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)
MineFujiko
Heart worming image! Nice work!
zaqxsw
Lucky guy... Nice couple. Love the poses!
daggerwilldo
Wonderfully done scene. I see a bit of suspense with someone glimpsing these two from the window. That adds a touch of mystery. Maybe just a casual observer but when it is left to us to write our own story all sorts of intrigue can come into play. Very nicely crafted to draw us into the render. Well done.
mightymysterio
That's exactly the point. :) The watcher could be anyone - her butler, her father, her husband, or just a curious passerby. I deliberately left his face obscured so that imaginative folks like yourself could concoct any number of intrigues. For the same reason, I removed an alley cat watching the pigeons as it made it too obvious that the watcher's intent was not neutral or benign. I think it's fun for a viewer to engage with a picture and make up their own story about it.
pregiato
Excellent work my friend.
P3Design
Another great scene, love it :)
mightymysterio
Thank you, everyone, for your thoughts and comments. I appreciate you took the time to enjoy my romantic vignette!