Dieselpunk + Steampunk Culture
Help with sources for Dieselpunk material for a tattoo
Tags: Art Deco, Metropolis, tattoo
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Permalink Reply by Tome Wilson on -
Do you want the tattoo to work with your body (like a design), or is your body simply the vehicle for displaying a picture (like a portrait)?
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Permalink Reply by Abi on -
I'd say you're going to have the best luck in completing your piece by talking with the artist who will be doing your work. Sit down and show him what you like, explain your ideas, and see what s/he comes up with. In my experience, the hardest part of about getting a tattoo is taking the step from the maliable ideas and inspiration to actual artwork, especially if you aren't the one doing the drawing.
In lieu of that, looks through the pictures here. There is a lot of stuff out there, but a vast amount of it has been complied on dieselpunks, thanks to the staff and the forum patrons here :)
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Permalink Reply by Deb Fisher on -
Yeah I mainly posted here to see if anyone knew of any good books of industrial design or other sorts of resources for inspiration such as artwork, architecture, period posters or the like that would be helpful in providing the tattoo artist with ideas. I have looked through a lot of the material on this website but I'm looking for additional resources. A lot of the artists I've talked to, though their technique could be really good, are kind of clueless on period artwork and ideas.
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Permalink Reply by Tome Wilson on
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I've done my best to collect everything relevant to dieselpunk from the original era right here.
Is there something specific you're looking for?
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Permalink Reply by Deb Fisher on
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Yeah I took some time and looked through the galleries, I think what would be really awesome, and maybe I missed it, would be industrial posters or photography. I have a magnet on my refrigerator that shows a guy with a wrench working on some machine from the 20's or 30's. I know at my job we have lots of work-related propaganda and I think I've seen some stuff like this over the years - stuff like "work safely and save lives" but from the 20's/30's - or promoting industry in general, do you have a gallery of that, maybe I missed it? If not, do you know where I can find some of that stuff?
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Permalink Reply by Atterton on -
A leg doesn´t seem like it would leave much room for a propaganda poster thingy. How about an art deco building like the Chrysler building, in silhouette against a dark blue sky, with silhouettes of airships in the sky? If you need something that doesn´t have too much detail, you could look at the Batman The Animated Series cartoon.
The German band Kraftwerk has some imagery you might like. Take for example a look at this single cover:
Then there´s of course the actual propaganda posters:
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Permalink Reply by Deb Fisher on
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Yeah I guess that's where KMFDM got a lot of their inspiration from for their cover art
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Permalink Reply by Atterton on
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Remember there´s a scene in Metropolis that shows the main character working some kind of machine, like a giant clock. Perhaps you could use that.
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Permalink Reply by Deb Fisher on
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...oh and man, VNV Nation's website is really Dieselpunk, I never noticed that before I joined this group!
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Permalink Reply by Cap'n Tony on -
My advice is that whatever the subject it should express something tall, fast, sleek, in motion, or otherwise denote PROGRESS. Look at the vertical and convergent lines of art deco design and how it stresses tall, upward, and imposing, or streamline design (see Norman Bel Geddes) and how even when sitting still the cars/planes/etc. look like they're moving fast. Look at the forced perspective used in the old poster art and how it makes everything seem to be standing tall and majestic above you.
For a leg, I'd go for something vertical like that, such as with background skyscrapers using converging lines to express height, with criss-crossing search lights behind them, of course, and any figure standing magestically "above" (check out the Metropolis movie poster). Something flying in the background, like an airship or retro-futuristic airplane, is another standard icon of the era (make sure it's angled upward, as if it's flying overhead or climbing into the heavens). Use simple straight lines and idealized human figures to express that physical, mental, scientific, and emotional Perfection that's certain to become the norm in The Future.
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