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)
1971s
Stunning image
giulband
Wonderful image and fascinating atmosphere !!!!!
zaqxsw
Fantastic image! Great lighting and atmosphere!
buffalosoldier
creative atmosphere and all around image
makennedy
Is Gandalf lost or has he been eating Radagast's mushrooms again? Great scene and render, nice job!!!
mightymysterio
In my case, I don't need mushrooms to feel discombobulated. All I need is to work eleven hours straight!
pregiato
daggerwilldo
Super Mage and the surroundings are amazing. He is a grand and magical character reminiscent of a Lord Of The Rings character. Love the perspectives the columns set up. really nicely done.
mightymysterio
In this case, some of the magic comes from careful use of Marshian's Kaleidoscope which helped create a subtle Hall of Mirrors effect. Even though I used MEC4D's wizard which is closely patterned after Gandalf the Grey as he appeared in Peter Jackson's films, the render itself was inspired more by the old Brothers Hildebrandt look, if not mood.