"Metal World Essentials" is a layflat design of some of the materials associated with the Psyche mission, including merchandise, models, and some scientific instruments. This piece was made digitally with Procreate using dry ink and half tone brushes.

Metal World Essentials

Ash Soriano

October 30th, 2024

Major: Media Arts and Sciences

Genre/Medium: digital art; created with Procreate

About the work:

“Metal World Essentials”— named after Psyche’s slogan “Journey to a metal world”— is a layflat design of various objects related to the Psyche mission. As my first piece for Psyche Inspired, illustrating a poster with merchandise, models, and scientific instruments was a great way to familiarize myself to the mission. I was inspired by prop illustrations and other layflat designs, especially since there are many items associated with the mission. I thought that this would be a perfect introduction for others to catch a glimpse of what surrounds the mission. It was a little challenging to find objects that would fit in a small area, since a lot of the instruments involved in the making of Psyche were so big. Ultimately, I decided to go with two instruments— the spectrometer and multispectral imager— amongst other Psyche items that were introduced to me at the ASU Earth and Space Open House.

I made this piece digitally with Procreate using dry ink and half tone brushes for line art and fills. I love the simulated texture from these brushes and they give a nice “printed” feel to the poster! I also limited my palette to the official Psyche brand colors to challenge myself more and to further get that layered color feel of risograph printed posters. I hope this piece gets people curious about Psyche and its mission!

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Psyche Inspired is a program that brings undergraduate students from any discipline or major together to share the excitement, innovation, and scientific and engineering content of NASA’s Psyche mission with the public in new ways through artistic and creative works. This year’s Psyche Inspired cohort is known as the Iridium Class. These works are posted in the gallery and highlighted on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. View the full resolution images in the image gallery. There are many ways to get involved with NASA’s Psyche mission. Learn how you can be a part of the Psyche mission through our “Get Involved” pages at https://psyche.asu.edu/get-involved/ and https://science.nasa.gov/mission/psyche/ways-to-participate/. To learn more about the overall Psyche mission, visit nasa.gov/psyche or jpl.nasa.gov/missions/psyche.

Date Added: 10-30-2024
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Ash Soriano - Psyche Inspired

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