Lavender Haze

The Sprites' home.

Sharpie + Ovation TV + Working Pictures

[Was filmed in HD, but not sure how to upload such onto here]

Bobby Sheehan and his amazing team at Working Pictures (NY) had me up n' over to New York City to film a 60 second interstitial for Sharpie & Ovation TV at the beginning of this summer.

I was staged on a New York fire escape in the rain...sketching away with the Sharpie markers. What an experience!

Drama.

And what...a WONDERFULLY COLORFUL cast of people to work it. It was absolutely the best trip to NY so far, by far. One helluva' week and a half up there.

Fun weather, great food, hot fashion, roaring energy - - can't wait to go back.

This short is right now airing on OVATION TV!

Check it out!

[I believe it's called the OVATION TV CHANNEL for those who have cable]

[If not, www.ovationtv.com - - type in your zip code and it'll tell you which channel it's on]

Gildhall Square Plaza

Just couldn't wait til Christmas.

Aquarium Dreams

The Moonshine Jelly (day)


The Moonshine Jelly (night)



Thermal Pool


Lunar Pool



Sally Skittles comes back to life with her fish n' underwater critters!!!

Stay tuned for concept sketches & development.

Enjoy guyzzz n' watch for future pieces on her ever-growing aquarium.

: )

Step Into My Tux

I...I just love clothes, you know?

Chumsy's Pinnacle Island

After thinking about UP of course.

Saturn VI Junction

To the new planet. To a new home.

Giruvedan Prince

Her Womanhood

Detail:



Among these people, a girl becomes a woman once she performs this "ritual".

The pink fabric is the symbol of her womanhood. She has to wrap it around herself and walk across this long pool. It has been a long time since it was used. Duckweed & victoria lily pads have now populated the surface.

It's almost like a purification ceremony. She will cleanse all the shame from being a girl to become a "full-fledged" woman.

On the opposite end of the pool is a white table. White for purity and a new start. On the table is a crown of which she has to put on herself and wear for the rest of the day.

Here is when she steps out. Beat. Cold. Wet.

Spectators watch with food set out ready for the feast that follows.

After crowning herself, the garment is then lowered and stretched taut across the pool's surface. She will walk back on it while keeping her steps within the white...the path of purity & renewal.

Heat Weave

Deco hair.

Canary Red

Los Angeles studies. GROSS air quality.

Sally Skittles & Her Series of Unfortunate Events.

(a pan shot)


Detail:




Once upon a time, there was this little girl named Sally Skittles.

She LOVED Skittles. Like....LOVED them.

Aside for her eternal attachment to this candy, she unknowingly had this power to see through the cloaking technology of these aliens that have been wandering Earth for generations.

The aliens foresaw that she'll one day grow up to unravel their secrets and left a Skittles trail for her to follow...down into a basement.

She happily picked them up one by one, until the aliens unlatched one of their transport vessels on top of her and completely crushed her.

This below is Sally Skittles before she got smashed. (There's a picture of her on the shelf too)



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: )

The Sea Capsule

Ideations:







Took a couch designed by Syd Mead himself and used the elements in it as my guide for the aesthetics of my "Sea Capsule", an underwater luxury train.

This is Suite A of the train.

There is also a bar, cockpit, and underwater docking bay designed. Continue to follow in on the future posts. : )

Ramora Bay : Home of the Paperfish

Peaceful fishing.

Eye of the Storm : Lamanok King

* * *

The Lioness Passage

Hey guys! Starting to move towards a slightly different direction here. Experimenting a little here and there. This is a new scatter-brain painting. Random, whatever my mind saw when my lounge/eerie/Fable II-like music was playing. Hahah.

Enjoy!

This is a transitional area between two worlds, the Lioness Passage.

: )

Warlords of the Air

The Hornet Aircraft:


Details:


The Hornet Ideation:



The Hornet Pilot:


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The Hornet Pilot Ideation:




The Valley of Mourning:


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Logo Detail:




* * * Description of the images will be posted soon.

Kanük Tribe

Kanük Village:





Detail:



* * * Below is journal entry by Christopher Scott, who is a fellow traveler who came across this village of people * * *

August 27th, 2007

It was like nothing I’ve ever seen before.

A tribe of people. ITSY bitsy people. Two-and-a-half foot maybe? PUNY. All living together in this petite village just off the coast of Pavana Lagoon.

This people...or creatures...they’re...words can...not...explain. They wear these masks whereever they go. Each one seems to house a special power of some sort. It makes me wonder how they thrive in such a harsh environment. Their masks perhaps?

at a strong number of twenty to thirty, they live in these little huts they built within this open coral basin. The tide here rises and falls without warning...all the time. Life looks like it’d be hard for us humans, but the elements don’t seem to bother them. Strangely.

They...they look like huge marshmellows stuck to plates. They don’t have a “real” face...so it seems. Instead, on their head they have this thing kinda like face plate. It’s almost like a footprint for the masks to attach onto.

They were very kind to me. I was greeted with gifts of all sorts...jewelry, little nibbles of this and that...all little collectible things.

Unfortunately, shortly after a wave came in and all was submerged. I floated to the top of the water and they remained under. Like nothing happened.

My tank’s out of air and so I couldn’t go for another dive.

But, I tried to sketch out what I saw in high hopes to remember this
incredible phenomenon.

- Christopher Scott

* * * End of Journal Entry * * *

Graviton Mask:



Details:




The waters around Kanük’s Seaside Villa is known for its unpredictable rise and falls. Kanükians have adapted to living here by wearing masks that house specific types of magic fit for specific tasks.

This is a Graviton Mask. Wearing this will allow the Kanükians to be resistant to effects caused by consistant changes in low/high tide. Much like a gravity suit, this mask will change to its density to oppose the water buoyancy and pressure. This keeps the Kanükian grounded as the water levels make drastic changes.

The mask can only be activated by its owner’s face plate. mask functions are then controlled by thought. Fins sprout from the sides when activated.

Nimrod Mask:



Details:




Only the best hunters of the Kanükian residents are able to wear this mask. Kanükians are highly active in hunting and collecting, thus they need the best that their magic can provide. Being that they are only about two-and-a-half feet tall, they are very vulnerable to the large marine prey they hunt.

What makes the Nimrod Mask unique is its ability to store the sun's light energy and release it as underwater bioluminesense.

The Kanükian hunters use this mask primarily when hunting in "packs".

They signal each other not by sound frequencies, but by flashes of bioluminescent light. Their masks are each carved with a special symbol. It's their way of identifying each other in the dark. The light emitted can be different colors, each color meaning a different move or objective to perform. The flashes are extremely bright. Imagine lightning underwater without the branches of electricity.

When compared with the Graviton Mask, one may notice how it's not as
vibrant in color. The reason is simply to not attract attention when
hunting.

Another ability this mask houses is complete
underwater camouflage. If you look on the top of the mask, you'll notice little plant-like growths called "Sangü". Sangü is a
deep-sea nudibranch that can quickly alter its texture and color to match its surroundings from one environment to the next. The Kanükians have figured to use the Sangü as a type of defense. As a result, ended up attaching them to the masks themselves.

Utter Mask Ideation:



Kanükians are merchants. They like to trade with those on land. Because of their masks, they are able to find and discover things undersea that other cannot.

Of course, not all races speak the same language. To solve this problem, the Kanükians have created an "Utter Mask".

Each mask has its "ear" and its "mouth". The wearer speaks into the mask of his/her own language. The language is then converted/translated into the language of who he/she is having a dialogue with.

There's no need for the two merchants of differing race to learn each other's language.

Limbo Rock

I've been......daydreamin'...

House By The Sea

The sea threatens.

27" x 23"

Little Friend

Don't all mice love cheese?

The Holiday

Our heroes come home to a grand celebration.

The Forest Child

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25" x 40"

The Lyloon Galaxy : Gaia II

Details:






The Lyloon Galaxy, also known as the "Twin Spirals", is the result of two closely neighboring SBbc galaxies whose gravitational pulls have attracted one another. The blue one houses frigid temperatures while the other, volcanic...blistering environments.

Diameter: Approx. 247 light years

Thickness: 1,349 light years


Gaia II:

A story takes place this planet called Gaia II (4th planet from its star) in the hot galaxy. It has two satellites, Hunter & Harvest.

- Specs -

Position: 4th planet from its star. A gas giant
Satellites: Two. Hunter's Moon & Harvest Moon.
Atmophere: wet, acidic, corrosive, toxic, high-pressured, heavy, & dense
Atmosphere Composites: carbon dioxide (97%), sulfuric acid, chlorine, fluorine, methanal (formaldehyde)
Precipitation: "Virga", acid rain that evaporates before reaching ground level
Winds: 300 km/h
Temperatures: Avg. 600 degrees celsius
Terrain: Acidic swamps, nuclear marshes
Life-forms: They do not use photosynthesis for energy production. Instead they use chemicals from the atmosphere, soil, or each other.

An exploratory hovercraft called "Ghost II" was built by the Gaia I (3rd planet) scientists to seek out possible chances for expansion on Gaia II.

* * * More about the hovercraft on future posts * * *

36" x 25"

Deep-Sea Cardonian Angler

(Below is just the information on the research board)

The Deep-Sea Cardonian Angler:

Kingdom - Animalia
Phylum - Chordata
Sub.Phylum - Vertebra
Class - Fish (Actinopterygii)
Order - Lophilformes
Family - Linophrynidae
Genus - Linophyrna
Species - Cardonias


The deep-sea Cardonian Anglerfish was first discovered on a deep-sea dive in 2005.

The fish are named for their characteristic method of predation. Anglerfish typically have three long filaments sprouting from the middle of the head. However, this particular species does not.

Instead they have a string of bioluminescent lines along the each side of their body to attract prey. Also, they leave particular scent trails that can only be detected by certain prey. This gives the Cardonian Angler a huge advantage in survival.

The male like the other species are much smaller than their female counterparts. The difference between this species and the others is that the male and female do not merge during mating. The female is able to release small pockets of "delayed-detonated" scent "sacks" that lures the males. These delayed explosions of scent are to help the female keep safe while attracting her mate.

This particular species of angler is found only in the western areas of the Mediterranean Sea.

Here's the small ecorche model I built of this fish and its close-surroundings.

I apologize for the photos. It was a late night. Ahaha.

I wish I knew how to post up the video for this model so you guys can get a full 3D pan of it. Also, the model originally had black fabric draped over it. My idea was to have you peek inside. This way the environment looks "deep-sea" with only a small lower voltage incandescent top-lighting it. But FOR PICTURES SAKE, I uncovered the model.







* * * This creature does not exist * * *

Mussel Bed

Alright, first update in a long time. It's been about 11 weeks since the last post with a piece of work. Hahah.

I want to start off the updates with a traditional acrylic piece. This was for a backdrop for my deep-sea fish creature in Imaginatomy. The environment is a seabed that's scattered with millions upon millions of these mussels.

It's been awhile since I painted with a real brush....about a year ago to be exact. Whew!

But it was a nice refreshing experience to be able to mix paint and slap it on canvas again.

The only let-down is that in reality...."Command Z" doesn't exist.

Tarloon VI Crash Site

Detail:




30" x 25"

The Tarloon VI went through a bit of system malfunctions and caved in while descending down the planet Tern. The crew decides to go out and explore the surroundings whie holding onto a cable to use as a guide on their way back.

Tarloon VI

A space exploratory spacecraft equipped with flexible wings capable of performing multiple aerial/in-flight functions (in flying, shielding/deflecting projectiles...etc).

It recharges by absorbing cosmic energy into the core. That energy can also be compressed and be used as projectile weapons to take down targets.


Below, are the exploration renderings before the coloring.

The Twin Lights

Detail:




Here Galatea parts the sea to merge with the Homunculi.

46" x 21"



***** Hi there viewers, this and the next 3 posts are 4 of the many key scenes from the story, Goethe's Faust. The characters will follow these 1st four posts. The ideation and design process (sketches, develop, roughs) are still being formatted and organized to be posted. Stay tuned and enjoy!!! *****

The Army of God

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Towards the end of the story, Faust lies dead next to Mephisto. Mephisto prepares to take his soul.

To his surprise, the sky opens and angels stream down from the sky to distract Mephisto and claim Faust's soul.

46" x 21"

The Soulstream

There's only one path that leads to Hell.

Faust rode on a centaur across this winding path, chasing after the Helen of Troy to the gates of Hell.

A soulstream, rushes after them...destroying the path behind them so that there's no going back.

46" x 21"

Faust (Young), The Protagonist

A man who has sought so intensely after the knowledge in books that he has forgotten the world of love. It was not until his old age that he finally realized he had missed all the enjoyments of life outside the pages. But it was too late.....until Mephisto appeared to offer Faust a chance to return back to his youthful years and give love a shot....in exchange for his soul.

He is now portrayed as a handsome young man, stylish, confident...

The books and apple behind him represent the life before his "second youth".

32" X 23'


***** Hi there viewers, I'd like to let you guys know that this and the next 3 posts down are characters for the story "Goethe's Faust". These are my interpretations of these 4 characters shown. The final paintings are posted on here. The design process and ideations for each of these characters will come later on. Enjoy! *****

Mephisto, The Black Heart

Detail:



The agent of Satan.

Dangerously seductive.

Ambiguous. A shape shifter. Formless. Cloaked.

[In the story, Faust, Mephisto plays with Faust's mind in hoping to take his soul]

21" x 32"

Galatea, Goddess of the Sea

Detail on her oceanic armor:





A water elemental.

Jewel of the ocean.

Treasure of the sea.

Elegant.

Majestic.

[In the story, Faust, she merged with the Homunculi character in the ocean]

21" x 28"


*More updates to come! Stay alert. ;D*

Homunculi, The Little Man

Detail:




Commonly known as a distorted human figure drawn to reflect the space body parts occupy.

Its arguments are fallacious.

An artificial being produced through the art of alchemy.

"Born" knowledgeable and wise. It remains within its flask, floating around.

The homunculi is much like a spirit or mind in which the body is insubstantial.

A representation of Faust's (the main character) psyche.

[In the story, Faust, the Homunculi eventually merges with Galatea in the ocean]

22" x 18"

Talon Crest

46" x 29"

I'd eventually like to picnic here, wouldn't you?

Jack And The Beanstalk

Up, up, UP IT GOES!!!

11" x 23"

Steel Otosls

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Ideations:

In the middle of a trash basin lies its treasure. The jewel of it all. 25" x 42"

The Natural Casuals

Imagine a day lounging on the beach with your loyal, husky doggy. Super-cute.

I have a thing for sexy dogs (17" x 23") & beachy bars (22" x 16").

Eaton Canyon

A recent trip out to the open space.

My partners in crime who painted along with me were Rus, Juan, n' Matt.

Out in the summer heat. Whew.

Fire

Stains

Pink Depths

It's after brain farts that I think of these things. : )

Snow

It's snowing out, son.

A lavishing color study.

Eigamoth Fortress Interior III

Jack and the Beanstalk's the story.

This is a tighter thumb from a small group of studies done for the interior of the Eigamoth's (the giant) Fortress.

It's kinda the rusty-tech, ruins, lots of jungle overgrowth...

Even though it's in sepia tone, imagine it to be mysteriously green and lush. The trees seem to move as you move.

: )

But more to come as I load the rest of the series up. Art Center's 1st term has finally come to an end. Time to post.

Enjoy!!

SkyTower III Control Panel: Section A

*sigh, baroque instruments.

Curious Hills

I've been itching to speed paint something like this for awhile but never really got around to doing so.

Art Center's been chewing at my ass with all its homework and there's never enough time to do personals.

A total impulse it was, and just HAD to put down the Viscom and take a strike a this.

The inspiration was from a dream I had a while back. I jotted down the things I saw (that I recalled), the key colors, the primary composition and threw it all on here today.

Of course, this probably wasn't even close to what was in the dream since it was SO far back but hey, just playing with the adjectives I wrote down didn't come out too bad did it?

: )

The Cybernok T-6 Assault Cannon

Ultraviolet Camouflage Scheme (mode):





Go ahead. Sit yourself in it and blast away. Shoot at boxes, cans, cars, houses, your dog.

It's fun.

It's the new B.B. gun, yes?

: )

Birth

Detail:




Birth flourishes out of the darkest moments.

Life

Detail:




Life is like a gi-normous canvas. Throw all the paint you can on it.

Death

Death as life. Life as death.

(The paper-thin tree [of death] has stretched through the cracks of the wooden floor as it dangles its ornaments of events in the life lived with mirrors of blank reflections in the background. All that pulsed, now diminished. Death's gnarly roots reach for new heights as for there to be life/rebirth [Lotus flower] there must be death).

Arrowpeak Skyline

It's the first day of 2008. So I thought I'd start off with a fresh painting.

A breath piece I thought up to get myself back into using some colorsss-SAH!

And I've discovered waterfalls to be very fun to paint.

Cheers.

And Happy New Year to ALL!!!

Bitch In Pink

Trading off the environment paintings with a bit of hands on graphite n' color pencil sketching.

Pink. Hot pink. It's a dashing color.

She's a bitch though.

The Levrin Patch

It is only when you don't know where you're going that you discover the most tingling, sensational places in your fantasies.

The deeper you search, the less you'll find.

: )

A bit like this traveler who was strolling through the Canaldian Forests. He was thrown to find this strange site beyond the dancing silhouettes of trees and bushes. Who built it? If someone did, when? Could this be what's left of an ancient civilization perhaps?

Many questions surfaced. He sat before the waterfall as he juggled those thoughts while being accompanied by a new animal friend.

Oh, nature's bounties. : )

Bare Naked

40 Minute Poe-zehz.

Fleur de Saison

"Flower of the Season" (in French)

Inspired by a song my friend Grace show me called, "Fleur de Saison" by Emilie Simon.

This flower blossoms on the arrival of spring. It grows amongst a dense kelp-like forest named, "Je'du Canopies" for its ambient, soft lighting that filters through. Small furry arboreal inhabitants called the Mangoons live within the trees. These creatures tend to gather in groups to watch as the flower blossoms annually.

During the other three seasons, the flower incases itself within a thick carapace-like vine casing. Many have thought this to be a transitional stage when the flower temporarily petrifies itself.

The painting here captures the moment these vines slowly break open and separate to allow the developing flower within to bloom. The flower, during those other three seasons, stores within its thick carapace a dense layer of mist to preserve and nourish the flower as it develops. Once the rock-like carapace opens, the mist will seep out and descend slowly towards the ground to help surrounding plants flourish.

Think, gaseous Miracle-Grow!

But all in all, this miraculous event symbolizes that spring.....is here.




(well, not really. I mean, when am I posting this? November? So yeah, spring is not for another um...3 months?)

Shapoo Village

Snatched some inspiration from a few national geographic videos on India. And you know what happens to those surges of inspiration. : )

The Random Edibles

Practicing the simple and speedy.

Reflection Pool

I'm not a professional photography in anyway BUT, here's one of a series that I captured while on a search for beautiful, small things. : )

This little pool of water was actually about 1/4 the size of your palm.

Neat huh? Cameras can do wonders.

The Nude

Sailors.....ahoy.......yay..........whatever.







A collective look on the the past/recent figure paintings done with a live model.

The Petite n' Thin Cookie Cutter

Sudden urge to get somethin' done flat n' manly.

Tin?

A doodle I did while I was in China. Loved the rural areas.

Ephrondiphra

Detail A - Gate Entrance



Detail B - The Paper Towers




You walk days upon months through the deserted wasteland of Jamaimma and approach a large gate in front of you....

....and beyond this gate lies the untouched beauty of Ephrondiphra.

Inspired by Honeyroot - Losing My Mind

Cherry Coke Sea

Made no mistake people, I hate Cherry Coke...or Coke in general. That sugary aftertaste along with gritty teeth. Ugh.

But what if the ocean was filled with mixture of salt water and cherry coke?

What lurks under.....I guess that girl will find out.

A sweet n' salty situation.

: )

Blood Red

Detail shot:






Black, White, n' Reddd. Mmm.

Let's play "I, Spy" and spot the animals, children! Yay!

Dance

Listened to this song on my computer and envisioned penguins diving underwater to harvest mushroom spores.

Yet Another Sketch Craze

: )

Waiting For The Right One To Come

Long time since the last post eh?

Sorry guys, been busy with things here and there.

But finally was able to spend a portion of my day to pop out a simple smiley-ly happy piece. :)

Ah, Photoshop, learning new things everyday.....

Enjoy!

I Feel It

Yes, I do.

A Brush of Wind

^ that's gouache.

AND, ALL I know now is that. I hate gouache. It's SO hard to use. The colors change on me after they dry. They're expensive. And I hate it. But I guess, the result didn't turn out to be too bad for my first attempt at using this evil medium. UGH.

Not very oil-like, I'd say.

The Dark Alleyway

Oh now, what lurks here darling?

Merry Christmas

Thought about doing one of these while driving in the car.....

Strings Attached

Got inspired by looking at an empty canvas to do a quick little color comp. Just toyin' around. : )

Lilac Gleam Dream

Using the remaining oil paint on my palette and slapped em' on. Not too happy with the blues. Otherwise, pretty interesting experience. Palette knife sure takes a lot of balls to use.

Sorry for the picture quality. Still trying to figure out how those out there can take a picture of oils and have NO GLARE!!! Or so it seems.

Recent & Old Inorganics

The more "organized" ones that are somewhat color-coated are all related to a project done within the past year or so. The second half (if you catch the style change) is more of just dug up sketches here and there that have never been exposed naked on the internet. ;D

A Day As A Prairie Dog

The Finished:




The Process:









Pushing around oils with a brush. 11" X 14". Now that it's finished, I wonder how long it's going to take for this thing to dry.

Back to the Countryside

Came home. And um, just had the urge to paint something simple.

The color's a little off on the photos. They came out a little too saturated. I'll probably fix it up once I scan it in after they dry....whenever that'll be.

Oil on canvas, 8" x 10".

Mere Illusions

Result of an art shopping spree.

16" x 20". Fun-fun.

Solo Show

It all started as a small 6 x 8 or so little oil wash and with time evolved into a 16 x 20" painting.

I haven't touched oils in about 4 years and this was the grand result of using acrylics for so long and then being placed into a situation of oils. Forgetting that they dont dry in 1 minute was extremely hard. That's why all the colors start blending into one another. Hahaha.

But had lots of fun with it. Took a total of about 4 hours or so. Learned to love Raw Sienna.

Thanks to my friend Angel V. for letting me use his oils to create this. The original is now on safe in his hands, or whatever. Mmmhm.

This is the update for the post that I uh, posted, about 3 posts ago. ;D

All in all, I was very surprised at the result of not using any reference. It was fun toying with unusual colors.

The Cruel, Cruel World...

Pencil. Feels good to shade again and not so many crosshatch lines going this way and that way. Listening to Imogen Heap really pulls these babies off. Hahaha. Whatever. Enjoy!

Inks, Inks, and Inks

Haven't updated in awhile. But here are just a few things I grabbed out of my sketchbook just yesterday for your viewing pleasures. All done subconciously. Like, when did i do these?

My Hand Made Me Do It

A few of the recent pen/pencil jazzies.

Catalina Island II

I think I'm in this stage where I like to draw/paint things either from life or from a photograph. Nothing really out of the ordinary, just paint what I see. So far, it's been GREAT. I think I'm starting to get more and more color sensitivity.

Catalina Island

Trip to Catalina inspired THESE!! Just trying different styles.

Past Oldies

Painted this awhile ago. Acrylic. About an hour. Used picture off of National Geographics. Just about 4 x 6?





Those two above were from two of my friends off of myspace. Both were in pencil, then scanned in.

Weird Weather I'd Say....

Hm, a kind of rusty. Acrylics. Took about one hour and 46.58 minutes. I freggin hate these Liquitex Matte Paints. Well no, I like them because they are matte, but doesnt matte acrylic paint come in thicker forms?

The Rolahnberry Water Colony

It's another one of those. A colony with german style architecture surrounded by mountainous terrain. I'd live here.

Out of Boredom

Yeah, first time I tried to paint from life on the computer. It's CRAZY FUN!!!! NO DRYING TIME!!! spent about 1 1/2 hour on this, well worth, picking the colors was hard. and getting the vase shape, man, still couldnt get it. but i am surprised of the outcome, looking at the real thing really made me realize the many colors there are.

Heaven's Arch

Land of Earth? See all those cities linked with cables? Hm? Yes. Those are called buildings. And below, that blue stuff, it's called water. Isn't that amazing?

Vector VIII

Vector VIII, a gi-normous cylindrical merchant colony that's airbourne, done for Mark G's class.