IGFW Exploration Fleet by Spydraxis
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
The Inter-Galactic Federation of Worlds or I.G.F.W. for short, dispatches small fleets of ships to expand its territories and explore the farthest reaches of the Milky Way Galaxy. Shown here are 2 cruisers (left center and far right), one heavy destroyer (Bottom), a frigate (top), and a heavy scout class vessel (top left). Departing from a deep space station. It is important to note that all space stations are designed to be self sustaining depot with medium range cargo ships and mining equipment and always placed near a habitable planet in the event of any catastrophe. Space stations are towed in modular sections and transported via Space-fold which is not practical for every day travel despite the fact that most IGFW Star-ships are equipped with Fold Generators. The Modular sections are then assembled on site and any accompanying ships remain with the station for a full rotation. Placing a station in deep space takes only a few days at most and has made colonization much easier than in previous generations.
I forgot to mention when I first posted this that this piece and nearly every image I post is for a Role Playing Game I am developing.

Comments (4)
excellent work !!
very cool render and composition, harkens back to the grand old days of space illustrations (for me anyway)
Great Sci-Fi Work !
I like the design theme of the ships. Is the ring on the back their fold system?
The ring is both the warp coils and the fold system. Warps in space are created by low power gravity pulses in space while a fold is a high intensity gravitational field. The best part of this little explanation is the fact that modern science backs it up completely...pretty cool huh? Incidentally the warp ring was not designed by me but adopted for my game from preliminary designs by NASA. I love science.
By the way Thanks for the comment and the question...I like comments but I LOVE answering questions more.