Greetings: Thanks for visiting my page here at Renderosity. My real name is Clayton. I am Canadian, living in Southern Ontario. I suppose you could describe me as a middle aged man, not at all wealthy and working as a "sort of" public servant in computer support. Putting those three factors together you could also conclude that I'm too stupid to get a real job.
I will also say that I am old enough to remember the line, "Danger is my business", when I was half my current size (vertically) and sat down on Saturday mornings to watch cartoons. Hands up all those who can remember that. And while were on the subject of old, obscure cartoons, hands up those who watched Rocket Robin Hood. But those shortcomings have been balanced by the fact that I still have all my hair. AND, except for the occasional errant strand, it's still its original colour - BONUS! Take that, all you "Mr. Perfect"s out there who got all the girls in university.
My work is largely done with Poser. With Poser, I've noticed that I have a habit of diving into projects without fully realizing the overall complexities of the tasks which I create for myself. Hence the avatar I use which also symbolizes my 'chosen' profession rather well. Still, I hope you enjoy some of my images here.
In addition to Poser, I have also posted a number of digital photographs. For the most part these images are of the streetcars (electric trolleys, trams or light rail) that operate in the City of Toronto - near to where I live. Toronto has a long history of streetcar operation and is one of the few North American cities that has retained and developed its streetcar network into the present day. Unlike many other cities that are now having to rebuild their networks.
I have adopted the handle 'KatesFriend' for my work here at Renderosity. The reason is mostly due to the fact that 'Katie' was the first Poser character with which I worked. Well that, and the name Clayton appeared to be already in use here.
I discovered Poser quite by accident. A friend gave me a copy of Poser 6 for my birthday. At the time I had no experience with 3D image rendering and no interest. I also had no computer suitable to implement the package. A 100MHz Pentium 1 with 16MB of RAM and a 36kbaud internal modem running Windows 95, USED to be cutting edge Buster. So, the box sat on the shelf for a while (months) until I could install it on a computer capable of running it. Well. I had to BUY the computer first, then install the software. Then, I was hooked.
I have also provided a couple of small contributions to the Free Stuff section. My favourite is the Glowy Orb: 101 uses. It can be the thruster glow for an Eagle transport from Moonbase Alpha. A sparkly light bulb on a Christmas tree. Or just a shiney mystical ball for your cat to play with. Remember, the Glowy Orb is your friend.
Glowy Orb My thanks to the various tutorial authors that showed me how to create this useful material. PS. I should point out that Eagles were never actually depicted with glowing thrusters on Space: 1999. Nor did they ever fly in front of stars or planets when depicted in full flight. Saves a lot on production costs that way. But they were still pretty cool space ships.
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Comments (27)
Faemike55
Wonderful work! ever think of writing a tutorial on this?
mgtcs
Excellent effect, great work!
npauling
A wonderful portrait and the hat looks very naturally tilted too. Excellent lighting.
eekdog
wonderful looking model, this portrait is incredible, love her outfit..
airbrushr
Great work, very nice posing and morphing.
annie5
Great expression..wonderful portrait! :)
Lunastar
Wonderful portrait and scene. Great use of magnets. Those things vex me.
magnus073
Nice work Clayton and you really do wonders with those magnets
idiot_sphinx
Lovely work !! I love the lighting . Very original design !!
lior
So realistic and wonderful!
myquad
You're doing a wonderful job, Clayton!
pops
This is wonderful work Clayton
lethalliam
Cool
flavia49
wonderful work!!
moni2000
Great idea with the "living" background, good picture!
sandra46
splendid!
angelafair
nice render! great work here.
beachzz
I love this, has a classic look, then there's that little peak in the background--great image!!
Zazou
Great pose and expression ! Love the style !
Deane
Nicely done and great style as always!!!
Minda
fantastic work clayton love the expression and pose...great job.
OrphanedSoul
A very creative image!
chimera46
Not bad at all. The trick I guess is In playing with the falloff zone and/or lowing the y scale on the magnet zone to something around 5%. Well done.
Biffowitz
Glad to hear someone embracing those magnets, I always run the other way. I love the light hearted expression she has, makes for a fun render. Nice work on this!
KyotoDragon
Magnets are a pain... excellent job both posing and with those magnets.
LynLinz
Magnets is something I haven't tackled yet - certainly a todo!
e-brink
A very nice character and pose - great image!