2007 Version
Glory of GladnessAnnotated Views

CONCEPT

Category 7 Galactic Traveler Glory of Gladness and Category 9 Galactic TravelerExtents of Imagination are the most advanced Human starships I have designed. They both exist in the far future Galactic Travelers fictional universe, during an era later than that of Category 6 Galactic Traveler Olaf Stapledon, Category 7 Galactic Traveler Core of Curiosity, and Category 8 Galactic Traveler Radiant Dawn. The Glory of Gladness is stationed on the Extents of Imagination.

DIGITAL RESOURCES

Modeling -Rhino 4 and TrueSpace 6.6
Rendering -Flamingo 2 and TrueSpace 6.6
Textures - Renfield Textures
Backgrounds - Hubble Space Telescope website and Universe Image Creator
Running Lights - Universe Image Creator
Miscellaneous - CorelDRAW, Corel Photo-Paint and Adobe Photoshop
Alien Artifact - Serge Robin whose artwork can be seen on www.renderosity.com under the name Eres.

PRIMARY DESIGN INFLUENCES

1. Glory of Gladness - Alien underwater craft from the science fiction film The Abyss.

2. Glory of Gladness - Longshot, A starship built by an advanced race called the Puppeteers from Larry Niven's SF novel "Ringworld."

3. Extents of Imagination - Human cells and the "General Systems Vehicle" concept presented by science fiction author Iain M. Banks in his "Culture" universe