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RobCaswell — The Light of Knowledge
Published: 2012-08-21 02:38:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 12467; Favourites: 193; Downloads: 430
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The drive to shine a light into the darkness is one of the things that makes us human.Deep, huh?!
Credits listed on image. Background is a composite from many sources, created in Photoshop.
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As a ST fan I must say, it's very interesting design
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It is a pretty fresh take on Trek ship shapes.
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Cool image Arcas... Can I use the quote?!! Cheers
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Thanks... it just worked for me, but had to wait a while to share it with that 'someone special'...
"...one foot in front of the other, & you get to where you're going...". Cheers
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I think the cool background helps
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Yeah, mainly it was the cool starship that'd be fucking awesome to command! ^_^
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Bloody- This is a great image and concept! I think she's beautiful. One of the sleekest human ships I've ever seen in this universe. has the Federation built any of these "Magellan" class ships, or is she still a prototype/ concept?
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I think she's a non-canon concept set in a time period post-Voyager. But yeah - she's a pretty neat design!
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Thanks. I let the background dictate what kind of lights I should use.
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Now this is how original starship designs ought to be presented!
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that's really perfectly integrated in that dramatic background!
Cool (hot / great / stunning) design!!
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Thanks!
Sorry the little people behind the windows are all asleep
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I'm glad if they can be relaxed in that dramatic situation
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Quite the design! I've seen few and far between that are like it in most ways, and am impressed by the originality of the design. Very well done!
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Thanks - though the ship is not my design. But I'm with you in appreciating its detail and Trek-constrained originality.
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Very nice work! Great angle, composition and the colors are simply stunning. And I entirely support your sentiment.
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Thanks! This is one that started with the background image.... then I had to dig out a subject to pop in it! So... maybe a little backwards, but I was happy enough with the results
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Not at all. If I have an idea for a scene, I always start working on my background first. Once I'm happy with that, I can base the lighting of the remaining image on that. Even if I use an entirely rendered background in the same scene (e.g. a planet/nebula or something), I setup the lighting based on that first.
I'm not sure how it works in DAZ Studio, but in lightwave you can add a so called 'Null' object, a kind of place holder to an image and then target all lights there. That way when I add another model (e.g. a ship) into the scene, the lighting is quite uniform.
Plus, different approaches keep it interesting!
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Yup - you can create a null and do the same trick in DS
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Cool. I'm glad that different packages have similar ways of working. I got DAZ Studio last time when they offered it for free, just haven't had the time to play with it yet. I remember using Poser a few aeons ago though.....
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When I saw this on the 3rd page, my immediate thought was (USS) Voyager.
I clicked, I saw the bigger version. Aww, not Voyager.
However, DANG sexy Federation ship
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful starship. 
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S'okay if your fangirl peeks out. As a fanboy, I full grok it
Sorry it wasn't Voyager, but I'm happy I could offer up a pleasing/pleasant surprise!!
Thanks for chiming in
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Aaww
Fangirl, Fanboy Powers ACTIVATE! ( fa-whoosh! )
lol Hey, totally okay that it wasn't Voyager. ^_^ Still a lovely, sleek ship, and the background is well done too. Just all around
You're very welcome.
~*takes the time to meander through your gallery, spies your Trek folder*~ OMG YOU MADE MORE?!?! ~*bookmarks for later roaming through and drooling over, once I go get my bucket to drool into so I won't short circuit my keyboard*~
[ Fangirl Spaz Mode : Officially ON ]
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>> OMG YOU MADE MORE?!?!
Yeah... I guess I have a "few" Trek pieces
Have fun poking around, when you find the time!!!
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I'm open to it!
Maybe I need an agent?.....
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is sooo beautiful... the ship looks kind of like a whale... in a good way...
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Hm.... this could redefine the term "the whale movie", maybe?!!
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I like those windows - I just wish I could be on the other side of them, looking out, then looking up, surveying the divine majesty of the heavens as the ship powers through the wider cosmos. Nebulae streak by, parted by the navigational deflectors, the ever-shifting light of passing stars making magic with the shadows. We can all dream of such things, but only dream.
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Yeah, such tech still waaaaaaayyyyy off. In that respect Trek still works as SF in that reality is still not much closer to it's fundamental premise (exploring strange new worlds at FTL speeds).
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