Who is 'Markal'?
Markal is Mark Edwards who lives in Mississippi – originally from Indianapolis, Indiana. I retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2003 after 23 years and decided to stay here in the warm gulf coast south along with my wife, two daughters and three grandchildren.
How long have you been rendering/doing computer graphics?
My last five years in the Air Force I designed and developed computer-based training. We used PhotoShop, Flash and even wrote code in HTML, so I guess I started in the late 90’s. My terragen work began in 2003.
Do you have traditional art experience?
No real art experience just the standard art classes in high school and college.
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What are you currently working on?
I’m working on a collaboration with a Bryce artist…he is making a ship for one of my space landscape images. Learning Terragen 2 and possibly Vue may be in the works soon.
What software/equipment do you use and why?
Software used is Terragen .9.43, PaintShopPro 7 and LunarCell. I use an outdated Dell Pentium 4, 1.4GHZ, running Windows XP. I was going to upgrade but, this very large screen HDTV deal fell into my lap so I had to upgrade my other love…. watching Blue-Ray movies…first. Hopefully I’ll upgrade to a quad 4 before the end of the year.
What do you think your best piece of work is and why?
One of my latest favorites is Rigel III. The foreground is a stone BMP overlay I applied in Terragen…. the shading and shadows were in-line with the sun angle and it worked very well. The only post work was the LunarCell moons and I think they also add a realistic touch. It still amazes me how computer graphics can make an imaginary place look so real and believable.
Why do you like to work with 3D software?
It’s a fun hobby for me and when I focus on the work it carries me away from the hustle and worries of this world.ÂÂ
Who/what inspires you?
All the wonderful artists here at ReRo are great inspirations. National Geographic Magazine, NASA and all the space missions has also influenced and inspired me. Of course our creator….Almighty God….the greatest artist of all.
How has this online community (Renderosity) enhanced your work, relationships, and learning?
Not only comments but also other artists sharing their files have helped me grow artistically by leaps and bounds.
Parting Comments / Advice to other Artists?
I try to focus on what I love. I have a passion for Space Art so 99% of my work is Space art. Some may think I need to branch out and explore other areas but I say branch out to what….something I don’t love? Go with what you love and your rewards will be many.
Comments (30)
odile
Beautiful! Excellent sky and rock formations. Zoom in is a must.
Savage_dragon
Fab job, Mark! I still like this older style much more. ")
shayhurs
Very cool (no pun)
Badsue
Another beautiful planet again Mark! Love the terrain and everything else. Very well done.
tulipe
Wow! Superb!
Danny_G
Excellent Mark !
Naoo
wonderful! I like it!
amapitodd
Excellent art.
geirla
Great looking scene!
teecee2107
Very nice sharp edged terrain. Sky and atmosphere are superb. POV, with the banking is excellent. Very well done !
RJS
Superb!
TheOwl68
Wonderful work!
NefariousDrO
Magnificent, I love the comet and it's super-long tail passing through this scene, that gives an already breath-taking composition an intense energy that really makes this captivating. Great stuff!
grafikeer
Nicely done...love the camera angle,composition and overall scene!
peedy
Fantastic image and terrain! Corrie
tiff666
Stunning, very cool!
ia-du-lin
fantastic sci-fi world, great landscape, planet and sky
fallen21
Awesome sci-fi scene.
thecytron
Fantastic landscaping!
choronr
Book/Magazine quality; this is masterful work by you Mark.
MagikUnicorn
Alway love your terragen stuff ..wowwww all the time spectacular terragen render...(Not my case)lol
Dotthy
fantastic work Mark!!!!!!!
moat
Beautiful!
Rich2
Combining elements of old-school TG and and TG2: I like it - a lot!
Terrade
nice work mark
starfire777
Excellent planetscape!!!
Thelby
This is in the Category of "Super Cool"!!!
efron_241
could happen here too.. never seen I think A comet in front of our moon.. would be breath taking
Pelican
Great composition, postwork fits in very well !!
KnightWolverine
Awesome Scenery/Landscape!...