That's my husband David and I, and my beloved kitty Lucia. Lucia adopted me in 1996, and David and I found each other here..we started as best of friends, and are still soulmates. We were married in England on 6 May, 2005.
BIOI've been dabbling in digital art for about 6 years, starting with Bryce 3. I think I've improved quite a bit. I've been at Rendero for quite a few years; enjoy the forums and galleries. I do graphics mainly as stress relief, and also because I can't draw with a pencil and paper worth a damn! (Didn't inherit any of my father's prodigious artistic talent)
The main programs I'm using these days are Vue Infinite, Poser 4.03, 5 and 6, PhotoShop 6 and CS, and PaintShop Pro 7 & 8. I also play with Terragen and Mojoworld 2 & 3 (among others).
I don't really stick to one genre; I've been bouncing between nature scenes, portraits, with and without postwork, people, places, things, nature, animals, and fantasy. Right now I'm concentrating on texturing and lighting in Vue 4 Pro, and have been doing sprite images because they make me feel so lighthearted.
My sweetheart's name here is madasatadpole, and he's a very talented and creative artist. Please visit his gallery to see some stunning landscapes as well as some very silly humor! So thanks to Renderosity for not only being a source of information and fun all these years, but for bringing me the most precious gift of all. His dad also has a gallery here, madasadadpole, lol, please stop by and check out his lovely watercolors.
October, 2004
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Comments (8)
sittingblue
wow... this is a thought provoking image with so much style and class... well done!
dragonfly2000
Indeed, totally agree with sittingblue. You've captured the essence of Millais painting and gone a little further. Very impressive.
ShadowWind
Beautiful. And welcome to Vue, you sure made your debut a good one... Amazing...
Djeser
Thank you all very for your kind and encouraging comments. :o)
kelley
Here's my take on it: you need to work with the light. I know the Millais painting, and Ophelia is floating on the surface. Here, she seems to be resting on the bottom. The flowers threw me off at first. I was trying to read them as fish. Still...you need never go back to the Beginners Gallery again.
linwhite
This is stunning....this can't be your first image. It's very, very good. I really like the tone and mood of it. I think she's floating. Very cool!!!!! (and I don't really like Millais)
racin-jason
As I'm not familiar with the works of Everett Millais - I cannot compare this render with the man's art. However, I see little point in antithesis between the two styles even if I were cognizant of the gentleman's art. The important fact of both observation and accolade remains in YOUR interpretation of the original work. Where it a direct copy, then one would still have cause to credit you with the exceptional skill at re-creating it. On the other hand, if this version differs, that matters not as well, and consideration should be awarded you for your excellent Vue d'Esprit skills. In my humble opinion, this is an excellent image, and the near transparent placement of the figure lends a truly mystical touch to the whole composition. I see no poorly conceived use of lighting, and find the tones used exactly the proper consistency. The foliage is truly well done - so this render is a magnificent accomplishment - well done Djeser!
thip
I'm biased in this case ;o) but I DO know the Millais picture. And I frankly think this one is better. The diffuse, eerie/sad light sets the mood perfectly, poor Ophelia does not look like a Victorian lady in a bath tub (which Millais' model was!), but a real woman in a pond, and the "camera angle" is also far better, as it (IMHO) really pulls one in as one who's walking in the woods and suddenly comes face to face with Ophelia's tragic end. This is art every bit as much as the Pre-Raphelite version - brushes or mice have nothing to do with it. Thanx for sharing.