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Title: Science fiction art
Post by: Kadri on October 04, 2009, 06:28:06 PM
I remember many of these from the 70 and 80's . İ think you know them too.İf you know good adresses with big pictures please post them too.This is more of an nostalgic post for me :D

http://astrona.blogspot.com/search/label/Sci-Fi%20Art

Kadri.
Title: Re: Science fiction art
Post by: TheBlackHole on October 04, 2009, 08:48:23 PM
The page said something about Star Wars. I saw a lot of Star Trek, but I recognized nothing from Star Wars. I should know, my fan score is 180. http://www.nerdtests.com/mq/uttake.php?id=19889
Title: Re: Science fiction art
Post by: Kadri on October 04, 2009, 10:39:22 PM
Quote from: TheBlackHole on October 04, 2009, 08:48:23 PM
The page said something about Star Wars. I saw a lot of Star Trek, but I recognized nothing from Star Wars. I should know, my fan score is 180. http://www.nerdtests.com/mq/uttake.php?id=19889

TheBlackHole, there is a blue  "this page" link...this one : http://pointlessmuseum.com/museum/spacecrafttoptrumpsindex.php

Kadri.
Title: Re: Science fiction art
Post by: TheBlackHole on October 05, 2009, 03:08:11 PM
They made a lot of mistakes. One of the "combat craft" was a Star Destroyer, but it was called a "Space Cruiser." They called Vader's TIE fighter the "Racing Falcon", which means (I'm guessing) that they thought it was the Millennium Falcon. They misidentified an X-Wing as a "Yavin Interceptor" and called the Death Star a "space colony." How could they not know the Death Star is a superweapon, not a colony?!
Title: Re: Science fiction art
Post by: Kadri on October 05, 2009, 03:57:28 PM
Quote from: TheBlackHole on October 05, 2009, 03:08:11 PM
They made a lot of mistakes. One of the "combat craft" was a Star Destroyer, but it was called a "Space Cruiser." They called Vader's TIE fighter the "Racing Falcon", which means (I'm guessing) that they thought it was the Millennium Falcon. They misidentified an X-Wing as a "Yavin Interceptor" and called the Death Star a "space colony." How could they not know the Death Star is a superweapon, not a colony?!

TheBlackHole,you are right. Don't take it personal but after 30 years with star wars everywere i don't care. İ don't know how old you are i am 47. And i can not see the nice side of star wars anymore...only the bad sides.And there are many.İn fact the good sides are fewer.
But as i said don't take it personal.İf i would take such kind of test that you take in the 80's I think my would be 500 or more.İ was a fanatic (not fan :) ) of Star Wars.

Cheers.

Kadri.
Title: Re: Science fiction art
Post by: TheBlackHole on October 05, 2009, 08:02:35 PM
180 is the highest score you can get on the quiz.
Title: Re: Science fiction art
Post by: matrix2003 on October 05, 2009, 08:37:20 PM
Pipe down, fan boy. Let the Wookiee win.
Title: Re: Science fiction art
Post by: Jack on October 05, 2009, 09:21:26 PM
I can do the best wookiee noise its all to do with vibrating your tongue lol!

I love the images in the link Kadri posted I always love 80;s scifi art because they use less vivid tones (more pastel colours) then the use in todays scifi art
Title: Re: Science fiction art
Post by: TheBlackHole on October 05, 2009, 10:26:56 PM
I do it through the back of my mouth.
Title: Re: Science fiction art
Post by: Kadri on October 05, 2009, 10:27:37 PM
Quote from: TheBlackHole on October 05, 2009, 08:02:35 PM
180 is the highest score you can get on the quiz.

I know. I should  put  an !  there. İt was sarcassm. But not on you. İt was on my obsession on Star Wars at the 80's .
50...100...150...İ don't know how much i have seen the episode 4 (it was of course 1 then). 2 hours x 50 (minimum)....sickly ?...stupidly?...you name it...And if you think that there are so many more better films out there...

Anyway  :D

Edit: Wetbanana i have a A3 print of your  Umek picture (But from my own printer  :) ). I love it.İ think it reminds me of these pictures.Maybe i am not an Star Wars fan anymore but i like science fiction.

Kadri.
Title: Re: Science fiction art
Post by: Jack on October 05, 2009, 10:53:03 PM
star wars is stupid i don't really like it much i find it really dumb.
I like realistic scifi like actual physically possible such as the alien saga (not the shitty avp remakes)

hey thats cool im glad you liked the umek render^^
Title: Re: Science fiction art
Post by: Kadri on October 05, 2009, 11:01:09 PM
Yes The Alien saga is good.And then comes the debatte about Alien 3 and 4  ;D

Wetbanana i don't know what your current position is...but your pictures have already a "Wetbanana" kind of signature,especially your colours.

Kadri.
Title: Re: Science fiction art
Post by: Jack on October 05, 2009, 11:24:59 PM
No position Yet:( I wish I could get a job somewhere where I could unleash my scifi creativity because I just love that style of art.

yup That is one of my trademarks my colours ;D
Title: Re: Science fiction art
Post by: Zairyn Arsyn on October 08, 2009, 09:28:17 AM
that sci-fi artwork on blogspot was amazing, makes me wish i could paint that well.

I first saw aliens when i was when i was 11 or 12 years old, scared the hell out of me, but now the aliens saga is one of my favorite movie series. ;)
Title: Re: Science fiction art
Post by: N810 on October 08, 2009, 10:20:50 AM
Wow what an impressive amount of sci-fi art all in one place. :)

I would have to say that John Berkey's art has allways been my favorite,
I got a copy of "The Universe" when i was a child And it was full of his art.
Title: Re: Science fiction art
Post by: Kadri on October 08, 2009, 10:36:05 AM
Alien saga...İ like all of them. Many don't like the 3'rd. But as we saw it with my friend, who does not like sci-fi, we immidiately thought this director is very good(people like or don't like it usually). Aliens is in my opinium only kind of a reboot.Same story but different people, marines more aliens and such. 1 and 3 (in spite of its flaws) are maybe better then 2. But Aliens has such a kind of repeat viewing quality many prefer it. Me included. İ can see it again whenever i will... not so the others :)
İ think you have it. But if not please have a look at the   Alien Quadrilogy 9 DVD set. There are special editions in there.
"Most interesting is the alternative Alien 3 (1992). This isn't a "director's cut"--David Fincher refused to have any involvement with this release--but a 1991 work-print that runs 29 minutes longer than the theatrical version, and has now been restored, remastered, and finished off with (unfortunately) cheap new CGI. Still, it's truly fascinating, offering a different insight into a flawed masterpiece. " from Amazon (no i don't get commission :D )

Cheers.

Kadri.
Title: Re: Science fiction art
Post by: Kadri on October 08, 2009, 10:47:58 AM
Quote from: Kadri on October 05, 2009, 11:01:09 PM

...Yes The Alien saga is good.And then comes the debatte about Alien 3 and 4  ;D


Ups!.. i started it myself  :-[

You don't have to answer this :D

Kadri.
Title: Re: Science fiction art
Post by: Zairyn Arsyn on October 08, 2009, 12:57:10 PM
i have the quadrilogy, i was quite happy with all the special features and special editions.
Title: Re: Science fiction art
Post by: efflux on October 08, 2009, 05:08:27 PM
Great resource.
Title: Re: Science fiction art
Post by: Jack on October 08, 2009, 05:14:21 PM
Yeah I didnt like the third Movie that much The only bit i liked was when the guy got chopped up by that massive fan!
aliens rocked bigtime!