Gallery Notes:
(1) To view my entire gallery, click on the link to "SmithGiant's Gallery" immediately below the Featured Gallery Images below.
(2) Policies regarding access to artists galleries may require you to create a log-on ID. As a long time member of the Renderosity community, I have found no evidence that Renderosity releases or sells members email to outside entities.BIOWhile it seems that I've been an "artsy-fartsy" kind of person all my life, it wasn't until 1995 that I decided to purchase a computer and teach myself how to use it as a "creative tool".
I opened a website called "Thinkpieces" in June 1997, and was forced to closed it June 2000 due to it's popularity and resultant, prohibitive data transfer cost.
While most of my work can be classified as "abstract/fractal illustrations", and it may seem that all I know how to, or do use is XenoDream, I promise that you won't be wasting (too much of) your time should you choose to browse my gallery here at Renderosity. I have tried to select work that I've not only done in XenoDream, but other software such as Bryce, Photoshop, UF, and KPT.
I appreciate you taking the time to visit, and encourage all forms of feedback.
Links & Resources:
Fractal World: A Yahoo Group I started in 2000 to give folks a place to hang/share their fractals.
KPT FraxFlame Presets: This link will take you to the FILES Section at Fractal World where you'll find individually zipped files each containing three KPT FraxFlame Preset libraries. Each library contains 24 individual presets. These presets can be used in KPT 5 or KPT Effects/X.
XenoDreamers: A (no attachment) Yahoo Group for folks interested in Xenodream.
XenoDream Pix: An (attachment allowed) Yahoo Group where folks share their XD work.
XenoDream Website: Where you can learn more about XenoDream, purchase and download it online.
Note: While the two following resource links will take you different locations, the resources are the same at both locations.
XenoDream Resource Location 1: This will take you to the FILES section at the XenoDreamers Group. Look for and click on the FOLDER entitled "Bryan's Stuff" (aka smithgiant). Inside the folder you will find a variety of tutorials and resource (xep) files that you can download, study and use.
XenoDream Resource Location 2: This will take you to the FILES section at the XenoDream Pix Group. Look for and click on the FOLDER entitled "Bryan's Stuff" (aka smithgiant). Inside the folder you will find a variety of tutorials and resource (xep) files that you can download, study and use.
Comments (17)
LindaB
Wow! This is fabulous!!
aramin
Fantastic texsture.
kansas
Beautiful scrolls and what looks like snowflakes beneath. Wonderful.
kinggoran
Impressive... Hypnotizing even. Around and around we go.
Aeneas
Sigh... I did buy Xenodream, but it's one of the apps I just can't work with. (feeling frustrated) Yet it's good to see that someone else can use it very creative. Thanks for that, and well...one day perhaps...
mdessureault
Bryan, each new image I feel you cannot go further is mastership but each time you prove me yuour limits have not been reached yet.
tresamie
A fabulous image...looks like its embossed in silver.
Astronotus
Great metal work! Has a good contrast to the fine background detail.
Omotou
Nice feeling to get lost in all the circles and spirals :-)
shood
Got an immediate rush and a prolonged enjoyable study. Great work, both technically & aesthetically.
PaulDeCelle
Way cool! I don't have XD, but I've got to try something like this in UF..
KPK
One of the most beautiful B/W images I've seen in a while.
sinancanan
H.R. Giger should see this! Great image!
gumbykat
I think this is the most intriguing mono image I've ever seen! Great work!
qaryon
so beautiful!
bluevenus
ooh.. cool beans.. very lovely :)
Rykk
Wonderfully intricate and complex! I like the choice of monochrome for depth.