Well for those who like to know more about me this is it. My real name is Ed van Dalen. I live in the Netherlands, in Rotterdam to be precise. I was born in 1962 in that same city. This site (Renderosity) is a great place to be and I enjoy being here very much. A little explanation for the picture. Someone at the site gave me the idea for this logo when he linked my name with the name of the rockband Van Halen.  There is a resemblance with their logo but I gave it my personal twist with the mouse in the rings to make the connection to computer art.
BIO
As I told in the intro I'm dutch. I work as a service mechanic for 21 years now and since recently as a freelance digital artist. I am not a die hard computer artist because I started only about a year ago with this kind of art. I have been painting pin-ups for a lot of years until I visited a bookmarket where I found a book about 3d digital rendered figures. From then on I was hooked. It took until May this year (2005) before I had the nerve to post my first image. I'm glad I did though cause since then I got to know a lot of wonderful people who gave me the confidence to carry on with my art. This site has made my world so much bigger and I thank everyone who comes and visit it.
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Comments (38)
Greywolf44
Absolutely incredible dramatic shot! And a beautifully crafted sea monster. Love every inch of it!!!
LivingPixels
Beautifully done lovely work!!
MasonicKnight
Bad day Ed?..... the "inner" Ed coming out?.... where's the hot women? lol Good pic Sir
twingo
They will be back, don't worry..................LOL
tigertim
Whoa... incredible Ed, and looks as though we are just about to become the edible!!.. Awesome work!!
bazza
Whoooaa that was scary lol. Nice monster from the deep..
lisalisette
Thats a nasty monster :)
Faemike55
I think I dated his sister once...She was Pisces, working for scale! Great work
PhilW
This is terrific - the underwater feel is excellently done!
Osper
"Open wide(r)" Nice job!
magnus073
Great work on this truly amazing looking image, Ed.
gordon3d
Look out he's coming to eat you all up!!!!!!!!!! Very dynamic pose.
bebopdlx
Awesome image,
Timm061
Hey, that is a great image!
shonsu
Yeah! This is why I don't go swimming - Excellent render!
bwind
Very cool. Nice job with the special effects.
dru57
Superb effect! Impressive work! :)
paul_gormley
nice cinematic effect with the faint blur and perspective, really get a sense of it coming at you
ARD1
Cool render
papy2
Ja, dat is wel heel wat anders! Fantastisch!
Raages
That why I don't like swimming in open water. Superb character and pose.
Teufelseinhorn
Aaaaaaaaah .. now I'm afraid! Don't do this on a old womans heart .. lol :)
Paulienchen
fantastisches Bild gefällt mir sehr gut
gaius Online Now!
Please, Ed, tell us where it is...I don't want to swim there ! Excellent though frightening...
jif3d
Another good reason not to go fishing or Scuba diving, you never know what you might catch or what may catch YOU ! Interesting new direction and kool result Ed ! ~Cheers~
Legion1
Very cool image :)
nefertiabet
Very cool work!!!
katibabi
This is why I hate swimming!! :)
mikeerson
this looks awesome....but.... You're the Mr. Detail Dude - lol.... so, I kinda think you would even go further with the image... much further... blur out the feet a little more to make the water look murky... "fisheye" lenz on the head to give it even a more closer feel, put some air bubbles coming off the corners of the mouth, nose, fins... etc... have some "blur motion" fish swimming out of the way... Yes I like you picture, but I'm use to "looking" at all the little things you add into the pictures. with you being so detail oriented, I'm surprised you don't even have a bra danging out of the monsters mouth - lol ... hopefully you're still in this monster creation mood to where you can play with this image a little more.... who knows maybe after reading the bra part you might even show a scared woman in the background with her bra off - lol
saphira1998
great
drifterlee
Very cool monster!!!!