I dont think of myself as an artist - more a creatively minded laymen. Im blessed with perpetual inspiration, but cursed by a lack of talent.
I have always loved to sketch, and on the odd occasion even paint. Unfortunately for me, a real world canvas doesnt have an undo button. This is why, back in 1996, I first started toying with a Shareware version of Paint Shop Pro (found on the cover of a magazine). I knew almost instantly that digital art was for me.
Fast forward to 2006, when I discovered a highly under-rated (yet unfortunately limited) program called FaceGen. Within hours of tinkering with the software I was creating realistic characters well beyond anything I could have managed via traditional mediums. But what to do about bodies for my newly created digital brethren?
I took it upon myself to scour the internet in search of a 3D software package that was flexible enough to fulfil my specific needs, while still being NOOB friendly. Untimely I didnt want to spend months, or even years deciphering the ins and outs of 3D Studio Max for instance.
It wasnt long before I caught digital whisperings of a program called Poser, which lead me eFrontiers very own site.
In search of more examples of Poser art I found myself inevitably at Renderosity...and I havent looked back since.
The community here is certainly a mixed bunch (as are all communities, online especially), but in the great majority they have proven to be incredibly helpful, and wonderfully supportive.
If you plan on commenting on my images (and I certainely hope you do) while praise is always appreciated, critical analysis and constructive criticism is encouraged.
Happy rendering!
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Comments (13)
corvas
wow amazing portrait the lighting is so incredible superb work
Rutra
Looks good. He looks focused and determined. I seem to detect a similarity with your avatar. Is it a coincidence?
pixels29
excellent render !
rosepab
Great expressive portrait...looks good in black and white!
TheAnimaGemini
Looks fantastic. Realistic. Outstanding done.
barrowlass
Fantastically realistic - excellent render!
ClawShrimp
Thank you all for the possitive feedback. @ Rutra: The similarity is somewhat coincidence, as I dialed this character from an unmorphed Apollo. I use the qualifier 'somewhat' because many of my characters have these same set of qualities (broad nose, full lower lip, sunken cheeks etc).
dricci
Love the expression and lighting!!! ;)
zhaanman
Sweet lighting and expression!
mikeerson
I downloaded apollo, got the files, but for some reason, poser doesn't recognize it??? Any Helpfull ideas on fixing the problem??? good looking picture... It seems to have pours.
ClawShrimp
The pores are thanks to BagginsBill's amazing (and free) skin shader for Apollo. As for your problem with installing Apollo...I can't help you. I didn't have any problems at all with my installation (unzipped the files to my Runtime and it worked). There is a great FAQ on Anton's website though. And if all else fails, you could always try the 'official' Apollo forum over at CP.
bogart137
My first impresion was that the white framing is competing with the perception of the image. A bit distracting. This creates a sort of distancing to me. Intentional, maybe? Anyway, it´s a very powerful image, impressively realistic. I liked a lot the use of BW tones, depth of field and the model´s facial expression.
ClawShrimp
I agree with you bogart. The framing was out of habit, and adds nothing to the image but confusion. The version I'll add to my personal image archive will be without borders. Thanks for the honesty.