Its a hobby... If Al Gore can set upon the world with a bunch of models with hockey sticks then why not me too? Though my children are wondering why, after the last cliffhanger with terrorists in the lobby and the SEALs already on the roof, it's taking me so long to finish the next episode but this is all part of my scheme, to show them that rewarding things can take time and that the journey can often be as fun as the destination.
I've been drawn to Poser by the timesaving possibilities of re-using characters and props. But since the centre of my universe, known in my day-job as the Indo-West Pacific, overlaps little with many Poser stock catalogues I sometimes find myself having to improvise. The discipline required to make models from scratch helps me to appreciate the effort that others invest into them. I'm as willing to use freebies as the next hobbyist but its a real godsend, free or not, when someone produces a prop or figure that by some chance belongs exactly in world I'm creating.
The images in this gallery tell no particular story. I've posted them in the off-chance they are of interest to others and to advertise things that interest me about the sometimes sad but often rich history and culture of the Asia-Pacific region. The works are usually inspired by ideas and thoughts that come to me as I trawl the web for inspiration, or they might be tests of techniques in particular software or outings of models and textures I'm making for the project. I hope you enjoy them.
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Comments (12)
warder348
Great open ocean rendering, indeed a rough ride, and the water's way to deep for my liking!
neiwil
Everybody below decks, moaning in their bunk.Great seascape, the water and spray are awsome.Well this will definitely have gotten rid of the dust, trouble is you'll need a wire brush to get rid of the rust.......now pass the bucket, I don't feel so good....
Richardphotos
very realistic sea and spray
mistressotdark
nice work :D
Osper
Nice job! Let's hope they've battened down the hatchs well!
debbielove
Excellent job, super sea-scape! Well done.. Rob
saphira1998
very great render
jac204
Wonderful model, great ocean scene.
cschell
Biggest problem with those old ships was that the secondary heavy guns all sat just above the water line on a good day... in rough seas like this they were next to useless... but there's just something about those old ships that makes them stand out... they had a very unique style to them that seems to give them a certain amount of grandness and majesty that newer ships just didn't have... and ty for the mention :)
jclP
very realistic sea pic
thecytron
Xcellent composition!
FitArtistSF
Ah, well, actually, you have her painted in wartime battleship gray.... the ships of the Great White Fleet, where painted just that... white.