Hi. Anyone remember me? I'm alive and well. I'm still Brycing. I just haven't posted here in a long time.

I'm starting up a site specifically for my art and I know what I want the header image to look like but I'm not sure the best way to achieve it. I want a photo studio look where everything except the subject is white. I want 3D text that says "3D Art by Jason" in a dark metallic silver. To the right but in front will be a sphere, a cube, and a pyramid in a jeweled blue. I want the text and the shapes to look as 3D and real as possible. Would a light dome be best for this? If so, where would I find one that offers a balance between realism and decent rendering times?

Hi Jason,
Of course I remember you. Good to see you back here. Sorry I can't help with your dome question. When you get that website up and running provide a link, I'd love to check out your work.

Angela

Angela,

Although my site isn't up, you can see all my art at my Zazzle store:
http://www.zazzle.com/jasonmit/posters

Be warned that it includes my early "sphere over water" works, but people buy it so who am I to deny them?

Jason

Hi and welcome back. In response to your question, take a look at this tut over at photochopz forum... How to create cool 3d Photoshopz part 2... Pay close attention to the lighting set up. Hope this helps.

Quote - Hi and welcome back. In response to your question, take a look at this tut over at photochopz forum... How to create cool 3d Photoshopz part 2... Pay close attention to the lighting set up. Hope this helps.

Thank you. That gave me everything I needed. Now to create the header image.

Thanks for the link Jason. Saw a bunch of images that I remembered, but had forgotten who did them. Really nice stuff there. Take care.

Quote - Thanks for the link Jason. Saw a bunch of images that I remembered, but had forgotten who did them. Really nice stuff there. Take care.

Thank you!

That's lovely Jason, but don't you think the cube, sphere and pyramid should be a little bit bigger ? I thought you said you were going to make the lettering in a dark metallic silver and the sphere, the cube, and the pyramid in a jeweled blue.

Just a Suggestions.

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Make all the A's in Pyramids the O a Sphere and the N a Cube?

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Make all the A's in Pyramids the O a Sphere and the N a Cube?

AN excellent suggestion!!!!

Quote - That's lovely Jason, but don't you think the cube, sphere and pyramid should be a little bit bigger ? I thought you said you were going to make the lettering in a dark metallic silver and the sphere, the cube, and the pyramid in a jeweled blue.

I changed my mind and decided I liked ruby for all of it. The shapes don't look as small on the actual site:

http://www.3dartbyjason.com/

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Make all the A's in Pyramids the O a Sphere and the N a Cube?

Thanks for the suggestion, but I think I'll keep it like this.

OOOOhhh, I like. Very pretty, the Ruby letters are fantastic! I agree with keeping it like it is.

Umm, I just tried the link, and copy pasted it in. It didn't take me anywhere that looked like a website. It said something about posting a blog, I think. It did have your banner in the heading. I'll check back on it in a day or two.

The blog is the web site.Each post will be an image and background info on it. Nothing there yet though except the header image.