[Illustrator] Airship

**Midgardsormr** · 11-29-2008, 01:28 PM

It's been a while since I've posted a map, so when my Digital Illustration class called for a freestyle image, I jumped at the chance to create something appropriate to post here.

This was only a one-week project, and we were supposed to keep it relatively simple. So it's fairly rudimentary linework with very little shading. If I find the time later, my plan is to add more detail, turn it into a sales flyer, and add a fancy Victorian border. For now, this is what it is, unless somebody gives me a terrific suggestion that won't take too long to implement.

The final image I turn in will have a textured paper background, but that increases the file size of the png tenfold, so I left it out of this image.

**Steel General** · 11-29-2008, 01:35 PM

Looks quite nice to me, looking forward to seeing the more detailed version.

**Turgenev** · 12-02-2008, 03:15 PM

Nice airship! Speaking of Victorian border, you might want to check out this site:
http://hubpages.com/hub/scroll-work-Victorian-designs

**Midgardsormr** · 12-09-2008, 01:30 PM

Thanks for the link. I've actually got an entire book full of Victorian-style ornament designs, which unfortunately do not tile properly. That's going to have to wait a while, though, as I've got lots of other projects on my plate at the moment. Still, I'm almost certain to revisit this because I think I'm going to refine it for some of my 3d projects later on--I've actually already written an abstract for a possible TV series (not that I expect I'll actually be able to make such a series, but it'll sure look nice in my portfolio if I develop it some more).

Anyway, here's the sales flyer version. At my wife's suggestion, I changed the background, too.

**Steel General** · 12-09-2008, 02:05 PM

Nice! (and probably bonus points for instituting your wife's suggestion

) *bonk*

**ravells** · 12-14-2008, 11:44 AM

Argh..I've repped you too much to rep you again for this - beautiful work Midguard! I love the netting on the airship - how did you do it?

**Midgardsormr** · 12-14-2008, 11:59 AM

The main lines were simply the pen tool, as was the webbing--I'm not sure I really succeeded in showing the tension on the webbing as it went over the curved surface of the envelope. The netting at the top is just a crosshatch pattern fill.

Again, thanks for the compliments. Hopefully I'll continue getting projects that lend themselves to cartography. I should probably be careful not to pigeonhole myself too much, though, or the only job I'll be able to get upon graduation is as an expansimator for National Geographic's website.