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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Trying my hand at doing new Trek style lighting and compositing. Made the hull materials much more metallic than I normally do and much more modern/vivid color palette.
Rendered in Blender Cyles
Composited in After Effects with Red Giant
#startrek #blender3d #scifi #3dmodeling #adobe #aftereffects
Rendered in Blender Cyles
Composited in After Effects with Red Giant
#startrek #blender3d #scifi #3dmodeling #adobe #aftereffects
February 6, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Trying my hand at doing new Trek style lighting and compositing. Made the hull materials much more metallic than I normally do and much more modern/vivid color palette.
Rendered in Blender Cyles
Composited in After Effects with Red Giant
#startrek #blender3d #scifi #3dmodeling #adobe #aftereffects
Rendered in Blender Cyles
Composited in After Effects with Red Giant
#startrek #blender3d #scifi #3dmodeling #adobe #aftereffects
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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almost done, just need some final details then I can set this model aside for the next several years or so
October 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
almost done, just need some final details then I can set this model aside for the next several years or so
Microsoft seems to be playing chicken with their users with this Windows 10 -> 11 crap. Who's gonna blink first?
Anyway, with a little help, I switched my main PC to Linux Ubuntu last night. It was way easier than I thought! Bye Microsoft! 👋
Anyway, with a little help, I switched my main PC to Linux Ubuntu last night. It was way easier than I thought! Bye Microsoft! 👋
October 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Microsoft seems to be playing chicken with their users with this Windows 10 -> 11 crap. Who's gonna blink first?
Anyway, with a little help, I switched my main PC to Linux Ubuntu last night. It was way easier than I thought! Bye Microsoft! 👋
Anyway, with a little help, I switched my main PC to Linux Ubuntu last night. It was way easier than I thought! Bye Microsoft! 👋
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It’s a "crisis" when immigrants "take jobs away", but "innovation" when machines do. Funny.
October 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
It’s a "crisis" when immigrants "take jobs away", but "innovation" when machines do. Funny.
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quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric
October 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric
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Mockup thumbnail-sketch render for a planned shot showing off my Star Trek EVA suit, doing some work on the hull of a Miranda-class. Intentionally in very bad/warbly quality to not give the impression that anything is final. The Miranda and suit are by me, the Workbee is @herda.me's amazing model.
September 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Mockup thumbnail-sketch render for a planned shot showing off my Star Trek EVA suit, doing some work on the hull of a Miranda-class. Intentionally in very bad/warbly quality to not give the impression that anything is final. The Miranda and suit are by me, the Workbee is @herda.me's amazing model.
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Kimmel’s writing staff doesn’t seem cowed by the events of the past week.
@jimmykimmellive.bsky.social
@jimmykimmellive.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Kimmel’s writing staff doesn’t seem cowed by the events of the past week.
@jimmykimmellive.bsky.social
@jimmykimmellive.bsky.social
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Lots of updates - Timing adjustments, Sparks and flame improvements, I added more debris, and debris/shield interactions, as well as adding Romulan Disruptor fire and SOUNDS! I'm quite happy with how this ended up looking.
September 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Lots of updates - Timing adjustments, Sparks and flame improvements, I added more debris, and debris/shield interactions, as well as adding Romulan Disruptor fire and SOUNDS! I'm quite happy with how this ended up looking.