The Music Box
Final model of full probe
Internal mechanism
Initial rough sketch
Development Sketches by Clara (@claramccaff on Instagram)
Development Sketches by Clara (@claramccaff on Instagram)
Initial blocking model by my colleague Moises Guerra in 3ds Max
Final base model prepared for detailing
Zbrush detailing Using Jonas Ronnegard's ornament brushes
Building up the textures in Substance painter
I'm currently building a vehicle prop as part of the cover illustration for Elio Quiroga's SciFi Novel "Los Códices del Apocalipsis". After reading the book Elio and I discussed the creation of the pivotal space probe which first appears in orbit over the earth and is captured by a secret space shuttle mission and later an exact copy plays a pivotal role in the apocalypse itself.
Without giving too much away the object was built on earth and is connected in someway to the Vatican. The description of the device is of a technology at once familiar and yet incomprehensible. Covered in filigree and filled strange liquids along with mechanical and electrical components that seem normal but the purpose of which can not be fathomed.
It's a fun challenge to design and realize this device and will hopefully make an interesting cover.
I'm presenting the final model which will feature in the final cover art.