No longer working on this! Hey!
The idea for this skin, Sphere City, is to combine the two flat "on-side" and regular old "on-texture" painting methods to create the skin.
In addition, I'm thinking of focusing and using elements from retro-futurism.
I'll be working on a scene. Right now I'm considering two floating spherical cities in a cloud layer or in orbit. I'll be working mainly with the pen tool and shape tool.
For now, this is my inspiration. All of it is from concept art for Star Wars from both the Death Star (I and II) and Cloud City.
We start off with the sphere itself, with two areas cut in, and the atmosphere layer.
Then, we add a lines for the first step of details.
Spherize the lines, fix the cutout in the top, add boxes which will be outside "residential" areas, and a second sphere.
Detail added to the second sphere and it's now in space.
Slight improvements to light.
Next up: Texturing and minor improvements
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