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 (12)
Fidelity2
Very cool. 5+.
geirla
Excellent work so far! I like the work pod, too.
zhaanman
Out-Standing design and history for the craft and its duties very cool stuff!!!!
ragouc
Cool modelling and scene.
plasmid
Great scifi render. The lighting is excellent.
JOELGLAINE
Most people forget the frigging radiators! Even Arthur C. Clarke had them leave them off the Discovery because he thought people wouldn't know what they were in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Your vessel looks spot on for a long range vehicle. Can't wait to see the finished product.
arcas
Lookin' good so far. I really dig the design.
dlfurman
I likes it. More please!
RealDeal
Excellent work, as always.
dbrv6
Great modeling! I like the shield umbrella. Fantastic!
technogeek
I like the overall concept of the ship's design for its intended purpose. Keep in mind that when we ACTUALLY start sending probes and ships out for such missions. The "cow-catcher" debris shield will be forged out of leftover slag from the foundries. Also the shield will have to be much bigger and beefier to handle the extremes endemic to the space environment.
Bambam131
Hello Tom, I love your work, you are an inspiration to me and quite a few others. Top notch as always! Well done my friend! All the best, David