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.
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.
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Comments (19)
sim3344
Awesome Scene!!! Nice Job!!
Mondwin
Magnificent and splendid sci fi scene..bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx
MagikUnicorn Online Now!
Wonderful StarTrek Tribute :)
Biffowitz
Looks like a great model alright, cool scene too. Nice work!
ragouc
Very good sci-fi scene.
TheBear005
Fantastic! Great Trek scene.
PsychoNaut
Whoa! I actually remember that episode, the girl he practiced his medical seduction skills on was HAWT if I recall. Ah ye olde trek. :D Wonderful Enterprise and planet too.
Fidelity2
Your technique is so cool. 5+.
gaff
Excellent work, viva Star Trek :)
Robert0921
Nice, I am looking forward to the new movie.
722
awesom work , render
arcas
I really love the perspective and lighting on this - and of course that title is brilliant :)
geirla
Great scene! Love the ringed world and the distant blue moon.
zhaanman
"Dammit Jim!!!!" Ha Out-Standing background story and Perfect point of view for the Enterprise what a look Love it!!!!!!!
DAM3D
Excellent Enterprise, well done :)
pixeltek
Nicely put together, and the ringed planet is perfect.
theseus88bc
Beautiful portrait of my favourite Enterprise. Absolutely stunning!
Seaview123
That's a great looking picture of the ol' girl. Nice work on this render.
JeffersonAF
Excellent scene.