Hey!
Thanks for taking a look at my page. :-)
I'm not a terribly interesting person...a social science teacher, who packed it in after twenty-five years in the high school/college classroom (mainly the high school classroom but I taught a few college history courses as an off campus professor). I love the educational environment and would've been a lifelong co-ed, if that were possible. As it was, I spent 13 years, off and on, at Georgia Southern University and I've got three degrees to show for it. That, I guess, is my chief accomplishment in life.
I did publish a book in 2002. It began as a historical novel, based on a true story. The publisher wanted to turn it into romance (sex...ca ching!). The result was a Southern Gothic bodice ripper, if you can imagine such a thing. I tell people who're reading it to "concentrate on the storyline and skip the tacked-on sex scenes." I had NO idea how to write a love scene in 2002.Â
I've since read a how-to by Angela Knight, the bestseling romantica (erotic romance) author -- who's also a Poser lover, BTW, and a really cool person, too.  The book's a bit graphic, but she does tell you what sort of mindset you need to be in, in order to write a good love scene. I work on writing good love scenes when I'm bored. :-))) Just joking. I'm never bored. Matter of fact, there are not enough hours to do everything I want and/or need to do.
Especially when it comes to 3D! I LOVE 3D, no matter what program I'm working in -- Poser, DS3A, Lightwave or Zbrush. Otherwise, I wouldn't hang around here, or DAZ, the two shopping centers which get all my extra money and then some. I love to model clothes for all the V4 characters I've collected. For awhile, I was turning out freebie clothes for V4 like crazy but then I noticed that all my dresses were beginning to look alike. So I decided to take a break and let my muse rejuvenate. Same ol', same ol' bores me beyond belief and, from what I've read, bores other people, too.Â
Since then, I've been researching, reading, thinking, trying to find my niche. I'm a firm believer in the self-actualization philosophy -- there's something out there, something unique, that each and every person is capable of doing -- and ONLY that person is capable of doing.  In the art world, I guess that'd be called style. So right now, I'm searching for my own unique style. I look for it every day. "Hey, I'm here, waiting!" Hopefully, it'll show up soon. :-)))
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If you've made it this far, you've gathered, I'm sure, that individuality and originality (as well as honesty) are tops on my value scale. :-)Â
Personality wise...whew. Should we go there? Might as well. In all honesty, some people would call me a drama queen, if they're fond of buzzwords. I don't particularly want to be a livewire. That's just the way I'm programmed. I can distinguish a mountain from a molehill just fine, but deciding which one to navigate is the problem. After all, there are very safe and very beautiful mountains on Mother Earth while a nasty, inconsequential little molehill just might be filled with vicious fire ants...the kind with teeth (or stingers anyhow) like tiny razors, overflowing with venom that raises welts on your skin -- welts that last for weeks!
I really should try to become a calm, even-keeled individual, so I can be yet another round social peg in another round social hole but, great balls of fire, if we weren't meant to express our emotions, why were we endowed with those emotions in the first place? No, I'm not a 'take it in stride, suffer in silence' kind of person and actually, I don't know that I want to be.  Like they say, the wheel that squeaks loudest, gets the grease! ;-)Â
Just joking. I HAVE learned, after a lifetime of being an emotional pendulum, that you can express emotions in an appropriate way but still if some goofy nurse, who'd just finished watching me screech like a banshee (for a good ten hours) in natural childbirth, told me I had an EASY time again, I think I'd still call her...never mind. ;-)
Speaking of childbirth, I've definitely not contributed to the population explosion. I have one daughter. I'm married and have been FOREVER, to a guidance counselor (talk about polar opposites!) but I'm owned by a little 20 lb. critter named Dolly. She's a Shih Tzu dog, adopted by my kid but turned over to Mama Jan to raise. That dog keeps me busy, or tries to. She bosses me around unreasonably and if I didn't love her so much, I'd have tried to teach her that things are really supposed to be the other way around. I'm meant to be the boss, not her. I hear it's hard to teach a Shih Tzu to mind though.  Their aristocratic "I'm descended from Chinese canine royalty, so who are YOU to tell me what to do?" streak makes them very arrogant.  So I figure, why rock the boat this late in the game? There are more important things in life than a bossy dog. Ha...I guess I AM learning to prioritize! :-)Â
Artistically speaking, I have no preferences, other than the ones I mentioned above.  I like any and all types of artwork -- the only criteria a creation has to meet, IMHO, is originality! I realize this is a trendy business but I cannot follow a trend to save me! I might take a quick interest in a trend...all the rusty Steam stuff was fascinating for awhile, for instance. (I never, ever understood where those gigantic goggles fit in though.)  Then the whole thing became a bandwagon and the only interesting thing about it was to see who could manage to create something unique, within the trend. That was fun and I wound up with a really cool set of face morphs and a pack of "metal eyebrows tacked on with nails" type makeups as a result. Nifty.
It sure would be cool if everyone would try to set their own trends though, instead of just producing variations of what everyone else is producing.  Artistry would be unbelievably interesting! Then again, a perfect world would be pretty nice, too.
And that about does it...again, thanks for stopping by! :-)
Jan
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Comments (36)
DanB-Creations
This is a very beautiful image. You have made a very beautiful work here. 5/5
hongyu
It is so beautiful, feel like a color sketch, keep up the good works!
Mark@poser
Great face and texture...5 stars from me...Keep up the good work
lethalliam
Wow awesome work and great start and welcome to rendo. :)
Jan19
Wow!!! What a wonderful surprise! Thank you all, so much, for the nice compliments! Talk about an inspiration. :-) I posted this to let Hongyu see what I was doing with his corset, but now I'm ready to fill up my gallery, if it'll bring comments like this. You are all very kind. Your words are much appreciated. Jan
ragouc
Cool outfits and pose. Very good work. Well done. 5+
Jan19
Thank you! :-) As I said, I'm inspired to do more, now! This is a great place to share artwork! Jan
meselfr
awesome render :)
Jan19
Thank you! :-) I'm calling in all my buddies, to see these nice comments and my 5 star rating! (Big grin!) Jan
Cimaira
The first thing that comes to mind is classy! Excellent pose and render, great work. You have every reason to be proud. Welcome to the gallery!
Jan19
Thank you! That's what I was going for...a classy seductress. :-) She's actually a model for a colored pencil drawing I'm doing. But making her was so much fun, I'll be doing more! And I've really enjoyed my tour around all over your homepages. :-)
watchman2005
Vicky looks very well here, nice work!!!!
Jan19
Thanks! :-) Very much! If anyone wants to see her evolve in colored pencil, trot on over to Wet Canvas, look in the colored pencil forum, and there's a thread entitled Wanton. I've got the grisaille (gray base) done already! Thanks again, Hongyu! I bought two more of your undie sets tonight! :-)))
LBAMagic
Lovely work
Jan19
Thank you. I really enjoy working with Hongyu's products. :-)
jmillz13
sexy!!!
Jan19
Who? Me or the image? ;-) Just kiddin'. Thanks! I meant for her to be sexy. A classic sexy beauty. Maybe next time I'll do a partial nude.
mickeyrony
Well the hello my Beautiful on this site with the wonders. You do a brilliant work. Cheer and mile thank you ((5++)) Bien le bonjour ma Belle sur ce site aux merveilles . Tu fais un travail génial . Bravo et mile merci ((5++))
Jan19
Goodness, aren't you a charmer! :-) Thank you very much! I'm quite inspired now!
katy555
Beautiful scene and light, nice work...
Jan19
Thank you! You're very beautiful, too! Your avatar is anyway. :-)
kasalin
Wonderful colours, perfect & nice portrait, very beautiful !!! "V":5+++++++++ :):):) Hugs !!!
Jan19
Thanks a lot! I appreciate your nice comments on 'the ladies.' :-) They're bases for colored pencil portraits. The red-haired one's done. I'm working on the blonde. Thanks again! Jan
JeffersonAF
Excellent and very beautiful.
Jan19
Thank you! :-) That's a very nice thing to say. Very encouraging.
redheadgrrl
What a great portrait! Love the texture and feel...and her pose is utterly sexy and sweet at the same time. Wow! Thanks for sharing this. I'm off to check out your freebie that I heard about via my buddy Networthy (Larry). Gun aka redheadgrrl
Jan19
Thank you! :-) You are so kind. I appreciate your comments very much! And there's a whole page of freebies. ;-) The ones including and after Namebrand Jeans are the best. I'd learned to adjust joint parameters. :-))) That does help a model to conform a bit better. So anyway, thanks again, and I hope you find something on my freebie page that takes your fancy. If not, hop on over to DAZ, in my sig (Jan19) there are links to two DAZ threads with a pair of grunge jeans and a Renaissance style dress. Have a great day! Jan
MarciaGomes
BELISSIMA OBRA MARAVILHOSA LADY MAGNIFICOS CABELOS,FANTÁSTICO CORSET.++++++++5
Jan19
This is another of Hongyu's models - the corset. :-) The lady is these is Vicky3 (from DAZ). I dialed custom morphs for the faces on this and Temptation. I appreciate your comments! :-) Muchas gracias, amigo! Jan
mgtcs
Very nice, excellent hair!