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 (29)
mgtcs
WOW....This is really an amazing perspective, very well done!
MOSKETON
MUY BUENA CREACION, FANTASTICAS TEXTURAS, GENIAL PUNTO DE VISTA.
flaviok
Impressionante, iluminação, criação e texturização fantástica meu amigo, excelente, aplausos (5)
evielouise
Now it sounds like I could use her around my house: Super work and very unique!
drifterlee
This reminds me of Soviet posters, Very cool work!!
eekdog
cool pov and render clayton, enjoy the lighting.
sandra46
really beautiful image
Faemike55
Interesting scene and narrative and most strange...
anitalee
Great work
flavia49
marvelous image!!! splendid render!!
1010
Oh she is working hard, excellent render Clayton!
magnus073
Awesome and creative work as always Clayton, this one really was well thought out and a instant classic.
renecyberdoc
reminds me the time as a plumber apprentice,we smelled like shit sometimes hehehe. very nice scene and as dave says a classic.
npauling
She really does look to be hard at work in this scene. Excellent work and a great perspective.
Minda
Amazing image and Great POV clayton..
Kaartijer
Great job on this one!
Deane
Great POV and love all those grimy textures!
Radar_rad-dude
Incredible detailing and marvelous POV! A most splendid render! Great job!
MagikUnicorn
super cool...well done
goldie
this is so realistic, that at first i thought it was a photo of a statue...super job on this, really! though i do have to say, i haven't a clue about what you are talking about ;)
JeffersonAF
Excellent work.
BLUESTONE
Her clothes are dirty, but her hands are clean...
2Loose2Trek
Very cool ... a dirty job 'n all.
Chipka
Amazing work! I love every aspect of this and the nicely quirky narrative that accompanies it. The Cyrillic in the background "Doktor VO--" is nicely intriguing as it recalls the Doctor Who logo, but nicely obscures the final letter so I'm left wondering what's being said. Marvelous! I love the details in this as well, the grungy sense of color and the heavy-urban feel of it. This is great stuff, and I'm glad that I'm making progress in my plan to catch up on the galleries!
GOLDILOCKSUK
Wow she likes to get dirty doesn't she lol. Great posting :) Cathy xoxoxo
ACue
"9:30 in Newfoundland" ... har, har.
chimera46
A not so subtle hint at the primary export of a socialist economy?
mikeywilliam
Neat Style to you work. Love it!
UVDan
Smart like tractor. LOL So that is how she ended up doing this? Super image and witty commentary. Who could ask for more?