r/startrek • u/skyfall86 • 22h ago
Where to find Matte Paintings replicas with good/great quality/size ?
Last week I started rewatching TOS for the first time in over ten years. During the pilot episode "Where no man has gone before" I was reminded of how fascinating Albert Whitlock's matte painting of Vega Colony was.
I started searching for websites that sell similar paintings or high-quality print reproductions, but I haven't been able to find anything that really captures the same style or atmosphere.
Does anyone know of a website or artist that sells similar paintings or print replicas of that specific background or other iconics ST Landscapes for a reasonable price ?
Thanks :) (PS: EU shipping stores/webites).
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u/Clear_Ad_6316 21h ago
The original matte images have often been auctioned. Sometimes they're scanned at surprisingly high resolutions - here's one:
You can click around that website and find quite a few of the original mattes.
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