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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 [...]

Starship Polaris – More 3D

Jason Lee — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 19:45:53 +0000

Work continues on the Starship Polaris 3D model.

Polaris 3D - Aft ViewPolaris 3D - Aft View

Polaris 3D - Aft View

Polaris 3D - Drive Sphere Close-up

Polaris 3D - Front View

Polaris 3D - Side View, Sails Extended

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Back to Business

Jason Lee — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:50:01 +0000

Okay, I haven’t made any new posts since March, so it’d probably be a good idea to get this blog back on track. I’m going to put up some new stuff on the Polaris 3D model within the next day or so, and I plan to FINALLY post some details on my other signature project, [...]

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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Pardon My Dust

Jason Lee — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:45:50 +0000

If you’re a regular visitor here, you’ve probably noticed that I keep changing themes and configurations about every five minutes. I’m just experimenting with different options and flexing my WordPress customization muscles. I’m shuffling categories and links, tweaking image sizes and generally messing around with anything and everything to make the look of the site [...]

Starship Polaris – Going Three Dimensional

Jason Lee — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:25:41 +0000

When I originally signed on to Dennis Bailey’s Polaris project I was only going to help contribute some design ideas for the hero ship, but now it looks like I will be building a 3D model of it as well. I say a 3D model rather than the 3D model because I work in 3ds Max [...]