RELEASE: Captain Jean-Luc Picard

Downloading

This is a release for the Supporter and up tiers. The Patron Zone is back. Go there to download. You need to log in using your Patreon account before you can download. I'll make a separate post explaining this decision.

The Story

With roughly a week until the upcoming new Picard TV-show I decided to release a piece of relevant Star Trek fan art.

As a Trekker, over the years I have probably spent way too much time watching all the various TV shows multiple times (TNG alone 4 times). While DS9 is my favourite show, my favourite captain is Picard.

Part of the reason being his shiny dome, which someone (much like me) who started to visibly bald at the age of 18 could relate to. Here was this main character of a TV show captaining an interstellar starship, and he had male pattern baldness. To me at least this was super exciting.

At first my plan was to make a formal bust with Jean-Luc's stoic face, something that might suitably adorn the hallways of Starfleet Academy, but as I kept sculpting I felt this isn't necessarily the Jean-Luc I would personally prefer to look at on my desk, or shelf. I always loved the moments when he was surrounded by his friends, with a content smile on his face, or geeking out over some ancient (perhaps alien) archaeological artifact, so I decided to move it in that direction instead, and I am happy I did.

So, this release is near and dear to my heart, and if while printing it you can find even a few percents of the joy I experienced while digitally sculpting it, that's fantastic 🙂 A lot of the time, sculpting something can be laden with frustration and difficulties, and while there were difficulties to be sure, there were almost none of the usual frustrations, and this is quite rare for me.

Some printing info

There are four lights-- Uh, I mean, there are two versions of the main part. One which is more authentic with ear lobes, that require supports, and one which I have tweaked the ears of to make it print without supports, but it is less authentic to the subject.

The key on the base is more generous than usual and is only meant as support and alignment while you glue the two pieces together, so be warned that if you try to mount the main piece onto the base without any help it will fall off at the slightest nudge. Even some Blu-Tack ™  will help, that's how I usually do mine.

Thank you!

And finally, a big thank you to all of you! I realise I am in a very privileged situation having such a fantastic bunch of you lending your support, and making all of this possible. We just passed 300 patrons, and we will have to figure out something special for that amazing milestone :)