Old Saturn V rocket in desert

Old Saturn V rocket in desert

This digital illustration was painted in January 2014 in photoshop to A3 size. It features a dusty, barren desert landscape with a man riding a camel. In the background can be seen a very old and weather beaten Saturn V rocket, as used for the Apollo moon landings, standing upright it appears for a very long time...

The rocket is shown to be similar in some ways to the surrounding rock formations, tall, old and worn by the sands of the desert storms, and part of the landscape. The rider on the camel has no interest in the rocket, it having been there longer than himself.

Old Saturn V rocket in desert

 

kids on the moon

kids on the moon

Alien ice cream
moon kids catapult
the top 'ice cream' was done in the summer of 2007. I particularly enjoyed painting the ice creams. Its always good if food looks good painted. The later 'moon' catapult' was done in feb 2010. I was thinking of 'giles' the cartoonist moon creatures when painting my troublesome kids  in character rather than design.

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moon kids catapult
This image of cheeky children aliens firing a catapult at an astronaut was painted in photoshop to a format 8" x 10". I wanted the aliens to look old fashioned but have a clear pose and attitude. The astronaut and the moon module are based on ones from the 1960s for the Apollo moon landings. The intention in the image is that the astronaut has already been hit by one missile. In reality the moon is a very grey place so the purple band of stars and the gold coloured parts of the module add some colour to the scene.

Alien ice cream
This was quickly painted as a fun project in photoshop. The space aliens, standing on a moon type planet, are cartoony and appealing on the eye and quite old fashioned. The blue space, rather than a black space colour, also makes it look old, cartoony and quite traditional. The ice creams with cornets were enjoyable to paint, there is always something appealing in painting food! The simple colours help to add to the flavor and appeal of the painting. the little alien popping out of the crater gives young eyes something extra to look at that is not apparent on the first viewing.