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 (23)
FractalGrrl
This is stunning, Smith. Really, understated, beautiful -- illustrative, really. Those tree branches are so delicate and lovely.
jockc
Wonderful!
LindaB
This is excellent.
peapodgrrl
Stunning, stunning, stunning. The thumb just hints, just teases, at the depth. What a wonderful image.
fractalexpo
Excellent !
audre
OMG this is totally cool! big smile i can just envision the alien type insect that would call this place home!
abmlober
Bryan - this is wonderful!
shood
Your compositions never fail to amaze me! You always seem to have the right coloring etc. to bring everything together.
sinancanan
Excellent composition! Bravo!
fractalchemist
Great job on the texturing, Bryan:-)
YL
Looks like a real scene in the forest : stunning work
sophielerlei
that's really great!
Astronotus
Love the texture and shapes of the branches, an intriguing image, a real pleasure to view :)
pennylane
oh wow... if i had a better command of my native english language, i would tell you how much i like this, but, i don't laughing so you'll never know
s31415
Looks like roots... Great !
Pannyhb
Jaw droppingly real. The limbs even look like arms. How did you get XD to do this?
Mathefrax
love that xenodream.. unbelievable
PaulDeCelle
Well done, Bryan!
dwarvenkind
Totally speechless... Wow!
dragongirl
Wow - so organic!
Isir
Stunning work
Rykk
Amazing depth and texturing and the almost monchrome coloring gives this great imapact.
tutri
One word: unbelievable!