SCI FI BUILDINGS AND FUTURISTIC CITIES / CONCEPT DESIGNS

Over a year ago I wrote an article called Visual Punctuations, which was linked to sci fi scenarios and the structures that formally identified their environments, placing them in futuristic / imaginative settings. For instance, when you see a poster with a towering skyscraper that has a landing deck protracted from the side at its midpoint, that hints to the fact that there is a lobby up there - and that deck is a provision for a commercial Spacecraft or an advanced Hovercopter with VTOL capabilities to land and drop its cargo or personnel.

In the image shown on the left [drawn by Greg Horn], although you see Batman and Catwoman, you will also observe their environment. And the ideas projected about their setting is a dark alley on a snowy day, illuminated by the spectacle of a kneeling woman in a latex outfit, cat ears and a tight corset, sipping a bowl of milk. If the background was completely blank, the image wouldn't loose its quality; however it would loose its sense of locational placement, forcing you to imagine what the unseen environment could look like.

I've assembled a host of  images and wallpapers from around the Web, showcasing futuristic buildings / cities in sci fi settings - and as you gaze at the images and their ultra-modern environments, I trust that they will trigger your imagination. The digital artists behind these creations include Janditlev, Scott Robertson, Antifan-Real, James Paick, Fred Augis, aiRaGe, James ledger, Jett0, Andreas Rocha, I_NetGraFX and others.

   

 


Blog article with Futuristic Hovercopters: HERE
Article with Spaceships and Steampunk Cruisers is HERE while the article with Concept Motorcycles is HERE

2010 - 2011 THUNDERCATS PUMYRA REMIX - CONCEPT DESIGN

Almost a year ago, I did a ton of character redesigns for the new Thundercats Animated Series, which was produced by Warner Bros Animation with animation provided by the Japanese firm Studio 4°C. And last week I saw a commissioned poster by a guy called Bokuman over on DA, featuring Pumyra - his pic is on the right side, below. Debuting back in the 1986 cartoon movie titled Thundercats - Ho! Part 1, Pumyra has always fascinated fans. But sadly as the series went on, her featured importance was diminished, while she was overshadowed by Cheetara as the dominant female of the pride.

 

Pumyra was not designed to be this thick, with big boobs and a huge butt. This is Cheesecake art and its a gimmick for selling merchandise...

The previous article featuring Pumyra with more artwork is over HERE
And the blog article with Cheetara is HERE

SEXY ANIME CARTOON WALLPAPERS - PART 2

I've collected a ton of wallpapers over the years, images that can be used as screensavers on your PC and laptop. Anime art is distinct from Cheesecake art [which is primarily my art style, although I often draw anime posters as well]. Yet the Japanese manga and Jap-an-ime drawings presented as cartoons can be extreme sexy & sensual, forcing the audience to stare and drool.
Sometimes anime posters are linked to themes such as ninjas, samurais, angels, demons, vampires and the all-too-popular school girls. Personally, I do not know the reason for the manga/anime obsession with fantasy cartoon series featuring scantily-clad, busty, high school girls... perhaps it's tied to the indigenous male fantasies in the East, or its just something that the masses force Japanese artists to draw per their immense purchasing power, or secret threats sent over the Internet. On the other hand, maybe the Japanese manga artists are the ones making the subliminal threats to their audience, compelling them to buy into their drafted fantasies [after all, there is a classic manga comic book out there called "Read or Die"]. Nevertheless, You can be the judge of the quality of the works presented here, created by a host of skilled artists on the Web:

 

 

 
The last image in the first row feature Ms. Revy and some other characters from the action-packed anime, The Black Lagoon. It is a manga series written and illustrated by Rei Hiroe, and published in Shogakukan's Sunday GX since 2002. Set in the mid-90s, the story follows a team of pirates/mercenaries known as The Lagoon Company; and they smuggle goods around the seas of Southeast Asia. And the main protagonist is a girl named Revy, who has rather psychopathic tendencies - she loves to shoot and kill. And she has two stainless steel 9-mm Beretta M92 handguns that are her signature weapons, along with some skimpy "daisy dukes" shorts that she always wears with cowboy boots. Starting in 2006, a gory anime linked to that comic and filled with gun-toting chicks was created, which ran for two seasons. And a third season was created as an OVA in 2010.

The last image in the second row is from an anime Sci Fi series called Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon. I really want to do a separate blog article on that cartoon series, because it is rather fascinating. As can be observed from the sample artwork of the chick named Margot Knight, that series features a host of busty chicks - the manga artists purposely gave the female characters voluptuous figures, so big boobs and huge butts are the norm. More posters & wallpapers from the Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon anime series are shown below, along with pics by an anime artist called Real-XXIII:

 
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TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON OFFICIAL CONCEPT ART / POSTERS

EDIT: CHECK OUT THE NEW FALL OF CYBERTRON ACTUAL GAMEPLAY - FIRST 10 MINUTES!




THREE VIDEO GAMES YOU SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THIS YEAR 2012

Often the potent wave of hype can be the sole factor that builds up a massive profit for a forthcoming video game, and in this age of rampant Pre-orders and specialty DLCs, video game manufacturers have found an ingenious way to start making profits even before they launch their major titles.
In this modern era of excess and abundance, there will always be cons and scams; meaning that often the hype that surrounds a pending game/product may be really nothing more than the classic deception of smoke and mirrors; elusive tricks designed to suck you in so that you buy a B-grade game, which was advertised with an A-grade trailer.
Nevertheless, there will constantly be an exception to the norm. And there will always be games that are worth your time [and your money] based upon their graphics, depth of story, enemy AI complexities, and their addictive game-play dynamics.

Now lets take a look at three forthcoming games. The first video game worthy of a BOLO [law enforcement slang for "Be On the Look Out for"] is Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. Produced by High Noon Studios [the same guys behind Transformers: War of Cybertron], this sci fi game is tentatively slated to be released in the fall of 2012. And it appears to be a true heavy-weight contender. Plus, from the trailer below, one of the most beloved Autobots of all time appears to be hurt, while another one is taking center stage: Grimlock!
Linked back to the original G1 set of toys released in the mid-80s, Grimlock was a powerful Dinobot; he was capable of transforming into a giant robotic T-Rex. He could absorb endless barrages of laser pulses while he shredded his opponents with his chiseled metallic teeth. He wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed, but he always got the job done.



And the amazing concept art shown here from that forthcoming game is courtesy of Aaron Limonick. Here are 3 of the Dinobots from the Fall Of Cybertron game and their dinosaur robot forms are shown directly below. There are a total of 5 Dinobots in the original cartoon series: Grimlock, Sludge, Slag, Swoop and Snarl. Grimlock is a classic Tyrannosaurus Rex. And Sludge, the second-in-command, transforms into a long-necked dinosaur, which could either be a Brontosaurus or an Apatosaurs. The notorious Insecticons [Sharpshot, Hardshell and Kickback] and Shockwave are also shown in one of the wallpapers below! And like the Dinobot crew, those four Decepticons are part of one of the game's DLC packs that can be purchased separately.

    

 

     


 
 

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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY

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