A new perspective on the birrin town: this time looking down to the arid but beautiful waterfront. I need to correct a bit of perspective, and paint in a true background (this current one is a phot...
2020-02-28 14:34:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Sometimes you need a fresh take: I have basically cut the image in half to concentrate the focus on more important elements of the scene, which I can now begin to properly refine.
2020-02-26 15:09:49 +0000 UTC View Post
The horrors of trying to paint an alien town continue: its proving quite a challenge. I now need to spend some real time sorting out a foreground before fine tuning everything else.
2020-02-24 03:48:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Work continues! Its been a very uneven process to even get this far, as the complexities of urban landscapes are rather new to me. I am attempting to combine North African influences with the ruste...
2020-02-11 16:21:23 +0000 UTC View Post
The 'ugly' stage of the illustration, in which I have to learn a LOT of new skills (I have never painted a true town/city scene)
This image is still bare bones and contains errors that ...
2020-02-06 16:08:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Laying out the Town Square scene for the birrin book. The flags and truck are representatives of the Reclamation introducing themselves to the locals.
2020-02-03 15:34:41 +0000 UTC View Post
