Terrapin Space Station

This was my last creation of 2021. ‘Terrapin Space Station’. This originally wasn’t going to be set in space, rather an island city with the turtle partially submerged. But after playing with some water/color overlays I wasn’t happy with that direction. The city in a protective bubble was the next thought, and after that we might as well be partying with the stars.

The video only moves erratically for a brief moment. I’m getting better at taking video of my art process, but as you can see, I still have some work ahead. If anyone follows these video clips, you’ll see the usual sketch, ink, shade, color. For the color tweaks I did those in photoshop post shading. The colorful rainbow transitions were also done in photoshop.

Later I was told that it was a good rendition of discworld. I didn’t get the reference and inquired further. The ‘Great A’Tuin’ by Terry Pratchett was the image he thought my art was supposed to be a representation of. I appreciate people chiming in and sharing these tidbits of knowledge in my art adventures.