As a hobbyist photographer I developed an interest in combining "fantasy and reality" back in the late 1990's. At that time my graphics knowledge consisted of a vague familiarity with PhotoImpact. With the help of some friends who were learning Poser at the time I obtained some "tubes" of fairies which I incorporated into various shots of flowers and gardens and eventually purchased Poser in an attempt to create my own additions to my photos.
Through a graphics design course I took on line I met some of the greatest Poser artists around. Paramount was meeting Jayme from Illusions Designs (in my mind the "King of Poser Art" ) who spent countless hours and infinite patience teaching me how to actually use the program, add dimension and shadow and most importantly--create a personality to the figures thus giving them that certain "glow". Without that, you would most likely still be looking at flat, lifeless images in my gallery.Â
Once comfortable with using the program I developed an interest in character creation.  Again my dear Jayme to the rescue -- always coaching and challenging me to go beyond what I thought I could do...and the result is the characters you will soon find in my store.   Â
I still have a ways to go before I'm completely satisfied with my images and characters, but in the journey lies all the fun!
Comments (19)
anitalee
Excellent
brycek
Wonderful image Maxine!!
crender
Fantastic and fabulous!
momof4rugrats
do not like this guy! lol but you have made him look fabulous!!
missblue
Amazing work !!
Irish
Beautifully done Maxine!
ontar1
Impressive character, love his pose and the detailing, outstanding work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Charlene
very creative and beautiful work
magnus073
Great job on this one Maxine, I love the effects here
alessimarco
Marvelous creation!!!
drifterlee
Very cool render, Maxine. Is that Callum? I bought him, too.
eekdog
very well done maxine, incredible looking mage.
boggers
Super work on this character - some great details in this!
Bossie_Boots
Incredible Maxine superb work !!
SIGMAWORLD
Excellent.
kelvinhughes
well done Maxine excellent
VelvetMoxie
Yes, Sherrie--it's Callum. Thought he would make an interesting addition to my characters and I wasn't disappointed.
missgrin
Fantastic render...
SQS
WOW! This is one of your very best, well done!