January 2013
Been at this site five years now and have seen a lot of growth - both artistically and spiritually thanks to the many good friends I have met here. I work with Poserpro2012, photoshop CS6, PSPX2, Perfect Effects 3 and Photomatrix 4. I love working in the material room and continue to find lots of growth there. I also do a lot of postwork fixing, special affects, and framing, all for which photoshop is indispensible. I love doing postwork; no image is anywhere near complete without it.
In the last year or so I've added quite a bit of photography to my gallery. I started with a Nikon Coolpix 9100 point and shoot. It gives amazing quality and its small size makes it easy to pack around and just grab some shots as they come into my vision. I still use it for sneaky people shots but now I use a Nikon D5100 DSLR for my more serious keeper work. Had I known how all consuming my passion for photography would become I should have jumped to a D600 low end pro camera.In my gallery you will see mostly storylines based upon my own visions and versions of Mesopotamian Mythology, sprinkled with some Celtic works and an occasional pinup or two and quite a few special requests. I have long been a writer, though a terrible speller, and so most of my images come with a storyline or poem. No image seems complete to me without words to accompany them.In high school I trained in both the Sciences and Fine Arts but when I went to university I had to choose one or the other and so I went with the life sciences. Art dropped out of my life for a long time... though I never gave up my interest in archeology and mythology. I wound up with a graduate degree in the life sciences with majors in physical geography, ecology and evolutionary biology. My love of nature and a deep naturalistic spirituality eventually led me to the wikkan tradition.Some five and a half years ago I discovered poser after coming across some great 3-d art on the web and after some six months of stumble bum practice I joined this site.Doing this type of art has released many visions and stories that were locked up inside my soul for many ages. It has allowed me to explore the life and times of my primal spiritual ancestor, a girl also named Roxanne, who lived in the Sumerian regions. She whispers the stories of these classic legends in my mind and I create the images to go with them.My stories are mostly written as dialogue and they tend to be rather long. So grab a coffee, a tea or better yet a beer, kick back, relax and stay a while.I hope you enjoy your stay here.Hugs and blessed beRoxy
Comments (38)
Faemike55
Stunning work, Roxy most powerful scene
eekdog Online Now!
oh freakin wow! need lessons myself with dynamics..
Sepiasiren
Now You have really outdone yourself--totally digging the robe and the mystics setting--once again a perfect balance of mood, color and lighting is struck! Digging it immensely!
RodS Online Now!
I saw him earlier today - Trekkie's favorite character LOL! I'll probably end up getting him myself. Neve know when a good potions master will come in handy. This is an indescribable work, Roxy! You have really communicated the look and feel of his dark, mysterious world. You really do have a fantastic skill with magical/fantasy settings! I've not worked myself up to do anything with dynamic cloth - yet. I fully intend to tackle it, though. From what you've done with it here, I'm most impressed. Another masterpiece, Roxy!
missblue
Wonderful work !
odile
This is great. I like the atmosphere, the lightning and all the good details in the scene.
barryjeffer
Love this scene Roxy... great lighting and pose... great creation seth
brycek
Love it..fantastic scene and lighting!!
shrinkers
Very cool and dark and wonderful!
renecyberdoc
i saw this character and i might get it looks a bit like the dude in harry potter dont remember the name lol.excellent work.
anitalee Online Now!
Excellent
legolie
Excellent composition with many details, colorful and enchanting ! The cloth room is a wonderful tool :-)
fallen21
Superb scene!
3dpoetry
An in depth scene, awesome work Roxy
tamburro
Fantastic scene!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SidheRoseGraphics
Roxy, this is utterly awesome. You really do have a lot of details in here and everything is perfect. I've never been able to get the cloth room to work. It goes through the motions of draping and then the cloth disappears like it wasn't there and doesn't render on the figure. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. Suppose I should look on line for a tutorial. I use the hi-tex plane - I dunno but this piece is totally great!
MineFujiko
Cool!! Outstanding composition as always!
LivingPixels
sorcererrsa and there layers always so fascinating and you just sweetly visualised a feast for the eyes my friend!! seriously cool Rox!!!!
magnus073
You did such a great job on this beautiful and expressive image. The lighting is perfect and the effects are stunning Roxy.
RJS
Roxy, this is a masterpiece. Typical of your work that I could stare at this for an hour and still find a new detail that I'd missed before. I love everything about it, from the familiars to the dripping candle wax. I am in awe of your skills. Yes, dynamic cloth is wonderful. It looks so much more natural than posed materials, and you have used it to full effect here. Another weapon in your arsenal! Can't wait to see what you produce next.
dragonmuse
Stunning detail. Wonderful lighting.. very nice image overall :)
mgtcs
WOW....Now this is absolutely marvelous work my dear, the level of details is just fantastic, the lighting and colors are so fascinating Roxy, you amaze me my friend! 100*
lior
Impressive but stunning!
IDonn0
Your art has improved exponentially since we first met here at Rendo. Well done my friend :) Don
Rhanagaz
Excellent scene and a wonderful light, Roxy! :o)
Dreamdesigner
Marvelous and Magical atmopsphere,realy wizards place!Impressive render Roxy!!:-)))))
Blush
Just an awesome image Even more so if you zoom in love all the detail Hugs Susan~
FaeMoon
Wow, the depth of this piece, the shadow and mood are so impressive, Roxy! Love the beautiful splash of light on the floor, and the glow of moonlight outside that window is so wonderfully done. Really admire the dynamic cloth on this too - so enhances the strong pose! They need to have you do many more promos for them, you did amazing work!
Jonrea
Great fantasy scene.
drifterlee
A HArry Potter magician! Cool!