Monday, May 20, 2013

CG Star Tours

When I first went to Euro Disneyland at age 12, one attraction I wanted to ride again and again was Star Tours. I didn't even know Star Wars at the time (the franchise was pretty low-key in that period) but I loved being transported to this odd yet plausible spaceport in another galaxy.

For most of my teens I would draw Starspeeders and droids; on paper at first, then digitally. Here's a pixel-by-pixel piece from 1995, drawn in what is now MS Paint.


Later, when I would learn to use 3D programs, I would usually do something Star Tours or Star Wars-related to teach myself CG techniques.


Last year I decided to recreate the little vignette I had done in 1995 using my current tools. Here's the end result:


Plus a little breakdown I made by request.



4 comments:

  1. This looks fantastic! Love the progress shots a lot - definitely would love to see more in the future!

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    1. Thank you! I'll try to post some more next week!

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  2. LOVE IT! Now that 8bit art would be great as a retro-game. OOooh, imagine the Star Tours Chimes in 8 Bit :D

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    1. Yeah, at around the same time I actually did some simple 2D games… Probably tried something with Star Tours, too. I never really went full 8-bit-style, though. This was before that 8-bit retro phase.

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