Sick Thrust

Posted on July 9, 2012 by spilledinkguy

Apollo Eleven. Sick thrust.

Fly me to the moon…
Let me play among the stars…

– Frank Sinatra – Fly me to the Moon

About this image: rocket & scaffolding created in Adobe Illustrator and combined with flatbed scan of acrylic paint ‘splatters’

72 thoughts on “Sick Thrust”

Tammy on July 9, 2012 at 12:20 am said:

Love it.

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- spilledinkguy on July 9, 2012 at 8:54 am said:
  
  That is wonderful to hear, Tammy!
  Thank you so much for your kind comment!
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Laura on July 9, 2012 at 12:51 am said:

Are we there yet?

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- spilledinkguy on July 9, 2012 at 8:54 am said:
  
  HA!
  ONE MORE TIME! Just ONE MORE TIME and I swear I’ll turn this rocket around…
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nonoymanga on July 9, 2012 at 1:42 am said:

A giant leap for mankind!!! Cheers Nonoy Manga

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- spilledinkguy on July 9, 2012 at 8:53 am said:
  
  Copy that, N.M!
  And many thanks, too!
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Verena Fischer on July 9, 2012 at 2:55 am said:

That’s so awesome! The paint splatters really make all the difference!

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- spilledinkguy on July 9, 2012 at 8:52 am said:
  
  Thank you very, very much Ms. F!
  I thought it would be fun to contrast the hard / controlled edges of the vector drawing with the splatters… it was kinda fun (although it really doesn’t read all that well at this scale, I guess (hahaha…. maybe that’s a good thing)!
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astrawally on July 9, 2012 at 4:02 am said:

Sick image rocket man!

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- spilledinkguy on July 9, 2012 at 8:50 am said:
  
  Many thanks, Astra!
  Rock-on, sir!
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cocomino on July 9, 2012 at 8:11 am said:

Great image. I would like to go space someday.

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- spilledinkguy on July 9, 2012 at 8:49 am said:
  
  That would be a wild ride! Sounds fascinating!
  Thank you so much, sir!
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Lenore Diane on July 9, 2012 at 8:17 am said:

Forgive me if you’ve heard this before … you are so good, SIG! This is fantastic!

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- spilledinkguy on July 9, 2012 at 8:49 am said:
  
  I could never tire of your great kindness, Ms. D… thank you!!!
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Jackie Cangro on July 9, 2012 at 8:54 am said:

When you get there say hello to the man in the moon for me!
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- spilledinkguy on July 9, 2012 at 9:02 am said:
  
  I’ll try, Ms. C…
  my mouth might be full of cheese, though…
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bearmancartoons on July 9, 2012 at 9:53 am said:

I was hoping for an Apollo 13 quote. Love the image though. And Frank is pretty cool too.

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- spilledinkguy on July 9, 2012 at 11:44 am said:
  
  You know… I’m… not sure I’ve seen Apollo 13 yet.
  I guess that just means more Wes Anderson stuff.
  I know you’re all kinds of thrilled about that, B!
  Thanks so much, sir!
  And agreed! Frank will always be cool.
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Bo Lumpkin (@BoLumpkin) on July 9, 2012 at 10:32 am said:

All my teachers said I should be an astronaut because all I did in school was take up space.

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- spilledinkguy on July 9, 2012 at 11:42 am said:
  
  Hahaha…
  I sincerely doubt that, Bo! Hilarious line, though!
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  - Bo Lumpkin (@BoLumpkin) on July 11, 2012 at 9:27 am said:
    
    Somebody on the internet needs to be funny.
    
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    - spilledinkguy on July 11, 2012 at 9:59 pm said:
      
      It’s a tough job, but I’m glad you’re doin’ it, Bo!
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Madame Weebles on July 9, 2012 at 11:10 am said:

“I said we’re ready for LUNCH, not LAUNCH!”

And the image is very very cool.

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- spilledinkguy on July 9, 2012 at 11:41 am said:
  
  HA!
  Now that you mention it… I should see if I can get a countdown started on my microwave…
  (thank you very much, Madame)!
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The Bumble Files on July 9, 2012 at 11:37 am said:

Very cool! I like the splattering effect!

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- spilledinkguy on July 9, 2012 at 11:40 am said:
  
  Thank you so much!!!
  That’s my favorite part, too (although it’s funny because it took the least amount of time)! It’s a scan of some paint splatters I made with a straw… lots of fun… but kind of messy!
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Scholar Mel on July 9, 2012 at 12:15 pm said:

Were you that gifted kid in school or just artsy? I am neither. Nice rocket 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on July 9, 2012 at 6:39 pm said:
  
  Ha! I seem to remember things like, ‘He seems a bit slow’…
  which probably isn’t all that flattering a thing to hear.
  Especially when your riding on a rocket!
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Cecelia Futch on July 9, 2012 at 1:04 pm said:

Really cool piece of art! and I would fly to the moon any day I could hitch a ride! 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on July 9, 2012 at 6:36 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much, Ms. F!
  I don’t know if I would be brave enough to try that or not…
  I guess that’s part of what makes stuff like this so fascinating to me!
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Christy @ The Daily Dish on July 9, 2012 at 1:41 pm said:

I can almost feel my face flapping in the breeze! YEEEHAWWWWWWW!

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- spilledinkguy on July 9, 2012 at 6:35 pm said:
  
  Hahaha…
  I think I might even have a few bugs in my teeth!
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Derrick Birdsall on July 9, 2012 at 4:31 pm said:

is that Major Tom??

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- spilledinkguy on July 9, 2012 at 6:27 pm said:
  
  Hang on…
  checking with ground control…
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  - Derrick Birdsall on July 9, 2012 at 6:58 pm said:
    
    I’m floating in a most peculiar way …. LOL! Always worth a giggle, you are! 🙂
    
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Deb on July 9, 2012 at 4:34 pm said:

Wow! That work is fantastic, Sig! I love it! You even wonder what if feels like to take off in one of them things? I bet it’s something!
Thanks for the comments and have great week! 🙂
Hugs xx

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- spilledinkguy on July 9, 2012 at 6:27 pm said:
  
  Indeed I have wondered that! Something tells me my stomach wouldn’t be very well suited for it… it I even managed to remain conscious for more than a second or two, I would guess!
  Thank you so very much, Deb!
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Androgoth on July 9, 2012 at 6:27 pm said:

Now that is what I call a splash of colour 🙂
What a great idea to use the NASA launch
as a basis for this most artistic thought 🙂 🙂

Have a brilliant rest of evening SIG 🙂

Androgoth

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- spilledinkguy on July 9, 2012 at 6:42 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much, Andro! Originally I was considering trying an image from on the moon to try this (and using the paint splatters to represent the lunar surface, etc.) but there aren’t nearly as many hard edges in those astronaut photos… and it seemed like some contrast between hard / defined edges and the splatters might be fun to play around with).
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  - Androgoth on July 9, 2012 at 6:45 pm said:
    
    Yes a challenging dilemma however
    I believe that your rocket thrusting from
    the pad has proved to be an excellent
    choice and it looks brilliant too 🙂
    
    Androgoth
    
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Friggin Loon on July 9, 2012 at 7:31 pm said:

Thunderbirds are go!!!

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- spilledinkguy on July 11, 2012 at 10:14 pm said:
  
  *Whew* It’s a good thing someone is, Loon.
  I need a friggin’ nap.
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Binky on July 9, 2012 at 9:43 pm said:

Very nice rocket and effect. But I want to be on that ride to the moon!

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- spilledinkguy on July 11, 2012 at 10:13 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much, Binky! I think it would take me a while to work up the courage… and the stomach! Which is unfortunate, because I can’t even imagine how cool it must be!
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pattisj on July 9, 2012 at 11:46 pm said:

What a cool technique. Did you splatter acrylic paint directly onto the scanner? (I hope that’s a “No!”) lol

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- spilledinkguy on July 11, 2012 at 10:12 pm said:
  
  Hahaha! NO! Of… course… not. Why would you think… I would… I mean… HEY! What’s that over there?! *points at random object while trying to hide paint splattered scanner*
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Unapologetically Mundane on July 10, 2012 at 9:58 am said:

One of the ones I’d like to be able to click and view at 300%. The paint splatters are so clever!

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- spilledinkguy on July 11, 2012 at 10:09 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much, U.M.! Agreed! This one looses a lot at this scale (the extreme proportions don’t really help out on that front). Well, that and my rampant paranoia, I guess.
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Running from Hell with El on July 10, 2012 at 11:15 am said:

This is a neat, awesome wow piece of work. It brightened my day–so thank you.

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- spilledinkguy on July 11, 2012 at 10:03 pm said:
  
  Thank you so very much! I sincerely appreciate that!!!
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Tony McGurk on July 10, 2012 at 3:47 pm said:

That’s even more power than my 125cc motor scooter. I love Frank Sinatra

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- spilledinkguy on July 11, 2012 at 10:03 pm said:
  
  Hahaha… well, it might have one or two more cc’s… maybe.
  Frank will always be cool.
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Annabelle on July 10, 2012 at 9:58 pm said:

Awesome! It really pops and the paint was a great touch! I kind of wish this could be printed out at about 5 feet long and hung up on the wall.

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- spilledinkguy on July 11, 2012 at 10:01 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much, Annabelle!
  Yeah… the biggest bummer about this one feeling like it’s a bit lacking in small scale. Well, at all scales, really… but ESPECIALLY in small scale.
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jakesprinter on July 11, 2012 at 6:07 am said:

Your kind of artwork and photography are truly Masterpiece Bob, Thanks for sharing 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on July 11, 2012 at 10:00 pm said:
  
  You are always so incredibly kind, Jake!
  I appreciate your generosity very, very much, sir!
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pegoleg on July 11, 2012 at 9:02 am said:

If NASA had really been able to design a rocket that ran on milk, maybe the space program would still be around today.

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- spilledinkguy on July 11, 2012 at 10:00 pm said:
  
  HA!
  Got Space Program?!
  Really?! No?!
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Sabina Brave on July 11, 2012 at 4:06 pm said:

Beautiful, Mr. SIG 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on July 11, 2012 at 9:58 pm said:
  
  Thank you so very much, Ms. B!
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Patti Kuche on July 11, 2012 at 5:51 pm said:

I know nothing about Vector Art, I keep meaning to look it up but you are fast becoming my sole reference – it’s what the SiG does. So well!

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- spilledinkguy on July 11, 2012 at 9:57 pm said:
  
  Aw, thanks so much Ms. K!
  A shortish answer is that it’s a series of mathematical points the computer remembers rather than info stored in pixels (bitmap)… which is kind of cool in that you can keep scaling it up without ‘pixelating’ the image (staying in that working mode). I break that all the time, though… bringing images into Photoshop to add finishing touches, etc. (like the paint splatters here).
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Syncopated Eyeball on July 13, 2012 at 5:01 pm said:

‘Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars’ Hmm, very hot, I’d say. 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on July 13, 2012 at 9:34 pm said:
  
  Hahaha… indeed, S.E… it’s been a little while since I’ve been to either place, but that’s probably a pretty safe bet! 😉
  
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ristinw on July 14, 2012 at 10:10 am said:

Let us reach Mars!!!!

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- spilledinkguy on July 14, 2012 at 10:40 pm said:
  
  Full-speed ahead!
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nigel on July 15, 2012 at 12:51 pm said:

something something soooome thing on Jupiter and Mars….

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- spilledinkguy on July 21, 2012 at 10:08 am said:
  
  Seems like you’ve got ‘the voice’ too, Nigel!
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Red on July 16, 2012 at 12:18 am said:

Love the vector, but the splatter makes an excellent impact mimicking the flare. Seriously cool image.
Red.

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- spilledinkguy on July 21, 2012 at 10:03 am said:
  
  Speaking of paint splatter… the floor seems to mimic it quite a bit now, too! 😉
  
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elmediat on July 28, 2012 at 10:22 pm said:

Soaring imagination & creativity. Well done !

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- spilledinkguy on August 13, 2012 at 8:55 am said:
  
  Thank you very much, sir!
  I don’t know that I wound up with exactly what I initially had in mind here… but I had fun putting it together, at least!
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