What to say?
Well, firstly I'll be gobsmacked if anybody is actually reading this ;) Me? Born in England, grew up on the Isle of Man, went to school in Canada briefly, emigrated to Australia for 13 years, then returned to the UK. I know.. I get about...
I’ve got no training in art whatsoever and my freehand drawing skills are very limited, so it’s mostly more a case of enthusiasm, optimism, hope in the face of experience, reading a lot of tutorials, accidents and random experiments. Oh and cups of tea. I ended up here entirely by chance and it’s been both a revelation and a joy.
As to software I use Daz3D, Bryce (occasionally), Photoshop, plus Hexagon 2.5 and Poser 6 for any modelling. And UV mapper pro for UV unwrapping as it just makes life a much nicer place to be.
I'm afraid I grew up between the pages of Lord of the Rings, was heavily involved with Medieval Re-Enactment Groups in Aus (I know... go figure), fell in love with Victorian High Goth, Consulting Detectives *sigh*, various tragic poets, vampires, ripping yarns of the adventurous kind, Steampunk, pirates, ice hockey, music that sweeps away your soul, dancing barefoot to drums and random stubbly blokes with swords. Reality is too interesting a concept to only have one to play in. :)
Renderosity was found via a random trawl shortly after I first downloaded Daz Studio with a bit of a ‘oop, what the heck is this then’ thought. Once I'd wandered across it, I found I couldn’t stop coming back. Some of the artwork here is incomparably brilliant, and it's all shared in a great spirit of friendship and helpful feedback. There are some amazing artists from many fields here who are incredibly generous with their advice and time.
Currently I’m tentatively poking my toe into the waters of actually producing 3d models, in and around my day-job as I clearly don’t have either enough to do or enough stress in my life ;) But then, a day without learning something is probably a day in which I’ve really not given living my best shot. I don't know why I do it, but to be honest, I can imagine giving up breathing first.Â
I get the feeling there's much much more to be done with it than I'm currently doing. But isn't there always?
So I’d just like to say a huge thanks to all those who've taken the time to stop by, comment, advise, beta-test, write tutorials, answer forum questions and generally be around. It's really appreciated, and believe me, you have made a difference.
Hope you have fun, enjoy your rendering and keep trying new stuff!
Thanks for reading and have a great day... Skip xxÂ
Oh! If you want to keep up to date on anything I'm doing 3d-wise (products, freebies and all that), come visit me at:
www.distantflame.com
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Comments (10)
Star4mation
Hey skip, looks like she had to fight to get that pearl. Got herself a bloody nose and a cut below the eye!!! LOL. There is a minor hair glitch on the right 'bout an inch below her hair-net, but overall an excellent render. Her expression is spot on, she's really looking deep into that pearl. 5* just because she beat the c**p out of the previous owner of the pearl!!! Seriously though, I like this one LOTS :)
angelbearzs
wow she is very goreous and excelllent textures!!!:)
chall-art
Cool image - nice eyes.
Denys234
NIce work
newangels
Excellent work
jakiblue
I agree, Questor's tut is excellent! And this is a gorgeous pic! Love the expression on her face, and the texture has come out and shines brilliantly! Fantastic work.
GVDV
Superb render !!!...Excellent on details and i love that face expression completely !!! The textures in image look gorgeous !!! Excellent work - well done !!!
evinrude
Very intriguing. I like the subtle semitransluscence of the pearl. Well done!
9841007
Cool, me like too!!!
pops
This is awesome-love the eyes