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 I use an outdated Dell Pentium 4, 1.4GHZ, running Windows XP.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 (25)
Naoo
Excellent Mood!!!
Minaya
Great terrain, superb mood and colors!
sontaeseok
classic view~~~~^^excellent work^^*****
choronr
Toasty! Warm and wonderful scene by you.
BenBischop
a Hot Scene....;)
X-PaX
Fantastic work Mark. The sand surface looks perfect. Well done.
shayhurs
Cool desert scene. Excellent job on th esand dunes!
shingleboot
Awesome
tennesseecowgirl
Lovely work!!
DarkStormCrow
Excellent planetscape, well done...
Danny_G
Surfacing is perfect as is the entire image. Excellent work
Savage_dragon
Cool! ")
geirla
Great colors! Very nicely done.
scifibabe
Very cool feel to this. Wonderful warm lighting. Nice landscape surface too.
grafikeer
Love this desert planetscape...great colours,lighting and mood...well done my friend!
artgum
Man, I haven't seen one like this in a long while...excellent Mark!
mikeerson
cool sun burn... the sun is going down... and still hot = lol
me109
Honestly? This is truely outstanding! Excellent set of colors, view, terrain, atmo and postwork!
SIGMAWORLD
Excellent!
gerberc
Stunning!
ppetersen
Again a simpler surface only adds to the beauty Mark. POV, terrain surfac ing are perfect. The sky is a beauty.
TallPockets
BEAUTIFUL work!! T.P.
AeroJett
Very nice terrain and sky. I can feel my skin sizzling now! (of course it helps that I currently am sunburnt)
Amethystwolf
Excellent work!
Kosmicman
Very excellent!