Rick Sternbach

Melakon · February 5 2013, 07:40 AM

When first watching TNG, the main title credits (especially in Season 3) reminded me a lot of the artwork from the earlier Cosmos series on PBS. Did Rick Sternbach rework some those paintings for Star Trek?

Maybe I'm just seeing the similarity in technique, but remember looking through my Cosmos book and he was credited on some images.

Finn · February 5 2013, 04:11 PM

^I think he visits one of those forums here sometimes. I"m not sure which.

trekker670 · February 5 2013, 04:14 PM

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=rick+sternbach+cosmos&l=1

The internet is a powerful tool

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0827895/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Melakon · February 5 2013, 05:28 PM

Finn wrote:

I think he visits one of those forums here sometimes. I"m not sure which.

Yeah, I suppose subconsciously I was hoping he'd see his name in the title. And I was surprised we were both born in the same year.

trekker670 wrote:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=rick+sternbach+cosmos&l=1

The internet is a powerful tool

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0827895/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Yeah, I know, I've been using it before it was called the internet. I looked for an answer before making the thread. I know he worked on both shows.

But your suggestions don't answer the question.

Rick Sternbach · February 12 2013, 03:03 AM

I painted the plane of the galaxy used in the distant background, and a few of us worked on the developing solar system model with the swirly coalescing planets. All of the art was new; nothing reworked from COSMOS, though some of the 3-D VFX flight through or past different objects did seem reminiscent of the COSMOS travels, though that was likely due to our VFX folks mentally channeling that earlier effort.

Rick

RAMA · February 17 2013, 08:42 PM

Rick Sternbach wrote:

I painted the plane of the galaxy used in the distant background, and a few of us worked on the developing solar system model with the swirly coalescing planets. All of the art was new; nothing reworked from COSMOS, though some of the 3-D VFX flight through or past different objects did seem reminiscent of the COSMOS travels, though that was likely due to our VFX folks mentally channeling that earlier effort.

Rick

I just want to thank Rick for being cool and communicating with us fans.

February 5 2013, 07:40 AM	#1
Melakon Commodore Location: Unmarked grave, Ekos	Rick Sternbach When first watching TNG, the main title credits (especially in Season 3) reminded me a lot of the artwork from the earlier Cosmos series on PBS. Did Rick Sternbach rework some those paintings for Star Trek? Maybe I'm just seeing the similarity in technique, but remember looking through my Cosmos book and he was credited on some images. __________________ "Every time you think, you weaken the nation." --Moe Howard Last edited by Melakon; February 5 2013 at 07:52 AM.

February 5 2013, 04:11 PM	#2
Finn Vice Admiral Location: West of Boston	Re: Rick Sternbach ^I think he visits one of those forums here sometimes. I"m not sure which.

February 5 2013, 04:14 PM	#3
trekker670 Commander	Re: Rick Sternbach http://lmgtfy.com/?q=rick+sternbach+cosmos&l=1 The internet is a powerful tool http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0827895/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

February 12 2013, 03:03 AM	#5
Rick Sternbach Fleet Captain	Re: Rick Sternbach I painted the plane of the galaxy used in the distant background, and a few of us worked on the developing solar system model with the swirly coalescing planets. All of the art was new; nothing reworked from COSMOS, though some of the 3-D VFX flight through or past different objects did seem reminiscent of the COSMOS travels, though that was likely due to our VFX folks mentally channeling that earlier effort. Rick __________________ Senior Illustrator Emeritus Star Trek 1978-2001

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