Lauren Herda
@herda.me
My outie is a fetid moppet.
She/her. I #design apps & websites for money. I love #3dModeling, #StarTrek, #Airships, #Postcards, #Type Design, #GameArt, and cool #History stuff. #Baltimore. social.lol/@lauren
She/her. I #design apps & websites for money. I love #3dModeling, #StarTrek, #Airships, #Postcards, #Type Design, #GameArt, and cool #History stuff. #Baltimore. social.lol/@lauren
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Lauren Herda
@herda.me
· Apr 28
Guess who's got art in the upcoming 2026 Star Trek Ships of the Line calendar? I'm so thrilled this is finally shared publicly, there are SO many incredible artists featured in this edition and I'm just honored to get to be one of them!
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Hmm, I guess as far as canon rules go, this could imply that TOS-era workbees (at least from around the time of "Space Seed") looked basically the same as they would up through the TNG era.
January 21, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Hmm, I guess as far as canon rules go, this could imply that TOS-era workbees (at least from around the time of "Space Seed") looked basically the same as they would up through the TNG era.
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Alrighty - my final update on this shot for now! Tons of revisions and fixes, as well as new Music SFX and VO. Added the welders welding, a few more work bees, the Arges in the background, and some changes to the lighting angle.
4K in the 🧵!
I hope everyone likes it!
4K in the 🧵!
I hope everyone likes it!
January 21, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Alrighty - my final update on this shot for now! Tons of revisions and fixes, as well as new Music SFX and VO. Added the welders welding, a few more work bees, the Arges in the background, and some changes to the lighting angle.
4K in the 🧵!
I hope everyone likes it!
4K in the 🧵!
I hope everyone likes it!
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Like so…
Keep in mind this is a quick and rough edit, but I would absolutely believe that this was the original song for the opening.
Keep in mind this is a quick and rough edit, but I would absolutely believe that this was the original song for the opening.
January 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Like so…
Keep in mind this is a quick and rough edit, but I would absolutely believe that this was the original song for the opening.
Keep in mind this is a quick and rough edit, but I would absolutely believe that this was the original song for the opening.
The thing I'm most excited to find out from Starfleet Academy is which damn uniform is *the* uniform... I've seen like eighty of them in all the promo photos and trailers.
January 14, 2026 at 9:21 PM
The thing I'm most excited to find out from Starfleet Academy is which damn uniform is *the* uniform... I've seen like eighty of them in all the promo photos and trailers.
Scott Adams really paved the way to the deep end so people like JK Rowling could go off of it.
January 13, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Scott Adams really paved the way to the deep end so people like JK Rowling could go off of it.
LinkedIn these days is just a constant feed of professionals posting rationalizations for why having an LLM do their (or worse, someone else’s) job for them is actually a very very good thing and totally isn’t just them taking shortcuts and cutting corners.
January 13, 2026 at 1:12 PM
LinkedIn these days is just a constant feed of professionals posting rationalizations for why having an LLM do their (or worse, someone else’s) job for them is actually a very very good thing and totally isn’t just them taking shortcuts and cutting corners.
Why are these weirdos always so obsessed with protein and supplements? God they’re bizarre.
January 13, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Why are these weirdos always so obsessed with protein and supplements? God they’re bizarre.
I happen to believe that starships and uniforms and all that stuff isn’t just art in a meta production sense, but is also considered art in a very literal in-universe sense. Starships are simultaneously functional vehicles for space exploration, and beautiful objets d’art.
January 11, 2026 at 8:37 AM
I happen to believe that starships and uniforms and all that stuff isn’t just art in a meta production sense, but is also considered art in a very literal in-universe sense. Starships are simultaneously functional vehicles for space exploration, and beautiful objets d’art.
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In 2026 I'm hoping to knock out at least one or two more Aerodex planes! I want to expand on that world some more, whatever it may end up becoming, and I've got so many little plane doodles laying around my desk for inspiration. I'm sure there will be more Trek art to come, too 😉
January 1, 2026 at 12:26 AM
In 2026 I'm hoping to knock out at least one or two more Aerodex planes! I want to expand on that world some more, whatever it may end up becoming, and I've got so many little plane doodles laying around my desk for inspiration. I'm sure there will be more Trek art to come, too 😉
Needing a bit of a break from that, I took a stab at designing a custom Trek ship, the Pandora-class S.S. Baychimo... a human (but not Starfleet) design with a similar spooky backstory to its namesake! www.artstation.com/artwork/XJYNel
Pandora Class - SS Baychimo, Lauren Herda
The S.S. Baychimo (NAR-337) is a Federation-registered ship operated by Earth's planetary space authority, the United Earth Space Probe Agency (UESPA). It was built for long-duration deployments in un...
www.artstation.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Needing a bit of a break from that, I took a stab at designing a custom Trek ship, the Pandora-class S.S. Baychimo... a human (but not Starfleet) design with a similar spooky backstory to its namesake! www.artstation.com/artwork/XJYNel
Probably one of my favorite planes so far, the Vistalux 202 Thunderhead was completed at the tail end of a run of 5 different fantasy aircraft designs that started back in 2024. www.artstation.com/artwork/RKQZWW
A Visit to Consorpine - 202 Thunderhead, Lauren Herda
A visiting Vistalux 202 Thunderhead from the nation of Ebbtide pays the city of Consorpine a visit during the city-state's Fleet Week celebrations. It is painted in the colors of the Ebbtide Air Warde...
www.artstation.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Probably one of my favorite planes so far, the Vistalux 202 Thunderhead was completed at the tail end of a run of 5 different fantasy aircraft designs that started back in 2024. www.artstation.com/artwork/RKQZWW
Looking back on 2025, I got a lot of cool 3D modeling done, but a significant portion of it was in service of a final piece that will likely still not be published for at least several months. But I did manage to eke out an Aerodex plane and an original starship design, so there's that!
January 1, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Looking back on 2025, I got a lot of cool 3D modeling done, but a significant portion of it was in service of a final piece that will likely still not be published for at least several months. But I did manage to eke out an Aerodex plane and an original starship design, so there's that!
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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So as I'm healing, I'm getting the creative spark back - here's a shot from after the battle, with some wonderful EVA suits by Robert Rose! This is totally WIP, low-sample, and missing SFX. I'm gonna add workbees and repaired panels!
December 21, 2025 at 5:24 AM
So as I'm healing, I'm getting the creative spark back - here's a shot from after the battle, with some wonderful EVA suits by Robert Rose! This is totally WIP, low-sample, and missing SFX. I'm gonna add workbees and repaired panels!
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Only two of the 83 crewmen aboard USS Macon (ZRS-5) when the aircraft carrier airship crashed in a storm off Big Sur California in 1935, and the USN's intention to use ships like the Macon for long range scouts died with it.
Given its explicit role to warn of potential Japanese surprise attack...
Given its explicit role to warn of potential Japanese surprise attack...
December 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Only two of the 83 crewmen aboard USS Macon (ZRS-5) when the aircraft carrier airship crashed in a storm off Big Sur California in 1935, and the USN's intention to use ships like the Macon for long range scouts died with it.
Given its explicit role to warn of potential Japanese surprise attack...
Given its explicit role to warn of potential Japanese surprise attack...
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Spent a little time today refining my TAS shaders. I'm pretty happy with how things are looking right now! Used some compositor nodes as well to add some post-processing. These are all 'in-camera' renders straight out of #Blender3D
December 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Spent a little time today refining my TAS shaders. I'm pretty happy with how things are looking right now! Used some compositor nodes as well to add some post-processing. These are all 'in-camera' renders straight out of #Blender3D
THE FOUNTAIN (2006). Everyone I've talked to about it has either felt "meh" or downright hates it, but I love it. I think I enjoy stories that span history and/or involve reincarnation, and combined with the impressive VFX and score, it just works for me.
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 AM
THE FOUNTAIN (2006). Everyone I've talked to about it has either felt "meh" or downright hates it, but I love it. I think I enjoy stories that span history and/or involve reincarnation, and combined with the impressive VFX and score, it just works for me.
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He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
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Well, it's taken a little over a week of grinding away at this shot, but I finally got it done!
Modeled and Rendered in Blender by me
Composited in After Effects with Red Giant Suite
Edited in Premier.
#blender3d #startrek #scifi #3dmodeling #animation #spaceship #vfx #scifi
Modeled and Rendered in Blender by me
Composited in After Effects with Red Giant Suite
Edited in Premier.
#blender3d #startrek #scifi #3dmodeling #animation #spaceship #vfx #scifi
USS Jacoby: Perchance To Dream
YouTube video by Misha Siegfried
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Well, it's taken a little over a week of grinding away at this shot, but I finally got it done!
Modeled and Rendered in Blender by me
Composited in After Effects with Red Giant Suite
Edited in Premier.
#blender3d #startrek #scifi #3dmodeling #animation #spaceship #vfx #scifi
Modeled and Rendered in Blender by me
Composited in After Effects with Red Giant Suite
Edited in Premier.
#blender3d #startrek #scifi #3dmodeling #animation #spaceship #vfx #scifi
Ooh I bet this would be a fun one to do a render of!
October 22, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Ooh I bet this would be a fun one to do a render of!