Our love for science fiction is so vivid and soars so far into space, regular art just won't convey it. To display our favorite science-fiction characters and creatures properly, you need something special. You need... the black velvet painting. Behold!


Captain Kirk velvet painting from The Velvet Store




Admiral Ackbar velvet painting from eBay auction.



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Velvet Yoda painting for sale here, for just $1,500. Cheap!




Velvet Yoda Elvis painting, from BoingBong




Unicorns in space, from BoingBoing!




Star Wars poster on black velvet, from Mike Jackiw.




U.S.S. Enterprise on black velvet — sorry this is so low-res, but I had to include it. From Who Would Buy That? via Site Du Jour.




Chewbacca, plus weird creepy angel heads, on black velvet. From Brancusi7 on Flickr.




Baby Princess Leia on black velvet, from Bonnie Burton at the Star Wars Blog. (Thanks Bonnie!)




Admiral Ackbar (again!) From Indignico Inc. on Flickr.




Unicorn on the Moon! From Indignico Inc. on Flickr.




Wesley Crusher! As presented to Wil Wheaton. From Indignico Inc. on Flickr.




The Winchester Bros. From Indignico Inc. on Flickr.




A Sleestak, in contemplation. From Indignico Inc. on Flickr.




The Joker. From Indignico Inc. on Flickr.




Kim Jong Il and another Sleestak (why??) From Indignico Inc. on Flickr.