Greetings: Thanks for visiting my page here at Renderosity. My real name is Clayton. I am Canadian, living in Southern Ontario. I suppose you could describe me as a middle aged man, not at all wealthy and working as a "sort of" public servant in computer support. Putting those three factors together you could also conclude that I'm too stupid to get a real job.
I will also say that I am old enough to remember the line, "Danger is my business", when I was half my current size (vertically) and sat down on Saturday mornings to watch cartoons. Hands up all those who can remember that. And while were on the subject of old, obscure cartoons, hands up those who watched Rocket Robin Hood. But those shortcomings have been balanced by the fact that I still have all my hair. AND, except for the occasional errant strand, it's still its original colour - BONUS! Take that, all you "Mr. Perfect"s out there who got all the girls in university.
My work is largely done with Poser. With Poser, I've noticed that I have a habit of diving into projects without fully realizing the overall complexities of the tasks which I create for myself. Hence the avatar I use which also symbolizes my 'chosen' profession rather well. Still, I hope you enjoy some of my images here.
In addition to Poser, I have also posted a number of digital photographs. For the most part these images are of the streetcars (electric trolleys, trams or light rail) that operate in the City of Toronto - near to where I live. Toronto has a long history of streetcar operation and is one of the few North American cities that has retained and developed its streetcar network into the present day. Unlike many other cities that are now having to rebuild their networks.
I have adopted the handle 'KatesFriend' for my work here at Renderosity. The reason is mostly due to the fact that 'Katie' was the first Poser character with which I worked. Well that, and the name Clayton appeared to be already in use here.
I discovered Poser quite by accident. A friend gave me a copy of Poser 6 for my birthday. At the time I had no experience with 3D image rendering and no interest. I also had no computer suitable to implement the package. A 100MHz Pentium 1 with 16MB of RAM and a 36kbaud internal modem running Windows 95, USED to be cutting edge Buster. So, the box sat on the shelf for a while (months) until I could install it on a computer capable of running it. Well. I had to BUY the computer first, then install the software. Then, I was hooked.
I have also provided a couple of small contributions to the Free Stuff section. My favourite is the Glowy Orb: 101 uses. It can be the thruster glow for an Eagle transport from Moonbase Alpha. A sparkly light bulb on a Christmas tree. Or just a shiney mystical ball for your cat to play with. Remember, the Glowy Orb is your friend.
Glowy Orb My thanks to the various tutorial authors that showed me how to create this useful material. PS. I should point out that Eagles were never actually depicted with glowing thrusters on Space: 1999. Nor did they ever fly in front of stars or planets when depicted in full flight. Saves a lot on production costs that way. But they were still pretty cool space ships.
Comments (26)
efron_241
if it impacts.. it will not even be a crater.. Earth is lost here
LudyMelltSekher
Hello my dear friend, Wonderful.Fantastic work. Superbly done!! Congratulations!! A million stars** Thanks you very much for you comments. Happy weekend. Hug and kiss in Your heart.Luminous blesing.Ludy
magnus073
Very cool work on this one Clayton, you really made Poser rock with this one for sure. So where can I get a copy of the ENCYCLOPEDIA GALACTICA Edition 428193 you mentioned :)
myquad
The textures and lighting are extraordinary here, Clayton! Truly spectacular!
npauling
Beautiful spheres with lovely textures and colours.
eekdog
very kewl space scene, used to do alot of that in bryce myself years ago. love that nebula. lol
Lunastar
Stunning image.
evielouise
I have out of town company behind in comments trying to catch up sorry:: Lovely pov love it !~~
Minda
wow!! this is really great space scene clayton, the lighting are fantastic..excellent work
Darkwish
You did EXT pic! Great work! 5
BenBischop
Excellent Work...!!
Chipka
Hey, I thought the latest edition of Encyclopedia Galactica was 428192...shows what I know. Anyway, this is a great render and a great read. I love the scholarly tone of the text as well as the truly otherworldly nature of the image it accompanies. Great work, and though you're working within the Science Fiction genre here, I love the fact that you're exploiting an under-realized category of the genre...great stuff.
clam73
fantastic textures and lighting setting...great space scene!...congrats!
RyverMyst
I like, I like very much!!!!
1010
Totally awesome, looks so 3-D.
frankie96
Interesting work..very nice...
stevey3d
Superb image! Brilliant textures and lighting! Terrific! 5+
Biffowitz
Fabulous space scene, nice work on the planets!
lyron
Great space work!!
MagikUnicorn
WOW Like space render you did an excellent job
Deane
Nice work on those extra-solar planets. Very impressive textures and backdrop.
ACue
I love it. Congrats! Amazing renderng. Convincing and engaging narrative for the context.
kasalin
Fantastic and Wonderful atmosphere and colours. Beautiful picture, excellent work, dear Clayton !!! "V":5++++++++++++++ Hugs!!!!
chimera46
Time to send those space commies back to their mommies, Pluto belongs to us dammit!
judee3d
The description is as interesting as the image! Great work!
LynLinz
Really love your icon/avatar - very effective! Oh, the space scene is cool also ... imagine standing on the beach of a pinky-violet ocean.