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 (7)
giulband
Fabulous image with a very strong and beautiful use of colored lights !!
pregiato
Absolutely well done my friend!!!
loligagger
Excellent!!!!!!
Pitch_Black
Impressive Tone, very nice.
daggerwilldo
Love the character and coloration. MMA has drastically changed the game for many like our fighter here. In the older days it was all about stand-up skills. Then along came MMA and the Gracie's intro of BJJ. Then the whole game went to the ground. Later the Eastern Bloc fighters, introduced team fighting 5 on 5 matches. That is some really mean stuff. So stay on your feet if you can my friend. The ground is no place to be when his friends begin applying the shoe leather.
mightymysterio
I'm a longtime fan of many combat sports, and agree with the general aspects of MMA's history as you described it. In a lot of ways I think that Bruce Lee pointed the way toward this in the early 1970s - the Game of Death almost seems to point the way toward the "What-If?" scenario of placing fighters with different elite skill sets against one another. The introduction of weight classes was very important to maintain some type of parity in the ring or cage and like every fan I sometimes wonder just what the referees, judges, and promoters were thinking regarding certain matches!
ArtistKimberly
Fantastic Work,
hilmarion
wonderful lighting together with a powerful pose