I’m sure most of you follow Penny Arcade and agree that their latest work is killer. Since I have become a huge fan of Automata, I decided to thank Tycho and Gabe for putting out excellent work by creating an automata pinup for them.
Here is a somewhat start to finish process…
I tried to keep it true to Gabe’s artstyle. At the end I was pretty happy with the end result.
Wallpaper version:
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Looks absolutely amazing Hawk!
It looks fantastic, a great compliment to the series.
I’m almost completely sure I would buy a large version of this for my wall. Because it is great. Nice work!
This is beautiful. I’d love to see it as a poster (signed by both PA and AG of course ;)
thats pretty awesome, i think Automata has been some of Gabe’s best work to date. I love your pin up, i’d totally buy this as a poster.
It truly looks fantastic! I’m very happy to have seen Automata made. It immediately evokes the best parts of Asimov and makes it their own.
I was very excited about the Automata series; I’ve wanted to buy swag of it since they did the initial trial run. If you and the PA boys released this as a print, it’d be framed and on my wall within the week.
Unbelievable! I really like the Automata series, and if that poster became available would buy and blockmount it.
Are the Penny Arcade guys going to spin Automata off into its own series/webcomic or are they only hosting it on a limited run bases.
Oh my god. Print that sucker!
That’s hella sexeh man! Way to go! Any chance of getting a poster sized version? (Assuming Gabe and Tycho are cool with that of course :) )
Awsome! I’d buy the poster too, if it ever is printed!
Wow, that is absolutely gorgeous! 0_0 I’ll have to go over to PA and read that sometime in the near future.
Okay. To satisfy my curiosity, I went over to PA and read the seven pages I could find. All I have to say is:
Wow. I love it!
That looks awesome, great job.
That’s amazing! Please turn it into a desktop wallpaper!
done, check the updated post.
Sweet, thanks!
Very nice!
This is rad. Make a wallpaper out of this immediately!
Your friend,
Ky.
PS: Please?
I updated the post with a link to the wallpaper.
Much obliged, sir. Great job!
i’m curious, how are you creating the background affects in that poster art? do you use alcohol on watercolor? i really like the style of background of your comics lately and have been wondering how it’s done. thanks for your time.
i have a series of texture files that i modify and use.
Great job emulating Gabes style. I saw the pic before I read the text and I though it was something he had drawn.
thanks, i tried to keep it close to his work.
I love you, Hawk. This is awesome!
Awsome! I’d buy the poster too, if it ever is printed!
Beautiful work! Hopefully this will be the cover of the full graphic novel, assuming that they turn it into a full graphic novel.
Great pin-up. I had been thinking it would be phenomenal if you could do the art on a larger Automata project, as the folks at Penny Arcade have said they really don’t have the time. They outsourced their Lookouts run on the website, maybe this is a partnership waiting to happen. It is my belief that a comic series or full size trade book of Automata would really rake it in.
Definitely reminds me of the ‘Casino Royale’ pose…
While I really like the style of Automata, I was really hoping that they’d continue the Jim Darkmagic series.
I know it’s been said a few times, but I’d buy that as a poster in an instant. Limited edition or otherwise.
My gods. I dont change wallpaper for anything less than awesome, and then I still hesitate, but this became my new wallpaper the moment I saw it.
I would hands-down buy the poster version, if you ever made it. However, I did have a request – for all us mac users out there with icons on the right side of the screen, would it be possible (without too much work) to provide a version with the background flipped? In other words, with the figures on the left instead of the right. I’d flip it myself, but then the text would be backwards.
Anyway I would normally never pester you for something like this, but the site is called AppleGeeks after all…
Hawk, Thank you my friend, you are the only person I would ever trust to replicate or improve on Gabe’s work. Was dying for an Automata Wallpaper, and you fair sir, delivered.
Any chance of a 1920×1200 version? Upscaling it makes it look a little fuzzy, cutting into the sheer awesome.
Second the movement for 1920×1200. Absolutely gorge’
Hey there. I was wondering, in the finished piece at http://www.hawkstudios.net/temp/automata_process.jpg (Box 3 or the the right most box,) could be turned into a sticker? Something that I could slap onto my laptop. Perhaps I am not alone in desiring this?
I’d be lying if I said that I wouldn’t buy the largest size of that print if it were to be made. Absolutely awesome!
That is amazing work Hawk! I’m a big fan of Automata as well.
In case you haven’t heard it, Christoph Hermiteer, a fellow Automata fan created a soundtrack that was inspired by the first comic.
Third the motion for 1920×1200, that is an absolutely beautiful piece of work.
Beautiful Work. However, I too am graphically challenged, but would love a copy with the figures on the left.
Wow Hawk. That is really a very nice piece of work you did. I’m a fan of Automata as well. Is there any chance for a full HD or a 1920 by 1200 size for the wallpaper. Hopefully I’m not asking too much.
I just want to add my voice on the two major requests here: 1920×1200 version, and for the love of god, an actual poster. Please.