I am a developing artist working on improving my abilities to create beautiful digital landscape compositions. Without the help and suggestions of the many fellow artists in this community, it would be a long time before I reach the next level.
BIO
I am a retired procurement professional who has long had an interest in photography and painting; and, lately in computers and photorealistic natural landscapes. I hope to become more proficient and perfect my abilities to produce acceptable work. My experience in art started at a very early age when I would spend many hours sketching and painting. I had instruction at The Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois. I did some freelance work for Flying Models, Model Airplane News and Top Flite Models creating plans and illustrative construction sequences for magazines and kit models. I had spent more than 20 years designing, building and flying radio controlled model airplanes...a very rewarding hobby for me. During the 1970s, I spent 11 years in the hobby of "bonsai"; the Japanese art of miniature trees. In my first 7 tree entry in a contest, all 7 trees were awarded ribbons in various categories. Japanese landscaping became a passion for me where I completed a 3 year project creating a Japanese landscape around my home in Oak Forest, Illinois. I also did this work for several other people in our community. In 1987 I moved to Phoenix, Arizona where I currently make my home. The love of the American southwest and all its beauty is where I wanted to spend the rest of my life. Now that we have computers, digital cameras; and, Terragen; I'll have enough to do for a long, long time.
Comments (35)
Thelby
WOW, You sure are learning quickly Bob!!! Love the flow of this landscape and the populations of the trees are Gorgeous!!!
mcv
Very nicely done Bob!!! Sure looks more real than the very old VistaPro stuff I tried years ago. Would all the steps work in the free version of terragen, or are functions from the registered version required? Excellent artwork and fun to view, the trees and their shadows add even more to this fine image!!!
choronr
@ mvc: the limitation with the free version basically is size render - maximum is 800 x 600.
Darthmagus
Splendid!
prutzworks
pines are a really fine addition, gives a good sense of scale here, xlt series Bob!
MaydaMason
i really love the atmosphere for this one! the clouds over the mountain looks very realistic! but i think that with all those trees some grass was required... but it still an excellent work of realism!
Juliette.Gribnau
fantastic !!!!!!!!!
sandpiper6
Superb landscape!
Petra-S
super POV and clouds!
martinjbirk
looks great Bob! i like the atmosphere and clouds around the peak.
Phylloxera
Agree with Peten !!
Haroon
The clouds are wonderfull
artgum
Amazing! The vegetation adds a new level of realism- hopefully you didn't have to position each tree or group of trees along the terrain contours?
lucbianco
Nice scenary
Maori
Another beautiful render of incredible realism. Excellent work, Bob !!!
ariz
Excellent Bob. A great set of three phases. You have to love the terr.
doneydonydone
absolutely stunning -- the trees add so much more -- a fourth will be very welcome -- could i ask what quality setting the trees are on?? IM me if you would please bob -- the far off ones look awesome -- the middle ones are great but the closer ones look a bit dull - need more texture possibly??
Dotthy
Stunning work Bob!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
criss
Splendid!!! Love the trees!
christianfly
Very well done as compo.
Tiwiwine
A very nice view on this majestic landscape. Superb !
Harvis
Great atmosphere, but I think that you should add grass under the pines...
Costaud
Niiiiiiiiice.
kanzler
Wonderful depth!
Fahrenheit451
EXCELLENT! The addition of the trees brings a lot more realism to the scene Bob!
ppetersen
Gorgeous work Bob... you sure are learning this fast. The terrain, surfacing and atmosphere are superb. Another beauty of Mt. Baldy...
JPSoft
This is an excellent work. I like the effect of the trees in the background.
fractalinda
The massive scope of this scene and the way the trees establish scale is just amazing, Bob. Really does look like baldy, and the work is outstanding. love those clouds! Thank you for the links to the tutorials!
hillrunner
agree with prutzworks !
shantay
Impressive! Good to see the trees in a Terragen landscape!