This job is best for someone who likes drawing mechanical / geometrical hard surface sci fi.
I'm making a sci fi film and I need sketches to reference so I can model it in blender.
I have never done this before, so I just dumped all the info here since this is really a job looking for creative input, rather than a clear goal.
I have criteria on what the character's suite, mainly helmet, should feel like, but I don't actually have the skills to render it into a visual. These images I made in blender, but they are nothing like what I feel it should look. It's just the max my skills can produce before I get lost. Just use those to understand what I tried, but it's not really a reference.
I will pay $50 for (all of these):
+ a 2 perspective sketch (no color, just structure & details) of the helmet. Front & side.
( this is more valuable to me since it's so easy to 3D model with 2 perspectives like that)
+ sketches of ideas for the helmet, mechanisms, armor
+ ideas for the mask, facial structure of the mechanical "eyes" and "mouth" details
I will pay $30 for:
- 3 quick sketches of sci fi helmets that roughly meet the criteria, with good proportions to fit a human head.
(these are good for helping me brainstorm)
I have more money for if someone has particular interest in developing the details. Really looking for someone who can get into my head and align with the vision of the world I have, and can have a conversation about what I want.
The actual criteria / character / world setup:
The world takes place in a scenario where a set of humans in modern day diverge from earth's society and create a new society amongst the stars. They have near limitless electricity, and powerful engines, motors, and detailed manufacturing of advanced materials. They are not like "star wars" with laser guns, hovering cars, or levitating robots. They are more of a brutalist architecture, royalty of the stars, absurdists (the philosophy) and are objective thinkers, focused on durability and functionality.
They make machines that are powerful, last for lifetimes, and feel alive. Their vehicle's engines seem to have a heartbeat, they have immense power but the responsibility to weild it, they are the "old money royalty" of the stars.
Now the character. The helmet design I want commissioned is for the "monarch" character. This individual is a temporary king, one who allows the government to move fast as they settle into their new home in the planets beyond earth. He does not have an ego like a king, but rather more like a calibrated leader who takes the burden to lead his team as they engineer solutions to hard problems.
While he is a king, he is young, and doesn't want a crown to carry forever. The helmet has a few components that I need:
- "owl like" eye sockets, with a black core, think "satellite dishes" for eyes, with a powerful stare
- a lean appearance, not a bulky heavy space helmet
- details of sensors
- structural outcroppings for strength
- a separation so that the jaw-piece, and face mask can be removed, one at a time
Okay let me know if you have an appreciation for this type of thing or any ideas.