Hello everyone!
I've played with computer-assisted imagery for as long as I've had a scanner and a copy of Paint Shop Pro (which, in those days, was before Corel bought out JASC). I used to regularly participate in contests on a well-known Photoshop site and my images tended to place very well. I also used to create graphics for various DOOM levels. But until 2013, the only realistic CGI-specific software I used was Terragen, and I used that mainly to create more pleasing skies to replace dull skies that ruined otherwise good photographs.
The artwork you see in my gallery is all current, and created in DAZ Studio. My usual post-processing tools nowadays are Wingnut's Lo-Fi and GIMP. I use Lo-Fi mainly for the film textures, and GIMP for all other work. I'm the only person I know who continues to use Lo-Fi, and one of the few worldwide who still use it at all, but I love that basic little program too much to upgrade to one of Alien Skin's current products. When I need custom textures I use either Genetica or Filter Forge.
Most of my images fall within fantasy or sci-fi genres, with a bit of humor wherever possible. I am a guitarist, and often include musical references in my visuals. I deliberately try to include ambiguity in my narrative images to intrigue you so that you can decide what will happen next in the scene. I think it's fun for you to think about what might happen next and resolve the suspense for yourself. I'm a hobbyist, not a trained artist, and I am grateful that I've met many people along the way who have much more talent than I do, but who were kind enough to point me in the right direction and encourage me to improve.
My favorite artists are probably on almost everyone's list here - Frazetta, the Brothers Hildebrandt, Alex Ross, Norman Rockwell, Hajime Sorayama, Rembrandt, Bouguereau, Guayasamin, James Gurney, Max Ernst, and Bosch. I love Ray Harryhausen's creature designs, particularly that Cyclops from Seventh Voyage of Sinbad, and the visual look of Ridley Scott's movies, particularly Blade Runner and Alien.
Thank you for looking at my artwork, and I hope you liked what you saw!
Comments (8)
Gisela
Good one, excellent pose and atmosphere.
Raages
A very nice scene in fine lighting. Just one point. To me the girl isn't looking into the book, but she stares. Maybe that is your intension. Maybe not. You can fix her eyes in the parameter tab onder Misc-point at. Select an eye and point it to the book, in case of a V4 the parameternumber of 'point at' should be 1.00. Than you will see that the angle between the eyes is different and no longer parallel. Sometimes the eyes jump back to 'stare'. By moving the camera a bit they return to the wanted position.
mightymysterio
This is very useful information to have. I've used "point at" for lighting, but have not thought to use it with eyes before. Thank you!
P3Design
Gorgeous, love it :)
Mondwin
Beauty scene and beauty job my friend!!!Bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
Cyve
Gorgeous girl and fantastic pose... Fantastic expression also!
mightymysterio
Many thanks for all your comments and suggestions. I appreciate them all!
Egzariuf
I think the bear has the best view...... Love it
Rock69
Wonderful image and nice ... book!! :-)))