Join for FREE | Take the Tour Lost Password?
[x]

deviantART

 

Let's See What's Out There by =overseer:iconoverseer:

Categories Digital Art > Paintings & Airbrushing > Sci-Fi

©2007-2009 =overseer
:iconoverseer:

Artist's Comments

I wanted to do a close up of a ship (ended up with two) and a huge planet in the background. Took altogether about 36 hours of work (on and off), the lighting being the most tricky part of the entire piece.

I wanted it to have the "Star Trek" feeling, so in the end I also applied a slight blue tinge to the picture.

---
PS, LW, Wacom Volito2

Sentinel Mesh by Jonathan Wasik
Defiant Mesh by Skye Dodds & M. Christou

Background, Planet, Nebulae, Sun by me & 100% PS. Premodification planet texture thanks to NASA.

I've also enhanced the glow effects on the starships in PS postwork (e.g. nacelle/bussard/deflector glows etc.).

Original size: 2115x1150
---

Comments and criticism welcome as usual and I recommend full view.

Comments


love 0 0 joy 1 1 wow 0 0 mad 0 0 sad 0 0 fear 0 0 neutral 0 0
:icondamon1984:
*Damon1984 Jul 30, 2007, 4:36:46 AM
36 hours? Wow, that's a lot, but the image is just perfect. The lightning, the blue... it looks very professional. I'm not sure, but i think i know the Sentinel class from an fanfiction series called "Star Trek: Dragon"

--
Big boobs for free: [link]
:iconoverseer:
=overseer Jul 30, 2007, 6:58:44 AM
Thanks! Yeah it is a lot, but some of that is also render time. Rendering incl. lighting etc. took about 10-15 minutes each time and I have dual core CPU... oO I had to redo the lighting many times and add and shuffle light sources to get it just right.

And yes, spot on there! That's the ship. A couple of years ago now I was looking for a mesh of a Star Trek vessel that is not so canon, because creating pictures with canon starships means you have to always measure up to the original and there is always something that isn't quite right. Eventually I found the Sentinel, something remotely resembling the Sovereign class and I have to say I fell in love with it a little ;) I've used it a few times before. For example in "Briar Patch".

--
People stare and some pretend to speak -
It takes more than one taboo to build a perfect freak.
--
[My Gallery]
:iconreo184:
~reo184 Aug 28, 2007, 4:47:25 AM
very nice, looks like a pro at this. i am just learning how to 3d model.

--
The Earth Is Full: Go Home:bonk:
:iconoverseer:
=overseer Aug 28, 2007, 12:50:23 PM
Thank you, but I am not a modeler, I'm a designer. :) I enjoy doing scenes and putting together something that people will look at an say "hey, I recognize that, I've seen that". I need to get an instant feedback from work I do, I like to see exactly what I do and what it looks like. My modeling abilities are restricted to simple shapes and boolean objects, but thanks! :)

--
People stare and some pretend to speak -
It takes more than one taboo to build a perfect freak.
--
[My Gallery]
:iconreo184:
~reo184 Aug 28, 2007, 7:24:34 PM
Sounds interesting, I am going into game design at ITT Tech for concept art, my modeling skills are limited too.

--
The Earth Is Full: Go Home:bonk:
:iconmusashidj:
~musashidj Sep 10, 2007, 11:29:49 PM
Realy nice work mam!
:iconoverseer:
=overseer Sep 11, 2007, 1:44:36 PM
Thank you. :)

--
People stare and some pretend to speak -
It takes more than one taboo to build a perfect freak.
--
[My Gallery]
:icontiggers:
~Tiggers Apr 17, 2008, 4:29:23 AM
They should bring up a new Star Trek series using this ship! It looks like an updated Voyager ship.. I love Voyager. >_<
:iconoverseer:
=overseer Apr 17, 2008, 11:44:54 AM
Thanks for the comment! Yeah, it's a nice design. It would have also made a better looking Enterprise-E. I like Voyager, too. All started with TNG > DS9 > VOY. Voyager is a very sarcastic series, I especially like the Doctor. I have had a few good belly laughs during the course of the show! :D

--
People stare and some pretend to speak -
It takes more than one taboo to build a perfect freak.
--
[My Gallery]
Previous Page123Next Page

Found in these Groups:

group avatar #Starfleet-Command
Starbase 675

Details

July 29, 2007
277 KB
203 KB
1600×870

Statistics

28
55 [who?]
1,491 (0 today)
0 (0 today)

Site Map

©2009 deviantART. All rights reserved
About Us | Contact Us | Site Tour | Help & FAQ Advertise | Services Etiquette | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Copyright Policy