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CONCEPT CARS - PART 2

I chose to start this week with something dynamic. This is a collection of 3D models and artistic renditions of futuristic cars and concept sports-car designs. This first image on the left is by NixSeraph and its a futuristic Ferrari sports car; a sleek 2-door coupe. The image's lighting is perfect and the contours of the ruby-red design scream speed and performance. And the second metallic-red racer on the right side was done by Pedramr. This vehicle evokes visions of the McLaren F1 and even the Lotus Elise. Pedramr's DA gallery is over Here.



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The name of the artist behind these two pics below is MeganeRid and his DA gallery is impressive. My guess is that he created an ultramodern Porsche and its design is rather fierce and distinctly bold. It is probably the sort of voice-activated sports coupe with a large rear spoiler that should be found in the driveway of Bruce Wayne, aka the Dark Knight:



     





And this next concept car was probably the most unique member of the set that I recently saw at DA. it was done for the French auto maker, Peugeot. The artist is named Digoma and he spoke of his design theme:

"...Conceptual car inspired by the fall of a drop of water that slides between the waves of the wind, running by the streets of the city..."



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This other design is a... well I don't know what the hell it is; it could be an Audi, a Bugatti, or even a conceptual Mercedes Benz. It was contrived as a 3D design by Mus0u:



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Cool Links:

First article on Concept Cars: HERE

And the article on Hovercopters: HERE

Blog Article on Steampunk Cruisers and Spacecrafts: HERE - Article written by the artist & author of the DSNG Sci Fi Series
[http://dsngsfm.blogspot.com]

SCI FI FUTURISTIC CONCEPT ARMOR AND COSTUMES

Samples of Inspiring Sci Fi Character Designs.



This article features a collection of Sci Fi costumes and high tech armor worn by various characters, displayed by some concept artists that I respect. From sci fi gaming series like StarCraft and Mass Effect to fantasy hits like Dragon Age and Magic The Gathering, each of these video games have a unique identity that can be linked to the setting and the attire worn by the characters. Even the giant Astartes characters [genetically enhanced soldiers] in the explosive Warhammer series have their own distinct look.











Jim Raynor from StarCraft II is shown on the left, along with some characters from Magic the Gathering on the right [Those familiar with the StarCraft I & II storyline will understand the pun I placed on top of the pic of Jimmy].



The sci fi costumes are constantly a fusion of the following elements: the environment; the imaginative world; the futuristic era; and the fantasy realm, which the focal characters thrive within.



First I'll present work by Theo Stylianides, who has a phenomenal gallery over at Deviantart.com.

He resides in the UK and his personal conceptual works "Heavenmaker and the Helldivers" are actually extremely popular on the Web. If you are familiar with this sci fi blog and you've seen the article on futuristic Hovercrafts and Hovercopters, then you may recognize the art style of the first image in that article, which was done by Theo.









These two costume sets shown below were done by Wesley Burt. They appear to be created as outfits for freedom fighting soldiers & scavengers surviving in a planet that is probably covered with desert landscapes, where the temperature drops tremendously at night while the daytime has turbulent winds. By closely observing the "baggy outfit" design and the insulating features in the costumes, you'll understand my hypothesis on their staged world / plausible planetary setting. And Wesley also did some concept designs for Sega's sexy video game character named Bayonetta, shown next:



 



 







Now we'll look at the classic StarCraft armor and combat attire worn by Jimmy Raynor & the infamous Marines. Most of the pics shown below with concept high tech armor came from artists at Deviantart [right-click and save the hi-tech armor pics and you'll see the name of the artist in the description]:



 





 







The Ghost shown above [aka Nova, a blonde female psi-ops soldier from StarCraft 1 & 2, gifted with telepathic and psionic powers], she almost had a game of her own released from Blizzard Ent., but it was cancelled for unspecified reasons. There are two Spectres [male and female black-ops soldiers] shown above, who are also developed on the same hi-tech platform that was used to contrive the popular Ghost characters.

The sci fi character concept designs below depict some broad swords and energy weapons [derivatives of the classic light sabers], along with a special exo-suit for female soldiers.







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Some cool Fantasy and Steampunk costume designs are shown next. The two "knights armor" designs are by a guy named mohzart at Deviantart, while the Steampunk costumes are also from cosplyers at DA. And Concept artist Paul Kwon [he's also at DA] did the last two images in the set, for Blizzard Entertainment:



   



 

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The classic DSNG Blog article on the Steampunk genre [along with explanations of other sci fi categories] was posted Here.



When it comes to sci fi & fantasy costumes and concept armor, the interactive environment usually dictates the sort of attire that the humanoids will wear. This blog article was intended to be a resource as well as an inspiring reference for those artists interested in creating their own sci fi armor and costumes. The image below on the left is tied to Mecha / Mech design, showing female characters and their combat robots. And Commander Shepherd from the Mass Effect video game franchise is presented on the right, with two of his shipmates:



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Cool Links:

Blog Article on Hovercopters & Hovercrafts was posted HERE



The Blog Article on DSNG Chronicles book 4, plus sexy artwork: HERE 



More details on the DSNG Sci Fi Series, where Hovercopters are frequently utilized: HERE

- Article written by the artist & author of the DSNG Sci Fi Series
[http://dsngsfm.blogspot.com]