[Retsof]

Well, I just figured out how to use the flame filter in GIMP, and found an interesting use for it.  Ship designs.
Example, from this:

To this early model:

[FreeSpaceFreak]

Interesting... Would make some nice Shivans that way

[Blue Lion]

This is correct. I have been inspired to do just that!

[Droid803]

Oh nice!

[eliex]

Wow. I want that model when it comes out!

[Pyro MX]

Very interesting procedure - never thought of using flames in GIMP that way!

[Retsof]

Update:  made stuff more pointy, gave it the triangular head that most Shivan ships have, and did other stuff that I don't feel like typing about.

[Scotty]

On that bottom picture the "nose" or whatever the hell you want to call it looks.... wrong.  I can't quite put my finger on it.

[Droid803]

It probably needs to extend out forwards more.

[Enigmatic Entity]

This is like a Shivan Ulysses, especially the front-on view. Great work so far, as long as you can get it out of Sketch alright.

[Retsof]

Well, as always I got modelers block.  So this is now open for improvement.  I think I can get it out of sketchup and into blender (and from there into whatever is needed), but I havent done it before so... yeah.

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