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Space Piratesby `Mirz123

Customization / Emoticons / Visual Purpose Emotes

*** Updated this to add some minor animation, to give it a little more life. Have the captain making small adjustments to the steering, plus added blinking action to all of the crew. ***

This is a dual entry for the current #EmoticonOpus with the theme of Space. Plus, an entry for *Czar-the-Dragon's contest with the theme of Pirates.

I wanted to enter both contests, but I wanted to do something a bit different, since I knew most emoticonists would cover the typical takes on these themes. Then the idea of Space Pirates teased and I just had to run with it. Of course, it was a plus that the entry would kill two birds with one stone.

I loved the idea of a space ship that looks like a traditional pirate ship. So, I took one of my own ship designs and modified it. Did it up in chrome color. I went with a very cartoon-y take on the ship, with a big dome covering the top. Admittedly, with it being in space, the ship wouldn't need a sail, and the flag wouldn't wave in the wind. So, my thinking is that the captain is a big retro pirate fan. He fitted the ship with hard moulded replicas of those pieces to simulate ships from that period.

Just a note, I tried adding some minimal animation to the actual emotes and it really just detracted from the piece. So, this is essentially a static emote with a moving background!

Though *Ravenswd suggested I might add some movement to the steering wheel, and I think he may be right. So, I will probably come back and tweak this soon--but not ATM.

A thank you to *Ravenswd for helping me out with the space background.

This actually only took a couple of hours to do, and I'm pretty pleased with it.

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