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One place that designers tend to turn when they are looking for something of an inspirational recharge is to the worlds of science fiction and futuristic fantasy artwork. These rich, highly detailed works tend to be a fantastic testament to the creativity it takes to bring about something spectacular from nothing other than the idea of a world often so unlike our own. Much like designers do whenever we start a new project, the artworks from both the sci-fi and future fantasy realm tend to search the world around us for ‘solutions’ before they creatively reimagine it.
Today’s post is to help get your inspirational wheels turning once again, while simultaneously providing you with some useful resources for taking your imagination into these waters for some projects of your own. Hopefully between the inspired showcase of work and the tutorials plus, you will find enough motivation to start providing some stunning insights into a future or sci-fi world born of your own imagination. Enjoy!
Inspiration
Far from the city by tredowski
Homeworld Ordalla by z-design
Worth enough? by radoxist
Smog by alexiuss
Impossible LOV3 ver.3 by Bluefley
Stone castle archipelago by CassiopeiaArt
Car Trouble by geodex
Abandoned station by your1st
Alpha Centauri by bazze
the gentleman by A-u-R-e-L
Cybertron planet by JJasso
Battlefield by max4ever
nomad by pascalblanche
exodyssey guard by vyle-art
Doctor Who by geodex
Rise and Fall of an Empire by maciejfrolow
Azimuth by attackvector
Undefined Object by maxspider
Portal by arsenixc
Solidarity by Rahll
Bon Voyage by ChristianBeyer
Primacore Station by Yakul
Near Death by Shai
View from Shimada’s Garden by ChristmasSocks
Darkness_concept_VI by Wen-JR
Hellbound by alexiuss
…towers… by tredowski
the Harbor Under Starry Sky by weiweihua
dry dock ver.2 by tredowski
Machinery of the Stars by alexiuss
babymoon by pascalblanche
Plotting course by Tryingtofly
Imperial Pharmaceutic Facility by Sabra74
Introversion by MattDixon
Tutorials
Design an Epic Sci-Fi Style Urban City Scene in Photoshop
Concept Art: Create a Sci-Fi Interior Using Digital Painting Techniques
How to Create a Retro Sci-Fi Computer Game Poster
Photoshop Tutorial: How To Create a Futuristic Sci-Fi Scene
Really cool Eclipse Effect in Photoshop
Photoshop Tutorial: Space Environment
Create Spectacular Sci-Fi Concept Art using Digital Painting Techniques
Resources
Amazing Science Fiction Textures Clipart
Free Photoshop Brushes: Rust and Sci-fi Glow
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