"What another would have done as well as you, do not do it. What another would have said as well as you, do not say it; what another would have written as well, do not write it. Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself-and thus make yourself indispensable. Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better." - Andre Gide
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BIO
I am not Vile! Back in the really old days I used to log on to a BBS with that handle and have never really changed it. Every time I join some online community it still sticks and I have been here at Renderosity since 12/16/1999.
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I am not an artist! Well at least not in the traditional sense at least. Both my Mother and Sister are terrific analog artists but I just never got into the whole paints, canvas and brushes thing. Not that I was terribly bad at it I was just never as good as I wanted to be. I am a perfectionist! Computer art really appealed to me for this reason, my favorite button became the UNDO! I love the way I can save an image and comeback to it at another time and add more or erase mistakes. Or create something so, possibly temporary as a digital image and yet have it be as effective as a masters painting!
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I am too technical! My art does not reflect my moods or expressions most the time but more of my technical abilities (I am working on this though). I mainly use Photoshop, Bryce, (occasionally Poser) and a digital camera.
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I am not my Past! I first started digital art in 1991 with a program called SPASH on a Leading Technologies 286PC. I used to sketch out an image in pencil or pen and then try to recreate it Pixel by frustrating Pixel. I created some amazing images (in my mind they were) of Dinosaurs, Comic characters and Sci-fi. All but one were lost in a computer meltdown, the one that survived I can t seem to recall off of a floppy disk either.
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I am not Brycer! By 1997 I had an Intel Pentium 133 which my Uncle loaned me I believe it had 64MB of Ram and a 1GB hard Drive. And then I met Bryce2 and many a night was spent trying to get that thing to render silly little mountains or spheres all of which as I look back on and think a 4 year old could do better! But I had to learn, I had to render!
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I am not a Master! I think there are few Digital masters out there and they know who they are! I try as hard as I can to copy or pay homage to their accomplishments. I think, that I and others have made Bryce do things it was never intended or dreamed of being able to do. I now see people doing stuff I had not even dreamed of.
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One final thought! I Say Let me never be whole! I Say May I never be satisfied! I Say Deliver me from Japanese Robots! I Say Deliver me from lame Poser Art! I Say Deliver me from bad skin and Perfect Smiles! I Say you don't have to give in and through down your hand!
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And I Say Evolve!
Comments (25)
RaysOfLight
that is niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! i like red mars, but this one looks like a partially terreformed version hehe it's cool! i'm really impressed by the fact that you did this in bryce. this is living proof that the tool has nothing to do with the skills of the artist :)
johnyf
A Great Idea and render!
Beanzvision
Well done indeed, looks good enough for film! :P
mloates
Excellent render--great glow around the edges too. Nicely done.
Pelican
Wonderful idea and realisation... this could be an excellent backround for a scifi scene too ! Terraformed Mars maybe in 200 years !
loswl_
Excellent Job, leaves me in awe!!
cshark
Even more fantastic! Great concept, giving us a 'what if' view. Good work.
pakled
Ah, the Robinson trilogy..read that..good work here.
miwi
Super,very well done. !!!!!
EngleWolf
how on earth... i mean mars did u do this! lol... really a crisp and clear work!!! photo qual i must say!!!!!!!! :o)
Swade
Excellent job on this Vile. Nice work. V 8)
shadowdragonlord
Aye, Green Mars came second, though! The green stage is metaphase, between Red and Blue.... Regardless, it's an AWESOME work you've done here, I can't believe you beat me to it! Can't wait to see Green Mars, either!
draculaz
bloody hell... absolutely fantastic...
Vile
I know green Mars in the series came after red. But ack is it turning into a project! Besides Red and Blue make Green LOL. Thanks for your comments everyone!
danamo
I just want some waterfront property on a Martian lake. This is fantastic stuff and truly is film quality! Can't wait to see Green Mars! I also like the way you expanded the atmosphere. That's a touch that a lot of artists might have forgotten.Keep up the excellent work!
ShawnDriscoll
Needs live volcanos.
TheBryster
Great Work....well exectuted! Vote!
tse60
Very interesting idea. I like it. Blue Mars? Who knows? Maybe some day... :) Mirek_+v
erosiaart
Are you sure you ain't a martian and all this is frm memory of what mars was like when you were there?? ;) ..So real..makes me want to reach out and hold it in my hands...
orbital
Stunning image!
Fakeimage
Rock on dude
Lukidiehl
Wow, this clouds seem very relistic... Nice work
pauljs75
Anyone up for skiing on Olympus Mons?
I like the image... BTW how did you get the clouds to work? I've tried something similar with spherical maps, but the transparancy never wanted to work right (either that or I lost patience). Keep it up!
chewbacha
Great planetary renders I'm dying to know How you set up the lighting for them. Ive tried to achieve similar types of images with custom planet maps but always got a harsh shadow cutoff line between the day and night side. (I'll trade ya tutorials, your lighting tricks for my Starfish making technique)
NVJasmin
here it is cool image.You are the best .tell me your secret:)