BLAST: spaceship sketches and renderings

I should preface my review with an admission that I am a fan of the books that design studio press puts out and Scott Robertson’s work (some of these other artists are fantastic but new to me). The books have always been fantastic visual explorations and Scott Robertson has always been incredibly open in showing his methods, ideas, techniques, and design philosophy.
Blast is a…um…blast! The book does a great job of showing the thought process in developing these ships with everything from pencil sketches and marker comps to well detailed digital paintings and renderings. These iterations and final works give a great breakdown of the development that goes into pushing an initial concept through periods of exploration and iteration before finally taking them to something that feels like it has a place in this imaginative universe of spaceships, flying racers, and their environments… zooming through atmospheres, resting in hangers and launching from futuristic spaceports. I think blast is for anyone that is into creating or learning concept art, 3d modeling studies, and just outright fans of science fiction art. Another awesome book from designstudio press!

One exciting out of the box design idea after another with Scott Robertson’s extra attention paid to believable functionality and materials and his ever present attention to ‘human packaging’, the construction of a vehicle around it’s operator. Follow the design process with Scott and two of his top graduate students as they work though a great range of possible craft ideas to arrive at a selection of world class final renders. Insight and a little awe on every page.

Anything that Scott Robertson does is masterful and this Hardback Professional Bound book with beautiful quality pages in gloss and heavy stock is a must for anyone who love imagingatrion but also a must for how one’s rendering should look like throughout their carrier!

I was somewhat disappointed by this one, although it is worth the price. There are some truly awesome sketches of futuristic vehicles although, unfortunately, in some cases they seem a bit unrealistic, at least in my personal opinion. What i like is the insight you get into the surprising simplicity of how these concepts are developed, and how easy it can be to do nice drawings which can later be turned into something more complex. It is a very inspiring book with some really good work. It is also high quality, in terms of printing and illustration.

pour ceux qui doivent étudier la conception du croquis jusqu’à la phase réalisation des vaisseaux spatiaux et de science-fiction. L’ouvrage décrit les phases de recherche de façon détailler. Que cela soit pour des étudiants ou des professionnels le plaisir est garantie dans cette ouvrage.

I love Scott Robertson and team’s vehicle design books and this one does not disappoint!!
I own mostly the hard cover versions of all their different books.
Great layout and book design and the illustrations are just awesome design work and very inspirational.
Blast has lots of solid flying designs and the execution is right up there with the illustration quality on par or better than you’d find in design concept books! Even those from my all time favorite visual futurist/illustrator Syd Mead!
Must have, must read for any designer or sci-fi/fantasy art fans.

SCOTT ROBERTSON is one of the BEST artists making books. I have every one. He has such wonderful creativity and process. He shows great variety and skill. If you have not seen his work —-YOU ARE IN FOR A TREAT.