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Thomas-Peters
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[2007-12-18 15:36:21 +0000 UTC]
"A Pig's gotta fly!"
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 6608; Deviations: 231; Watchers: 1764
Watching: 161; Pageviews: 167531; Comments Made: 2059; Friends: 161
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: Robert McCall, Ron Cobb, Ralph McQuarrieFavorite movies: 2001:a space odyssey
Favorite TV shows: Cosmos, Wonders of the Universe, Nova Science Now
Favorite bands / musical artists: J.S. Bach, Archangelo Corelli, Tangerine Dream
Favorite books: The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, ColorVision: Ron Cobb
Favorite writers: Arthur C. Clarke, Carl Sagan
Favorite games: MechAssault, Crimson Skies, Red Planet, Halo (all flavors)
Favorite gaming platform: No preference
Tools of the Trade: Lightwave, Vue, Photoshop, Illustrator
Other Interests: Astronomy, astronautics, aviation, science fiction
# About me
Tom Peters is an illustrator, graphic designer, and writer. His early career included serving as Technical Illustrator at Interstel, subcontracting to NASA, supporting several projects related to the Space Shuttle.Tom served as the Technical Editor for Digest Group Publications, as well as providing many illustrations within the DGP product line, producing material for the TRAVELLER RPG.
Tom has provided art work for almost every version of Traveller, including MegaTraveller, Traveller: The New Era, Marc Miller’s Traveller, and GURPS Traveller.
In addition to his illustrations for Traveller, Tom has provided art work for West End Games’ TORG, Game Designers’ Workshop’s Traveller:2300 (later changed to 2300 A.D.), Space:1889, and Challenge magazine , FASA’s Renegade Legion, and Battletech games, among others. He was part of the design team that created Crimson Skies.
Tom’s involvement in the Game Industry continued through the ’90s, moving from the paper and pen field to computer gaming. He joined Virtual World Entertainment, Inc. In 1992 as an artist, working on concept art, interface design, and visual game development. He then migrated to graphic and marketing design and finished with the company as the Marketing Art Director. His completed computer game projects include TESLA BattleTech and Red Planet, Microprose’s MechCommander, Hasbro Interactive’s Axis and Allies: Iron Cross, and Microsoft’s MechAssault.
As a freelance Illustrator, he has provided cover paintings for acclaimed authors Sharon Lee and Steve Miller’s Liaden Universe Companion 1 and 2, as well as two of their Chap Books. He has worked with Science Fiction author Allen Steele on the visual and functional design of the spacecraft in Steele’s novel Spindrift.
Tom currently lives in Illinois, just west of Chicago, with his wife, Diane, and 4 semi-autonomous Greeligs. He works as an Adjunct Professor at DuPage Community College, teaching Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and other digital graphic tools, and continues his career as a graphic artist and illustrator.
Current Residence: Just west of Chicago
Personal Quote: If God could do the tricks we can do, he'd be a happy man!
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Thank you, blacklion68! I hope to actually get some artwork done today for myself!
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Have you read Saturn Run yet? And if so, do you have any plans of doing a render of their space craft?
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You're welcome! I have my own issues with making a decent Vue image, importing models. etc. Its kind of reassuring to see one that works so well. I love your freighter in the foreground. I need to get it out and use it again for some work. Its a cool design!
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Thank you! Have to admit, I haven't used it myself for a long time!
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My pleasure! Great gallery you've got going!
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You are most welcome! I love your work. I'm hoping the Dragonfly might be available for Daz/Studio one day.
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Thank you for kind words! And yeah, the Dragonfly will be available at Daz3d and it shouldn't take long now
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