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.
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Comments (29)
eekdog
superb!!
Faemike55
Very interesting information - but can you tune your guitar with this? Wonderful image and great description
jocko500
very wonderful. Bible say that all creation sings praise to the Lord
magnus073
Beyond brilliant work as always Clayton, it is one I'll come see again tomorrow. Very well done and put together
PHELINAS
Very instructive information ,Clayton. Work with a graphism very precise giving an excellent mood.Bravo! Congratulations and ...good weekend!
anitalee
Nice render
Bossie_Boots
Wonderful superb work !!
drifterlee
Very interesting!!!!
flavia49
wonderful
fredster66
Great theme and results!
sandra46
SUPER FANTASTIC IMAGE!
npauling
A super work with amazing lighting and excellent info all about it too. Very well created.
renecyberdoc
superb presentation.
evielouise
great info had no idea: love what youve created
tennesseecowgirl
Terrific work!
UVDan
Beautiful.
2Loose2Trek
The information is informative and the render is illustrative. Superb work Clayton.
pspworkshop
Looks great!
MagikUnicorn
Oh AWESOME JOB...UNIQUE SPACE SCENE
mikeywilliam
It has a real peaceful feeling about it. I really like this.
stonelight
Great colors, Very interesting work!
1010
Great looking worlds, stunning results!
mikeerson
thanks for the comment Clayton Joseph Gobbler ... shoot, I'm not sure if you put Gobbler = lol... Hey, I went to your page where artist bio is and you said you had a "glowy orb" in your free stuff, I just wanted to let ya know, in your bio, the glowy orb picture doesn't appear. then I went to your free stuff, none of the pictures came up just a box with a little with a x in it. I tried to down load your glowy orb and this message popped up. Sorry, the GeoCities web site you were trying to reach is no longer available. I just thought I'd let ya know if you didn't already. I was wondering, does your glowy orb act like a light? I haven't done any candle pictures, but was hoping for some type of light to give that effect and when I saw you had a glowy orb, I wanted to try it.... it's funny you commented on me today, cause I was here yesterday on this picture and I thought I left a comment, don't see it. I've always loved your avatar - definately in the top 10 here at rendo. with the lighting on the planets the way they are, I'd have to say there is a sun/star above your white plantet. Pretty cool space image.
andrewl
A truely stunning picture. :)
MOSKETON
Genial. Me encanta.
danapommet
Fantastic image and narrative. Dana
Rose-Lignes
great render, very special!!
Deane
Great text and impressive imagery on this one. With more and more exoplanets being discovered this year, that Drake equation will have to be expanded up yet again. Excellent work!
myrrhluz
"As a result, is it through this technique that young civilizations establish their first contact with other civilizations of the Community6. Often by accident, as was the case of Civilization Humanity's discovery of what came to be called Planet Isis (EGO 0110-00072107130) and first contact with Civilization Isis7." I read through the information on Q Filament EM Spectral Sensing, sort of getting a gist of it, but when it came to the above lines, that's when adrenalin started to flow. First contact! It's wonderful to think of that, the excitement of the first time, all the hustle and activity, with some elements of fear. The first time we actually know that there is life on other worlds, even if we can't communicate yet. That will be exciting. And then to think of a time when future generations would read of it prosaically, as a footnote of their history. I can't get into that mindset, but I'm sure it will exist someday. Beautiful image! Wonderful scene with excellent light, textures, and detail. I like the patterns in the background and the moons around the ringed planet.