That's my husband David and I, and my beloved kitty Lucia. Lucia adopted me in 1996, and David and I found each other here..we started as best of friends, and are still soulmates. We were married in England on 6 May, 2005.
BIOI've been dabbling in digital art for about 6 years, starting with Bryce 3. I think I've improved quite a bit. I've been at Rendero for quite a few years; enjoy the forums and galleries. I do graphics mainly as stress relief, and also because I can't draw with a pencil and paper worth a damn! (Didn't inherit any of my father's prodigious artistic talent)
The main programs I'm using these days are Vue Infinite, Poser 4.03, 5 and 6, PhotoShop 6 and CS, and PaintShop Pro 7 & 8. I also play with Terragen and Mojoworld 2 & 3 (among others).
I don't really stick to one genre; I've been bouncing between nature scenes, portraits, with and without postwork, people, places, things, nature, animals, and fantasy. Right now I'm concentrating on texturing and lighting in Vue 4 Pro, and have been doing sprite images because they make me feel so lighthearted.
My sweetheart's name here is madasatadpole, and he's a very talented and creative artist. Please visit his gallery to see some stunning landscapes as well as some very silly humor! So thanks to Renderosity for not only being a source of information and fun all these years, but for bringing me the most precious gift of all. His dad also has a gallery here, madasadadpole, lol, please stop by and check out his lovely watercolors.
October, 2004
Comments (25)
sakic
looks great! I like the grass in front.(XFrog?) well done!
BGHart
Looks beautiful to me. Well chosen format and atmosphere. :)
FrenchKiss
I love the shapes of the mountains. They're lovely but I do think you need a different texture too. I like Kromekat's and Monsoon's, myself. kissies to ya!
wabe
Oh yes, the format, pov and shape is excellent - not to forget the vegetation. You definetely should try out Monsoons Earthenware - it is a fantastic package. But as BGHart already said, already a beautiful image.
kenwas
God terrain structures but agree with you that the mats need some work. Like the pov!
butterfly_fish
Beautifully composed! And the mats aren't all that bad. Maybe not perfect, but what is? :-)
niandji
Great foreground vegetation and lighting - maybe a different scale to the variations in the texture?
deevee
Well done Chrissie! I like this image, it has a lot more going for it than against it, so in my books that is OK.
SQS
Wonderful colours, but yes the mountains do a little like marble. Maybe not so smooth. Nicely done in any case
dburdick
Superb mountain/hill terrains. I think if you just scaled down the textures and maybe add a bit more randomness they should be fine
Irish
You're definately on to something! Keep at it 'cause it's beautiful already!!
lingrif
Beautiful image - interesting terrain.
dlk30341
Ditto all the above....the mountain shapes are great, but the textures need a tad more work. Well done:)
dragonfly2000
Glad you posted - the more I look at the work of others the more I learn - well done experiment.
i-popba
woww..!!! Excellent Landscape ...cool tone , lighting and mood...well done.!
loba73
Beautiful Scene!! =0)
firebolt
The mountains are very nicely shaped, but I agree that the texture needs some work. Overall, a very beautiful scene, nonetheless.
coa
Definitely a great shape to your mountains. The grass is great as well as the bush and tree!
zaberc
Excellent compo !
Polax
Hum Humm you are showing us the way to this month's challenge aren't you ? I would bet you left on purpose this minor default in texturing lol. Nice trick.. I think I'll take the bait :)) Excelent pov BTW!
Arkanias4
Quite nice already; specially the composition and the mood are very promising. Is the vegetation imported from XFrog to Vue? Xlt!
Lyne
beautiful and restful scene... aaawwwww... :))
Panic912
Wonderful Terrain work! Excellent done, Christie!!
LadyLight
Very nice composition, colors and lighting :)
artEmotions
a beautiful image, peaceful mood, very nice colors!