Abstract and fractal art are my main interests............ both 2D and 3D..........
In my gallery you'll find a diverse range of abstract artwork.........
There is no real theme to my gallery.......
It is a collection of individual abstractions....
Why "TheGroovyDude"??????????
A nickname I picked up some years ago that stuck....
Yes, that is a picture of me......BIOMy favourite number is 7...........
I enjoy producing 2D & 3D abstract and abstract fractal artwork........
I am fascinated by abstract work.....
Rather like reading a book, it leaves a lot to the imagination......
A proportion of my work begins life as a photograph I have taken.......
I like to see what lies within the photo and find something I can breathe a different kind of life into........
Many of my pieces begins life on a much larger scale......
When a particular detail catches my eye I tend to crop and work on that detail..........
This process is sometimes repeated over and over until I have something that feels right.....
Very much like picking out a face in a crowd.....
There is something so much more vital in an individual face.....
Or I suppose it's a bit like picking black heads........
No matter how much you squeeze, there always seems to be more!!!!!!!!!
MORE STUPID ANALOGIES TO COME IN THE FUTURE!!!!!!!!
I tend to use Open Source Software (OSS) as it costs a lot less than the commerical packages.......
nothing at all in most cases.....
Open Source Software I like to work with.....
.....most of which will run on both Windows and LINUX.....
.....some of which will run on BSD, MacOS and Solaris.....
Apophysis - Freeware fractal flame editor for Windows - thanks to JHM for introducing me to this great package
FLAM3 - render engine for use with Apohpysis - UNDER TESTING
ChaosPro - Fractal Generator
The GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program - like PhotoShop & PaintShopPro
ImageMagick - a software suite used to create, edit, and compose bitmap images
AutoTrace - Converts bitmap to vector graphics
InkScape - A vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDraw, or Xara X
Sodipodi - A vector-based drawing program, like CorelDraw or Adobe Illustrator
restoreInpaint - Image restoration
hugin - For assembling a mosiac of photographs into a complete immersive panorama - image stitching
IMGV - Image Viewer with lots of nice features
JHead - Exif Jpeg camera setting parser and thumbnail remover
DAZ Studio - 3D modeller, a simple Poser-like app
BRL-CAD - A 3D solid modeling system with geometry editor, rendering, image-processing, etc.
Wings3D - A subdivision modeler inspired by Nendo and Mirai from Izware
Blender - 3D modeling, animation, rendering, post-production, interactive creation and playback
OpenFX - 3D modelling, animation and rendering
Art of Illusion - Java based 3D modelling and rendering studio
Nebula - 3D game and visualisation engine
Aqsis - a high quality, photorealistic, 3D rendering solution
POV-Ray - Persistence of Vision Raytracer
Jahshaka - Realtime Editing and Effects System for stills, video and audio
I discovered RENDEROSITY in October 2005.......
More to come when I have time................
Comments (3)
dragonfly2000
Years ago I had to do some medical illustrations for a piece on nanotech in the body, and the discussion was how can we make the bad cells look nasty - yours far exceed my choices! Very well done.
Quasidodo
Bizarre and intruiging. Excellent work. Will have to study this one and work out what the hell it is.
ChristineG
and again you did it.. excellent colors.... V Z