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Submitted: February 3, 2009
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Starship Trooperby `CrimsonMagpie

Anthro / Traditional Media / Painting & Airbrushing

*gzegzolka asked me if I could depict his character Ruff in my own style. I'd just gotten Jim Burns' artbook Transluminal for Christmas and was feeling all inspired to do some hard sci-fi, so I decided to amalgamate the two.

For those of you unfamiliar with his work Jim Burns has a very slick, detailed style incorporating a lot of airbrush. He's amazing at making things look genuinely futuristic and alien, to the extend he's been called the greatest sci-fi artest ever. I agree with this statement.
Check out his agents website - [link]

As a consequence of this inspiration I decided to my usual practice of working quickly and instead exercise the virtue of patience. I spent way too long designing the gun; originally I tried to design a laser gun, but ended up designing what I hope is a realistic looking assault rifle.

I ripped the title from a well-known song, tell my who it's by for a cookie.

Acrylic on paper, 42cm x 29.7cm / 16.54 x 11.7"

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~gzegzolka Aug 24, 2010

I enjoy it in better quality

`CrimsonMagpie Aug 24, 2010 Professional Traditional Artist

Yey!

~Oilspill200 Jun 13, 2010 Hobbyist General Artist

This may be random (and not really relating to the art) but I think the song you're referring to is by the band Yes.

And I also like the background, a lot.

`CrimsonMagpie Jun 14, 2010 Professional Traditional Artist

It is indeed, Yes are a great band, and I have a habit of naming images after songs if I can't think of a real title.

Thanks, I spent a long time on the background.

~Oilspill200 Jun 14, 2010 Hobbyist General Artist

Quite so. I do the same thing.

You're welcome, it looks like it.

~Enzoguri Apr 11, 2009

ROB

this is amazing! the details, everything!

I can see you put a lot of effort into this, damn good job!

`CrimsonMagpie Apr 12, 2009 Professional Traditional Artist

Hahah, thanks man!

I spent a long time getting this one right.

*Nirelleth Mar 27, 2009

Very good work, I really like that you have a clearly defined style.

You have done good work with the detail and composition too, and I like the colours you chose too.