I hope you're all busy with your September entries, but in the meantime here's the voting thread for October's Theme. You have until 1st October to vote for your favourites and since the numbers of options are mounting you can vote for THREE this time.
Themes that gathered the least votes last month have been sent to THE NEUTRAL ZONE and are in danger of being eliminated from future polls (although you can suggest them again if you wish, just please leave it a few months before doing so).
Please feel free to vote whether you intend to create an entry or not, we want to generate as much interest and participation as possible. And let us know how you've voted below and why: what piques your interest about each theme, what you think we might see. You never know, your thoughts could just be the spark that lights someone's imagination and leads to a new piece of Star Trek art.
We have thirteen themes suggested by BBS members for you to choose from and you can vote for THREE!!!
Details for each theme are as follows:
Trek Craft Inspired by a Car Manufacturer
In Fantastic Four 2, they introduced the Fantasicar, which was "built" by Dodge, and even contained familiar Dodge traits, such as the front grill and logo. My suggestion would be to create a Star Trek craft belonging to a particular car maker (Dodge, Ford, Chevy, etc). The craft would need to contain visual traits that make it identifiable as a particular brand.
Toy Trek
We've seen Marauder Mo, we've seen Toby the Targ, we've seen Flotter...what other kinds of children's toys and characters might exist in the worlds of the Trek galaxy? The Federation's certainly full of room for creativity, but there's a whole galaxy out there, and you never get that sense more than when you're a kid...
Design Evolution
Show us your design evolution process (possibly just quick sketches) for something Star Trek, be it a ship, alien race or piece of equipment. (We've had something like this once before, but it could be worth revisiting)
Pre-warp History
Show us what you think life for an existing alien species was like some time before they developed warp-drive. (e.g. what was the Vulcan equivalent of the Model-T Ford, who was the first Andorian to circumnavigate their planet.)
Transporter Malfunctions
Duplicates, amalgamations and transmogrifications. Oh my!
Not Good Enough
Art inspired by unpopular episodes.
I Could Do Better
Don't like the latest redesign of the Enterprise? Fine. Show us what you would have done.
I Like the Old Stuff Better than the New Stuff
Art inspired by Star Trek programmes made in the 20th century.
Monstrous
As we approach Hallowe'en and (in the Northern hemisphere) the night grow darker, show us those Monstrous things that lie out there that frighten even the bravest space traveller.
[THE NEUTRAL ZONE]
Anything Star Trek
A Carte Blanche challenge, any Star Trek themed creation.
Fairy Tale Trek
I've seen pictures from one of the SNW episodes in which the crew seem to be acting out a fairy tale, so I thought a theme along those lines might be fun as well as topical.
Hats
We don't see many hats in the Trekiverse, so why not design some?
Hybrid Art
In light of DALL-E, IMAGEN and Mid Journey, you might want to have folks suggest hybrids from AI art…then flesh them out. For instance…one could suggest an Enterprise with Galactica surface detail..a Planet of The Titans Star Destroyer.
[THE NEUTRAL ZONE]
Remember, you can vote for THREE!!
Have fun!
Themes that gathered the least votes last month have been sent to THE NEUTRAL ZONE and are in danger of being eliminated from future polls (although you can suggest them again if you wish, just please leave it a few months before doing so).
Please feel free to vote whether you intend to create an entry or not, we want to generate as much interest and participation as possible. And let us know how you've voted below and why: what piques your interest about each theme, what you think we might see. You never know, your thoughts could just be the spark that lights someone's imagination and leads to a new piece of Star Trek art.
We have thirteen themes suggested by BBS members for you to choose from and you can vote for THREE!!!
Details for each theme are as follows:
Trek Craft Inspired by a Car Manufacturer
In Fantastic Four 2, they introduced the Fantasicar, which was "built" by Dodge, and even contained familiar Dodge traits, such as the front grill and logo. My suggestion would be to create a Star Trek craft belonging to a particular car maker (Dodge, Ford, Chevy, etc). The craft would need to contain visual traits that make it identifiable as a particular brand.
Toy Trek
We've seen Marauder Mo, we've seen Toby the Targ, we've seen Flotter...what other kinds of children's toys and characters might exist in the worlds of the Trek galaxy? The Federation's certainly full of room for creativity, but there's a whole galaxy out there, and you never get that sense more than when you're a kid...
Design Evolution
Show us your design evolution process (possibly just quick sketches) for something Star Trek, be it a ship, alien race or piece of equipment. (We've had something like this once before, but it could be worth revisiting)
Pre-warp History
Show us what you think life for an existing alien species was like some time before they developed warp-drive. (e.g. what was the Vulcan equivalent of the Model-T Ford, who was the first Andorian to circumnavigate their planet.)
Transporter Malfunctions
Duplicates, amalgamations and transmogrifications. Oh my!
Not Good Enough
Art inspired by unpopular episodes.
I Could Do Better
Don't like the latest redesign of the Enterprise? Fine. Show us what you would have done.
I Like the Old Stuff Better than the New Stuff
Art inspired by Star Trek programmes made in the 20th century.
Monstrous
As we approach Hallowe'en and (in the Northern hemisphere) the night grow darker, show us those Monstrous things that lie out there that frighten even the bravest space traveller.
[THE NEUTRAL ZONE]
Anything Star Trek
A Carte Blanche challenge, any Star Trek themed creation.
Fairy Tale Trek
I've seen pictures from one of the SNW episodes in which the crew seem to be acting out a fairy tale, so I thought a theme along those lines might be fun as well as topical.
Hats
We don't see many hats in the Trekiverse, so why not design some?
Hybrid Art
In light of DALL-E, IMAGEN and Mid Journey, you might want to have folks suggest hybrids from AI art…then flesh them out. For instance…one could suggest an Enterprise with Galactica surface detail..a Planet of The Titans Star Destroyer.
[THE NEUTRAL ZONE]
Remember, you can vote for THREE!!
Have fun!
