Hi there! My name is Victoria, and I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California (but live elsewhere now). I first became interested in computer graphics some time circa 1995 when my dad gave me this CD package of some new, up-and-coming computer software at the time which included Aldus Photostyler and KAI PowerTools. I went home that day and created some silly little piece and after that I was totally hooked. A few years later a friend introduced me to Photoshop, and it was love at first sight. Since then I have been teaching myself all things Photoshop. About two years ago I came across an ad in a magazine for DAZ Studio. I had always been a little intimidated by 3D graphics, thinking it was way too hard to do, but I decided to give it a shot anyways. Now I'm equally obsessed (if not more so) with all things 3D as well.
My art is a mixture of DAZ Studio, Poser, Photoshop CS5 and Filter Forge. My other tools of the trade include Hexagon, Silo, ZBrush and Vue, and I also do black & white digital photography and photo restoration on the side. I am a huge fan of classic artists like Salvador Dali, Calder and Leonardo da Vinci, but am also strongly influenced and inspired by the works of contemporaries like Jack Pedota, David Ho, Luis Royo, Olivia and many of my fellow Renderosity artists who continue to inspire me on a daily basis.
I have several college degrees including a BA in English Writing, a BA in Anthropology, and an MS in Evolutionary Ecology (a subdiscipline of Anthropology).I think my ultimate goal with my graphics - what I really hope to get out of all of this - is to create something truly beautiful one day that either someone will deeply appreciate in their heart or that will inspire someone to create something beautiful. Thanks for stopping by . . . and happy rendering!V.
Comments (18)
insane_machine
Oooh, such delicate balance... great work on the pose Love the lighting here, really makes the piece zing! Especially the rim light highlighting all the curves. Impressive work!
Hubert
Elegant, a beautiful image.
Haydaad
Creative idea. Lovely scene. Great job!
bimm3d
superb!!
fallen21
Beautiful image!
J5ive
Excellent!
2121
wonderful, superbly done
dlm4001
Lovely... I like the details in the pose. Very nice lighting
mgtcs
Fabulous render, a wonderful lighting my friend, well done!
jaydee_007
Eekdog put Justin Hayward on my brain, and this image would go so well with a Justin Hayward song called Tightrope. (from the Songwriter Album) Yes I used to walk the highwire every night Yes I used to walk the tightrope But it got too tight. I walked the straight and narrow line My head was spinning round I worked without a safety net But it was such a long way down. ......... Justin Hayward The image is excellent, and fun to view as well.
alessimarco
Wow...very nicely done! The light contrasts very nicely with the dark background to add drama to the tension of "balancing"!
SyberianFrost
Nice work
ragouc
Very good pose and render.
SIGMAWORLD
Beautiful!
icerian
Wonderful result. I like the idea and the tention inside.
nikisatez
WOW V! This is awesome. I love everything about this! The pose is perfect. You did very very well on this. Well Done! 5+
nucks
that would be a little tricky to pull off - having said that, what a terrific composition!
StratoCumulus
Very cute.