Hi and welcome to my little place here. Don't wonder about the name, almost everything I do is linked to my feathered housemates - source of everlasting inspiration ;-)
On the image to the left you see me with Perlchen and Rico, two of my cockatiels.
Rico is the chick on my right hand.
My real name is Kim and I love everything that is able to fly and has got vertebrae - meaning birds, etc, but especially dragons.
Short Bio
It went the way it mostly goes with people who cannot put the pen/ pencil/ crayon away.
So, at the age of 4 or so I was introduced to a set of the latter and drew camels. From there I went to pencils and horses and dragons.
Later came dolphins and orcas and some more dragons.
I still do a lot of drawing dragons - and some horses or dolphins - as long as I can spare the time.
But a few years ago I got my Wacom tablet and that developed into the exploration of the pixel world.
First I made little graphics for my homepages, now I make big graphics for strange pictures which tend to be overloaded with iconographic double denotations ;-)
ThenI entered the world of a freelance illustrator (in small scale) and do floormaps, illustrations and so on.
I learned to hate ships and especially galeons from my very first publication though I like being around ships and water in general.
Apart from the occasional commission here and there I still do a lot of drawing for myself as far as my shrinking spare time permits.
Making textures for Poser included - I prefer to work with handdrawn designs to alter with my laptop later.
What else?
I like roleplaying, wrote two systems of my own and hate dia slides ;-)
If you're interested: I'm available for commissions as well.
2D (traditional), 3D (Poser) is no problem.
Visit my gallery here if you're interested and want to see what I do - contact me if you want to know more. Preferably by mail since I don't check IMs that often :-)
For all Poser-related stuff best visit my homepage and my forum if you have any questions about my products.
Comments (15)
JohnDelaquiox
I like it what texture are you using on her
Arki
This is my Katey texture with Expansion, available at RDNA.
Tholian
This is probably the best archery pose I have yet seen. The hand pulling the string is posed beautifully even though it's turned from what is "normal" but I have seen archers using that grip. Beautiful character and a very nice pose.
Dalijna
yes it is really great - allthough the hand pose maybe not so usual for holding a string it looks very natural. also i love all the stuff around :)
alessimarco
Outstanding high key light! Beautiful character!
nun2brite
yup as said above, very very nice
thekingtut
You're just trying to add a little more to the render with the altered pose of the hand. It's still a very lovely image.
Vehemel
It's look like the Navi's pose for the left hand and the outfit of your elf remember me Neytiri ! :-D I know by myself that it's not easy to do good poses with a bow, a lot of time is required ! :-) Good picture ! :-)
Arki
Thanks for all your comments so far! I really appreciate them! You're spot on with the bow pose and the outfit :) I was really inspired watching the Avatar movie :)
Kyronimos
Great char!
Renderholic
Excellent archer!
Tracesl
wonderfully done character, excellent presentation
tamburro
Fantastic pose, excellent render!!! Hugs:)
Tea_Rex
"Most archers would turn the lower arm ..." Yeah, but She's not most archers, is she. ;-) One look at her and it's clear that everything she does is in a unique style. Sure .. you know I've been enchanted with Katey since she first began materializing out of the creative mists. & I am enchanted still. I have come to learn that it's always the details that hook me about your works, Kim. Details that are not necessary for this medium .. but would be essential on an item you would use or wear in the day-to-day world. This is very impressive to me; you craft your models the way you'd want them to be in a tactile sense. I'm impressed by this because it is not strange to you; you simply wouldn't do it any other way. & Yet it is a rare quality. I wrote once that the design pattern on one of your outfits looked like engraved leather scroll work. It was not necessary to add that extra level of detail .. and it had to have taken a bulk of additional labor hours .. but it was hot, I have to admit. Since then I have greatly enjoyed exploring the details of your latest works. The way you go about your development process is true craftwork and I find it inspiring to follow along. Technical aspects of archery aside, this is a beautiful exhibition portrayal of your works. With warmth, Terry
crender
Wonderful!!!!