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Submitted: February 1, 2011
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Mobile Artilleryby *MikeDoscher

Digital Art / Drawings & Paintings / Sci-Fi

Originally, this was a sort of technical exercise to take the very anime-ish conceit of the 'spider tank' and try and paint a thick and drippy coat of realism on the idea. One thing led to another, and I worked up a small scene centered around the vehicle the remnants of the supporting infantry.

The vehicle backstory is this: An aging APC chassis converted into a rocket artillery unit. The batteries lower and are reloaded hydraulically from a magazine between the tube bays. Normally, the gun would be traversed to the rear when firing rockets to prevent damage to the barrel and muzzle brake. In this case, the commander has left the gun deployed to be able to more quickly engage infantry or light armor. This is the sign of either a highly experienced or dangerously inexperienced crew.

I feel like I'm finally getting to the point where I'm actually *painting* as opposed to coloring a drawing. It's very different.

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~westcpw Apr 1, 2013

nicely done

*BLACKSADD Feb 11, 2013

Really cool design !

*mestophales Dec 24, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

This is a very nice design

~templar127 Oct 10, 2012

NICE!

~zolthan043 Jun 20, 2012

Probably my favorite drawing made by you. You have a freakin' good talent, I'm jealous.

How much time it took you to draw this? I'm curious.

And as we say in France: "C'est superbe!".

*MikeDoscher Jun 20, 2012 Professional General Artist

Thank you, I'm very flattered.

This took a couple of weeks, but I wasn't working on it continuously. I was also figuring some things out about painting, so I don't know whether to add that to or subtract that from the time.