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 (27)
angelbearzs
she is very beatiful and awesome image!!!
Sparkles
Sassy indeed, love the masking on her..excellent!!
Storm9167
Very nice portrait.. Pretty character!! Have a good one,
gattone_blu
Fantastic image. bravissima 10 + + + +
Surama
Nice...so clear portrait! Great!
brycek
Beautiful portrait maxine..lovely character!!
Gog
Nicely put together, the hair looks fantastic.
kelvinhughes
wtg maxxine excellent well done
mejed
Whoa...this is Great....WOWza
Virtual_World
Wonderful colors! Excellent!
SoCalRoberta
She looks like she's ready for a New Year's Masquarade already :)
frankiemas
Wow she does look sassy and I love that facial mask!!! Cassia is definitely stunning!!! Excellent artwork Maxine!!! Hugsss Frankie ^_^
GrassHopper1
good work
CaperGirl42
Awesome work here Maxine Cassia looks so beautiful - love that look...hehe- and her hair is beautiful!!! excellent work hon hugs anne :}
drifterlee
Gorgeous! I love that mask on her!!!!
Irish
An absolutely gorgeous image!!! She's awesome!
eekdog
triple A+ job well done
morghana
Very very lovely!...Gorgeous!!!!!
SQS
I think she looks like a wonderful woodland spirit. You did a great job on the hair too. Bravo, Maxine
vaggabondd
she is very beautiful. nice job
missgrin
Gorgeous portrait...
adnan007
lovely character skin and hair. the mask looks fabulous
msebonyluv
Gorgeous work!!
wishes3d
Gorgeous! Excellent work!
busi2ness
Beautiful detailed post work complimenting her looks. Her skin color is excellent.
leehilliard
max. this is magnificent.reminds me of carnival or mardi gras.wtg.
chimera46
Great character and portrait