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 (9)
1971s
Fine work
rajib
Nice combination of the 2 :) ! The gorillas look at home in the si-fi scene.
Cyve
Amazing character and fantastic creation/composition!
pregiato
Fantastically well done !!!
Greywolf44
That movie was so cheap that they couldn't furnish the Gorilla with a proper head, so the improvised with a fish bowl (LOL). I like your version much more, and nicely rendered!
miwi
Great sci fi scene,fantastic work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
daggerwilldo
This is way cool. The idea of our primitive self advancing into the future and not a touch of us in their world is strangely uplifting. They look intend on their forward movement and look like they will succeed at their mission. This is a really creative render in its use of characters and props. Perspective given by the corridor gives us a nice sense of depth. A really enjoyable work.
mightymysterio
Thank you, everyone, for your thoughts and comments.
mmitchell_houston
Great sense of movement. The low POV is dramatic, as is the lighting. It's reassuring to see our simian servants carrying out the exploration of man into space.