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Radio Rocket Flyers — Digital Illustration

"Radio Rocket Flyers." (c) 2015 Michael J. Barnes.

“Radio Rocket Flyers.” (c) 2015 Michael J. Barnes. (click image to view larger picture)

Radio Rocket Flyers is the second image in a series of illustrations I have dubbed the Gang of 8.

Petal Power.

Petal Power. (c) 2013 Michael J. Barnes.

Petal Power. (c) 2013 Michael J. Barnes.

I decided to try a different tack with this piece, hopefully to display a little diversity in my illustrative style. Petal Power shows a little girl giving a ride to her puppy and dolly through her neighborhood. And, yes, that is an octopus tugging at the end of his leash and snarling at the mailman (because its a well-known fact that octopi are the sworn enemy of mail carriers — at least it’s well known in my head).

The characters were created and rendered in Zbrush. The background (houses and such) we produced in Sketch-up with texturing and rendering done in Bryce. All elements were brought into Photoshop and Viola! (or voila) Petal Power.

I have decided to work up a couple more images based on this theme. I have four ideas in mind, with the next piece including a rocket-powered wagon.

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