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

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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

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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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