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I'm definitely sci-fi. (LOL, spell check changed it to "sci-if" which kinda makes sense in a weird way.) Loved the Jetsons as a kid and all things futuristic. I like high-tech quantum physics type sci-fi though, wormholes, other dimensions, time travel, not grungy post apocalyptic stuff. I love a lot of the Canadian produced sci-fi, Stargate, Continuum, Travelers, Orphan Black, Eureka, Battlestar Galactica, so many more, still discovering all the Canadian sci-fi!
You don't remember what sci-fi was in the 70's? That was when the first Star Wars was released!
Re: 3D art, I do a lot of sci-fi pinup art!
I do whatever the voices in my head demand. While I mean that tongue-in-cheek, it's got a large dollop of reality. I am one of those whose mind is always playing out scenarios. Occasionally that's a tactical mode in real life, but more-so recently, it has become more fictional. Being a mid-era Boomer, I grew up on Clarke, Asimov, Heinlein, Dick, and of course Tolkein to name a few. I loved Roddenberry's work because it always had just enough reality to be plausible (and, as it turns out, was somewhat prophetic - technically, anyway). I am not a fan of violence, whether it's a war movie, western, or sci-fi/fantasy (this shows in my work) mainly due to the depth with which I read, or view. So, my D|S work tends to be sci-fi or historical fiction. But the themes can vary greatly. Currently I'm exploring quasi diesel-punk stuff.
Yeah, I really miss the Stargate series! The did well not taking itself too seriously with the campy humor. So many other sci-fi shows I enjoyed, the new Battlestar Galactica, Eureka, all the Star Treks, etc.
I like most genres, I suppose I lean towards fantasy & sci-fi. Hard pressed to say I like either more. I've rendered both & contemporary stuff. I like post-apocalyptic too, just haven't gotten around to rendering that. The sci-fi can be a well used lived-in look, or shiny new. There are convincing arguments for both sides. Could be stuff is really old, or made of materials that don't corrode and are easy to clean with maintenance bots.
All I remember were Star Wars rip offs...then Terminator rip offs....Mad Max rip offs....
Those were great times- when a single movie would come out and change your ENTIRE perspective of sci-fi.
Once Terminator came out --- THAT WAS A CYBORG. That's it....
Mad Max.....now EVERYONE is guaranteed to wear rags and have a mohawk.
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There was a massive gap with FOLLOW_THE_LEADER that and then the Matrix came out and then that was the look to copy.
Blade Runner too....if we survive and DON'T nuke ourselves then everything will use neon and lots of LCDs/LEDs.
Way before that I remember Excalibur (a movie, me and my sisters can quote line for line) - that did it for fantasy for me. That was the classic.
Forgot that I grew up playing lots of Dungeons and Dragons too - if we had Daz Studio at the time, I would have definitely made images of my characters.
I am really loving scifi lately.
Laurie
what about British Sci-Fi? Like I said in my answer grew up on a lot of Brit tv. Yeah it is suprising how much the Canadians have done in a lot of genres they co produced with Germany Lexx didn't see it all but that was one weird show. New Zealand does a lot mostly fantasy even Australia has had a hand in a few
I watched Doctor Who. That was about it. Pretty much our cable UHF channel selector got us weird Japanese shows. As an adult I ended up searching for all of them and looking at what exactly I was watching as a kid.
Gaint Robot, Ultraman...Speed Racer...Star Blazers....Marine Boy...and some other live action ones...
Used to love Monster Week on the 4:30 movie show.
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5 Monsters from round the world.
MANANANGGAL
The manananggal is described as scary, often hideous, usually depicted as female, and always capable of severing its upper torso and sprouting huge bat-like wings to fly into the night in search of its victims. The word manananggal comes from the Tagalog word tanggal (cognate of Malay tanggal), which means "to remove" or "to separate", which literally translates as "remover" or "separator". In this case, "one who separates itself". The name also originates from an expression used for a severed torso.
The manananggal is said to favor preying on sleeping, pregnant women, using an elongated proboscis-like tongue to suck the hearts of fetuses, or the blood of someone who is sleeping. The severed lower torso is left standing, and is the more vulnerable of the two halves. Sprinkling salt, smearing crushed garlic or ash on top of the standing torso is fatal to the creature. The upper torso then would not be able to rejoin itself and would perish by sunrise.
The myth of the Manananggal is popular in the Visayan region of the Philippines, especially in the western provinces of Capiz, Iloilo, and Antique. There are varying accounts of the features of a manananggal. Like vampires, Visayan folklore creatures, and aswangs, manananggals are also said to abhor garlic and salt.[4] They were also known to avoid daggers, light, vinegar, spices and the tail of a stingray, which can be fashioned as a whip. Folklore of similar creatures can be found in the neighbouring nations of Indonesia and Malaysia. The province of Capiz is the subject or focus of many manananggal stories, as with the stories of other types of mythical creatures, such as ghosts, goblins, ghouls generically referred to as aswangs. Sightings are purported here, and certain local folk are said to believe in their existence despite modernization. The manananggal shares some features with the vampire of Balkan folklore, such as its dislike of garlic, salt, and vulnerability to sunlight.
IMPUNDULU
The Impundulu or Lightning Bird is a supernatural bird from Pondo, Zulu, and Xhosa folklore. The South African bird is as big as a human and can summon lightning and storms, hence the name. The bird is sometimes a shape shifter that can appear as a human, and sometimes said to be a supernatural familiar that guards a witch or witch doctor. It will attack people and drink their blood. However, parts of the Impundulu or its eggs have medicinal powers.
YAOGUAI
Yaoguai are mostly malevolent animal spirits or fallen celestial beings in Chinese lore that have acquired magical powers through the practice of Taoism. The evil ones are usually referred to as guài (literally, "freak") or mó (literally, "demon") in Chinese. Their greatest goal is achieving immortality and thus deification.
In Journey to the West, the demons seek this mostly by the abduction and consumption of a holy man (in this case, Xuanzang).
Not all yaojing are actually demons; some others are of quite unusual origins. In the case of Baigujing, she was a skeleton that became such a demon. Many yaojing are fox spirits, or according to the Journey to the West, pets of the deities. There are also yaoguai kings (mówáng) that command a number of lesser demon minions.
In Chinese folklore, the Chinese hell (Diyu) is a place that is populated by various demonic spawns. Most of these demons are influenced by the Indian rakshasa or yaksha and therefore bear some similarity with the Japanese oni.
In Japanese, yaoguai are known as yōkai (actually, the term is a loanword from Chinese; the native Japanese equivalent, sometimes written with the same kanji, is mononoke).[citation needed]
Known Yaoguai
Famous Yaoguai in Chinese mythology:
Baigujing - literally, " skeleton spirit"
Niumowang - literally, "bull demon king"
Pipa Jing and Jiutou Zhiji Jing - in Fengshen Yanyi
YACUMAMA
The Yacumama is an ancient sea monster that lives in the Amazon River. It's a giant snake with a horned head, sometimes described as up to 160 feet long! The Yacumama engorges itself with water that it uses to spray and stun its prey. In modern times, anacondas in the Amazon rainforest have been described as up to 62 feet long, so there may very well be a real-live version of the Yacumama lurking in the wild. However, anyone encountering such an animal is not liable to stay around long enough to accurately measure it.
DAQQANOENYENT
"Flying Heads" are undead monsters from the legends of the Iroquois tribes. The Flying Head appears as a huge, disembodied head with fiery eyes and long, tangled hair. They fly through the air, pursuing humans to chase and devour.
The origins of Flying Heads vary greatly from story to story. In some tales, a Flying Head is created from a violent murder scene-- the severed head of a victim grows to enormous size, or the head emerges from a mass grave. In others, a human is transformed into a Flying Head after committing an act of cannibalism. In many stories, the origin of Flying Heads is not remarked on at all-- they are primordial monsters whose nature is to eat humans, but occasionally have other motivations of their own.
Flying Heads are associated with whirlwinds in many Iroquois communities. Names such as Kanontsistóntie's and Kunenhrayenhnenh mean "flying head," while names such as Dagwanoenyent literally mean "whirlwind."
Note: Sun Wukong uses this term often to insult his (demonic) adversaries.
My genres are driven by my projects, which are often commercial in nature. I am a Western Game publisher (Origins Award Winning Wild West game, Gutshot), so I have a huge collection of Western wear, props, sets, etc. That also developed into a cowboys vs zombies game, so I buy a lot of horror/zombie stuff. Now, I'm not limited to just Westerns. This includes Victorian material and – of course – poses are non-genre specific, so any and all action poses are valid for my projects. There's also some steampunk stuff that is suitable for what I'm doing.
I also thought I was going to get into Pirates for a project, so I was buying a lot of priate stuff for a while. That project has not materializes, so I'm letting that stuff just sit for now, and I haven't actively bought anything in that genre for a while now.
Sci-Fi Superheroes also popped up on my radar last year when I was asked to provide supplemental illustrations for a superhero RPG (Galaxy Prime for Epic Age Media). So I bought a lot of cool superhero stuff: Costumes & Capes, props (killer robots, mad scientist labs, etc.).
My personal project is a film noir style superhero comic book, so I'm also buying a lot of 1940s detective-style props, sets and especially clothes. The one thing I cannot get enough of would be hair and clothing. BUT... I'm working with M4 and V4 in Poser, so most of the new stuff really isn't usable for me right now. I can use new stuff for other projects, but not my comic.
That sounds cool. If there are any links or examples of what you did, I'd love to see it.