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 I use an outdated Dell Pentium 4, 1.4GHZ, running Windows XP.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.Â
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 (32)
shingleboot
Awesome work, tern is just fine
geirla
Very nice, love the water. (Re-bird?)
necrophage
cool landscape and lighting!
odile
Beautiful!
faroutsider
Fabulous landscape and lighting, as always. The birds add a great touch (regardless of species... :o)
lyron
Fantastic image. Excellent work!!
neo_primal
nice one.
Savage_dragon
So that's where the Swallows went. Very cool work. Love the water & caustics. Great calm sky. ")
bloodnok
Nice image + nice humour in your notes.
Naoo
I like it!
artgum
Perfection- truly beautiful.
Danny_G
Great piece
fuzzoom
Beautiful realistic water. I like the contrast of light and shadow. Excellent scene!
azrabella
How about Re-Mark-able... Thanks for this cool render.
Rich2
It's quite a change to see a non-sci-fi image from you, but a nice change at that - not that your usual aren't just as enjoyable. A little known fact: terns form monogamous (one male-one female) pairs for life. And of course you know why that is? One good tern deserves another.
IQ200
Amazing landscape!
Lissy
Super Terrain, surface, water and nice soft caustics. Wonderful scene in the sky! ... excellent!
corleonis
I like Re-Poly and Gon personally ;) Great stuff, water especially is amazing!
MagikUnicorn
GORGEOUS MARK YOU ARE THE TERRAGEN KING :)
mikeerson
this is your 200th upload... You didn't mention it, maybe it does not mean something to you, but it is quite an accomplishment and a way to show experience. Your art here definately has it's own style and is recognizable... this picture looks as if the water is evaperating.... that would be a cool picture... a dry cracking surface with a little puddle of water and the last life form on the planet is next to it... it may be a plant it may be humanoid... it's up to you. CONGRATS ON YOUR 200TH WITHER IT MEANS SOMETHING TO YOU OR NOT.
starfire777
Awesome terrain and water!!!
BenBischop
Unique Art....!!!
choronr
An atmospheric light show ...beautiful!
scifibabe
Awesome! Love the color of that lake. Fabulous landscape and cool concept.
ppetersen
Laughing Mark, bows to you... you did an astounding job here. There is a spirit in that image. The rays, the light, beautiful surface... Excellent!!!!
amapitodd
Fantastic scene.
Alex_NIKO
Потрясающее освещение и вода... птицы хорошее дополнение. Еще одна красивая работа в вашем стиле!
johnabutler2
Magical.
KatesFriend
The lagoon is very inviting. The colours in these scenes really capture the imagination.
prutzworks
like it Mark