In June 2021 I roughed out the proportions and deck heights for the flagship of the #steampunk bedtime stories I was telling my kids 10 years ago. A year later the ship has many lovely greebles. #blender3d #blender3dart

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Enterprise-D Blueprints

As a newlywed, when my in-laws were visiting us in Toronto, I picked up a slightly crushed box of Enterprise-D  blueprints at a big discount, and proudly showed my prize to my father-in-law. His face brightened, apparently thinking I was *giving* them to him. During the awkward pause that resulted, he reasoned that I was…

Had a rough day. Designing another 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel doesn’t fix everything, but it helps. #blender3dart #blender3d #aesthetics #design #artforartssake

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In the Hands of the Prophets (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 19) Keiko’s science lesson sparks a religious protest

Rewatching ST:DS9 A candidate for Bajor’s new spiritual leader objects to Keiko’s scientific interpretation of the wormhole.  Vedek Winn speaks softly, with a smug serenity that makes her a villain you love to hate, when she sweetly shares her views. With an edge to her voice, Keiko holds her ground: “I don’t teach Bajoran spiritual…

Another square of #steampunk control panel eye candy. #blender3d #blender3dart #design #aesthetic

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Another 10 sq cm of #steampunk #neovictorian control panel. Not the end product. Just practice. #blender3d #blender3dart #design

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Another 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dart

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Another section of #steampunk control panel. #neovictorian #design #aesthetics #blender3d #blender3dart

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I try to create one brand new element, modify one existing element, and reuse existing elements to fill out each 10 sq cm section of #steampunk #blender3d control panel. #retro #design #aesthetics #blender3dart

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Each of these #retro #neovictorian #steampunk control panels takes me about an hour. #greebles #blender3d #blender3dart #design

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Another 10 sq cm of details for a #steampunk control panel. Just background eye candy, not meant to make sense. I’m really enjoying this more-or-less daily #blender3d #design practice. #blender3dart

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Another 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dart

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Police Say A Lot Of Things

It’s not all cops who lie. Just the bad apples. Not the good apple cops who regularly, actively, loudly denounce the bad apple cops, turning them in and testifying against them, and stopping them from doing bad apple things out there in the field. No, it’s not those *good* cops that I’m complaining about. Just…

More #blender3d #steampunk control panel details. #blender3dart

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A 20 sq cm section of #steampunk #blender3d goodness. #blender3dart

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Today’s 10 sq cm of #blender3d #steampunk control panel. #aesthetics #design #blender3dart

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