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.
Comments (31)
artistheat
Great Pic and Lighting
MagikUnicorn
Cute image Love it
anitalee
Great work
MOSKETON
UNA CREACION PERFECTA.
evielouise
HMMMMMMMM--could be my eye sight a little lighter pleaseeeeeeeeeeee;;lol Excellent darkness effect!~
eekdog
very nice setting, beautiful work..
jendellas
Lovely work!!!!
flaviok
Uma ambientação fantástica, fascinante obra meu amigo, aplausos (5)
magnus073
Really stellar image here Clayton and a warm dedi to your friend.
flavia49
excellent work! great dedication!
tennesseecowgirl
Very excellent work!!
Faemike55
Fantastic work! Is this a Jellicle cat?
Minda
amazing work clayton!!
mgtcs
Superb atmosphere, congratulations!
Hubba1
Wow, very good!!! This is very cool :)
renecyberdoc
fantastic dedication to your friend as well as to the credits you give to the contributors.their generosity helps a lot.
goldie
lovely! perfect setting for the kitties...lighting is excellent as are the kitties' poses ;)
schonee
Excellent!
tstray1
Beautiful lighting, neat work!!!!!
shadownet
Love those cats! Great job on this!
myquad
What an honor to have such an incredible work of art dedicated to him. The lighting is beyond suberb. Well done! Happy Holidays, Clayton.
JeffersonAF
Excellent work.
chimera46
Great dedication and a lovely cozy scene, well done.
Biffowitz
Wonderful dedi and natural looking scene. Nice work on this!
JaneEden
Excellent scene here Clayton, and lovely dedi too. I love the lighting effects you used too, and of course anything to do with cats and I am there. The whole scene is superb!! I wish you a special Christmas and a Peaceful New Year, hugs Jane xx
kasalin
Lovely artwork, dear Clayton !!!! Excellent done !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hugs Karin:)
ragouc
Cool scene.
ACue
I missed this one. Excellent! I love the lighting and the atmosphere. It's hard to make the milcats look believable, and I think you've achieved it here.
Carlahoon
Great work!!
2Loose2Trek
Nice dedication and I love the night-time lighting. Well done.