1950s Middle East

It's been a while since I've done any pixel art. This one is based on Middle-Eastern tradition and architecture. It's complete with minaret-like structures, shisha-smoker, falconeer, and intrusive stray cats.

Face #1

I'm working on a series of faces. This is the first. it appears to be a little distorted here in this post but not much.

Russian / Mayan Building– Process and Results

Architecture mixing– Russian and Mayan

By mixing pre-existing cultures, something can be reached which is neither boring nor too far-fetched. It's easy to draw something that's already been done, and it's also easy to get off-track and create things that are so unique that nobody understands them. I picked up this strategy in episode 79 of Design Cinema by Feng Zhu, free on youtube. I plan on getting better at it.

Russian elements: Crosses, domes, red bricks (Red Square), arches, barren earth, winter

Mayan elements: Building shape, staircase, ladder, vine growth, warm climate

Summer

Winter

 

 

Gun Design One: Epiphany Arm

Underwater Radioactive Ruins

Ballon Fishing

New Frontier

Graphic Design + Photomanipulation
Done on Photoshop CS6

It's been a while since my last post, sorry about that. I see more of these in the near future.