Hello! So, let's be honest... we've all wondered what would be inside the capsule, right? The way the engine looks, the shape of the embryonic sac, where the little spots for stuffing a small duffel bag are. There is no CCP approved nor player made cross section of the hydrostatic capsule. I want to change that.
I'm not sure whether to make this a contest, or a crowdsourcing effort... but I am willing to drop
ONE BILLION ISK - OR $35 USD of my own cash to finance the drawing of a full color and full detail capsule cross section artwork. What do I want from you?
If you're an artist, I need your support. I'd like to see what sort of ideas and sketches you can do on the topic. Submit some rough sketches of what you are willing to draw. If you want inspiration for how to draw it,
take these examples, or some more
professional examples.
If you're not an artist, but you want to see this happen - pledge ISK or $$$ to the cause! I'm looking for significant investments, but whatever you can afford to pledge will be helpful. The more money we can gather, the more likely we can get a full quality artwork. ISK is a universal currency among us, but it restricts us to only hiring artists who play EVE. If we pay in RL money, we can hire an outside professional.
Why the capsule? Well, it's common to all of us. Fed, Caldari, Amarr, Matari... we all use capsules. I'm hoping to start here to reach out to everyone who enjoys EVE RP and worldbuilding. Perhaps we can get CCP's attention and they might create an official one.
If you're neither willing to pledge nor draw, maybe you can help me work out the logistics of handling the money and commission? I've never actually ordered an art piece before, nor handled a crowdsourcing thing. I might go to kickstarter and see if we can gather the money for a commission or something.