reading a tutorial like this is always a pleasure, it allows me to see how you think when creating a piece like this. but as for the actual processes i have no idea. id really love to see how you work ie, what tools, brushes, techniques etc you use. but im sure that would require alot more work on your behalf, and even if it was properly explained i probably woundt be able to follow anyway.
fantastic work either way, u amaze me

That robots is not called macross. Its a variable fighter from the series macross. Its called a YF-19.

if craig says its called a macross, it's called a macross!

Yes but its not. Ifs hes refering to the series(which by the way is huge) ok then. But all i see there is a mecha, a YF-19! to be exact. Go <a href="http://www.steelfalcon.com/Macross/yf19.shtml">here</a>
if you are still not sure.

ah...shaddap

wonder why he changed the flame from the exaust back to an angle instead of keeping it straight down like he planned.

Don't know for surtain but I think it's becouse it gives a look of more speed/action in the image.. also teh rockets are fastend to the "fot" and the fot is in another angel than the orignal flame... wich means that it would melt the heal of the fot if it was pointing right down... ...not surtain though

I love this image! It's even my screen saver!

muito bom trabalho!Você é perfeito para pintar máquinas.E foi ótimo o fogo das turbinas!

that macross image its grovy, one of the bests that I have seen

that pic. is good can you makesome other planes like the ones from PLUS

Otaku fans must understand that not everyone is involved on their fandom, Craig has a live, and earns it by doing what he is best at, so if he has no idea what Macross is, fine!. Craig is being hired to do professional image works, knowing the depts of the story is no requisite, so if anyone is wondering if he will be doing more stuff like this for free, forget it, you go and hire him and ask him to draw whatever you like, PAY HIS PRICE, this is the way things work around here.

werd! now lets gets some more of this stuff eh craig? wonderful work... from dust to diamonds!

wowo
so cool
i look you more cg
i like it

Always been one of my favorite pieces by Craig. Just..... WOW.

Oh, and Techno2, I'm in total agreement with ya.

i think i own one of those things from way back when... might be an old cheapy early 90s version tho. way cool pic. i love his tutorials, they're so... so... helpfull =DD

THIS STUFF is what inspires you to be better and try to achieve something like this........
Great lightning and everything is on it`s place.

great work, inspiring. one question, did we lose one of the forward wings? i see two in the original and one in the final.

Very Dramatic... nicley crafted. But the some of the components on the fighter appears not attatched to the fighter such as the foreshortened right arm(viewer's pov). As well in the same area there's no disitinction between the foward swept wings and arm. It seems like one piece. And the left leg (viewers pov) looks like its floating. But the overall compostion works.

Yes it is a YF-19 but they are all based on what is called a "Veritech Fighter" from the origonal Robotech series and movies. Owned by Hormony gold. and slightly "barrowed" by Fasa corp. for its own line called Battletech. Stinger. Wasp, and pheonix Hawk. Robotech was mainly Veritech driven or fighter mode. and Battletech was mainly "Destoid" or robot mode driven