I'm just your boring average ex-account who wasted a lot of his youth playing fantasy RPGs (Role-Playing Games), specifically Dungeons & Dragons and Stormbringer/Elric, originally for outside Philadelphia PA who turned to computer graphics as an artistic outlet. I spent 30 years from the mid 80's to late 2012 living in Palm Beach County FL (North Palm Beach to be specific), working for not-for-profits in the social service and health care arena, but suffered a health crisis due to undiagnosed diabetes which had me in the hospital for 5 months, cost me part of my left foot, and has taken several years to recover from. I now live in Milford DE to be near family. My diabetes has left me with advanced renal disease, forced me to start dialysis, which I can fortunately do at home, but has me locked up for an hour four times a day (which allows me plenty of time to keep up on my gallery comments), but I still have a fair amount of independence and my health issues aren't nearly as bad or inconvenient as many others are. Most of my work is inspired by those fantasy RPG campaigns I wasted a lot of my youth on. I tend to post series of images with rather lengthy narratives that add up to short stories, or chapters in on-going tales. Thank you for your interest and attention!
Update:
Due to a very seriously broken ankle and shin I've been stuck in a wheelchair for over a year with an external fixator on my right leg, but I'm still managing to get by on my own.
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Comments (23)
Kordouane
Good image and excellent text literature
zaqxsw
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OkrimSlava
Nice Story,well done.
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eekdog Online Now!
Super story going on.
zaqxsw
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Palaemon
Beautiful fantasy portrait.
zaqxsw
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rajib
Splendid. Haven't got around to creating an ID to see you story there yet but nice continuation here. That would be some sight. All the web of bridges and deck stretching around and between the enormous trunks. Wonder will you be rendering that view ;).
zaqxsw
Thanks again for all your kind comments! Unfortunately I don't have anything that comes close to the elven tree town in props or settings... I imagine it simular in structure to Tolkin's Caras Galadhon the city of the trees seen in the Lord of the Rings, but not as haughty and sparkling white... more humble, earthy and rustic.
gaius
Sorry, I didn't see you were back, for our great pleasure. Great portrait and captivating story going on.
zaqxsw
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miwi
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QXI
Excellent work!!!
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RedPhantom
great continuation. I agree. I'd like to see the village, but I know it would be a feat probably beyond poser.
zaqxsw
Thanks for your kind comments! I'd love to see it myself... I often find that there aren't settings or props that match the environments of my stories, which is why I generally use the same setting for a series.
PhthaloBlue
Marvellous!
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RodS
Your images are wonderful, and the images you place in our imaginations with your writing are equally wonderful. I was indeed thinking of Caras Galadhon while reading this.
zaqxsw
Thanks again for all your kind comment! I'm glad I conveyed that image in the text!
donnena
Great job!
zaqxsw
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anitalee
Excellent
zaqxsw
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Saby55
Image sensational . Nice work!!
zaqxsw
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starship64 Online Now!
Fantastic work.
zaqxsw
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mtdana
Very well written sequel !!! Very creative store!
zaqxsw
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dakotajaroo
the adventure goes on
zaqxsw
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UteBigSmile
You can download this program ON1Effects10.5 (I have still the old one) for free on the internet, so you can decorate all your graphics according to your taste! https://www.markdoddphotography.com/2017/05/04/get-on1-effects-10-5-for-free/.
zaqxsw
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jmattatall
Well done!
zaqxsw
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chacornac
Trรจs beau portrait
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IceDragonArt
Would love to see something like a tree city in real life.
zaqxsw
Thanks again for all your kind comments! I'd love to see it myself... Of course since I can't climb stairs, I'd have to appreciate it from the ground.
Artienne
Awesome character and story!
zaqxsw
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Axeye
What a cool idea building a city up in the trees. His magic is very cool, and we could use some of that these days, but I don't know about me living up in trees because I'm not fond of heights lol. I've fallen out of trees twice as a child and fell into a stone quarry once.
zaqxsw
Thanks for your kind comment! I can't take credit for the idea... It's straight out of the Forgotten Realms campaign guide, which I think was influenced by Tolkien. I wouldn't do very well in a tree town either... Especially since I can't even climb stairs because of my foot.