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Artist Profile 
Rick Sternbach Rick Sternbach has been a space and science fiction artist since the early 1970's, often combining both interests in a project. He is a founding member and Fellow of the International Association of Astronomical Artists (IAAA) and has written and illustrated articles on orbital transfer vehicles and interstellar flight for Science Digest. He has twice received the coveted Hugo award for Best Professional Science Fiction Artist from the World Science Fiction Society and has done book and magazine illustration for works by Asimov, Heinlein, Anderson, Benford, Niven, White, Pohl, Bear, Brunner, Hamilton, Tiptree, Williamson, Schmidt and others. Rick added film and television illustration and special effects to his background, with productions including Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Last Starfighter, Future Flight, and Cosmos, for which he and other members of the astronomical art team received an Emmy Award. As Illustrator/Visual Effects Art Director/Miniature Construction Supervisor of Future Flight (Arnold Shapiro Productions), Rick Sternbach designed and constructed future spacecraft miniatures and planned effects sequences for five types: Lunar Shuttle, Solar Sails, Asteroid Mover, Outer Planet Explorer, and Interstellar Vehicle. With the rebirth of Star Trek, beginning with The Next Generation, Rick Sternbach was one of the first people hired to update the Trek universe. He created new spacecraft, tricorders, phasers, and hundreds of other props and set pieces. Using pencil, pen, and computer, Rick added the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine station and Star Trek: Voyager ship to his spacecraft inventory, and kept his hand in real space design with Voyager's Ares IV Mars orbiter (blessed by planetary scientist Dr. Bruce Murray). Rick contributed graphic designs for the Star Trek Nemesis feature film, including the new Romulan bird of prey and Senate chamber floor. He also provided computer playback graphics and animation elements for Steven Soderbergh's feature film, Solaris. Rick's clients include NASA, Sky and Telescope, Data Products, Random House, Smithsonian Magazine, Analog Magazine, Astronomy Magazine, Science Digest and Time-Life Books.
Rick Sternbach is often commissioned by clients to produce custom art and provide design, illustration and technical consulting services. Please contact us to discuss commissioning Rick for your next project.
Rick Sternbach has made a selection of his art available for licensing. To discuss possible licensing opportunities, please contact us. 
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