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Design a Star Trek Alien Species (8/31/2019)
The goal of this assignment is to teach you to work with narrow parameters on a licensed property, with the intent of producing a complimentary design to the franchise that will hold up over a long period of time. In addition, it is intended to broaden your understanding of character design in the science fiction genre.
Before you get started, If you have not seen any Star Trek shows or movies I recommend you watch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_(film) from 2009 or any good episodes of a Star Trek series of your choice.

For inspiration and reference, here are some links to get you started for reference.

This is a 2-part assignment.
PART 1:
-Render in Color a front and back view of your Alien dressed in its traditional clothing, that could fit on a human actor, in any art style.
-Provide an additional sheet of any face studies you did to develop your idea.
-Write up answers to this list of questions
1.    RACE: Name of Alien race.
2. HOMEWORLD: Describe Climate and appearance of their native environment and architecture.
3. TECHNOLOGY LEVEL: Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Steel Age, Space Travel, Warp Speed, etc.
4. PHYSIOLOGY: Unique biological traits, weaknesses, strengths, what they eat, etc. What makes their bodies different than humans?
5. COLOR PALETTE: What colors do you associate wit this race, skin color, clothing colors, etc.
6. MATERIALS PALETTE: What materials define their clothing and culture. When it comes to woven fabrics, be specific. Remember, they are aliens who do things a little differently than humans.
7. RELIGIOUS BELIEF: Describe what they believe regarding an afterlife or any essential beliefs they hold that shape their culture, even if they do not believe in a religious system or doctrine. What is their creation or origin story?
8. CULTURE: How does their society work? Gender differences in clothing? How do they take a mate, what rites of passage do they have? What defines their economy? What gives them their purpose in society, etc.
9. FONT/LANGUAGE:
10. SALES PITCH: Describe how this race adds value to the Star Trek universe and what makes them unique from all other Star Trek races?
11. INSPIRATION: Describe your inspiration, and any sources of ideas you may have found, even ideas learned from real-world cultures.
12. A description of how this alien race adds value to the star trek universe.
Part 2:
1 female alien dressed in their native cultural clothing.
-Pick one of your two alien characters and dress them in a federation uniform of your choice.


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