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The Fourth Wise Man

Jason Lee — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:08:30 +0000

A few years ago, my father came to me with an idea for a drawing he wanted me to work on, one that would illustrate both the true meaning of Christmas, a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, and the spirit of Christmas in the form of Old Saint Nick. Unlike some who decry [...]

STO Enterprise-F Contest Update and Illustration

Jason Lee — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 03:00:01 +0000

Well, as of yesterday, the winners of the Star Trek Online “Design the Next Enterprise” contest have supposedly been selected. I haven’t heard anything yet so either they haven’t gotten around to notifying everyone or my submission didn’t make the cut. Either way, I’ve had a blast working on this project and I think I’ve [...]

Star Trek Online – Design the Next Enterprise Contest – Revision 1.1

Jason Lee — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 03:00:53 +0000

I’ve gotten lots of positive comments about my design for the “next Enterprise” both here and on the other art-related sites I frequent, along with the occasional constructive criticism. The one feature of this design that people seemed to like the least was the so-called “guppy mouth,” my rather unique, U-shaped approach to the main [...]

Star Trek Online – Design the Next Enterprise Contest Entry

Jason Lee — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:53:46 +0000

Star Trek Online is an MMORPG set in the Star Trek universe near the dawn of the 25th century. Recently, the game’s developer, Cryptic Studios, announced a contest to design the next incarnation of the starship Enterprise for use in the game, presumably the NCC-1701-F. Even though I don’t play the game, being both a [...]

Polaris – Other Ship Concepts

Jason Lee — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:47:02 +0000

As promised, here is a collection of other ship designs for the Polaris project. These are still under review and subject to change, but they were still fun to do regardless of how or if they wind up being used.

United Worlds Ship Concepts

There are some common elements to these designs, all inspired [...]

Starship Polaris – Detail Sketches

Jason Lee — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:13:06 +0000

I’m getting down to the nitty-gritty details on the Polaris concept sketches in preparation for the serious 3D modeling work:

Polaris - Hero Ship Detailing

Some concept sketches for additional ship designs will appear in the near future.

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Starship Polaris – Round Four

Jason Lee — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:12:51 +0000

So, after the latest round of coordination with Dennis, the “sails” have been restored to the design for the Polaris. I had a backup plan in case he decided to go that way and I have to say I’m glad he did. I liked the version without the sails but I like this even better.

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Starship Polaris – Round Three

Jason Lee — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:11:42 +0000

Looks like Dennis Bailey and his team are making good progress on set construction for the bridge of the Starship Polaris, as noted in his latest blog entry. In the mean time, I’m continuing to submit ideas for the look of the ship itself. Here is the latest sketch showing several new design elements:

Starship Polaris – New Concept Sketches

Jason Lee — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:02:45 +0000

As part of the ongoing Starship Polaris project, I just completed another batch of concept sketches for various configurations and parts and pieces of the eponymously named hero ship. Here are three of the better ones:

Configuration Concepts

More Configuration Concepts

Sublight Engine Module

I’ve been going back and [...]

NX-01 Sketches

Jason Lee — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:02:43 +0000

NX-01 from 2001 TV Guide Article

Back before Star Trek: Enterprise premiered, the first clue we had to what the new ship would look like was a photo from the set showing a printed copy of the mission patch with a stylized plan view of the NX-01. Not long after, it made its [...]