Slightly OT - CBS commission of Star Trek paintings

[ChrisW]

Hi guys, I just wanted to share a real exciting project for me. During the past months I've been working on a commission for CBS of ships from the Star Trek TV Universe. They contacted me after seeing the Trek ship art I had done for Polar Lights. Apparently they became aware of the paintingts when the kits were re-released.

The art is for the style guide that Trek licensees receive. All ships are similar in attitude and lighting for brand consistency.

All the paintings are 20" x 30". They are painted in acrylics, airbrushed and traditional brush on archival watercolor board.



I'l post images over the next few days.

[JMichaelRoddy]

amazing! I can't wait to see more.

[Illoman]

Awesome, Chris!! My hats off to anyone who can do machinery! Brrrr......

[RedKing]

WOW-that is amazing! I agree with Illoman-machinery is so hard to illustrate!

[Wich2]

Beautifully done, Chris - nice in its own right, and period-correct!

Happy holidays,
-Craig W.

[ChrisW]

Thanks guys! And I agree, doing ships like this can be painful. I'm not a big fan of painting with airbrush using lots of friskets - I feel degrees of separation from the art, and you're not really sure how all the colors blend until you remove the frisket paper to find out. I also had some bleed issues - arrgh!

Here's the next, Star Trek Voyager. As I mentioned, they wanted all the ships to have similar lighting and angle.

[Count_Zirock]

These are outstanding. I saw your Enterprise-C kit box art recently, in one of the few Wal-Marts in my area that still stocks model kits and model supplies. Congratulations on getting this project. (At least you don't have to paint the starfields!)

[ChrisW]

Here's the 1701-D...



Self critique, IMHO the weakest of the set. It's not a good angle for the ship (even though it had to be at the same angle of the others) and I got so caught up in the details that I missed the forest for the trees, so to speak.

[Count_Zirock]

Here's the 1701-D...



Self critique, IMHO the weakest of the set. It's not a good angle for the ship (even though it had to be at the same angle of the others) and I got so caught up in the details that I missed the forest for the trees, so to speak.

Would they ask for a do-over if CBS doesn't like it? The main saucer seems off-center. That's a hard ship to render properly, especially with all those blasted windows!

[ChrisW]

 The U.S.S. Defiant from Deep Space Nine.



They wanted a ship for consistency rather than the space station itself.

[Count_Zirock]

Loved the Defiant's cameo in "Star Trek: First Contact."
Can't wait to see your J.J. Abram's Enterprise and the Narada.

[Scatter]

MORE!! MORE!!

[CreepysFan]

 All these paintings are fantastic, but the one of original series Enterprise is the best.   Mainly because I have a soft place in my heart for that ship.

[Scatter]

All these paintings are fantastic, but the one of original series Enterprise is the best.   Mainly because I have a soft place in my heart for that ship.

What he said.

[Count_Zirock]

I have a soft place in my heart

You should have a doctor check that out!