Ind. Design: Mother Machine

did this for the IDW activity @ CA.org:

'MOTHER MACHINE'

The Birthplace and nurturer of all the genetic childern. Mother Machine is responsible for the caring, hatching and growth of all breeds. A mammoth of size and a true marvel of technological feats. Mother Machine, is a true vision to stand before. While Mother Machine is stationary(non-mobile), she does have defensive measures; such as automated turrets and threat sensors.

I constructed a grid (red lines) in PS7 and printed it on brown paper. Then I sketched with 20% marker and inked with
tech-pen 0.1 & 0.5, digital coloring in PS7
no ref.
dunno how long it took...
wanted to mimic trad. marker render style.

sometimes I wish I could use a 3D prog...