About
Here in you find some of my art I have published over the years. I guess I got into art at an early age and have always had a bit of an obsession with scifi, much to consternation of certain teachers and lecturers!
After a bit of a wilderness period after leaving Art college, I finally got back in things, especially when I had a dabble with some 3D programs, then I got hold of DOGA a free and Japanese modelling program (its kind of like have a box of parts, then you can create what you like) Since then I’ve moved on, I usually use sketchup. Rendering I use Vue D’espirit. Post work and backdrops I use Photoshop, finally I use illustrator for plans and logos.
After some strange and odd jobs, I am now involved in managing a website, blogs, facebook and advertising. I manage my own blog and my good ladies too. (http://ladybttn.wordpress.com/)
I’ve done work for Spica, Gypsy Knights games, Zozer, VBAM games, MJ12 (War Dogs), Mindjammer Press and Mongoose Publishing.
Not content with doing all this 3D CG stuff, I do mini painting too, I’ve done alot, alas I don’t have photo of alot of it.
I take commissions so feel free to drop me a line. Enjoy and don’t forget your Towel.
My email address is biomassartATgmail.com
Or leave a message on this page.
About the Sections:
Traveller is an rpg, currently being published by Mongoose.
Traveller: 2300 is an RPG too. Originally created by GDW. Mongoose will be publishing a new version at some point.
TTA: Terran Trade Authority. This was a set of 4 books containing the art of scifi artists from the 70s.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terran_Trade_Authority
Wardogs: Is a wargame created by Todd Pote and distributed by MJ12 games.
Inspiration: Stuff I like and ship of the week.
Ian Stead
aka middenface, biomassart
All Work is Copyright Ian Stead.
Some Pieces are Copyright Mongoose Publishing
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Biomassart 
Ian., I’d like to talk to you about your renderings. I can’t find an email link, so I’m using this. Please email me ASAP.
September 10, 2011 at 10:59 pm
Hello, I was wondering if I could use one of your renderings as an illustration on my blog (http://vectormovement.wordpress.com) to illustrate an article on fighter ships in Traveller? All properly credited with a direct link to your blog of course. Please e-mail me at backman4#telia.com with the hashmark replaced with @ of course.
November 23, 2013 at 2:31 pm
December 3, 2013 at 4:52 pm
I can’t seem to find an email address for you either… Please contact me at cehendrix@sbcglobal.net as I’d like to talk to you about permission for use of your illustrations for a Traveller CCG personal project.
March 18, 2019 at 7:51 pm
Hi. Did you do the original anathema logo? Do you have any scans
February 27, 2014 at 10:32 pm
Hi
Yes it was me who did the original logo, scans no, sorry. I can ask Darren, he’s the only one I have spoken too since I did that, it was about 1994??
I bumped into the current line up a few years ago, it was wierd, I think they have completely forgotten me, not Darren though.
February 28, 2014 at 9:50 am
Hello Ian, I’d like to talk about a commission for an SF anthology cover. I’m either being thick or don’t see your contact details.
March 4, 2014 at 6:33 pm
Ian, did you make illustrations for the Spanish language edition of Traveller?
Thanks!
July 23, 2018 at 7:32 pm
Nope not me that one.
July 23, 2018 at 7:53 pm