One of a number of striking images taken from an epic Tilt Brush piece I hand painted earlier this year, inspired by Frank Herbert's DUNE novels.

Thopters are the flying vehicles of choice on the planet Arrakis, they are fast and highly maneuverable and often support Spice harvesting operations, scouting for signs of approaching Worms. From the descriptions given in the books I always imagined them to resemble giant dragonflies, which definitely informed my design choices.

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