Dude I dont know if its okey to submit an ask like this because it looks like you dont want to clutter your blog with asks but I just cannot think of a way to research fictional machines. I just get overwhelmed by how the internal parts work and give up. It must be hard coming up with all these droids. I just wanted to say I really appreciate them.

Asketh - canonchoco

Hi, sorry for the late reply. I don’t check on Tumblr that often these days.



My tips would be -



1. Use Pinterest. Collect images on separate boards for different subjects. So I have boards for spaceships, aeroplanes, military hardware, machines, rocket engines, …

2. Look at real world tech. Take photos of earth movers, bulldozers, combine harvesters. Look at how real tech works - how do panels look, how do hoses and cables connect, what engine parts are on show etc.

3. Try to incorporate some of this in to your sketching.

4. Don’t obsess over things looking mechanically perfect.

5. Look at how people like Ian McQue and Jake Parker draw machines, spaceships, and tech. A lot of the time the specifics are just hinted at. If you scribble or sketch something that looks a bit like machinery, people will fill in the detail themselves.

6. It’s about convincing the viewer, its not about perfection.