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 (19)
alessimarco
Excellent expression and a wonderful sense of realism! The cigarette smoke is very nice!
necrophage
awesome character portrait - great pov and smashing detail! 5+
CATMANDO
Nice work.....great detail.
Timesurfer
awsome!!
3-DArena
I don't know why but he makes me think of Stephen King's Dark Tower books. Specifically for some reason Cuthbert, haven't read that in years...
zil2008
Excellent job.
JeharraVixen
Amazing render! I love the realism in this image. He looks as if he could step off the screen.
Star4mation
Outstanding render Skip :)
SIGMAWORLD
Excellent portrait.
Flint_Hawk
This is an outstanding character & you have done an amazing render of him!
IO4
Great characterization. Love the textures and details and use of focus.
dbrv6
Excellent perspective/lighting/render. Great building the character.
9841007
Once again, a very lovely portrait...even though he still looks a bit tick off at you Skip! He even had to get a smoke to calm his nerves. I guess that cup of warm milk wasn’t getting it. It looks like he’s not the type that takes being put on the back burner lightly lol! :P
kasalin
A magnificent piece. Fantastic and beautiful composition !!! :)5* Hugs Karin :)
novelist
Wow. Amazing character and portrait.
AnnieD
Great study...well done!
Digital_Mischief
I could see this on a book cover, and the intrigue would follow.
schonee
He is Awesome but makes me think of Jack the Ripper or something scary.
mininessie
He is a fantastic character!!