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I have startet designing an upper arm. We are on the brink of insanity here. The client wants a biomechanical theme. So I started searching high and low for inspiration.
Now I am a huge fan of Gothic/steam punk artist John Blanche, and thought I could get some inspiration from him in my design.Then it hit me… He isn’t the one I should be looking at. I needed to find the origin. The original.
The grandfather.
The godfather of Biomechanical.H.R. Giger.
Well, online with me, and buy his art book. Just for inspiration. And love the Aliens he did, so why the heck not.
If you don’t know the guy, well, you do, I know you do. ;)
HAVE YOU SEEN THE CRAZY THINGS HE HAVE DONE?????? :o :o :o :o :o My god…. :o :o :o I had nightmares, and got completely pulled in to his world of grotesque madness. Now I can’t get the things out of my head, and keep drawing one bizarre drawing after the other. Worst part is, I am fascinated by him, and the more I peer into his work, the more sense it all makes.
Well seriously now. Any of you guys have any kind of experience with Biomechanical stuff? I have never done anything remotely like this before. Any tips? Any thing I should be aware of? Anything? Guys?? Don’t bale on me now, since I turned all Giger on you :P
And I’m a perfectionist with my drawings, so you will not see anything until I am satisfied. ;)
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Okay, so I looked up Giger.. And, I don’t really agree that he’s biomechanical :/ Certainly sci-fi, plenty of alien looking things and technology but biomechanical? Not really.
I think of you know robotic humans and cyborg type things when I think of biomechanical. Like the guy from terminator salvation.
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I wish I could give you tips, I really like biomechanical stuff. Giger is who is mentioned in my book as well, the star of that section – they wouldn’t mention anyone else. ……. but I love machine work as tattoos…. anyway – depending on what your client wants, I always liked the mechanics that appear under the skin. Turning the muscular structure into wires and saw blades, so to speak.
Don’t hate on me for the google search, but this is the kind of thing that came to my mind:
Good Luck !!
P.S. I understand your perfectionist habit …. ;-)
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Or this one – I like this one better, it is a better example of what I mean:
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Actually Biomechanical is a style of art that combines elements of machines with organics biololy, human and animals. ;) So actually cyborgs/and robotics, dont go under the category Biomechanicle, but is a mere sub category were we remove the Bio part ;)
And actually we could devide that up to ;)
We have: (just makin a list)
Bio = Human/animal/alien gore’ish
Biomechanical = Gigers Aliens, combining living material to machanical
Cyborg = More robotic like human skeleton’ish (salvation terminator dude) ((Wolverine skeleton))
Robotic = Same as the cyborg, but heres a bit more there are more pistons and wires, cables and such. Were the cyborg still looks human, once the skin is of.
Mechanical = Or mechanism, like a clock of some sort, small washers and knots and dips, and all fine detail mechanics.
Steam punk = the exaggerated version of mechanical. But with steam powered things. Lots of Pistons, tubes, vices, too much mechanics in one place, that once you look apon it, you think…. How the H… does this works, but you want to see it in motion ;) Think of all the things we use today. And then think everything is powered by steam. Then you have steampunk ;)And then we have all the sub categories ending in *Punk… But thats a whole different ballgame, and most of them cant be converted to art. Well okey, if the right person comes around, I guess they could come up with something under Cypherpunk. (Not to be mistaken by Cyberpunk :ugeek: )
Well okey, this just my own opinion on how to split things op. But I hope you can see a difference in my point. Most take all of these and place them under the same catagory, which I think is a shame, since, I can see a whole world of difference here ;)
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@JDawnPearls wrote:
Or this one – I like this one better, it is a better example of what I mean:
Jess, your picture there just shows all the pictures on google ;)
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I figured that would happen so I took a screen shot. Posted to my page – (photo space on this thread is full)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10201754946062121&set=o.540882952613410&type=1&theater
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I think this might be close to the style your looking for
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@JDawnPearls wrote:
I figured that would happen so I took a screen shot. Posted to my page – (photo space on this thread is full)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10201754946062121&set=o.540882952613410&type=1&theater
yeah this is mechanical, but ripping throught he skin. BioMech is Machinanical elements made from a biological source.
what infamous linked was biomech, as is this
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lysv1ijIuX1rn6fa2o1_500.jpg
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Infamous, yes thats not a bad idea, and I agree, thats more BioMech ;)
That one Ram, thats a beauty… Love to be able to do a colourfull piece like that.
Well okey, here I will break my own critic limit, and show you what I got so far. (Dont laugh or run away)
Mind you, this is mostly line work, and the shades will come later.
The reason for this is simple;
I show the line work to my client, and explain how it will be, and what to do. (He already agreed on this design so I homesafe. :D)
When a client gives thumbs up for the lines. I scan and copy the linework, then I shade and/or colour the original. That way, I have the stencil ready, and the original for refferences.Think Aliens here, with machineskull/servoskull thingy operating in the back part. The bottom will be shaded and faded. (I dont think I will go skin rip on this. But if I do, I want the spikes on the left side to be sticking out and over the skin, shading it, as if it grew out and stil grows)
http://i40.tinypic.com/2el7fhj.jpg
Its an entirelig upper arm piece. And this is only to give you an idea of my project. And I will show you the end result, before I tattoo it :D
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now that, my friend, is biomech :3
you do things backwards though!
I normally keep my original for my stencil. that way if anything happens to the file on the pc, or the printed copy I will always have a perfect outline to rescan. I usually shade or colour a printed copy, and keep the original just an outline. I never show the client a shaded piece though. I tell them to “fuck off I do the shading in my head bitch!” XD -
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Well. perhaps. hahaha It works for me ;)
And thanks guys. I must say I am getting more an more into this BioMech… Never would have thought that.
I cant wait to get this on skin :DI have been drawing Biomech since I started this thread. I am making a flash bookish thing. I Will show you once its all done. But this time, I want alle the details hahahah.
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I dont know if theres any flash book on BioMech. BUT I think that there might be a grand chance of it being out there. Hahaha, Its not easy coming up with anything not done before :D
@JDawnPearls wrote:
I love the sketch, I love love love it. I like the idea of shading a head of time (just like a practice) so if you use your original as a reference, you are practiced. Just me.
Thanks :D But I just cant wait to get it on the client :D
@Infamous wrote:
I got a client who wants some biomech done also, just got the message on facebook last night! I’m super excited!
Thats awesome. Be sure to let me see what you cone up with :D
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