Monsterbell

[monsterbell-blog]

Because i love the idea of SolarPunk!!!

This is my clothing design for my character Driana (not sure if i like it though). Enjoy some lilies in the background just in case [:

[beben-eleben]

Octopus-Inspired Design Ideas

[moonblossom]

I require all of these.

[annethecatdetective]

My design aesthetic is tentacles. Tentacles everywhere.

[missolivialouise]

Here’s a thing I’ve had around in my head for a while!

Okay, so I’m pretty sure that by now everyone at least is aware of Steampunk, with it’s completely awesome Victorian sci-fi aesthetic. But what I want to see is Solarpunk – a plausible near-future sci-fi genre, which I like to imagine as based on updated Art Nouveau, Victorian, and Edwardian aesthetics, combined with a green and renewable energy movement to create a world in which children grow up being taught about building electronic tech as well as food gardening and other skills, and people have come back around to appreciating artisans and craftspeople, from stonemasons and smithies, to dress makers and jewelers, and everyone in between. A balance of sustainable energy-powered tech, environmental cities, and wicked cool aesthetics. 

A lot of people seem to share a vision of futuristic tech and architecture that looks a lot like an ipod – smooth and geometrical and white. Which imo is a little boring and sterile, which is why I picked out an Art Nouveau aesthetic for this.

With energy costs at a low, I like to imagine people being more inclined to focus their expendable income on the arts!

Aesthetically my vision of solarpunk is very similar to steampunk, but with electronic technology, and an Art Nouveau veneer.

So here are some buzz words~

Natural colors! Art Nouveau! Handcrafted wares! Tailors and dressmakers! Streetcars! Airships! Stained glass window solar panels!!! Education in tech and food growing! Less corporate capitalism, and more small businesses! Solar rooftops and roadways! Communal greenhouses on top of apartments! Electric cars with old-fashioned looks! No-cars-allowed walkways lined with independent shops! Renewable energy-powered Art Nouveau-styled tech life!

Can you imagine how pretty it would be to have stained glass windows everywhere that are actually solar panels? The tech is already headed in that direction!  Or how about wide-brim hats, or parasols that are topped with discreet solar panel tech incorporated into the design, with ports you can stick your phone charger in to?

(((Character art by me; click the cityscape pieces to see artist names)))

[inverinate]

i am so into this wow

[notapaladin]

sign me the fuck up

[nineprotons]

I want a solarpunk future. *_*

[cbrachyrhynchos-deactivated2015]

Wow.

[brehaaorgana]

SOLARPUNK OH MY GODDDDDD i love it

CURVY ORGANIC LINES, REFLECT NATURE, FLORALS VEGETATION, UGHHHH I WANT IT 

[loish]

process of this piece.

[skinks]

so how bout them male belly dancers then

[monsterbell-blog]

this ... this is pure beauty

[drobvirks]

Aaahh so yeah. I’m nothing amazing at trees, but my friend Huispe has been asking for this for such a long time now, I decided to finally do it. Hopefully it can be useful for any of you out there <3 (there’s prolly plenty of typos in there too but I am just so tired right now aughhh)

[kadabura]

Did some impromptu pose practice earlier today?? Wasnt going to include the ref images at first but I figured it’d be good to have the comparison anyways. 

[kadabura]

Did some impromptu pose practice earlier today?? Wasnt going to include the ref images at first but I figured it’d be good to have the comparison anyways. 

[monsterbell-blog]

Lady Knight!!

1) Mace/Club

2) Perky

3) Indain

4) Skinny

[dogbomber]

It’s no secret that I like Lady Knights like, a lot. I put together a little randomizer as a sort of exercise. Then I thought, why not share it?

So here’s the thing. Five categories of traits. Pick three and run with it! Bonus challenge: do all five categories. And of course you’re free to add to the categories if what you want isn’t in there. Have fun with it! Don’t forget to tag #Lady Knights so I can see the cool stuff you come up with! Here’s my starter to kick things off: Fists, Top Heavy, Nervous, Indian, Shark/Piscine.

[bikiniarmorbattledamage]

A very awesome character idea generator that encourages really creative thinking.   Interesting challenges with a lot of room for interpretation and exploring ideas.

- wincenworks

Use the power of this generator responsibly, folks, and create tons of awesome lady knights in awesome lady armor!

~Ozzie