Interstellar Abstract
2007-2

Interstellar Abstract
2007-3

Far Future
Human Alphabet 1

Milky Way Galaxy

INTERSTELLAR ABSTRACTS

Interstellar Abstract 2007-1 and Interstellar Abstract 2007-2 are abstract designs inspired by the fractal artwork of an artist known as Psion005 on Renderosity. They were created in Adobe Photoshop 7 using custom brushes by Renderosity artists Antje, Designfera, and Raptura.

Interstellar Abstract 3: Sign of Shakoren is based on the symbol used to represent the fictional Divine Revelator named Shakoren. Shakoren promotes peaceful coexistence and spiritual unity among the various sentient species encountered by my various fictional exploratory starships. The four stars inside the circle of represent the sentient computers of the starships of different sentient species whose melding formed the gestalt entity of Shakoren. The streams of stars that pinwheel around the circle represent the sentient species directly influenced by Shakoren's teachings. This image was created in Adobe Photoshop 7 with elements imported from Corel PhotoPaint X3 and using custom brushes by Renderosity artists Antje, Designfera, and Raptura.

FAR FUTURE HUMAN ALPHABETS

These images show two alternate alphabets I have created for use with my speculative spaceship designs. I often use these alphabets in place of the English alphabet to point out that star travel may not be developed until much further in our future than is usually depicted in literary and visual science fiction. I also wish to separate many of my designs from the cultures that currently dominate our planet.

MILKY WAY GALAXY AND LOCAL SUPER CLUSTER

These images were created using Adobe Photoshop 7 with custom space-themed brushes purchsed from the marketplace section of Renderosity.

"ZEROIDS" ZINTAR TOY ROBOT

My favorite toy robot of all time is "Zeroids" Zintar. Jeff Tucker at www.planetzeroid.com generously gave me his AutoCAD 3D CGI mesh of this robot, its display case and associated accessories. I imported his version of Zintar into TrueSpace 6.6 and added much of my own detailing, especially to the various control panels mounted on Zintar's torso and lower body. I made a simple space background in Universe 1.63 and adapted an existing landscape mesh from a previous project. I completely retextured Zintar and was able to employ a digital photo I took of the robot's most complex control panel. The three resulting images of Zintar were then brought into Corel Draw 12 for banners and addition of the "Zeroids" logo so kindly provided by Jeff Tucker. A bit of final image cleanup was done in Corel Photo-Paint 12. For those interested in more "Zeroids" information, please visit www.planetzeroid.com.