Line Drawing Questions

Carthaginian · April 02, 2007, 12:21:18 AM

To those like Rock Doctor, who do their own line drawings:

Where can I find data on turret sizes for various guns? NavWeaps has the gun lengths, but no info on the turrets. It's a lot easier to figure out how to make a realistic ship if you can at least decide where to put the guns. ;)

Anyone know some good sites?

The Rock Doctor · April 02, 2007, 06:27:38 AM

Truth be told, I've extrapolated most of my gun dimensions from drawings in books such as Jane's WW1. I had difficulty finding the sites you're after, and eventually just gave up.

Borys · April 02, 2007, 06:36:34 AM

Ahoj!
For "line drawings" NUDGE-NUDGE-WINK-WINK try here:
http://brickmuppet.blogspot.com/2006/07/battleships-without-pants.html

Borys

The Rock Doctor · April 02, 2007, 06:43:30 AM

Carthaginian, a good starting point for a line drawing is to find something similar and historical, and modify the pic. Or, if you want, feel free to tinker with the pics I've posted. The scale for those is one pixel = one foot.

Borys: let's not be giving Walter any additional ideas for madness.

Borys · April 02, 2007, 06:51:22 AM

This one cracked me up:
http://mil.homeip.net/kako/image/0708.jpg

The battline is ... interesting:
http://mil.homeip.net/kako/image/0732.jpg

Tank tech +3
http://mil.homeip.net/kako/image/0374.jpg

Futuristic +5 Infantry Weapons
http://mil.homeip.net/kako/image/0393.jpg

Korpen · April 02, 2007, 07:35:25 AM

Quote from: The Rock Doctor on April 02, 2007, 06:43:30 AM
Carthaginian, a good starting point for a line drawing is to find something similar and historical, and modify the pic. Or, if you want, feel free to tinker with the pics I've posted. The scale for those is one pixel = one foot.

Borys: let's not be giving Walter any additional ideas for madness.

While am far from as skilled as Dr Rock, I think i should add that i think it easier to draw in a slightly larger scale, i use 1 pixel = 50cm for the most time.
When i started i did use 1 pix = 25cm, but it was much more work for something that did not look better at a distance :)

maddox · April 02, 2007, 07:42:34 AM

The few feeble tries I did were based on Canis D designs. Just copy/paste in paint.

But on the warship projects forum more of the artists are around. Seawolf for example. Or Gravina , who did the Republique...

Borys · April 02, 2007, 07:45:49 AM

Ahoj!
And Maddox is the proud owner of the only line drawing I had ever comitted :)

All I can say is that after THAT I can only get better :D

Borys

maddox · April 02, 2007, 07:47:28 AM

I'm going to hoard that drawing Borys. It is to important.... To secret.

Desertfox · April 02, 2007, 08:24:17 AM

Nooo...my ships will no longer be the best looking!!! Gotta get me that Futuristic Infantry, enemy will be too busy looking at it to notice me slipping several hundred thousand troops behind his back. Mwhahahah...

Borys · April 02, 2007, 08:29:47 AM

Ahoj!
That Infantry Trooper seems to have a desertfox-tail trophy ...
Borys

Phoenix · April 02, 2007, 08:54:33 AM

I must admit I'd be far better at drawing the *ahem* new lines than the conventional battleship lines.
(When I was a student my drawings were in high demand with my fellow -and only the male- students... ;D)

Borys · April 02, 2007, 09:18:44 AM

Ahoj!
Autoportraits, I'm sure ...
Borys

maddox · April 02, 2007, 09:27:46 AM

Not of cars I presume, Borys.

Desertfox · April 02, 2007, 11:42:33 AM

Your wrong Borys, it is a desertfox... ;) not THE Desertfox, but a desertfox nonetheless :P