Star Atlas | Atmospheric Reclamation unit

How do we collect gasses from an atmosphere? After a long research and exploration, we figured out it would be awesome to have flying/floating collectors, connected with a wire/conveyor to a base station. Just a very large kite with a turbine on it.

Star Atlas is still in development.
Art direction by Danny Floyd
www.staratlas.com

Atmospheric reclamation units in harsh extraterrestrial atmospheres - had a lot of fun with blender particles <3

Atmospheric reclamation units in harsh extraterrestrial atmospheres - had a lot of fun with blender particles <3

Earlier drafts and bashings

Earlier drafts and bashings

Gathering just ideas for an artwork. Here are some excerpts:

Gathering just ideas for an artwork. Here are some excerpts:

First research sheet. Which direction do we want to go at all?

First research sheet. Which direction do we want to go at all?

Photobashing as first exploration

Photobashing as first exploration

Trying out different shapes with quick sketches

Trying out different shapes with quick sketches

First drafts in 3D - just kitbashing around

First drafts in 3D - just kitbashing around

Nailing the design down

Nailing the design down

First ideas for a base station.

First ideas for a base station.

this iteration didn't make it

this iteration didn't make it

this iteration didn't make it

this iteration didn't make it

this iteration didn't make it

this iteration didn't make it

this iteration didn't make it

this iteration didn't make it

this iteration didn't make it

this iteration didn't make it

this iteration didn't make it

this iteration didn't make it

this iteration didn't make it

this iteration didn't make it