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Pencil, Photoshop 3.0, Painter 1.0Steampunk is really difficult for me. I try to hit the right stylish notes and designs, but I can't abandon functionality
I've heard steampunk style described as intentionally "useless" or "impractical", but I can't agree.
Victorian and Edwardian eras had a lot of style and flair and tradition, but they still had to be functional to survive.
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Gears should have a purpose.Β No one will wear goggles who doesn't need to.
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I agree with what you say. Cogs, gears and dials need function.
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Intentionally impractical steampunk can be fun, but I've always preferred an intergration of form and functionΒ
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Your style is awesome! Besides i am no specialist... I think the artist must apply his own sense... Even though, your style didn't look some space SciFi inspired!
Maybe there are improvements to do, but I think you are right way
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It's said quite often before below by others, but I still want to join the chorus:
The best steampunk IS functional AND aesticaly pleasing and NOT bashing brass and copper tubing and gearwheels onto something.
If you care, just read my ID description for a statement towards that philosophy.
And I like your picture a lot. Clearity, yes, but still convaying the mood perfectly.
The only "impractical" thing that could be added, would be ornamental works on the equipment as victorian aesthetics allowed even on simple household tools like a saw or a hammer (if you could afford those more expensive versions) to be covered with incredibly artful ornaments.
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The best steampunk is functional.
And this is awesome.
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For my Kickstarter, I've chosen this painting to be one of the prints you can own. I'm offering it as an 11x17 print or a 24x36 poster:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/1β¦
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Awesome stuff and I share disagreement with you on...
"I've heard steampunk style described as intentionally "useless" or "impractical", but I can't agree." (you, 5th march 2014)
love your stuff
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Very cool image, thank you for sharing!Β And no, Steampunk shouldn't be useless nor impractical; much the opposite, it's modelled after an era with lots of gears, pistons, massive machinery, where function was explicit and not hidden behind seamless plastic (I'm looking at you, iPod).Β It's also an era where lack of mass production encouraged more detail and less symmetry or similarity.Β "gluing some gears on it" gives a token nod toward these things, but all the best steampunk has an obvious function and purpose, even if it's not entirely realistic or streamlined.Β
It's worth noting, for instance, that Jules Verne designed things like the Nautilus as practical, logical machines.Β Β
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I think most people feel that just gluing some gears to stuff is Steampunk, but this is great! Anyone who's making a living doing something dangerous would take function over fashion any day. Great lines and I'm digging the colors.Β
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Honestly, this looks more dieselpunk than steampunk, at least to me.
But whether it's one or the other, it's still a great drawing.
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I totally agree that ideally, steampunk should represent outdated, but still functional technology. Just gluing gears on things does not steampunk make.
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This is so good that I am supremely jealous
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Never abandon functionality!Β The idea of Steampunk is to re-think how tech and style can go together.Β I love this!Β Β
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indeed when it comes to the era of steam/dieselpunk there's nothing more than great technologies with a mix of style 
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Useful and practical steampunk attire is my favorite combination. Thank you so much for this!
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Fantastic mood and atmosphere! Great design! Love the folds on the jacket.
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Great image man. I am with ya on the steampunk thing it should have function. My understanding of it for along time was instead of electricity being used they used steam and gearing. That is all function. Nice stuff though.
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The airships reminds me of the Hindenberg yet they're so different in many ways. I really like your choice of colour and the atmosphere you created.Β Just fantastic and like Tawnya said, this really does remind me about the movie, Sky Captain ans theΒ World of Tomorrow.Β I wish I can do the same
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I share your stance re
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hi hi
Someone once said, "Steampunk is better when it's not made by steampunk fans." Β In my opinion, it takes more than mechanical fluff and tacked on gears to make good steampunk. Β I think your refusal to give up functionality is what makes this work.
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omg omg omg omg!!!! lol love the steampunk ww2 pilot style you went with it's freaking epic 
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Nicely done. Reminds me of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.
What ensign is that blue one with stars on the bow?
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Makes me think on Rise of Legends for some reason.
And is that an EU flag?
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