What to say?
Well, firstly I'll be gobsmacked if anybody is actually reading this ;) Me? Born in England, grew up on the Isle of Man, went to school in Canada briefly, emigrated to Australia for 13 years, then returned to the UK. I know.. I get about...
I’ve got no training in art whatsoever and my freehand drawing skills are very limited, so it’s mostly more a case of enthusiasm, optimism, hope in the face of experience, reading a lot of tutorials, accidents and random experiments. Oh and cups of tea. I ended up here entirely by chance and it’s been both a revelation and a joy.
As to software I use Daz3D, Bryce (occasionally), Photoshop, plus Hexagon 2.5 and Poser 6 for any modelling. And UV mapper pro for UV unwrapping as it just makes life a much nicer place to be.
I'm afraid I grew up between the pages of Lord of the Rings, was heavily involved with Medieval Re-Enactment Groups in Aus (I know... go figure), fell in love with Victorian High Goth, Consulting Detectives *sigh*, various tragic poets, vampires, ripping yarns of the adventurous kind, Steampunk, pirates, ice hockey, music that sweeps away your soul, dancing barefoot to drums and random stubbly blokes with swords. Reality is too interesting a concept to only have one to play in. :)
Renderosity was found via a random trawl shortly after I first downloaded Daz Studio with a bit of a ‘oop, what the heck is this then’ thought. Once I'd wandered across it, I found I couldn’t stop coming back. Some of the artwork here is incomparably brilliant, and it's all shared in a great spirit of friendship and helpful feedback. There are some amazing artists from many fields here who are incredibly generous with their advice and time.
Currently I’m tentatively poking my toe into the waters of actually producing 3d models, in and around my day-job as I clearly don’t have either enough to do or enough stress in my life ;) But then, a day without learning something is probably a day in which I’ve really not given living my best shot. I don't know why I do it, but to be honest, I can imagine giving up breathing first.Â
I get the feeling there's much much more to be done with it than I'm currently doing. But isn't there always?
So I’d just like to say a huge thanks to all those who've taken the time to stop by, comment, advise, beta-test, write tutorials, answer forum questions and generally be around. It's really appreciated, and believe me, you have made a difference.
Hope you have fun, enjoy your rendering and keep trying new stuff!
Thanks for reading and have a great day... Skip xxÂ
Oh! If you want to keep up to date on anything I'm doing 3d-wise (products, freebies and all that), come visit me at:
www.distantflame.com
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Comments (24)
Rainastorm
Excellent composition, EXCELLENT image...love it...well done!!
thefixer
This is different, terrific!
Erestorfan
Wow...a powerful image...a soldier/knight fallen in battle, not knowing he's being observed by a little beauty. I love the POV of the fairy looking through the battle helmet.
Crudelitas
Wonderful! Very well done!
ladiesmen
Good work. Very creative and good posing. Nice
Askare
very beautiful work!!
Umbetro38
wonderful Idea to create this scene - creativ artwork
Star4mation
Ace image skip!! Love the Lamb lyrics too :)
dbrv6
Excellent very well done - the perspective is very suggestive and adds to the scene.
dough3219
interesting point of view well done
wlmay33
Doing something different every now and then just improves the soul. Composition is supurb. I have to agree with dbrv6, perspective and the wording as well adds greatly to the scene. I hope he's simply KO'd for a while. ;o)
boobunny
Great lighting/shadows. I love the story. Very creative work, glad you tried something different, it paid off!
Darkwish
You did really cool work!
Cimaira
Wonderful image, great scaling and pov!
bebert
EXCELLENT work
Dalijna
a great idea and fantastic work :)
twingo
Great looking image, excellent composition.
witchdidi
I love the story it tells. Nicely done!
9841007
Awwwww, how lovely!
alessimarco
I love this image!!! Nice work!
Flixthe
Belle idée, et très bien réalisée.
vapo
Wow! Wonderful concept, and excellent render!
A_Sunbeam
Charming scene! One of my all-time favourites. Nicely posed and great colours and detail.
mininessie
really beautiful!!!