Artists, Shipset designers, and other creative types, please read.

DirectorTsaarx · #1 December 21st, 2001, 06:40 PM

There's a very simple explanation for wings, bridges, turbines, and all sorts of other things on these spaceships: tradition! And no, I don't mean sci-fi shows, I mean that oceangoing vessels, land-based vessels, and even airborne vessels all have some kind of bridge, and some have turbines; airships (and some oceangoing vessels) have wings; and so on. So each race, as it develops spaceships, naturally follows the old pattern of vessel design. That's why good shipsets have a distinctive pattern: it shows the character of the race.

Also: to bring up an older post, in Star Fleet Battles (at least the old tabletop Version I played in college) the Lyrans used catamaran (and, on larger ships, trimaran) hulls. Made for some neat-looking ships...

geoschmo · #2 December 31st, 2001, 07:26 PM

One month to go!

I'd say Mark definetly has the inside track, but there is plenty of time left.

Geoschmo

Val · #3 January 2nd, 2002, 10:11 PM

Thought I'd give this a shot. Let me know what you think

Leonine.zip

I included a Battlecruiser and Race pics. The race pic was originally modelled in DoGA then brought into Paint Shop Pro 7 for "Lionizing". Came out more feline than humanoid, but it is the first attempt.

geoschmo · #4 January 3rd, 2002, 05:00 AM

Val,

This ship is awesome. Very nice.

Geo

Val · #5 January 3rd, 2002, 03:53 PM

Thanks. Now if I could only get the hang of this dang poser program maybe I could make a decent racial pic.

Val · #6 January 3rd, 2002, 11:28 PM

Been working in Poser and I was trying something different, let me know what you think so far, I still have to add the ears and clothing, but I didn't want to go too far if it didn't look good at this point.

Leonine_Race_Portrait.bmp

Played around a bit and made some ears (sort of)

Leonine_Race_Portrait2.bmp

[ 03 January 2002: Message edited by: Val ]

Mark Walton · #7 January 4th, 2002, 12:51 AM

Val,

Dunno what Version of Poser you are using, but you probably have lion and cat figures under Figures/Animals

Load one of them up, and start mucking about with the dimensions - also select the head and create a magnet, see what sort of effects you can come up with.