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 (9)
P3Design
Very pretty scene :)
giulband
Wonderful scene, pose and idea !!
X-TC
Dat backpack! made me laugh so hard! Thank you Dan!
mightymysterio
yep! Definitely not age-appropriate and adds a bit of quirkiness to Dewi's character. :)
deshlab.td
That's a nice scene. I am amused at the person in the background rubbing the head. That's good
mightymysterio
The befuddled bobby adds a bit of human interest, He seems to be wondering why Dewi has chosen to photograph a certain piece of artwork that, of course, we can't see due to my framing of the render. :)
pregiato
Wow ! That's stunning!!!!!
helanker
Had to look more than once to see it wasnt a photo :) Well done indeed.
mightymysterio
The Modern Museum came with an excellent lighting set that I used for a base, and then I added my own spotlights on Dewi. I also used a basic fog camera for more atmosphere, if that helps. It;s still a 3Delight render, btw! :)
rajib
Nice posing. I like the way you posed the person in the background. I guess he is wondering what Dewi is up to or maybe he can't decided whether or not to tell Dewi to not take photos. And like X-TC pointed out - nice backpack :).
mightymysterio
The backpack is from the old V4 "Bunny Dazed" set by Bobbie25. Since it needs to be seen to be believed, I had Dewi place it on the padded bench behind her before she started taking pictures.
bucyjoe
fantastic
mightymysterio
Thank you, everyone, for your thoughts and comments. Much appreciated!