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 (37)
lemonjim
Makes great breakfast sausages too!
chimera46
lol, Great film, and a great pic, well done!
robotalk
Ah a perfect ad for a NEW Soylent green --in which people dont run screaming in realization "Soylent Green IS PEEEEOPLE !!" they accept it..and actually request certain neighbors or celebrities as their next soylent package..Yes, i'd like to order the soy green Beyonce flavor please...you're out of Beyonce..you have 3 more boxes of Courtney Love flavor?--umm--no thanks ..click..
jjean21
One of my all time fav flicks and this is going up in my cube at work (is that okay?) Marvelous poster.
Forevernyt
Hmm, can I use this as a poster too? This is too funny.
skiwillgee
Cool, I hope not to see this on a sign post anytime soon.
Digimon
Feel free to use this as a poster or desktop.
Svarg
How politically perfect! I mean . . it's GREEN!! It's even RECYCLED!!! hehe! The sign looks so happy, too . . . like an ad. Cool!
Hopalong
Hehe, only read part of the book, and didn't see the flick, but a nice combo off the bank. Stranger in a Strange Land? Christians and Cannibals? The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover? You are what you eat? Then there was FZ on the Neolithic evolution: "Call any vegetable and the chances are good that that vegetable will...." Ah, the ultimate and uniform perversity of the three M's: Monotheism, Monoculture, & Monopoly, hehe.
Meowth
IT'S PEOPLE!!! IT'S PEOPLE!!! LOL I am sooo going to print this as a poster (with Digimon in the corner credit of it)! Ah, brings back the memories. IT'S PEOPLE!!! IT'S PEOPLE!!! Now I am going to be yelling that all day and freaking people out.
CameraObscura
Perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Of course it has a lot of other implications, but that is the problem of the viewer since I give little for a casket and prefer cremation. However I think it would have more impact on a contemplative level if there were no words underneath it. Have a great weekend.
DennisReed
Cool Sign! Bravo! I question all massed produced foods! With Mad Cow, Chicken Flu, ... I may one day come to this? Of course it could be an Ad on some nearby Galaxy! BTW, I'm still am unclear as to your position in the war on animated thumbs! ;)
idiot_sphinx
I haven't seen that movie in ages ...LOL... chuck heston plays in all of the good ones :P Great sign , I suppose if I saw a sign like this in a restaurant , I would be scared !! Well designed and great fun !!~**~!!
RajDArge
finally a viable population control. End world hunger and polution in one swoop. Think global, eat local. Is there a nomination box for who you would recycle next?
kimariehere
you are brilliant you know! ... awesome! ... someday this will be famous i think..!! hehe they can take all my body parts just not my soul!
Cosme..D..Churruca
Still emotionated by yesterday... Terrific this sign, I remember the movie. Very clever Eric !
TwoPynts
I'm sure you are gonna scare of your co-workers now, if you haven't already. Brilliant and fun! I kept waiting for one of the figures to turn and gobble up the other one -- hint, hint! And yes, I think that quote was by Baker...always a safe assumption. ;]
Burpee
What an amazing movie Soylent Green is! One of those that stays in your mind for a long, long time. I'm pretty sure you scared your coworkers years ago! :p
mishelleb
"To Serve Man" = required reading! Add a little soma..mmmmm!
Richardphotos
but is it biodegradible or only a figment fruit of a palm tree that has been hanging around the oasis too long. or none of the below
zoren
clever comment on our possible future.....
jif3d
Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy...tasty people snackies !just don't send any "Lurch" flavours thanx ! I think you have won the advertising contract of the year for "SG" ! ~Cheers~ :o)
dashboard_jehovah
We ARE what we eat!..and we yam what we yam!
hecate61
I was just thinking about the movie "Soylent Green". Great image but I don't believe I'll be ordering that particular product anytime soon.
jocko500
cool ideal and i bet the people at work likes it too
leoshades
Quite keen!
Margana
LMAO!You ARE funny,Eric!Now that's true recycling!!!-M :^D
kenmo
Nicely done...
2Loose2Trek
Very cool image. V
cynlee
hahaha.. You've gotta tell them. You've gotta tell them!!!!.. worth printing!! :]