Bios
I began my computing life on a commodore vic20 and I started playing with 3d ray tracing programs in 1984 on an Amiga 500. In these days I run on Windows7 64-bit with an i7 and 12 gigs of ram and 1.7 gig 295 GPU video card. My programs of choice for 3D is Poser7 Pro, Carrara 7 Pro, Vue6.5 infinite, Lightwave 8.5, Modo 401, Z-Brush 4, 3D Coat3.5 . For the 2D stuff CS2, Painter 10, Particle illusions, Apophysis206_3Dhack . So as you can see I have a huge arsenal of programs to get the job done. One thing I do believe in is being able to model and customise your own stuff, and creating your own textures, if you can't then you are at the mercy of other people’s thoughts. I never stand on the one spot for long I’m constantly developing different technique and styles from 2D to 3D I want to learn it all, and my best advice to people is knowledge is you best weapon, in being a better artist. If you have to pay for good tutorials do it, live on the forums this is the best free source you can get, and never give up.
Screen Name
Where did the name Midnight_stories come from? Well I grew up reading comics like eerie and creepy I love the darker things, and evil fascinates me. I wanted to produce comic like those, ones that made you think. So I named myself Midnight_stories.
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Devil Dog Studios
I was member of Devil Dog Studios, it all started with Christopher Haigood (AKA) mestophales , contacting me about doing morphs for the Manitou and one thing led to another. They needed someone who could do morphs and rigging, I may have stretched the truth a bit about the rigging, but don’t tell Brent.  They gave me the Creech to rig from scratch, and it was sink or swim stuff for me. It was a 2-3 week deadline and I had to learn quick there was no help out there, I quit a few times but the guys kept telling me you can do it. We got there in the end and the Creech ended up being one of the best  figures in Poser 8, well I guess that a matter of opinion. We’ve all moved on from those days but still stay in contact and continue to work on projects together. I have a lot to thank DevilDogStudios for and they helped me to become what I am today.
These Days
These days I have my own store and do this full time, I’ve streamlined character development from a month into a week ,sometimes days. I have a big base mesh library thanks to mestophales and Vlk. I’ve been doing more modelling than rigging lately so I hope the quality is lifting. So that’s about it. If anyone wants to throw ideas at me feel free to contact me here or at my web site.
Well thanks for looking and I'll see you on the edge, when the time comes.
All the best !!!!
From the mind on the other side
Midnight.
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Comments (8)
violet
The text looks great....and yes it works better with those fantastic graphics......Excellent work !!!
ldgilman
I also believe this is one of your best pages yet. Everything is clear, the text is easy to read. Even David's facial expression is clear and readable. Bravo !!!!! This is going into my Fav's.
RBlue
Agreed with the text boxes and voice balloons. They need to be pre-considered in the image constuction. But they do help uncomplicating the picture upon first glance. The first glance is the catch whether somebody will actually read the work. Your keeping the amount of words low is a good strategy. Nice three panel image splash.
MajinBoo Online Now!
Very nice page! The first panel has a very classic Kirby look and feel to me.
markon
Very well done. I do like the text without balloons. The expression on David's face is great.
jwebster45206
Very strong panel up at the top, love that pose and camera angle. I think the text with no balloons works just fine here, and it is frustrating when you have to cover up art!
thip
"2001" ain't got nothin' on this story!!! Nor has "Tron"! Your imagery is in a class of its own. Probably won't ever become a movie (too little T&A, too much thinking required), but it is right up there with the best movies in sheer impact. Take a bow!
Ragazzo_Solo
I'm interested (which is the goal)!