Dan Voltz Art & Illustration

War of the Worlds painting, showing the Martian Tripods attacking a posh suburban neighborhood.

War of the Worlds in the Suburbs

December 3, 2019 by danvoltzart

This is the second piece in my “suburban fantastic” series. I’ve had this particular image in my head for months, and it’s nice to see it all out on paper. Well, digital paper? You know what I mean. The idea here is that there’s a gigantic, imminent threat–a world-ending threat. And the suburban guy in his nice SUV is just, well, ignoring it. Until it shows up behind him with an incinerator. You can figure out the subtext on your […]

Categories: Original Art, Science FIction

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Star Wars Rey fan art featuring Rey holding a blue lightsaber against a red background.

Rey – Star Wars Fan Art

November 25, 2019 by danvoltzart

So, obviously, I have an undying love of Star Trek. But here’s the thing: I like Star Wars *too*. Isn’t that pretty wild? Anyway, in anticipation of December’s newest Star Wars film (Rise of Skywalker), I decided to create this piece featuring Rey. I changed up my usual aspect ratio a bit, and found that it added a nice bit of drama to the piece. I also changed up my colors a little, to make it more dynamic. I really […]

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Fan art of the 12th Doctor, as played by Peter Capaldi. Digital art that looks like oil painting. Doctor Who fan art.

Doctor Who Portrait – 12

November 19, 2019 by danvoltzart

The 12th Doctor got off to something of a rocky start. But once Capaldi settled into his role, he was amazing. I don’t know that I can say 12 is my favorite Doctor… but if you backed me into a corner, Capaldi is probably the name I’d choose. Especially in his later seasons, he brought such raw compassion to the role that it was hard not to like. But he could also tell people shut up, which was nice too. […]

Categories: Doctor Who, Fan Art, Uncategorized

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Space Rogues – Main Characters

November 18, 2019 by danvoltzart

Indy author John Wilker contacted me a couple months back and asked if I would illustrate the main characters to his space action/opera series Space Rogues. I jumped at the chance, and I’m glad I did. This project was a lot of fun to complete. There are six members of the crew. From left to right, they’re: Gabe (an Android), Benny, Wil (the captain), Cynthia, Zephyr, and Maxim. I haven’t had the privilege of reading the series yet myself, but it’s […]

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A D'Deridex class Romulan Warbird circles a planet. The planet is hidden in a nebula, which takes up most of the frame. The Romulan warship is on the left side of the screen.

Romulan Warbird – Intergalactic Subterfuge

November 14, 2019 by danvoltzart

“It’s always a game of chess with the Romulans.” — Jean-Luc Picard The Romulan Warbird is one of my all time favorite adversary starship designs. It’s so elegant, so threatening–and entirely Romulan. It looks like it’s smiling at you as it’s powering up it’s disruptors. I wanted the background to echo the subterfuge that Romulans are famous for, so I thought about hiding a planet in a nebula. There’s probably a Romulan base on that planet. Or not. You never […]

Categories: Fan Art, Star Trek

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A pack of velociraptors on the hunt in the suburbs. Artwork featuring dinosaurs in the suburbs.

Raptors in the Suburbs

November 7, 2019 by danvoltzart

I’m super excited about this piece, which I plan to be the start of a series of paintings depicting science fiction and fantasy in the suburbs. I know, the suburbs seem kind of… mundane. But that’s what I like about the idea: merging the fantastic with the mundane. It’s also kind of a new style of piece for me–but that’s also what makes it a bit exciting. Okay, back to the piece: velociraptors. Every time I see a flock […]

Categories: Fantasy, Original Art

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Two colonial marines (as seen in the film Aliens) look through a science fiction corridor. Aliens fan art, or colonial marines fan art, depending how you look at it.

Aliens – Colonial Marines Fan Art

October 25, 2019 by danvoltzart

This piece has been in my head for ages… and I’m really happy I was finally able to get it out on paper. This one’s inspired by the film Aliens. I had the urge to draw some Colonial Marines… and as you can tell by the lighting, they’re in for some bad news shortly. (“How could they cut the power, man?! They’re animals!”) Anyway, I wanted to emphasize a pretty simple color palette on this one, but I used the shoulder […]

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Lt Nyota Uhura fan art - art of Uhura showing her face framed by a Starfleet delta shield. Uhura Star Trek fan art.

Uhura – Listening Skills

October 8, 2019 by danvoltzart

Uhura was a character that I always wish received a little more development throughout the original series. I mean, I get that TOS was focused on Kirk, Spock, and McCoy. But a little extra development would have been nice. Even still, Nichelle Nichols did an amazing job in creating the character. I really like the way this piece turned out! If you’d like to purchase prints of this piece, check out my online store.

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USS Enterprise-D art featuring the Enterprise orbiting around a planet with rings. Star Trek fan art.

Enterprise-D “Around the Rings”

September 30, 2019 by danvoltzart

Okay, as I’ve said before on this site, the Enterprise-D is probably my all-time favorite starship. So it was a lot of fun to illustrate this piece of Star Trek fan art! That’s not to say it was a non-stop fun fest. The lifeboats on the Enterprise-D in particular were kind of tricky… and painstaking. But it was worth getting all that detail right in the end! If you like this piece, don’t be shy! Let me know in the […]

Categories: Fan Art, Star Trek

Captain Janeway fan art and Commander Tuvok fan art; this Star Trek Voyager fan art shows Captain Janeway and Lt. Tuvok combating intruders throughout the USS Voyager corridors.

Janeway and Tuvok – “Side by Side”

September 27, 2019 by danvoltzart

This piece I did entirely for fun, so it’s very much inside my comfort zone. But I wanted to create a “starfleet action-y” piece and also highlight a couple of main characters. Tuvok and Janeway seemed like the logical choice. (Ha.) They’ve always had an easy, loyal, compassionate friendship based on mutual respect. And I tried to capture this in the piece. This piece is available from my store as a print, so if you want this hanging on your […]

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