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 (6)
pregiato
Wow amazingly beautiful! Stunning artwork!
giulband
Excellent portrait !!
UteBigSmile
Very beautiful looking scene!
Cyve
Fantastically well done !!!
daggerwilldo
To cool. i am so glad you brought him back. I was one of the folks, and I found him highly interesting Gotta say he reminds my of a kid in Jr. High that used to shake me down for lunch money. For months it happened, as I would stay up after lights out practicing kicks and punches. Then came that last day. I walked up to him in the Gym Locker Room. He was sitting , I was standing. I kicked him in the teeth and proceed to put some hurt on him. He ended up missing some teeth and with a mild concussion. That was the day I learned of tactical advantage and to be the violence when you have to. To this day, I really don't much care what happened to him.
mightymysterio
Thank you, everyone, for your thoughts and comments. Much appreciated - and I am glad so many of you liked my tough guy character. I hope this guy stays out of reform school!