Now it’s time to come up with an idea for the starship you will work on in this course. Take your time and let yourself get lost in research. The more genuine interest you take in the subject matter, the better your designs will be! Finally, write down all your ideas about the ship you want to create.

Use the techniques Gabriel showed in this chapter to strategically gather reference for your project. You can also take your own reference photos, or collect photos you’ve taken previously. Then collect all your reference images on a PureRef board or series of folders on your computer.

Create a set of very quick, loose sketches of possible spaceships. The objective at the moment is speed and quantity over quality. By getting out all your ideas, you will end up creating sketches you like, possibly even without realizing. Then go through all your sketches afterward, and pick out your favorites to move forward with in the course!