Dec
12th
2010
December 12th: Early Fighter Concept Art III
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Early – rejected – concept study of a fighter space ship, here with parts of the outer shell blown off…
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Dec
11th
2010
December 11th: Early Fighter Concept Art II
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Early – rejected – concept study of a fighter space ship, here in another variation with spoilers…
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Dec
10th
2010
December 10th: Early Fighter Concept Art I
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Early – rejected – concept study of a fighter space ship…
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Dec
9th
2010
December 9th: The Music of Chase Ace
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Today, we’re not giving you a picture, but a preview of one of the potential tracks for Chase Ace. The track is “Birth of a Detonation” by talented musician and sound designer Rasmus Hartvig Boye.
Listen to it loud and with headphones!
This track in many ways embodies the style we’re aiming for when creating a unique soundscape for the Chase Ace universe. It’s a diverse clash of electronic and organic sounds, of different ethnic music styles, of deep electro-bass, twangy surf-guitars, big japanese taiko drums and general kick-assness.
Rasmus Hartvig Boye
Rasmus Hartvig Boye – Chace Ace Soundtrack – Birth Of A Detonation (Rough Draft)
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Dec
8th
2010
December 8th: Kaboom!
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Today’s Media Gift is a piece of explosive concept art by Carsten Brandt.
Notice how rough the strokes are, and how little detail work is actually needed, when you master light like Carsten does.
Peter Holm
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Dec
7th
2010
December 7th: Heavy Gun
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A heavy gun. KAAA… BLOOOOEEHH
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Dec
6th
2010
December 6th: Surface Texture Concept Art III
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The simple textured model is painted over in Photoshop. Light is added, original texture details are simplified and new details are added. Text and decals are added and distorted to fit the wanted view.
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Dec
5th
2010
December 5th: SURFACE TEXTURE CONCEPT ART II
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Continuing from the SketchUp model shown in Yesterday’s post, basic textures are added. The textures are usually stock images grabbed from CGtextures.com or similar sites. These textures are used as a starting point in the concept and design phase…
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Dec
4th
2010
December 4th: Surface Texture Concept Art I
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Settling on a look for the overall textures involves quite a few iterations and experiments. The image below shows a work-in-progress step on the way in designing the look of space station surfaces.
A simple 3d model is built in SketchUp. Cuts and lines are added to the basic geometric shape to create different areas in the 3d mesh. Some areas are inset to give the light something to play with. Next (tomorrow) basic textures will be added…
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Dec
3rd
2010
December 3rd: Power Up with New T-Shirts!
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- A nice picture of a T-shirt. Wearable power-ups? What’s not to like??
Get the POWER UP! T-shirt here