Hi my name is Bill(started here as Primaltruck). I am an old hippy from the santa cruz mountains.I live with my wife and kids Alice and Chris..we also have 2 other kids Jason and leah, that are married and live elswhere..we live in the redwood forest with a spring and waterfall on our property and about 700 2nd growth redwoods..My artwork is definetly inspired by were i live and my family.My daughter(Alice) being a Tatoo artist and wife being my worst critic.she knows me and knows how to tell me when something doesnt look right without getting under my skin..Alice likes all art so she always says good things that help inspire me and i try to do the same for her..if you look at my rendorosity gallery you will see that i had a pretty rough start and took a year or so to get the hang of 3D art as i have always scetched and painted and created..But learning how to deal with something new is always an adventure..and its been a lot of fun and i have made alot of friends along the way.I mostly use Bryce and Poser and Photoshop on a Dell PC..and plan on getting Vue in the near future..and...I couldnt talk about art with out mentioning Dudley Wade(Prog)Who was one of my first friends here and a heck of a great teacher and i think i learned more from his advise and studying his art than anything else....I dont think i have a style,except that my style is in doing something different when i can think of it!and the longer i post art in these galleries the more i realize that its not really about the art but about the friendships made....getting better with our art is just icing on the cake..I have also been a musician all my life and have played guitar for 30 some odd years..Loving everything from Mel Torme to Jimi Hendrix to all the great new music i hear..some Favorites..Frank Zappa,Stevie Ray Vaughn,Beatles,Pink Floyd,Yes,Scott Henderson,Steve Vai,Joe Satriani,Steve Morse,Nuno Bentencourt,Paul Gilbert,Vinnie Moore,Frank Gambale,Al Dimeola,Les Paul,Chet Atkins,Speedy wes,Jimmy Brynt,Barney Kestle,Charlie Byrd,and many more..i have been posting at renderosity mostly and at Dreamslayerart,Tapestry of dreams,Innertraveler,artzone,renderotica and 3DCommune..not all at the same time...lol...I am very easy to get along with and treasure the friendships made here..I am not afraid to speak up for what i believe in ,am strictly non violent,love nature,and always looking for fun and a reason to celebrate life...so dont be afraid to say hello or ask for help..I dont bite that hard...Love and Peace and Respect.
Comments (28)
Primal
i recentley upgraded my poser program with the sr4 update and i wish that i hadnt.this new so called upgrade is making me relearn how i use backgrounds in my images and is very frustrating and i dont see it adding anymore stability to the program as it locks up just as often and just as easy.i have asked curios labs over and over how to downgrade to an earlier upgrade but they are avoiding the question.
msebonyluv
Well the only plus that I can see SR-4 doing is cutting out the authorization step, other than that, nada. I'm still on SR-2! Awesome concept in this image. I like the pillars and the background also!! Excellent work!!
Sekadhar
Nice to see your image here! Very creative and excellent done:))!!!!!
Trudy
This is so different from you Bill, really nice work!!!
Artzy
Wonderful!
DEITRIX
Excellent image! All fits well together- nice air balloon too!
jwdell
SR4 did fix a few issues in the cloth room, but was it worth it? not sure... Reinstalling poser is probably the only way to roll it back, though I'm sure you don't want to hear that!! Love the surreal look of this!! Kinda different for you, but still Awesome!!!
Euxeb007
Excellent surrealist picture !
Shakti27
jaw drops this is absolutely amazing - reminds me a bit of fantasia with the elephants an all S a very surreal image - bows I am truly in awe of this one S Superb!!
macrey18
you always come out with some crazy image but good
Avengia
Cool image hun!! This is awesome! Great job! HUGS ~Heather!
B_PEACOCK
Very cool concept and image Bill . You never cease to amaze me with your art .
brycek
WOW! Fantastic image!!
Jay7347
Cool image, love your concept!!! -jay
TallPockets
Henry Mancini? Terrific abstract imagery.
eres
Awesome stuff!!!
Petra-S
Fantastic modeling and render, super scene and details!
nirvy
You are totally amazing! Your talent is awesome! :)
SophiaDeer
Bravo!! A wonderful sense of creativity and surrealism.
Shadane
OOOHHH Look at the pretty dragon!!!! this is awesom!!!!
Avalonne
Oh swell, now I am gonna have that song stuck in my head for the rest of the day... LOL This is truly an amazing image with so much detail it's incredible!! As for me? I am still back in the dark ages with my Poser 4...I am sooooooooo slow to change.
jstsittinghere
beautiful composition! Bill! Bravo!!
eryt
superb! Bravo, bravo!!
dburdick
Wow Bill. I can't stop looking at this. The reflections in the watch piece are mezmerizing. Too bad about about Curious Labs -- If I were running that company, and one of the leading Poser artists in the world had a problem with my software, I would move heaven and earth to make it right. I'm glad I retired from the high tech rat race.
romanceworks
Wow - a very surreal and fascinating image. :o) CC
Elfenone
WOW WOW WOW.. Bill My God you are a wonderful talent!
gofer
Fantastic work wow
svdl
Well, sr4 has one major advantage: now it's possible to save a dynamic clothing prop with multiple dynamic groups! Didn't work before. And both dynamic hair and dynamic cloth tend to work better. No improvements in the render engine, I agree. A bit of explanation why they changed the background shader would have been nice. Downgrading is not possible. But you can make a backup of your prefs folder, uninstall Poser and then reinstall with sr3. Custom runtime items will remain in place, and once you copy back your prefs backup your preferences will be restored too. By the way, this is a wonderful looking image. Surrealistic, but I love the skeletons, the dragon, and those elephants at those regular intervals. Excellent work!