Who is 'Markal'?
Markal is Mark Edwards who lives in Mississippi – originally from Indianapolis, Indiana. I retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2003 after 23 years and decided to stay here in the warm gulf coast south along with my wife, two daughters and three grandchildren.
How long have you been rendering/doing computer graphics?
My last five years in the Air Force I designed and developed computer-based training. We used PhotoShop, Flash and even wrote code in HTML, so I guess I started in the late 90’s. My terragen work began in 2003.
Do you have traditional art experience?
No real art experience just the standard art classes in high school and college.
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What are you currently working on?
I’m working on a collaboration with a Bryce artist…he is making a ship for one of my space landscape images. Learning Terragen 2 and possibly Vue may be in the works soon.
What software/equipment do you use and why?
Software used is Terragen .9.43, PaintShopPro 7 and LunarCell. I use an outdated Dell Pentium 4, 1.4GHZ, running Windows XP. I was going to upgrade but, this very large screen HDTV deal fell into my lap so I had to upgrade my other love…. watching Blue-Ray movies…first. Hopefully I’ll upgrade to a quad 4 before the end of the year.
What do you think your best piece of work is and why?
One of my latest favorites is Rigel III. The foreground is a stone BMP overlay I applied in Terragen…. the shading and shadows were in-line with the sun angle and it worked very well. The only post work was the LunarCell moons and I think they also add a realistic touch. It still amazes me how computer graphics can make an imaginary place look so real and believable.
Why do you like to work with 3D software?
It’s a fun hobby for me and when I focus on the work it carries me away from the hustle and worries of this world.ÂÂ
Who/what inspires you?
All the wonderful artists here at ReRo are great inspirations. National Geographic Magazine, NASA and all the space missions has also influenced and inspired me. Of course our creator….Almighty God….the greatest artist of all.
How has this online community (Renderosity) enhanced your work, relationships, and learning?
Not only comments but also other artists sharing their files have helped me grow artistically by leaps and bounds.
Parting Comments / Advice to other Artists?
I try to focus on what I love. I have a passion for Space Art so 99% of my work is Space art. Some may think I need to branch out and explore other areas but I say branch out to what….something I don’t love? Go with what you love and your rewards will be many.
Comments (36)
DanteDAnthony
Dang! That is majorly cool. Excellent job. Great color.
tetsu-pino
Great image and work!!!
kasalin
Suuuuuper work !! Perfect and beautiful !! What I mostly like are the blue stones in it and the "man" behind !!
Darkwish
You did very nice pic!
atlas7
Great work !!
Kattey
Aww, nice!
DeathTwister
Ah he is one of my most Fav Violinists besides David LeFlamme who is an old friend. Nice work bro.
garybina
Hey COOL image
timtripp
marvelous!
scifibabe
This is cool. Love the lightng and how the cliffs are shaded blue. Awesome textures and colors. Great composition and concept. Well done!
thecytron
Wooooooooooow! Very beautiful composition! Great scenery! Great render! AmaZZZZZZZzzzzzzing colors! Bravo!!!
bkhook
Wow Mark, you outdid yourself on this one. Beautiful colors and landscape, I love the contrast of the soft and the hard.
grafikeer
Great image...love the colour palette,textures and overall composition...very well done!
geirla
Great rock texture and sky color!
capitanpescanova
Superb terrain. Very cool!!!
RetroDevil
fantastic scene, well done
Savage_dragon
That's one fine surface, Mark. Perfect placement of the statue. It really adds to the ambiance. Excellent work! ")
artgum
Beautiful mood and balance!
mikeerson
perfect spot for a space movie... I can almost hear: beam my up scotty.
GPensanti
I can feel the desolation that the space brings..........great work.
me109
Wonderful Surface and cool clouds!
fractalinda
Magnificent view! I love the rock surface and coloring- almost looks bejeweled..and the atmosphere is awesome- fits nicely. Excellent work.
choronr
Very nice; but, I find that sooner or later, all things in TG 0.09 begin to look alike. With TGD, once mastered, infinite styles of creativity are prominent.
Orinoor
You have definitely stepped beyond just doing a great landscape and have added storytelling. Excellent work!
OrphanedSoul
Beautiful!
faroutsider
Magnificent. Yet another of your destinations I'd like to visit...
gerberc
Wonderfully mysterious art work! Excellent!
voske
Fantastic landscape,wonderful atmosphere,mood and rock surfacing,splendid work!!!
NefariousDrO
Your terrains are always fantastic, and this is certainly up to that very high standard!
Richardphotos
the stones in the foreground are outstanding, in fact your whole render