Interplanetary box art

Griatch · **Posted:** Sun Jun 08, 2014 7:48 pm **(#1)**

(click for DA link)

This is concept box art for an upcoming hard sci-fi board game named Interplanetary.

Painted in Krita with some adjustments in GIMP. Feedback is appreciated as always!
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Griatch

The Warrior · **Joined:** Jun 02, 2013 **Posts:** 2090

Incredible work my friend.

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

A new side of your art... as good as the other ones

Erisian · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2014 5:24 am **(#4)**

Wow, Griatch - that is amazing!

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

WOW! is all I can say. incredible talent there.

GnuTux · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2014 6:39 am **(#6)**

Very cool. I love space art. :paint2

Is that a meteorite striking the tower on that ship?

sallyanne · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2014 7:15 am **(#7)**

Not bad at all! :bigthup

Nuff said.

2-ton · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2014 9:04 pm **(#8)**

It is very realistic looking, it sort of makes me feel that lonely feeling I imagine I would feel if I was in space.

Griatch · **Posted:** Tue Jun 10, 2014 2:29 pm **(#9)**

Thanks for the comments, people! This is a concept image, it's on a prototype board game box at the moment, will probably refine it a bit further for the final thing (I think notably the planet needs some more detail).

I'll try to relay some more photos once it goes into (on-demand) print.

GnuTux wrote:

Very cool. I love space art. :paint2

Is that a meteorite striking the tower on that ship?

It could be, but in this case the source of the collider is intended to be that bright "star" in the distance (an enemy space ship, supposedly).

2-ton wrote:

It is very realistic looking, it sort of makes me feel that lonely feeling I imagine I would feel if I was in space.

It's surprisingly hard to convey space artwork while keeping reasonably realistic - space is mainly big and black after all. Planets are useful in this respect. But I too imagine space must incur a very lonely feeling to those that cross it.
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Griatch

Akros · **Joined:** Jan 10, 2013 **Posts:** 863

Wow! That seems a photograph! :bump

The UFO in orbit is so real, and the planet was fantastic.
Perhaps the background could be a little less blueish. But may be caused by the reflection of the planet.
Another work of art! :paint

Akros · **Joined:** Jan 10, 2013 **Posts:** 863

Griatch,
When I saw this twitter, I remembered this post.

But I can not insert it here.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>I will never tire of this view. <a href="http://t.co/le1yPjeTkC">pic.twitter.com/le1yPjeTkC</a></p>— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) <a href="https://twitter.com/astro_reid/statuses/479774752597221376">June 19, 2014</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

But the picture is this: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BqiAmACCMAEGwaY.jpg
from Reid Wiseman (Verified account)
@astro_reid

Griatch · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2014 6:51 pm **(#12)**

A pretty picture you link there! I was indeed inspired by ISS pictures of the Earth when drawing the background planet. I will probably refine it further once the game comes closer to production.
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Griatch