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 (33)
robotalk
WOW New and Improved !! excellent revamp of your original !! roaringly good stuff !
LittleIgby
Amazing job! Great breathing especially.
chimera46
Sweet it looks even better with the grasslands scene. That said, you know of course that now you need to animate a gently blowing breeze moving the grass :)
jif3d
I hope there are no ticks in the long grass or is that, why he's breathing so heavy ? want some more work ? make the now tufted tail flick up & down in the grass ! and pygmies and some elephants...and, and that'll do for the moment ! well done & ~Cheers~ :o)
oscilis
And a truck full of journalists making a documentary, complete with television crew. How do you make grass with brushes? Great eyes!
Digimon
Ha! You guys are funny!! On any OTHER site, I might be able to make the grass sway, etc...but on Osity, with a 512K size limit...motion is expensive! Still, for posting elsewhere, I think a more motion-rich version WILL be in the works...Thanks gang for the viewing and comments!
skiwillgee
You animation keeps going up a notch with each posting. Lucas films will be knocking at your door.
jjean21
Oh awesome ani...I expect him to turn his head and roar at me.
Richardphotos
the added grass adds alot to your heavy breathing lion
helix3d
Delightful animation.
Hopalong
Esatto--no technicolor swaying grass with 512. Indeed, R'osity is lucky anyone who animates posts here at all given the file limits. But there are many great artists here and working against small limits has its uses. Hmmm, I see you've impressed LittleIgby (ECC), who is NOT EAC, and probably even harder to impress than me, and who had a hand, as I mentioned, in one episode of the Ass Wars (donkey and thumb), hehe. Superb job!
lemonjim
excellent, hard to believe it fits the 500K, but there it is! v
Svarg
Excellent job!! But then your stuff always is. I like Rozanne's suggestion with the film crew. lol!! Those brushes in PS are really nice, they make it easy to to grass, and there ones for leaves as well. He looks very regal!
DennisReed
Fantastic setting you've Panted here! ;) Happy I could help! :)
rayburg
Now he's the king with tuft and all. The setting is great for this mighty beast...
zoren
nice work... dennis is cool.
jocko500
wow this is super work. For the grass to move you have to do it in each image of the lion at the same time and that would be a lot of work there. but I guess that how Disney did it in his toons
romanceworks
This really is very cool. The motion gives this life - his eyes seem to sparkle and he looks very majestic surrounded by that excellent grass. Super work. V. :o) CC
Burpee
The savannah really completes this image...beauty! So share the tutorial on making the grass please! My stuff looks like chunky pixels, lol.
Cosme..D..Churruca
Woooow... this is superb, so realistic ! Love it !
Anjour
Wonderful work and animation...very cool done!!!:o)v
Traligill
looking good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Margana
I love the setting you chose for him.Wonderful work,Eric.LOL at all that work going into the tuft only to have it obscured.But in the end,it doesn't matter.You did a fabulous job,here.It's something to be truly proud of.Have a wonderful week,my friend!-M :^)
Forevernyt
Okay, now make the grass wave in the breeze! Ahaha! Excellent animation!
kenmo
Wow... Your art keeps getting better and better all the time... And that's quite an accomplishment as each previous piece is a masterpiece onto itself... V
Druidstorm
Too that which is proud is that which is king/queen of his/her domine. Yet still their freedom is taking. Eric sorry for my delay friend, but once again u have created a wonder in the movement of art. BRAVO!!!...:))
logiloglu
WOW, looks so real ! i am very impressed ! most excellent animation! its always a pleasure to visit your gallery,Eric ! TOP NOTCH #:O)
TwoPynts
Hey, you got the tufty in! Good work. I live the setting and how you used Potatoshop for the grasses. Excellent job! -- "Lala kahle [Sleep well]/ In the jungle, the mighty jungle/ The lion sleeps tonight/ In the jungle, the mighty jungle/ The lion sleeps tonight/ (Chorus) Imbube/ Ingonyama ifile [The lion's in peace]/ Ingonyama ilele [The lion sleeps]/ Thula [Hush]/ Near the village, the peaceful village/ The lion sleeps tonight/ Near the village, the peaceful village/ The lion sleeps tonight..."
butterfly_fish
Yay! Muchly improved! :-) And you're really doing a wonderful job with the PS brushes! With great software power comes great responsibility. giggle ;-)
SamTherapy
Very well done. Great work and a fantastic improvement on the first version.