Ion Clouds

[Darth Meanie 13,385]

My wife has been playing around with a technique called Acrylic Pour for her painting hobby.  I immediately thought "dang that looks like a space cloud."

Using the templates from HotAC cut out of Masonite, I turned them over and got these back:

[LagJanson 6,568]

Not bad. Not bad at all.

[SabineKey 5,976]

Whoa! Trippy! 

[Favoritism Flight Games 628]

That is actually really cool!

[Stoneface 3,685]

1) They look great! 

2) She's a keeper! Don't lose this gal!.

[Vontoothskie 1,073]

4 hours ago, Darth Meanie said:

My wife has been playing around with a technique called Acrylic Pour for her painting hobby.  I immediately thought "dang that looks like a space cloud."

Using the templates from HotAC cut out of Masonite, I turned them over and got these back:

those look great! 2 part epoxy resin of different colors will do the same thing except translucent, though its messier to work with

[Darth Meanie 13,385]

7 hours ago, Vontoothskie said:

those look great! 2 part epoxy resin of different colors will do the same thing except translucent, though its messier to work with

The paint winds up pretty thick.  You can even see the texture in the last photo in the top cloud.

11 hours ago, Darth Meanie said:

 

 

 

And I call this one the Guitar Nebula

[Kilrex 132]

Ion cloud obstacle? Yes please!

[Marinealver 8,035]

Maybe it is just the camera work I don't think they look much like a nebulous clouds. Too pastel it is hard to see through them (again might just be the camera) and the edges seem too rigid, not fluffy enough.

However cut them into circles and they would look perfect as gas giants. I'm seeing more wind-bands of Juputer than Eagle Nebula here.

[GrimmyV 7,421]

Wrong franchise, Star Trek is where funky space clouds live.  But I think SW has room for them too.

[Ironlord 933]

Nebulas are pretty common in Clone Wars & Rebels.

[DampfGecko 571]

*flys into trippy space cloud*

*turns around as the music swells*

"There must be some kind of way outta here..."

Nice eye-catchers your wife made there, Meanie!

Edited March 20, 2018 by DampfGecko

[Dragon_King 47]

they look nice 

Would also be nice to see a third kind of obstacle in the game. Nebula/Ion Clouds 

[Kieransi 5,746]

Those are really sweet! I agree with the others, they look kinda trippy and phychadelic.  They'd probably show up in the old Marvel Star Wars comics! 

I think you need to come up with some sort of HotAC mission that involves those. 

Also, I'm super jealous and kinda want some now! Do you know if there's a tutorial or something about how your wife made those? 

[SuperWookie 181]

Ion clouds in place of asteroids or debris fields would be pretty sweet.

[Darth Meanie 13,385]

11 hours ago, GrimmyV said:

Wrong franchise, Star Trek is where funky space clouds live.  But I think SW has room for them too.

There is an entire Rebels episode featuring the Archeon Pass.  Disarm your proton torpedoes!!

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Secret_Cargo

 

47 minutes ago, Kieransi said:

Those are really sweet! I agree with the others, they look kinda trippy and phychadelic.  They'd probably show up in the old Marvel Star Wars comics! 

I think you need to come up with some sort of HotAC mission that involves those. 

Also, I'm super jealous and kinda want some now! Do you know if there's a tutorial or something about how your wife made those? 

This is where my wife got started, but there are hundreds of videos.  You can also look for the topics "dirty pour" and "acrylic swipe."

 

Edited March 20, 2018 by Darth Meanie

[ScummyRebel 3,873]

1. Set up Etsy shop

2. Offer HotAC shaped cloud pieces

3. Profit 

[GrimmyV 7,421]

2 hours ago, Darth Meanie said:

"dirty pour"

I think I found my stage name.

[Darth Meanie 13,385]

Second batch:

[ScummyRebel 3,873]

These look great!

[GrimmyV 7,421]

It’s like a giant space ameoba puked inside itself, awesome!

[Pewpewpew BOOM 1,175]

On 3/20/2018 at 10:32 AM, GrimmyV said:

I think I found my stage name.

“Dirty” was the name of your first pet?