Old attempt at wallpapers

Discussion in 'Fan Art' started by Ziz, Jul 6, 2010.

  1. Ziz

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    I've been rummaging thru stacks of old CDs recently and came across these attempts I made at Trek wallpapers.

    Now, keep in mind these things are upwards of 15 years old, dating back to 1995 or '96. All I had to work with was Windows Paintbrush, and I've never been that much of a graphics wiz anyway. In an attempt to use my lack of photo editing ability to my advantage, I started to develop a "geometric" style, rather than something more realistic looking.

    They're just 640x480 @ 256 color, so don't expect much. Again, this was more of an exploration of some kind of artistic style than anything else.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/ziz62266/sets/72157624437985460/
     
  2. Kaiser

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    Very cool looking to me :) :techman:

    Got a 2280's to 2340's uniform version? :)
     
  3. Ziz

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    The movie uniforms? No, what's there is all there is.
     
  4. Marie1

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    Those are good for paint! Paint is sometimes under appreciated... and sometimes it's plain ornery!
     
  5. Kaiser

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    ahh ok then :)
     
  6. BolianAuthor

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    Damn... I remember way back in the day, when 640 x 480 was wallpaper size, lol.
     
  7. AstroSmurf

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    ^ I know. Now I have to fight just to find something big enough for this 1600x900 behemoth I use. But I have to see what I am doing when I am drawing!

    And Ziz that is a great idea for wallpapers. Maybe you could do some updated larger versions and add shading and texture. You could do a group for each series and movie. It would be a fun project to post here. :bolian:
     
  8. Bill Morris

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    Nice concept.
     
  9. Ziz

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    Larger is easy but I don't think I'd add shading or texture in spite of having better tools and abilities. Looking back at them now years later, they have a somewhat Mondrian influence to them...straight lines and solid patches of color. Maybe I'll start by finishing the set with Movie ones and the missing characters from the other shows.
     
  10. MadMan1701A

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    Neat. :) The Troi one is pretty amusing. :)
     
  11. Birdog

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    Not even big enough for my phone.:eek: WVGA which is 800x480 or 480x800 depending on if I've got the keyboard flipped out or not.
     
  12. Ziz

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    How so?
     
  13. MadMan1701A

    MadMan1701A Commodore Premium Member

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    I always just thought that "uniform" was a weird choice anyway, but I thought the image was amusing, because you'd be staring right at the middle of her chest, on your desktop. :)