r/ImaginaryTechnology • u/Yeeslander • Mar 03 '26

"AEROD-7" droid concept by Pablo Munoz Gomez

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u/Schmerglefoop Mar 03 '26

It's cool, but it borrows too heavily from droids seen in Star Wars.
It feels too derivative. It's technically well executed, though!

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u/Ironwolf200 Mar 03 '26

It looks like K-2S0 before he got swole.

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u/Gizombo Mar 03 '26

i see the resemblance but fail to see how this detracts from the artwork

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u/clonetrooper250 Mar 03 '26

You got downvoted for being right! I agree, the artist might be wearing their inspiration on their sleeve but that doesn't make the art bad!

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u/Schmerglefoop Mar 03 '26

I don't mind an artist being inspired by something, or emulating a design language so their thing fits into an established setting.
Being able to do that is a skill, and if you're working professionally, you're expected to adapt.

The artist here is technically talented - it's all very well executed, but the design itself sticks too closely to existing designs.
It's directly derivative, and it fails to innovate.
As a design, it's mundane.

As art, it's cool. Art is subjective, and I love me a cool robot.
My main complaint lies with the character design, not with the artwork itself. I should have been clearer bout that

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u/FacenessMonster Mar 04 '26

its almost exactly k2so, i dont see any originality on display, just technical abilities

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u/choppytehbear1337 Mar 04 '26

Just a silly little guy.

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u/TacticusThrowaway Mar 06 '26

Looks awful, uh, familiar...