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 I use an outdated Dell Pentium 4, 1.4GHZ, running Windows XP.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.
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Comments (38)
bcrathburn
this is wonderful love the moon
shayhurs
Up for some stormy weather?
ppetersen
LOL well Mark, how about a home world that has a ton of grass!!! Middle Earth perhaps. Or a planet we can all reside on that has plenty of water and green things. Love this one though. Your desert scapes or planets are always a delight to view. THis one is exceptional with that POV, as it highlights that distant mount. The sky is as always superior. Beautiful work!!!!
artgum
A beautiful place of solitude- wonderful feeling here.
choronr
Seeing this says to me you are ready for TG2! Another one of your best works.
faroutsider
Superb composition and lighting, Mark. Lots to explore in this landscape. I can't really make any suggestions - I'm also stuck in my own paradigm... I really don't think you need a new direction - fractal landscapes offer literally infinite possibilities, and you capture the beauty of raw terrains with such creativity. Render on...!
allisonbender
Absolutely breathtaking !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tom
Alex_NIKO
A real beauty!
Savage_dragon
Sweet! ")
lyron
Fantastic work!!
Gunglejim
I see you're still doing some awesome work. Beautiful piece.
jclP
beautiful place of solitude from terra, nice work..
necrophage
awesome scene!
Naoo
Cool! Nice Composition and POV!!!
Lissy
Super surface and postwork, I wish I could do so ;) I don't know what to say ... it's fantastic!
grafikeer
Excellent terrains and textures...love the composition and mood of this...well done!
felinx
Beau travail !!
BenBischop
Awesome Scene....!!
johnabutler2
Terrific render!
me109
Wow Mark, this is really great. Excellent view on the distant rock pike!
shingleboot
Fantastic image, very nice work.
prutzworks
a 'classic Markal' I like your portrait formats
azrabella
Oh, great master Mark, this again is stunning - though I would like to see it without water.
tulipe
Love the moon! Excellent image!
kasalin
Wow... I'm speechless.... overwhelming..... vote !!!!!!!!!!!! A favourite of me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
blonderella
stuck?? you're stuck? golly, wish I could get stuck too! ;P awesome work!!
scifibabe
Wonderful landscape and great composition. I like the alien feel for this. Not sure what to suggest but I love jungles and water scenes. Maybe you could try for something along those lines. Otherwise, I really enjoy your space scenes. You do really great work.
X-PaX
Amazing work Mark. Well done.
Dotthy
stunning work, lv the calm atmo!!!!!!!!!!
IQ200
Fantastic work! Bravo.