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.Â
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.   Â
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 (25)
Sylvia
~Sweetly Beautiful~ FABULOUS!! ^5^
frankiemas
Wow she looks so stunning and graceful in that pose and outfit!!! Wonderful job on the lighting!!! Excellent artwork Maxine!!! Hugsss Frankie ^_^
eekdog
one of Maxines marvels, beautiful hon. lol steve
Pewter7
A truly lovely character placed in a lovely backdrop. Wonderful and pretty artwork! :)
brycek
Stunning image Maxine..lovely pose!!
kelvinhughes
wtg maxine that turned out excellent
LinaraTar
wonderful lighting and pose!
chrissy16
Beautiful artwork!
PIERRE25
Jolie scène, belle image
Jilly
Lovely
Bossie_Boots
Oh Maxine fantastic pose and scene superb work hugs lou x
priss117
Stunning image Moxie!! This is gorgeous!!
morghana
Lovely and nice work! splendid!!!
magnus073
Beautifully done Maxine, it's like a wonderful celebration in the streets
thecytron
Very beautiful artwork!
flaviok
maravilhosa obra, magnifica realização, aplausos (5)
densa
beautiful pose love her outfit and your scene
Miska7
Nice character and pose. Very well done!
RobyHermida
Fantastic and lovely capture!!
Virtual_World
This is gorgeous!!
Igolochka
Beautiful character, wonderful composition and lightning!
SoCalRoberta
A very graceful lady :)
busi2ness
She is an expression of freedom and happiness... very well rendered.
gattone_blu
Very very beautiful image, brava
missgrin
wowowow awesome image...