Acceleropa - composite truck and tower

Additional reference:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8203/8222362848_5d3f86f13a_b.jpg

http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/images/12/2010/10/b1-b_lancer_turbojet.jpg

http://img0.etsystatic.com/000/0/5196089/il_fullxfull.15919208.jpg

http://www.permies.com/t/22163/a/8213/IMG_6758.JPG

http://www.online-utility.org/image/ImageCache?file=1/1a/Berlin_Wasserturm_am_Orankesee.JPG/800px-Berlin_Wasserturm_am_Orankesee.JPG

 

http://www.madmaxmovies.com/mad-max-beyond-thunderdome/photo-archive/video-stills/mad-max-beyond-thunderdome-train-chase.jpg

 

http://www.flyoverpeople.net/galleries/wallpapers/FordTruck/images/OldTruck_1280x800.jpg

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Prasad_Vaidya_Shaniwarwada_Spikes.jpg

Acceleropa - Beginning composite

Reference:

http://www.agoracosmopolitan.com/news-img/maximum/4911.jpg

 

http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1246/1363634983_610505f5ba_z.jpg?zz=1

http://blog.onpaperwings.com/uploaded_images/airfrancelogo-750972.jpg

 

http://sho3box.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/bartertown1.jpg

http://photonatureblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/clouds4b.jpg

 

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iJXPUkmhL4ltC9_i4VeVxTYbYst9d7rRgkvUHeK284BRqmZGEY6ut5h1CwizMAU9DZFVmj-mo0ogHkXmAaayYpXdHNg5WH1roL3Z5ijL90EZKCBQsbccDksqNZUugxcrKJ4wS4NimE_q/s320/desert+02+-+monument+valley+01.jpg

http://thesentimentalbloke.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Desert-flora.jpg

 

http://www.billcaid.com/2009/ElPasoMtns20090327/JPEG/img-15.jpg

 

http://www.billcaid.com/2009/ElPasoMtns20090327/JPEG/img-16.jpg

 

http://ibc.lynxeds.com/files/pictures/Larus_scoresbii_Dolphin_Gull.jpg

 

http://www.alhann.com/az2008/petrifiedforest/PaintedDesert1C_1200w.jpg

 

http://static.cstruter.com/images/stalk3.jpg

 

http://www.amcarguide.com/wp-content/gallery/sify-charger/syfy-defiance-charger-01.jpg

 

http://images.wikia.com/althistory/images/4/4c/Woomera_tracking_satellite_dish.jpg

 

http://www.junkmail.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Post-Apocalyptic-Vehicle.jpg

 

 

Scorp Bird - Large

Reference:

http://imgc.artprintimages.com/images/art-print/todd-gipstein-close-view-of-the-wing-of-a-colorful-bird_i-G-26-2685-ZCKUD00Z.jpg

 

http://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/great-egret-stalking-mia-mcpherson-7440.jpg

 

http://www.property-report.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/death-stalker-scorpion.jpg

 

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2213/2143020713_c06dc01da9.jpg

 

http://74211.com/wallpaper/picture_big/Green-Colored-Bird-Post-in-1920x1080-Pixel-Bird-Turning-Back-Against-the-Screen-When-Its-Face-is-Shown-It-Must-be-Incredible-HD-Natural-Scenery-Wallpaper.jpg

 

Scorp Bird 3

Reference:

http://www.property-report.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/death-stalker-scorpion.jpg

http://ibc.lynxeds.com/files/pictures/Larus_scoresbii_Dolphin_Gull.jpg
 

 

Scorp Bird 2

Reference:

http://www.elizabethchannels.com/Channeling/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/nwhi-flying-bird.jpg
 

http://www.desertusa.com/insects/images/Scorp_uv.jpg
 

Scorp Bird 1

Reference:

http://brettandy.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/flying-bird.jpg
 

http://blogdramedy.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/scorpion.jpg
 

Acceleropa with grid overlay

Value Study 3 - Acceleropa

Moved the large bird form down from in front of the tower.  Played with the desert horizon using a gradient with lower opacity. 

Backstory - Acceleropa they call it.  It's post-apocalyptic 2401, and what little resource they got, they hoard it and protect it, even from the mutated birds.  If you make it into the canyon, you might be a friend of the Arid Zona Alliance.  They've managed to force the New California Republic to desalinate sea water, and New Vegas to finally cash in its chips.  Acceleropa, AZA, it's for the scorpibirds.  And that's just okay with them.  Yippee ki yay, feller. 

Value Study 3 Reference and Palette

Scoured for reference and tried building a palette in line with vibrant desert colors. 

Gridded Value Study 3

Using Value Study 3, created grids - one for the canyon and one for the sky using vanishing points.  Tried extending the canyon grid using the pen tool and stroke path.  Also used the pen tool for gridding the tower, and then added ellipses.

Value Study 3 of 3 (revised)

Another look at Value Study 3 of 3 in an attempt to have the truck coming from the canyon, instead of at a profile. 

Value Study 1 of 3

Favelas in the Chinese hills just as Armageddon begins. 
Most structures were traced from the following--links: 

http://landscapedesigns.pooldesign1.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/amazing-landscapes-1.jpg

and

http://futurechallenges.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Cantagalo-Ipanema2.jpg

Value Study 2 of 3

Traced from the Book of Eli screen capture--link:

http://koolcampus.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/bk4eli_intl_befc2-00029.jpg. 

This is an attempt at nuancing the post-apocalyptic setting with a little Los Angeles flavor by adding the palm tree and livery stable (under the coat factory). 

Value Study 3 of 3

Value Study 3 of 3.  An attempt at sci-fi/fantasy mix.  Original background was of the Grand Canyon with tower--link: http://web.mst.edu/~rogersda/umrcourses/geo372/2005-03-31-359-Grand_Canyon-Desert_View_Watchtower-girls.JPG.  Used Alchemy to come up with moon, flag, weird birds and the ground junk.  The wacky looking truck is from the brain.