Wow... Fantastic imagination.

Thanks for the replys guys. Exactly what I was hoping to hear A.

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Had a go at it, since I was in the mood for duck-drawing [image: KS1x_Duck.png]

2hrs?! whoa! impressive! I like the sketchy lines shot too!

Great image dood ) I really like the stile ) cheers andrija

Nice work.

Me three. I always love seeing your work. Just fantastic! Scott

very n1 !!

good work, i agree with solo the best picture,for inspired. go go.

Love 'em

Simply stunning as usual Andy. Bravo.

Hi Alex - really useful info - thankyou. The 'muddiness' is something I am conscious of. I'll bite the bullet and try your approach on my next piece. Guess this approach really forces you to think about your colour choices too... Once again, thanks for taking the time A.

Glad to be of help

great work, BNP suck

Either I'm a little dense tonight (which is ALWAYS a possibility), or ... If the tower(s) above the arch are at least the width of the columns, this should work as a conventional header spanning between two posts and the arch is simply added under the horizontal beam. Simple span, simple calc ... what am I missing here? This should be even more true if it's only a trade show booth - basically no loading other than the weight of the materials that it's built from.

so cool! looks really good. there are some great digital painting dvd's from gnomon. anything by scott robertson, james clyne, or mark grnr are really good. If you're in the area i'm teaching a digital painting class there also.

Thanks Guys. I can take no credit for the design I'm afraid. The way it works is that the competing teams or the GLXP organisers send me sketches, engineering drawings, or sometimes just written descriptions of the proposed designs, which I then interpret into something that is (hopefully) visually appealing. This usually means I have a little room for interpretation. In practice this means that often the models are fairly simple (see the clay render below, often built only to be viewed from one camera angle, and I can then fake quite a lot with some half-decent texturing and lighting! The GLXP is still at quite an early stage, so most designs are still fairly conceptual - although I suspect a couple of teams are close to producing flight-ready hardware. [image: TJZF_glxpaoccsml.jpg]

Andy, Do you know the work of Iakov Chernikhov (Tchernikhov)? I can't find his works online that this reminds me of, but you obviously tap into a similar inspiration. I have a book with many of his images of similar themes, although your graphic style here is different. Look forward to more. Peter

Seems we're all in agreement. I think I'm going to respond to this potential client with some terms of my own, and see how it goes. Ultimately, whilst I'd like to do the work, it won't be the end of the world if I decide to walk away from it. Once again, thanks for all the insightful and helpful responses. A.