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 I use an outdated Dell Pentium 4, 1.4GHZ, running Windows XP.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 (32)
JSGraphics
Fantstic! Well Done!!
DarkStormCrow
Excellent!
clbsmiley
Gorgeous!!!
grafikeer
Great vibrancy to the colours in this render...like the rounded terrains in this one also,a bit of a departure from your more angular terrains...distant planets are a great touch!
mgtcs
FANTASTIC landscape, love the watter effects! Congratulations!
geirla
Great sky!
myquad
It's always a pleasure to view your work.
choronr
I like this a lot; but, I think you need to reduce the water's transparency. i like the brightness of the atmosphere.
Savage_dragon
Ooo. That's really pretty! ")
Alex_NIKO
Beautiful landscape!
Naoo
Nice Play with Colors!
BlackAngel66
Fantastic image!
artgum
A cool, refreshing place. Love the surfaces.
dridge
Another Homerun!
MagikUnicorn
Fabulous, I like the water transparency
prutzworks
like the underwater texture
AeroJett
I like the color of the atmosphere :) The jovian planet looks a bit more like a brown dwarf to me, it's almost a glowing texture.
BenBischop
Awesome Scene, Luv the colors...!!!
DIANE603
The thumb justjumped right out at me. Love it!!
Danny_G
beautiful landscape, colors and amazing post!!
scifibabe
Gorgeous vibrant blues in this. Wonderful Jupiter like planet. Wonderful world you've created here.
lumi
Fascinating!! I like the color a lot!
X-PaX
Very nice work. I like the water.
SIGMAWORLD
Wonderful Terragen scene!
mikeerson
looks great... i like more colors - it looks like it has some life.
inkydigit
wow, I can see my house from here!!!...bang on the money here, Mark...sweet render!
KatesFriend
I like it.
shingleboot
Awesome image
ppetersen
I adore this terrain Mark. The blues give it a tropical feel, perhaps a tropical planet somewhere in the galaxy. Your surfacing as always is perfectin at least in these ol eyes...
Risus
Beautiful job :o)