As a hobbyist photographer I developed an interest in combining "fantasy and reality" back in the late 1990's. At that time my graphics knowledge consisted of a vague familiarity with PhotoImpact. With the help of some friends who were learning Poser at the time I obtained some "tubes" of fairies which I incorporated into various shots of flowers and gardens and eventually purchased Poser in an attempt to create my own additions to my photos.
Through a graphics design course I took on line I met some of the greatest Poser artists around. Paramount was meeting Jayme from Illusions Designs (in my mind the "King of Poser Art" ) who spent countless hours and infinite patience teaching me how to actually use the program, add dimension and shadow and most importantly--create a personality to the figures thus giving them that certain "glow". Without that, you would most likely still be looking at flat, lifeless images in my gallery.ÂÂ
Once comfortable with using the program I developed an interest in character creation.  Again my dear Jayme to the rescue -- always coaching and challenging me to go beyond what I thought I could do...and the result is the characters you will soon find in my store.   ÂÂ
I still have a ways to go before I'm completely satisfied with my images and characters, but in the journey lies all the fun!
Comments (34)
martinjbirk
yes... where i left my underware last night :) ??? beautiful pic! bravo!
kelvinhughes
most excellent maxine well done
twingo
I wish I could........ Beautiful portrait.
Porthos
Beautiful portrait Maxine!
sd012q
what a great looking image really really nice and the lighting is super 5+
brycek
Beautiful portrait Maxine..love her hair!!
thecytron
Nice work!
morghana
Fantastic!!! very, very beautiful!!! Hugsss
boris0317
Great..great render. Love black & white!
Irish
ULTRA OUTSTANDING in black and white! Fabulous render Maxine.
xeniaghost
Beautiful character and i love the black and white! Fabulous work!
leehilliard
this is an incredible image ,maxine. love it !.wtg!
tivao
That is so realistic its amazing! 10 stars Maxine!
mejed
I don
t know whats shes thinking, but I know what I hope shes thinking....Sparkles
This is Amazing such realism...the b/w sets it perfect. Awesome!!
Storm9167
Nice portrait Maxine.. Have a good one!!
MongusKing
She is real, Right? Xcellent work!!! Very, very good!!!
missgrin
Fantastic love the b/w effect....
GrassHopper1
great hair
msebonyluv
Beautiful lady!! Excellent portrait!!
Elsina
She is lovely!
tyllo
Absolutely terrific B/W portrait, Maxine!Bravo!!!
drifterlee
Gorgeous portrait, Maxine!!!!!
wishes3d
Gorgeous portrait! So beautiful work!
Dezlagrate
I gotta agree with everyone else, that's an awesome pic and real-looking too.
SoCalRoberta
Wonderful black and white work!
Draftshop
Cute portrait. Excellent work, well done.
adnan007
another so beautiful character and face. exellent work
morin3000
Excellent portrait === Incredible artistic vision, and exemplary creativity === Have an awesome day === !!!*****!!! ()
SQS
Very much like a photo! Love the black and white it's perfect