Crazy weapons of war sketch

Well here you have it; my secret design process!

0. I liked the idea of creating a rocket launcher that was somewhat shaped like a pig. So I picked up my sketchbook and started drawing.
1. I always start with a small thumbnail; this picture was not bigger then 10 centimeters wide. Usually I do more thumbnails, but I was happy with the first one so I continued right away.
2. The next step is to scan it, blow it up and print again so I can start refining the concept. Sometimes I already tweak it a bit in PS, but not this time.

3. Then half way through the design I suddenly felt that the force-feedback-motion was not right… too bad.
4. So I thumbnailed another motion sketch for the rocket launcher and brought that action-line straight back into the bigger drawing.
5. When I’m happy with the rough sketch I use my lightbox to trace it and clean it up. Meanwhile I also add more details to the concept. In this case I felt that the image could be cooler if I made a scene around it. So I added some friends.
6. Now it’s time to trace the sketch once more to get the final line drawing.

To be continued!