A Tiger for Mea (Photoshop) www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php
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I have been drawing since I was 11, some 33 years ago.
My 6th grade teacher, Mr. Knoss, was a great artist and I greatly admired his illustrations. He encouraged me to pursue my artistic interests at a crucial time in my development.
My High School art teacher "Vern", was also a great influence. He always challenged me to try different things.
I was lucky that my parents were very supportive of my interest in art. I studied at The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (1986-1990). Where I was humbled by many great artists that were far more talented than I. There it was that I rounded out my fine art skills, and then chose to major in Media Arts. Studied film, video and sound. Learned all the skills needed to shoot, direct, edit those mediums.
While pursuing a Media Arts major, I discovered computer graphics, still in it's infancy. This is where I came to an Epiphany. Here was a new medium, that incorporated everything I had previously learned into one new medium. Not only that, but it had new dimensions, interactivity, feedback, randomness, AI. I was hooked.
The next 17 years I learned and grew with the industry. Learning everything from how to create and manipulate digital imagery and create animations, to interface design and interactive authoring. My day job is an Information Architect, a fancy term for software interface design.
A few years back, my wife and I hit on some difficult times (As many people do) and it was during a very dark time in our lives that I discovered what became Renderosity, Initially I posted work, merely as a way to get myself back into the discipline of making new art.
I was delighted to find a world-wide community of talented artists, exchanging ideas and art!! I was thrilled! I have learned so much from you, and your art has brightened up my world. I am lucky to have made some great friends here, and I aim to do tributes to all of you!
Somanyartistssolittletime! ; )
I use this gallery as an online journal, and put all of my "Brain-droppings" here, over 400 images.
To see "The best" of my work, you can use the portals on my gallery page or go to my website:
www.abrainteractive.com
Comments (48)
sackrat
Outstanding !
voske
A pleasure to see this pic again,Excellent work!!!!
Tedz
It's a fine bit of Work Lad...You did well!
Naichan
This is a great idea, well executed. Quite comical too! The composition benefits from the isolating white background. Nice one!
Li-An
it's always a pleasure to see your funny/impracticable/surreal creations! lovely idea and result. BIG V!
frndofyaweh
Obviously, this one is very popular. Amusing, surreal and very well thought out. Breaking down the box feels quite good, ya know eh? (sorry, hangin' with the Canadians at ST)
cajolargo
fantastic! and funny too =)
DennisReed
Fantastic composition and most entertaining! Bravo!
alsafysh
this is great!!! i mean even better then great, awsome is a word that comes to mind and refreshing is another! if this didn't win...it should have!
Egmont
The concept is more than just interesting. It makes the mind think. So let us get to the elements and the composition. The ice cup and sharp I would not touch. The planes shadow, along with the shadow of the shell trouble me. There is no surface here and so there should be no shadow. The shell is to large as you appear to have scale and proportions throughout the image. Then there is a bit of an water-block sticking out from behind the cube, an error perhaps? I am not bothered by the lack of a left wing on the Japanese Zero, knowing that such things break away during a crash landing. Here is a suggestion as to the surface upon which the water cub rests, so that the shadows have reasons to be shadows. Look at an ice cube melting and re-create the same effect and you have a surface. By the way, I do love the sharks shadow. I hope this helps you Eric.
mallethead
VERRY nice work! Great concept, and skillfully created image. Just plain fun to look at!!
cindyx
This image is FANTASTIC!!! What a rare imagination you have. EXCELLENT!!!
BobaDuffs
thats awesome idea using the getaway vacations to think out of the box when you got different universes all around you!! Oh this image hit me because I can so relate right now!! Very cool! :P
chimera46
I wouldn't say the first one was boring, but I do like this one much better. well done!
SamTherapy
Very cool image. The fish swimming out of the cube are what really makes this work for me.
pmermino
Fantastic composition .... I love your fantasy.... very surreal ...
EnglishBob
This is out of the box, all right! Just came across this from your Top 30 (400 images) post. I've actually seen a bronze sculpture on a similar theme, a woman wading through a free-standing "block" of water, and thought it would make a good subject for 3D graphics. Well, it would, and here's the proof!
EyeOfTheJen
This is incredible! Very creative idea and well executed. I love this.