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Onwards And Upwards!

Geoffrey Ellis — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:27:33 +0000

As Marko has recently upgraded his Vue software to Vue 9, here’s a new image created with the latest version. Marko came up with the idea of having a new sculpture displayed at Pacific Chakra. As the adventures begin with the centenary of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 colliding with Jupiter, a new sculpture being unveiled would be a typical event to celebrate the Cetacean Human Age.

A new Vue for a new year.

Watch this space for further developments in 2011, but in the meantime, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

In The Blink Of An Eye

Geoffrey Ellis — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 18:03:02 +0000

As Paxford accelerates towards the light barrier, strengthened telepathic links enable the Neubaum family, Sirius and other dolphins on-board, to prepare for teleporting the craft to a specific area. At the closest point possible to the barrier, the teleport operation begins…

It's all in the mind!

Here’s Marko’s latest comic artwork test, this time dealing with the concept of teleporting across space. While in the context of the fiction, the telepathically linked humans and dolphins are able to teleport almost instantaneously over vast distances, it would be uninteresting visually if a spaceship was seen having arrived at a point in space, without having shown any representation of the teleporting process itself.

The ability of humans and dolphins to teleport over light years of space, offers plenty of scope for trying out imaginative ideas visually within the storyline.

The Story So Far…

Geoffrey Ellis — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:48:06 +0000

CHC: Nu 03 (2094/5 AD)

Having been teleported across many light years of space, over several stages, the spaceship Paxford arrives at a newly discovered Earth-like planet.

Panels of Paxford.

Here’s a ‘sneak-peek’ at another comic artwork test by Marko. As in the previous post, the images combine the features of Vue 8 and Manga Studio EX 4. As Marko said: “I used the Paxford 3D model for this one and added some characters too (extras I guess)”.

At this stage, the main point of the tests is to create examples of a distinctive overall look, by combining CGI elements with hand drawing and natural tones. So as the D&S tag line says, ‘evolution and imagination’.

Paxford Preview

Geoffrey Ellis — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:45:49 +0000

Currently, the latest image on Marko’s website is Paxford, the principal spaceship in Dorad & Sirius. The craft will be featured on the main site, along with other locations later. In the meantime, here’s a look at different stages of Paxford’s development, from early thumbnail sketches to various test renders.

Paxford in development.