I am a developing artist working on improving my abilities to create beautiful digital landscape compositions. Without the help and suggestions of the many fellow artists in this community, it would be a long time before I reach the next level.
BIO
I am a retired procurement professional who has long had an interest in photography and painting; and, lately in computers and photorealistic natural landscapes. I hope to become more proficient and perfect my abilities to produce acceptable work. My experience in art started at a very early age when I would spend many hours sketching and painting. I had instruction at The Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois. I did some freelance work for Flying Models, Model Airplane News and Top Flite Models creating plans and illustrative construction sequences for magazines and kit models. I had spent more than 20 years designing, building and flying radio controlled model airplanes...a very rewarding hobby for me. During the 1970s, I spent 11 years in the hobby of "bonsai"; the Japanese art of miniature trees. In my first 7 tree entry in a contest, all 7 trees were awarded ribbons in various categories. Japanese landscaping became a passion for me where I completed a 3 year project creating a Japanese landscape around my home in Oak Forest, Illinois. I also did this work for several other people in our community. In 1987 I moved to Phoenix, Arizona where I currently make my home. The love of the American southwest and all its beauty is where I wanted to spend the rest of my life. Now that we have computers, digital cameras; and, Terragen; I'll have enough to do for a long, long time.
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Comments (36)
Snow_Angel
Oh Bob!! This is really a fantastic image! Wonderful terrain and pov on this one, the water is just fabulous! I really love the reflection shine, so realistic! Bravo! :) V
ronwindham
Far out this is a fantastic image....V
arthez
wonderful colors, mood & POV - happy new year, Bob
Darthmagus
Superb! Excellent water and mood!
1pearl
Excellent work !!!
Haroon
Beautiful PoV and surfaces.
Petra-S
This is wonderful! Super terrain, POV, surface, water and atmo/light and colors! Brilliant combination and mood!
Dotthy
Bob this is again a fantastic work. I love the water reflections and the surface is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
criss
I like the water too and in combination with the mood, surface and colours, give a very interesting planet-world!
Jordano
Nevermind the water pattern it is still fantastic work with a lot of qualities Bob! I do like it as it is. Exl.light and mood!
superza
Amazing the muddy colour on the water! agree with the strange pattern, may be this is a 2 step resize? i'm notice that resize the image in two step and use 2 sharp pass, give to my render a grid similar to those i see there also in the bitmap image.
classyladytwo
Outstanding Bob I love the pov , the terrain and water gorgeous and masterful work just totally awsome *V
prutzworks
xlt render
kasalin
Bob, I like the water at most!!
hillrunner
I like a lot terrain, atmo & surface work, water could be improved (but I don't know how !)
razzell2
i love that muddy water... oh boston your my home! or something like that. incredible texture on that muddy misusip!
christianfly
Agree with Olivier, the water still have the "parallel wave" problem, but the mood is perfect.
Ruthee
Fantastic image. Marvelous work.
WeeLaddie
Good dof with excellent surfacing and lighting; yeh, shame about the Terragen flaw on the water.
ariz
Always a pleasure to view one of your "Master" rendering.. This one is Excellent as all of yours are..
gradient
superb lighting and lovely muddy water..perhaps you can eliminate the Terragen flaw by moving the cam elevation/pov just a bit?
Markal
Wonderful image Bob...I'm still convinced the pattern lines in water are caused by a high distort by terrain water setting in SoPak. For some reason SoPak water (distort by terrain) picks up the pattern of the terrain textures. I use a very low or even no, distort by terrain water setting. Looks like you used a high tile setting for one or more of your textures, around 1000 or so... :)
adm5050
A beautiful terrain and water is muddy like everything else around this place right now. Hey that atmosphere is outstanding, A totally fine image!!
morganbesh
The terrain, dry rock/sand, muddy water, and atmosphere all work in a great combination, excellent work!
redawg2
Excellent use of 'Cygnus-Prime' Bob! I'm glad we have so many artists willing to share these fabulous terrains!
wizardofnoz
The place certainly has a meditative feel
Trokodyl
Excellent terrain and fantastic mood in this image!
i-popba
Excellent atmosphere..!! cool terrain and light..!!! well done.. V
Buzzzzz
Agree with Mark completely about Water Surface. I have used this terrain many times and you could find more Depth (Maybe try lowering the terrain Hgt some)? Try using more layers in your dirt and rock with out overlays and see what you come up with. Terragen is capable of realistic surfaces without the use of overlays.
superior
Beautiful render !!! Xlt texture ;)