Saving The Sci-Fi
It’s no surprise to anyone that knows me how massive of a science fiction fan I am. From an early age, I’ve loved traveling to different worlds, be it by book, video game or film and television.
This has me excited to announce that I’m going to be helping with a very special sci-fi related project. Last week, a Kickstarter was brought to my attention called “Singularity & Co. - Save The Sci-Fi!”. The group of passionate sci-fi fans running the project were determined to preserve out of print science fiction novels any way they could, primarily by obtaining the copyrights and publishing them as ebooks. Not only is that an amazingly exciting thing for sci-fi fans, but it’s a pretty important and exciting historical venture. Preserving the past is important, especially when it involves our (fictional) future!
Immediately upon finding and backing this project, I sent them a message with an idea: Wouldn’t it be cool to feature unique interpretations and fresh renditions of each novel’s cover art? Some books might be missing covers, have badly damaged covers, or have covers that are protected under separate copyrights and impossible to reproduce. This seemed like a perfect opportunity for artists like myself to contribute original cover art designs to a wealth of retro sci-fi books. Luckily they were keen to the idea. After talking about it more in depth, I designed my first cover to show them.
And that brings us to now. They were so impressed with my work that they asked me to assist with the art side of things for the entire project, whether it be designing new covers, or helping to find guests to contribute along with me. I couldn’t be more excited to work with Singularity & Co. to deliver creative and enjoyable supplementals inspired by these classic stories. The covers I design will be included in the eBook releases, and will probably include other downloads like wallpapers for various devices. The possibilities are endless, and I think we could see some really unique stuff come out of this.
If you’re interested in backing this project, there’s still time! Don’t get left in the space dust. Back the project now and you’ll be primed to receive tons of awesome sci-fi classics to read and some nifty art to look at too. (If you look below the post, you can see a special preview of an upcoming cover!)
Thanks for reading!
Mass Effect 3 - Retina iPad Wallpaper
After getting my new iPad, I immediately needed a cool wallpaper. I didn’t find much I was thrilled about online so I set out to make my own. I decided on making a Mass Effect 3 wallpaper since I’m playing it now and love the series.
Finding art in the right resolution wasn’t as tough as I thought, but finding the right art was. Essentially the original version of the art had a giant logo which I wanted to nix, and the other version cut off right on top of his head. I wanted to see the grand background art with Reapers flying down to Earth and the stars in the distance, so I set off combining the two pieces. I also had to recreate an additional portion of Earth, and more stars, Reaper trails, etc.
Altogether, the wallpaper consists of four different sources all merged together into one, including some painted in colors. Click on the thumbnail above to see a larger version of the progress shot, and the link below to download the final wallpaper.
I think it turned out sweet, and it looks amazing on the iPad’s gorgeous new screen. Enjoy!
Presenting: Gears of War 3
As you may or may not know, Epic’s Gears of War 3, the final in a trilogy, is coming out in mere days. I’m a big fan of the Gears of War series, Epic Games and NECA Toys, so another photo project was in order.
My last gaming toy piece was also based on a game by Epic and a figure from NECA. That was my Presenting: Bulletstorm piece.
This time, I wanted to portray an image a bit more somber, something that fit the dark mood of Gears 3’s promotional stylings. Once I got Marcus and the dead Locust set up, I took several photos with different angles and lighting configurations.
After I found my favorite angle & lighting, I took the photos into Photoshop, and then, some extensive editing and color correcting later, the piece was finished!
I’ll be getting some prints made to send over to Epic and NECA along with prints of my Bulletstorm piece. I think everyone will enjoy seeing them!
Thanks for taking a look, hopefully I’ll have some more stuff like this up soon.
This would sharpen you up and make you ready for…
I’ve put together my first piece that I’ll be getting printed and selling. Based on Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange, one of my favorite films. It’s going to be done as a three-color silk-screened print on some nice French Paper.
I’m trying to gauge interest for orders, to see if it’s worth the initial investment. There probably won’t be many made, and when I’m inevitably famous, this will probably be worth some serious dough! ;-)
It won’t be expensive either, I can’t imagine more than $15-$20.
Let me know what you think,
M
Miranda Lawson
Like many others, I’m deeply in love with the Mass Effect universe. The games, the music, the books…the women. It doesn’t hurt that I’m also deeply in love with Yvonne Strahovski. Lucky for me, my two loves come together in the character of Miranda Lawson, who Strahovski portrays in Mass Effect 2.
Needless to say, when I saw the beautiful Mass Effect art Patryk Garrett created, Miranda’s stood out to me the most. Long story short, I wanted it as my iPhone wallpaper, so I made it happen. I had to do a bit of editing for it to display nicely on the lock screen, but the end result is sexy! Enjoy.
Renegades of Art
I went to the Renegade Art Fair today and had a great time. There were tons of talented artists and I saw tons of great work. I also bought a lot of great work. I can’t wait to proudly display all of this in my new place! Click images for bigs!
“This is Spinal Tap” by Jason Munn. Originally made for a special 2009 showing at The Alamo Drafthouse. Printed on 24x36 metallic silver paper and signed by the artist!
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The rest of my shopping spree was spent on art by Kevin Tong, possibly my favorite up & coming indie artist. I have a few other prints by Kevin (MOON & Fight Club) and they’re probably my current favorite pieces.
“A Linch Pin Droid”- A SUPER insanely limited piece that was made for an official Star Wars series by Mondo. These sold out within minutes online, and Kevin only had 3 left at his booth. I missed out on these offers online, so I had to make up for it here:
BAD DADS: An awesome series of pieces inspired by Wes Anderson’s films. The set includes a piece from “The Royal Tenenbaums”, “Rushmore” and “Bottle Rocket”.
RANT & INVISIBLE MONSTERS Two more pieces for the Chuck Palahniuk fan club. Amazing! Matches my Fight Club poster!
TRANSMISSION I-V - A beautiful set in five pieces. A struggle between two lovers over a global scale.
