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 (40)
WIZARDEFX
I guess when he flushed he didn't realize that he was going up the drain.. great image..I like the alien craft and the light transport beam..
TwoPynts
Swamp gas strikes again! ...notice where he is being abducted from...definitely swamp gas! The semi-submerged gators are great, as are the will-o-wisps. Very creative scene buddy! (that is the neatest and cleanest swamp shack I've ever seen! ;^P)
zoren
a lot going on here, beam me up scotty! great water and atmosphere!!
chimera46
hehe, fun stuff, great work!
Hopalong
Illegal aliens in the SWAMP! Forget cats, dogs, pigeonsimagine the incredible swamp cuisines--Vietnamese, Thai, and much earlier CAJUN! The thumb is SUPERB! En garde, Monsieur Jaqueau--you may have SERIOUS COMPETITION, hehe.
skiwillgee
Glad the poor guy didn't get caught with his pants down, AND NO TOWEL!!
Margana
Twang twang twang...LMAO! Now,all that's missing is Creasy and Reasy...Ha ha ha ha ha.Quick!Lemme git that thar mouth organ...ner-na-ner..na ner...na ner na ner!LOL Always love your uploads Eric!Great work,'mah freen'.-M :^D
helix3d
"There I was-a-cookin' moonshine-n-pickin muh banjo out in the bayou when I went out to the outhouse to do a little readin' 'an all-a suddin' I hurd a weird spinnin' kinda racket n-all-a-suddin-a next thing I know I seen all a these glowin' green balls-a-flyin' 'round an I'll be darned if'n I didn't git sucked right up in-a-one 'o them thar flyin' saucers I done hurd so much about out in the swamp." From here one would fill in with the standard getting "probed" scenario. "Wouldn't a bin so bad if'n the UFO hadn't-a sucked up everything out of the toilet with me!"
Svarg
Is that Jocko being beamed up out of the loo there? Talk about Deliverance! Hehe! Fine work here. Gotta love the shack and all its accoutrements, especially the banjo! Cool craft too!
DennisReed
Farout SciFi piece! That's what he gets for eating frog legs! LOL!
Jennyfnf
This image is great fun! I enjoyed all the comments as well, although I didn't understand all the language:-))
violet
Well done !!! Gators lurking beneath...aliens lurking above...the swamplife aint easy....lol..wonderful details and lighting !!
evinrude
Hilarious. Love that gator!
wizardangel1
Patch raiders --Aleis my rearend !!! Short Story--Grave yard --brown bag ,flashlight,gardenrake ..duct tape the flash light to rake teeth,turn on,brownbag it--crawl aroond tne headstones popping that rake about ,,,hope when the dust settles from the shotgun that the old lady has is out of rounds,,pray it,birdshot if it isn't.
Lorraine
lol....now that would be a tale of abduction....you think the aliens will return him to the same spot, or like an overdue library book just keep him fearing the fine ....?...lol
oscilis
It must have been the curry.
lemonjim
a nice little story, hehe
robotalk
Very nice scene ..now that's what I have to do to find a quiet neighborhood...after all, 'whhheeeeoooooooh's' and 'whir whir whirs' are better than sirens -dogs-and drunken yahoo's (or barney GOOGLES)
Forevernyt
I see they're not interested in the gators, must be the reptilians again! Awesome work!
butterfly_fish
Glad I don't live there. For many reasons. lol.
jif3d
Now that sucks...no manners these Alien types, poor bloke only wanted to have crap...geez ! LMAO !! Cheers
Richardphotos
awesome scifi stuff Eric.is that "jocko500" being teleported to an alien ship? impressive idea
cindyx
If it weren't for bad luck... this guy would have no luck at all! Hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa... FANTASTIC sci-fi image!
SSoffia
NICE !!! LOL !!!
soffy
LOL what a scary place, gators and aliens,fantatsic creation Eric,excellently done*****
Naichan
Welcome to B-Movie world! You could take this idea further by having Ray Milland (from X Ray Eyes) coming face-to-face with Godzilla, and Prof. Quatermass sharing a ham sandwich with E.T. Endless possibilities! But the atmosphere here is probably as suspense filled and spooky enough :-)
Burpee
I just saw War of the Worlds and now the nightmares are back...thank you so dang much, hahaha!! Awesome space-napped pic :)
jocko500
Yep that me. They beam up, I know I had them too when I got in they flying machine. They had to hold they noses for they beam up what came out of me in the outhouse. I look them into they big eyes and smile for they never got a cajun before I know this. They took out they metal tools to poble me with and I took out a lighter and laff at them. I lit that lighter and """BBBBOOOOMMMM"""" I was out of they fly machine in a flash for that swamp gas any cajun knows not to light fire around. Here I go flying back into the swamp and had to wrestle two gators just to get home and back on renderosity to tell this story. Thanks for a ear to hear this tail and for the image to tell the tail.
Digimon
Bwahahahah!! Oh Jocko, you are a very funny Cajun!!!
idiot_sphinx
Hehehehe,,, makes me scared to us the bathroom ....A wonderful vision of a scary alien encounter. So much to see and well designed !!~BRAVO~!!