abstract-003c-NEWER_03a-xh-large Abstract / wallpaper by ZOT. (aka XOTT but spoken the same ;-)) Created: about 19-NOV-2013 Created with: BRYCE 7.01 (and rendered in) Rendered in BRYCE using my techniques for making abstract images. Don't bother asking me about it because I've freely told the method in tutes for many years and other people have adopted it (and other variations) to make their own artwork, but nowadays I want to make my own BRYCE abstract artwork that isn't swallowed up by the wide exposure of everyone elses copying of the technique. The image is untouched from rendering other than adding credits, etc. The filename doesn't mean anything to you. It's just the filename I made during creationisation. I don't bother naming these things other than by the filenames. I mean, who's going to give credence to somethings nonsensical like "Curly Swirly Pyramids"? ;-) All this current batch of BRYCE abstracts were rendered widescreen, 1600x899 (should be 900 but I somehow lost a pixel in height during rendering). They're mainly for desktop wallpaper use unless otherwise noted. If you need to stretch them any which way to suit your screen, well, they're abstract shapes so they shouldn't suffer from any aspect ratio woes in perceiving them. ;-) I made these during a break of a helluva lot of work setting up my new computer system. I needed a rest from all the humdrum work and I also wanted to see how BRYCE would run on my new system. And one more thing, I hated the desktop wallpaper images that came with Windows 8.1, and the others that I saw elsewhere. I just wanted something in the background and not ruin my eyes by it being too dazzling and also not swallow up my desktop icons so I couldn't find them in the visual clutter of the wallpaper. Both are a common mistake when making wallpaper. Z. ------------------------------------------------- Below is from a DAZ forum post I made the other day... So where have I been? Well...been busy being flattened financially, and having major computer problems, and being ill. Unfortunately.....my installations of Poser has been wiped out not once...but TWICE! from 2 different internal hard drives failing (one suddenly), and so that was a big disincentive to get back into 3D artwork all again until I got this new more powerful computer system which can handle rendering better. And in case you were wondering, I've determined that the hard drives died in my desktop system from a computer power supply crapping itself. In all, I had 2 hard drives and 1 DVD burner all die on me because of that, with one of those hard drives being suddenly power-dead completely after it had suddenly developed that ominous 'clattering' noise. In fact, the second hard drive died whilst *I was in the actual process of hurriedly burning off discs of the stuff on the drive*, AND the DVD burner was dying at the same time too!- That even included stuff to save AND also from my ancient system put onto there to burn off and save! -- Multiple arghhhhhh's >:-( My other hard drives were full at the time and so I couldn't copy the stuff onto those either. I was in the very process of burning stuff onto DVD's (with a failing burner but I didn't know that for sure at the time), and so that hard drive crash was just the cherry on the major disaster cake. Later.....hard drives were replaced, as well as a new burner (I also bought a spare!) and I installed a beefy power supply so this wouldn't ever happen again. Buying a new powerful computer system wasn't exactly cheap either, so that's why it's taken quite awhile. ----- And finally, just to top it all off....I've just recently discovered my c: drive on my ancient system is stuffing up! I'm moving things across the network here at home so stuff can be burned off because I can tell that once again, something will fall-over and die. -- At least this time I've had some warning. And you wonder why I'm worn threadbare? :- Z.