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Chapter 1 rough sketches (pg 5-9) + notes

Added 2023-01-22 11:59:07 +0000 UTC

With dialogue! Sonny goes about his very normal day. some pages i think look a bit nicer than the rest of the vague scribbles i've done so far.

a few designs crop up in the chapter such as the ISA/Gemini R&D building on pg.6 which i am basing almost 1:1 off the Surry Hills cop shop, a suitably oppressive brutalist building that i often see from the bus:

i also realised i needed to solidify the design for the Wyvern's control sticks. the ultimate fidget toy:

for the test cockpit + gear i wanted it to look more suited for use in gravity and also have the vibe of something cobbled together out of surplus. i'm also doubling down on making all of my cockpit interiors look way more cramped. i've spent some time looking at tank cockpits for reference, which are all pretty hardcore since you're usually sitting next to live munitions and massive chunks of moving machinery. other real world references include rally cars, which is especially apparent in the "roll cage" design, and jet fighters.