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Cosmic Butterfly
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Published: 2016-06-04 22:52:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 11144; Favourites: 375; Downloads: 139
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The Cosmic Butterfly an Ion Engine concept spacecfraft designed by Ernst Stuhlinger.Expertly modelled by Nick Stevens.
Rendered in Lightwave and pocessed in Photoshop to give it a more illustrated feel.
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Stuhlinger was a giant, you have brought his vision to life.
I can think of no greater compliment.
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Masterful job,Β Graham!
I've seen Nick Stevens' renders and while yours uses the same mesh, the images are totally different. Nick's tend more for realism, which means half of the spacecraft is totally black and blending invisibly into the black sky of space. Yours are much more vibrant and colorful, almost like a pen-and-ink drawing colored with watercolor.
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Wonderful!Β Β Congratulations on your much deserved DD!
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Outstanding work; congrats on a well-deserved DD!
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Excellent Daily Deviation, congratulations!
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How to pirate cable TV. . .the galactic version!
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Amazing piece, amazing gallery!
And it is absolutely astonishing what you bring here for us to see, from your rich imagination, inspired by so many awesome people, and this inspite of your health challenges! Really inspiring story as well!
Thank you for being here!
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Fascinating design and a great example of how science and function drive design. Nicely composed!
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Ion engines and solar collectors for power with a rotating habitat in the middle; not a bad idea. Β I suspect a couple of those collectors are pointed at Earth and receiving Direct TV broadcasts instead, though.
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Sometime, I'd really love it if you'd go through your "illustrated feel" workflow in a tutorial. Its something I've been trying to improve in my own work.
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Narrator: Unlike its cousin, the Cosmic Moth, the Cosmic Butterfly prefers the more stable climates found in the lower orbits of terrestrial worlds.
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No, it's an old concept design from the 1960's/1970's
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The detail is beyond stunning
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Thank you my friend, always appreciate your comments
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Beautiful classic science-fiction. This would fit so well on a book cover. Great composition, depth and lighting.
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Wow. Graham, you really make Nick's models sing (and dance!)
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