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December 9, 2011
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Roughly based on the Wing Commander universe.

I loved the games (played them all) and the movie was awesome in my books as well. So this was kind of overdue.

There is not really a story to this; just a Banshee fighter wing on patrol and approaching a gravity well (or maybe a jump point into the unknown...).

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Background: Textured environment (starfield), plus digital painting. My work. Thank you Google Earth for the planet/moon textures.

Meshes: Banshee fighter by Alan Hart.

Composition: Scene and lighting setup in LW, final composition in PS, including all FX.

Wing Commander © Origin Systems Inc., All Rights Reserved.

Original size: 4750x2250, cropped, including frame with a record breaking (for me) 157 layers and a 1.9GB PSD file!

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Comments and critique welcome.

Thank you as well to ~TreeClimber for her usual helpful WIP input.
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Critique by *saucer-level-0 Feb 14, 2013, 11:16:49 PM
I DO like this drawing a lot! The colors are: SO vibrant! The Luminescent Blue is an exciting touch i think! It reminds me of Particle Physiks! [And some "ion-ic tendency" in that region of Space!] A lovely, genuine and sympathetic drawing from overseer again. Very very professional as we've come to expect.
I like the "movement" in the drawing, too! "Real action" has been obtained [ if i am not mistaken ..] SEEMS, like an "actual event" is taking place ...?! [.. A sort of "timeline" is happening ...!]
Tremendous techniques; a great great result!
Lots of impact and appeal.

Congratulations _ And look forward to seeing more from this [already prolific] artist.
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~vrartist Feb 15, 2013  Professional Digital Artist
cool ;-)
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=overseer Feb 17, 2013   Digital Artist
Thanks.
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~Wedge009 Jan 7, 2013
Was directed to this from the WC CIC. Impressive use of lighting effects. If I have a criticism, it's that the two most prominent Banshees look to be rather close together, almost in danger of clashing wings. It could just be the perspective, I know. Still very nice, all the same.
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=overseer Jan 7, 2013   Digital Artist
Wow, thanks for the comment and for pointing me to WC CIC's article. And yes, the closeness is the perspective. If I look at the scene setup from top view, there is sufficient distance between the fighters to not collide. Thanks again!
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*TreeClimber Jan 8, 2013  Professional Traditional Artist
*is excited for you*
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=overseer Jan 9, 2013   Digital Artist
:cuddle:
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~Wedge009 Jan 8, 2013
Not saying that they were actually colliding, but that it's rather close even for a patrol formation. But no worries, good to know it's just the perspective.

Feel free to join the community, if you're interested in coming back to the Wing Commander universe.
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=overseer Jan 9, 2013   Digital Artist
I will definitely consider it. I haven't really ever left it, and I am definitely planning on replaying all the games once again eventually, especially now that GOG.com has them, too. I fondly remember the day when I got my SoundBlaster 16 so I could listen to the voice into of Wing Commander II! Now I just need to find the time!
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~Wedge009 Jan 9, 2013
You would be most certainly welcome if you choose to drop by. It's a worldwide community, albeit predominantly American - there have been community replays in the past, but there's bound to be some still willing to join you in the fight for the Confederation. No pressure, of course.

Yeah, I remember my dad getting a SB16 for his 386 PC - in fact, my first WC game was included in the pack: Wing Commander II.
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!JackTDawson Mar 21, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I would love to see an actual show of this.
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