Newtopia - retro future by Matt Simner
Some retro vector futurism for a Redbubble challenge .
There’s a lot of detail here that’s hard to see from a preview, but I was trying to capture a black and white view of the future behind a Deco/Nouveau facade.
I got inspiration from a few sources…
The defining futuristic film Metropolis by Fritz Lang,
The yellow brick road from the Wizard of Oz
The Jetsons :)
The shape of the city buildings was actually adpated from a picture I took inside the lobby of the fantastic Neo gothic Manchester Unity building in Melbourne.
The ‘fan’ shapes in the cornicing worked out well as skyscrapers.
Detail
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Comments
Nice work, Has a bioshock vibe to it.
Thanks a lot Scott – there’s definitely a little bit of darkness in there…
– Matt Simner
Wow. Hope if does well in challenge
Thanks Tom . I really appreciate your support. I was determined not to just go ’that’ll do’ this time – battled with my patience :)
– Matt Simner
Yeah, nice one Matt – like the deatils
Thanks mate – I’m sure I could’ve thrown in a couple of stormtroopers, Flash Gordon and a dalek too, but I had to stop somewhere :)
– Matt Simner
Nice, I love retro-future!
Thanks! Have to admit this one was fun as ‘anything’ is possible in the future that was.
– Matt Simner