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!
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Comments (8)
bucyjoe
fantastic like the characters
MineFujiko
Cool!
longprong
I like it..........very atmospheric scene :)
Mondwin
Excellent work my friend!!Bravissimo!V:DDD.Hgsxx Whylma
crender
Wow! Breathaking!!
HADCANCER
mightymysterio
My singer does resemble good old Justin Hayward with that blonde hairstyle doesn't he?
mightymysterio
Thank you for your thoughts and comments. I'm glad you liked this one! When I came up with the idea for this render, I was thinking about local tribute bands who might specialize in, say, 70's music. The lead singer would likely look the part (somewhat)but the supporting band may not. That's why I don't have a band of hippies. It's also why the keyboard wizard isn't playing an electric piano and looks like he wandered directly in from another gig with a different band.
daggerwilldo
Great work !!!! I was part of that generation and almost got as far as Woodstock, had my girl friends parents had different plans for us and the car that never materialized. So much good music from that era. I do hope a musical revolution happens again. Try Jeff Beck's latest. "Load Hailer" 50th anniversary for Jeff. Drop me a line if you can't find some of the tunes on YouTube.