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 (27)
ShadowDN1
beautiful render
madasatadpole
wow the render is crisp as snow..beautiful work hon..looks like the snow started to thaw then freezed again..super feel to this image..great depth too..knockout
Irish
SUPERB!!! Love the DOF and the critters! Beautifully done image.
kenwas
Nice winter scene work! Crisp and with fine textures!
tony_br22
this is cool .. fantastic composition :) material and this snow .. and the sense of depth are outstanding
deevee
Real sharp focus imagery Christie. Congratulations of the new notebook. Super work!
serendipity
This is wonderful! The composition is great and I love all the creatures populating this pretty spot!
Ona
You made this one on a notebook?! Incredible! Wonderful light and nature!
lingrif
Beautiful! Wonderful snow effects and I love the cardinals. Their color adds such a nice touch.
coa
Great lighting and gorgeous colours, Christie!! Congrats on the notebook! Excellent job!
FearaJinx
Lovly! Excellent job! Very nice!!!
FrenchKiss
Stunning work! Love the little cardinals. Don't ya miss them here? They're so colorful against the snow. The details are perfect, Christie! Love it! v
butterfly_fish
This has a magical storybook quality to it. I feel like I'm waiting for something to happen. Fantastic! V
BGHart
Lovely winter scene. The idea of adding color to this image with the red birds is fantastic. Excellent work. :)
wabe
After 2 hours of snow shoveling i really needed a winter tale. Thanks for that! How about sending some anti snow fairies over to do all the work here - that would be very sweet of you. Of course you can come yourself too - dressed as a fairy. The neighbours would be happy too! A real winter tale. Brilliant light in your image Christie, and the always excellent forestation (nice word i created, ha!). Love it!
meselfr
awesome composition, render, image... :)
jgmart
Beautiful image! The red birds are excellent.
Lledeline
Very beautiful and well done.
dlk30341
Simply beautiful! The foliage is outstanding. Well done :)
Umbetro38
Lovely work and excellent Details, plants and textures - wow
Panic912
Wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Excellent mood! Fantastic artwork, Christie!
dragonfly2000
Very nice, so this is where all the cardinals go hangout! Excellent.
Doro
LOL Walther expressed exactly what I feel! Only addition: needed some help of a farmer to get my car out of the ditch. Nevertheless - very beautiful image, Christie!
Polax
Did it on a notebook ? ughh.. great notes it makes for sure :) excellent super-note-render!
LadyLisa
Excellent texture work! Beautiful colors and placement of models used. One of the best winter scenes I have seen in awhile. Cant wait to see what you do next.
petemohr
excellent work with awesome richness of details. very well done! V
Lyne
Oh pretty and cold... and pretty! :))