Digital Art Masters

BEACH MECHA

BY LEONID KOZIENKO

© Leonid Kozienko

Introduction

I created Beach Mecha in 2006. If you’re unfamiliar with the term “mecha”, in Japanese the word encompasses all mechanical objects. It’s often used to refer to walking vehicles or humanoid robots controlled by a pilot.

For me, the creative process varies from image to image, but there are generally two ways to create an image. The first method sees you knowing exactly what you want to create – you just “see” the image in your mind. In this case the process is pretty straightforward. ...