Elite/Oolite fan fiction images?

lave · Post by **lave** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 11:08 pm

I am trying to find some particular images from the Elite/Oolite game.

I am thinking along the lines of a station interior or artists impressions of life inside a Elite space station.

I need them for some screen backgrounds that I would like to make.

I have done a google search but it only came up with exterior views of stations.

Thanks.

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 11:39 pm

Deepspace did some, but by default, therefore, they've already been done. Perhaps you might try a different tack, big warehouses or production plants, such as http://blog.seattlepi.com/aerospace/lib ... 09_big.jpg

or here: http://www.radarvector.com/uploaded_ima ... 703467.jpg

(One of the most amazing buildings I've ever been in was the production hall of Boeing in Seattle)

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 11:54 pm

You could take the trees and people out of this one and then edit it heavily so as to not breach any copyrights.

lave · Post by **lave** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 12:37 am

Thanks.

The reason I asked is because I installed the BGS oxp and I love it.

The background screens are cool but I thought they could have been a bit better.

I thought maybe the inside of a space station or busy docking terminal full of humans and aliens for the F5 screen, a big wearhouse with row apon row of cargo canisters for the F8 screen, ect...

My PC drawing and art skills are crap which is why I thought that there may have been an Elite fan site somewhere that had fan artwork on it.

Years ago I remember reading The Dark Wheel on a site that had great images to go along with the story, but I can't find that site either.

Thanks.

Rustybolts · Post by **Rustybolts** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 7:04 am

As you can see my pc artwork is not that great either, but I had a lot of fun creating it.

Post by **Kaks** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 7:10 am

DaddyHoggy wrote:
You could take the trees and people out of this one and then edit it heavily so as to not breach any copyrights.

I might be wrong there, but the only way not to breach copyright is to completely create a similar picture from scratch, merely using the existing one as inspiration. A heavily modified copyrighted image is still a copyrighted image afaik...

@rustybolts: hmm, beer!

Darkbee · Post by **Darkbee** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 1:36 pm

Instead of "not breach any copyrights" how about we say "alter the picture enough to arrest only casual suspicion and mild legal interest"?

Legal Status: Offender

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 2:41 pm

@Kaks, you're right of course, I was aiming for more of what DB said!

Rustybolts · Post by **Rustybolts** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 4:28 pm

Kaks wrote:
@rustybolts: hmm, beer!

Hmm, I think that cat has been drinking it judging by his hat perched at a jaunty angle.

ramon · Post by **ramon** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 7:38 pm

I did a bit of fan art on the Frontier website.

It probably doesn't help, but it's a great excuse for me to show the pics here

RELATIVE TO MERLIN

PLANET PARADISE

THE TROUBLE WITH ASTEROIDS

THE PLANET WAS PLAGUED WITH FREQUENT CIVIL WAR

X-MAS AT SIROCCO STATION

I fancy doing some more now....interiors are a good idea.

Commander McLane · Post by **Commander McLane** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:05 pm

I like the Planet Paradise! It's nice to see the Cobby against a ground structure.

maik · Post by **maik** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:23 pm

Me too, it's beautiful! Did you paint it the "traditional" way and took a photo of it, or did you produce it digitally?

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 10:11 pm

I really like Planet Paradise too - but either that's a 1/4 scale Cobby3 or it's flown by giants...

Commander Smivs · Post by **Smivs** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 10:54 pm

Maybe Frontier Cobbys are smaller than ours.

ClymAngus · Post by **ClymAngus** » Thu Nov 04, 2010 12:16 am

I did a nice bit of cover art for Rise of the Kirin I was quite proud of: