Something a little naughtical
Ghost Ship - Part Two
I am pretty happy with how the hull of the ship is looking, but it does need some sails and rigging to bring it into line with my other ships.
The bluey-green colour of the ship looks different from different angles and its quite hard to photograph to show its actual colour. from some angles it looks more Fluro blue and from others more green.
I have had these sails sitting around for quite a while now, with the thought in mind that they could work for a Ghost Ship. Now I am not so sure. The sails are a lot greener than the ship, and I think the image on the actual sails makes the whole thing look a bit more ‘toy-like’.
I used a cheap airbrush to attempt to tone down the greenness of the sails; it helped, but they still do not look right to me.
Next, I turned the sails around to see how they would look without the motif and to be honest, I like them a lot better without it.
I am still not happy with the look and think that it is not just the colour that is the problem, or even the motif on them. The sails are too complete.
After all, this is a ghost ship. It doesn’t need the wind in its sails to move. It moves regardless, relentless in its purpose. They shouldn’t be pristine-looking sails but shreds and drapes hanging in tatters to show that this thing will keep on moving towards you regardless of the damage it suffers, just like the crew who sail on her.
With that in mind, I will have to completely redesign the sails for this one.
I think you nailed it with the ragged sails – the second last image looks spot on compared to your fleet of normal vessels.
Thanks. I think you are right although I will do something a bit better than a piece of green paper blu tacked on. 🙂
Ha ha ha, I see that a lot clearer now! With the shadow from the masts etc. it looked like there was more substance. Looking forward to seeing what you end up with.