Steampunk Myths and Legends Entry: Jonathan Tiong

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The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse are War, Famine, Strife and Death. This first page has some ideas for War.

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This is an idea for Strife (White Horse)

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Famine (black horse)

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Now that I have 3 unique bases for the other horsemen, I have to deal with Death.

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studies

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Death Vs War

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These are some ideas I have in mind. I don't think the world needs yet another action shot of the 4 Horsemen. So I'm trying to create some back story to fit a Steampunk universe.

God and Death are characters, maybe scientists, and they are building the 4 Horsemen as steam-powered mechas.

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Death approaches/converses with God on a ramp, as the other 3 Horsemen are under construction in a hangar beneath them.

The bottom left arrangement is interesting. It looks like the 5 of them are in conversation. I could try a different setting, maybe a Steampunk Cathedral.

I decided to give the White Horse a crown and bow, and to think of it as "Conquest" rather than "Strife", so that the iconography is more recognizable.

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What if... The hangar is actually in a cathedral? God secretly constructs the 4 Horsemen and his Apocalypse device.

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Happy New Year!

I finally settled on an angle, and started on my WIP milestone.

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Some colorful lights!

It's tricky to squeeze in all 3 mechas in that tight space. I might have to change their designs a little bit to make them fit. I don't want to cover up their key features.

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Since I might cover up the Famine horse head, I thought I better draw the War horse head.

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Variation on War. Samurai helm is cool, but seems out of place.

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steampunk study. ref: Steamboy art book.

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Variation on Famine.

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steampunk studies, from Steamboy art book.

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Steampunk studies, from Steamboy art book.

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Design for the platform surface God + Death are standing on.

A steampunk mole.

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Hurray, extension!

I meant to post this WIP last Friday, but the site was down...

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I took the advice of my friends and made some major changes to the composition. The wide angle is definitely much better. Next I have to iron out the perspective, and flesh out the focal points.

In case you're wondering, the window is freehanded...

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I love your lighting and colors.

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Thanks!

CGTalk won't let me post a larger image (http://jtype.blogspot.com/2009/01/4-horsemen-wip3.html) here, so I posted one on my blog.

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fantastic work.

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God presides over his Four Horsemen, on the eve of the Apocalypse.

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I don't understand why the "medium" version is so small...

I posted a LARGER IMAGE (http://jtype.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post_19.html) on my blog.

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