Bad Joke by turbofanatic on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

"Hey Babyface! Wanna hear a joke?"
"No."
"How does a HATC fly?"
"It has fans."
"No! They're so ugly the earth repels them! Ha! Bet you didn't know that one!"
"..."

I'm working on a larger picture that's turning out to be very frustrating, so I'm doing some quick speedpaints.

Babyface is very therapeutic to draw. Also his head contains a powerful radar antennae, hence the radiation warnings.

The HATC (hatzees) are the ugly troop carriers behind him. Two massive fans at the front and back hold it aloft. I haven't completely designed them yet. I need to spend some time thinking about inlet distortion, maneuvering, and whether or not I want to add wings.

I decided to go with a weirder design because I'm sick of the recent art trend of VTOL/STOVL troop carriers with two ducted fans on either side. They're in everything. I know I'm fussy, but they're really getting boring. We can do better that that!

2.5 hours on Photoshop with a tablet.