The Martians Advance

Medium: Digital
Size: 9.2” x 5.2”
Description:
Completed in 2007 by digitally colouring ink drawings of 2 tripods, each taking 3 hours to pen. Based on the brilliant novel War of the Worlds by H G Wells.
I wanted to really design the tripod in a different way to what had been done before. I wanted to show that the machines themselves were originally designed by the martians to use on their own dusty home world, hence the desert inspired hoods.
Also, after extensive reading of the books, I devised my own interpretation of the legs and drew up sliding disk mechanisms that would allow the tripod a graceful movement. I designed them with my own back story, in that the Martian’s had surveyed our planet since the dinosaurs and modeled their walkers on the giant lizards to strike fear into our minds.
I was a long process, but it wanted to do it justice. In fact, the tripod design I have concocted is still a work in progress and I will devote more time to their workings.
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Contact me at lloydharvey[at]shrunkenheaddesign.co.uk
www.shrunkenheaddesign.co.uk
The Martians Advance belongs to the following groups:
Alien Races., Atheism, Dark artists, dark art, Dark Future, Digital Artists United, Made In Digital, Mecha Mecca, Mixed Media, Practising the Dark Arts, Sci Fi , South East UK and United Kingdom Available for sale asGreeting Cards

Carol Berliner
wooooow amaaazing work!
Steve Woodman
Great job!
G Page
awesome stuff…
Dave Pearson
Finally, they made it out of the pit. :-)
Stunning. Really.
Lloyd Harvey replied
He He, glad you like it sir. (I had actually did this before the image I did using your photo.)
Paul McGuire
Awesome work – Love it!
Antanas
lovely job
Johanne Brunet
Congratulations on your homepage feature
CapturedByKylie
Congratulations on being featured on the red bubble home page. August 18th 2009.
PPPhotoArt
wow so clever, congratulations on homepage, very well done
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:D
Tenee Attoh
Great work , well achieved Congratulations on your homepage feature !!!
BLYTHART
War of the Worlds is a great book and you have captured the atmosphere of it here.
Lloyd Harvey replied
Thanks very much!
shadowlee
Great colours and very well done
hugh023
Excellent work!! . . .