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And the signal?by *VulnePro

Digital Art / Drawings / Sci-Fi

I've been battling a rather nasty cold which is partially responsible for my hiatus from last posting, that and getting sucked into the digital heroin that is Grand Theft Auto 4. Thankfully the cold is winding down so it's back to the arts.

Once more we have a glimpse into the settings of Theos, again on Indus. Here we have a pair of Sendai, to the left a Tappco toaster/radio head style sendai and to the right a Dies combat taedus (Telepathic Defense System). They appear to be discussing a plot of unknown purpose in an industrial passage on Indus.

The taedus would be part of a "Use System" partnership with a human owner. Generally what this means is the taedus is used for Police, military, or private investigations work as a living weapon and surveillance extension of the human partner. Usually these "use" arrangements (ownership by the human) are more free for the sendai than the typical domestic "Use" bond. The Tappco unit is probably indentured and slaved to it's owner so being out on it's own like this could mean several things, good or bad, for the human owner. Worse case is it killed it's owner. Tappco has a model line of sendai known for their blocky toaster/radio heads. This fella has a simulated Catalin/Bakelite material with brass fittings so it's a more aesthetically decorative sendai unit. The sendai in No Escape
[link] is clearly one of the same model types only that one is a combat model.

This piece was a lot of fun to work on and more will follow in it's suit. Atmosphere and unease are sometimes the sense one gets in Indus as it's a massive architectural labyrinth. The sendai are fully digital . I blew up a rough thumbnail guide and off I went.

Pencil rendered background. Digital ink and cell shades and color renders in Photoshop CS3

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*BLaKcatINK Mar 16, 2012

Awesome!! It's like a scene outta a really well done movie. I can almost picture them talking, Great use of light and color definitely Faved

~Redmannine Oct 25, 2011

the Dies combat taedus Sendai is very cool, I like the shape of it's head and the incorporation of hair

~Loone-Wolf Oct 21, 2011 Student Artisan Crafter

Yo have created a unique universe, this story is getting interesting.

*carnival Sep 30, 2010 Professional Traditional Artist

Oooooooo funky designs :'3 lorv the toning in this~ <3

*VulnePro Oct 6, 2010 Professional Filmographer

My thanks

The toning is always fun to do in noir settings like this. There will be a lot more posted here in the future

~asterphage Feb 23, 2009

Radio Head Guy is such a fatty. Eat some more light bulbs, fatty.

*VulnePro Feb 24, 2009 Professional Filmographer

You never know, you just might be onto something here. A little bot with an eating disorder, oh the shame of it all.

*Konjur Jan 11, 2009

nice! this is right up my alley

*VulnePro Jan 11, 2009 Professional Filmographer

My thanks

I'm glad it's the type of thing you dig, there will be more of this stuff posted in the future.

Cheers!

~sevenofeleven Jul 17, 2008

Sendai1: Say! Friend! Do you know a good oil bar and lube rack?
Sendai2: Yeah, check out the "Broken Gasket" on Bradbury and Heinlein. The lube bots are pretty good too but do that in the back room.

Looks great.

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