Who is 'Markal'?
Markal is Mark Edwards who lives in Mississippi – originally from Indianapolis, Indiana. I retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2003 after 23 years and decided to stay here in the warm gulf coast south along with my wife, two daughters and three grandchildren.
How long have you been rendering/doing computer graphics?
My last five years in the Air Force I designed and developed computer-based training. We used PhotoShop, Flash and even wrote code in HTML, so I guess I started in the late 90’s. My terragen work began in 2003.
Do you have traditional art experience?
No real art experience just the standard art classes in high school and college.
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What are you currently working on?
I’m working on a collaboration with a Bryce artist…he is making a ship for one of my space landscape images. Learning Terragen 2 and possibly Vue may be in the works soon.
What software/equipment do you use and why?
Software used is Terragen .9.43, PaintShopPro 7 and LunarCell. I use an outdated Dell Pentium 4, 1.4GHZ, running Windows XP. I was going to upgrade but, this very large screen HDTV deal fell into my lap so I had to upgrade my other love…. watching Blue-Ray movies…first. Hopefully I’ll upgrade to a quad 4 before the end of the year.
What do you think your best piece of work is and why?
One of my latest favorites is Rigel III. The foreground is a stone BMP overlay I applied in Terragen…. the shading and shadows were in-line with the sun angle and it worked very well. The only post work was the LunarCell moons and I think they also add a realistic touch. It still amazes me how computer graphics can make an imaginary place look so real and believable.
Why do you like to work with 3D software?
It’s a fun hobby for me and when I focus on the work it carries me away from the hustle and worries of this world.ÂÂ
Who/what inspires you?
All the wonderful artists here at ReRo are great inspirations. National Geographic Magazine, NASA and all the space missions has also influenced and inspired me. Of course our creator….Almighty God….the greatest artist of all.
How has this online community (Renderosity) enhanced your work, relationships, and learning?
Not only comments but also other artists sharing their files have helped me grow artistically by leaps and bounds.
Parting Comments / Advice to other Artists?
I try to focus on what I love. I have a passion for Space Art so 99% of my work is Space art. Some may think I need to branch out and explore other areas but I say branch out to what….something I don’t love? Go with what you love and your rewards will be many.
Comments (33)
jagill
Nicely done. Excellent work all around.
superza
Cool Atmo!! very nice pw too
shantay
Incredible fantasy work! I love the whole 'magic feel' of this one!!!V
Ionel
Excellent mood!
karanta
fantastic image!
lior
Stunning
9841007
Unbelievable!!!!!! :D
louly
Superb! :) Love the light and mood.
Mondwin
Fantastic and splendid image!!!!Bravo!V:DDD.Hugsxx
jtag
Superb composition!!! Excellent work.
kanzler
Wonderful!!! Must be a lot of work!
jrsaldana
one of your best...excellent texture work!!!
Tiwiwine
A very nice fantasy creation.
LutzB
Mark's coming-out as a 'Heepster', ha! Cool coloring! :)
RubyDancingmoon
WOW! Amazing PW. Just love the colors of the mist on the water.. great surfacing work and POV EXCELLENT! :)
wholehog
Yeah! One of my favorite Uriah Heep albums...Great job of capturing the feel! Excellent PW too!
twistednoodle
Ahhhh the flying monkeys! Love the colours here! Postwork makes this really interesting. Very nice work. :)
Fahrenheit451
Very well done Mark! Bravo!
Buzzzzz
Wicked Scene Mark!
Rich2
Dreamlike vision - nice work on integrating the castle onto the rock!
stbc
This sucker is just an epic. Lots to love here, but the lighting, haze and castle really make this a gem. Super.
ppetersen
Ummmmm does that castle have an extra room??? Outstanding work on this Mark, gorgeous colors so vibrant. Beautiful surfacing, pov and water/sky, but the kicker is that castle... wowsers.
SusiQ
This is really beautiful. You are genuinely getting better and better. Thank you for sharing this with us!
Simpleworks
Dark and lovely. Just right.
choronr
Excellent composition Mark; and, love this terraced terrain!
1pearl
Beautiful atmo and postwork !!! Wonderful !!!
Morgana61
Che meraviglia!!! Assolutamente fantastico...un sogno.
Dixiem47
Mark, I Like just everything You have done here.Terrain and POV are excellent for the one.Love the way the castle is blended in and the way you have the light high lighting it.The water and mist are just right.Colors surfaces and overlays are all wonderful.
Gunglejim
Another great image!!! Love the colors and excellent PW on all. Excellent!!!
doneydonydone
castle looks better in this one than the newsest one i just commented on - excellent low haze and glow effects - terrain is excellent and POV shows it off well!