Hello the artists,
My name is Philippe Gerber. I was born on September 12th, 1961 to Fribourg, in Switzerland. I always live in the region of Fribourg, more exactly to Villars-sur-Glâne. I alias on artists' sites is PhG47. I am married with her really "Her", the one who occupies my heart,... she names Fabienne... and I have two children, Evelyne and Denis.
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I have a training of base, of Engineer ETS/HES in general mechanics, however, from the beginning my professional career the data processing became a passion for me, in the same way as the drawing. I work, at present, in the development of computer applications for the management of doctor's offices, with products as, Visual Studio and Office of Microsoft.
I always liked drawing, I was doubtless born with a pencil in the hand. Since the age of 15 years, I draw feminine portraits, with this scrap of wood and graphite. But from 2004, I put for a moment my pencil idol and I dash into a technique of drawing 3D numeric, by stealing from time a lot in my nights... It is this work which I present, here, today...
I do not know if I can speak about discovery, my profession and my personal environment always favored the numeric tools. Some years ago, I had approached the generator of landscape, Bryce2, then Bryce5, without being really satisfied by my work. But the discovery of Poser5, Poser6, Poser7Â and the products of e-on software, Vue 4 d'Esprit, Vue 5 Pro Studio, Vue 5 Infinite, Vue 6 Infinite, allowed me to express me really in the drawing 3D numeric. Everything was naturally made, but with a lot of work, naturally.
I am sensitive to all which conveys an emotion, or a deep message. To be able to communicate through a stage setting and a lighting, seduces me. It is a real pleasure to realize personal works, that allow me to express my sensibility freely and unlimited. These tools of computer generated images are a mixture of technical challenges, creativity and an acutely measured alchemy; it is constantly necessary to question and it is a good lesson of humility.
SHE
I did not think, that the woman that I draw, can take such a place, become my model, and a recognized beacon of all...
Some years ago, I passed of the pencil in the mouse and now, I have the happiness to live with "her", and it is the pleasure which I could not have somewhere else. I am happy to see her happy. In the course of time, it became my glance and the road which opens on the creativity.
I believe that, as me, she like closing eyes in the sunlight, feeling on the face, the shadow, the light, the caress of the wind, and the infinite space. I am not, as someone think of it, lovers of my model. It goes beyond. She remains, for me, a fictitious character. She will never speak to me, but I know that through "her", I offer to the others, the emotion and the poetry who are in me.
Then without her, there would be only an image, that a scene, that a landscape...
(Please excuse me for my English, I express myself only in French.)
Friendly Philippe
Comments (9)
Mondwin
Superbe lumie et image!!Belle travail!!bravo!V:DDD
mestres
Well done. I like lighting!!
bruno021
Je pense qu'avec des lumies volulmriques, tu ne pourras pas faire mieux au niveau de la transparence. Bizarre ces artefacts.
BGHart
Ca marche mieux sans goutes d'eau. :) Mais je prefere la lumiere du premier image.
FrenchKiss
C'est une image sympa mais j'avoue que le texture transparente des cheveux me derange. L'eco system sur une main est possible avec deux personnages superpos, don't un avec la main invisible et l'autre avec tout invisible sauf la main... Je ne l'ai pas essaymais peut marcher.
EA
La position des trois oiles me ge un peu, elles semblent suspendues au dessus du corps du personnage, et non reposer sur celui-ci : Elles sont peut-re un peu trop verticales. Les yeux meriteraient alement un peu plus de reflets. Enfin je pre l'lairage de la premie image.
Darthmagus
Je pre la lumie de la prente image : ici, l'lairage semble aplatir ton mode ;-)
micsteel
Je suis d'accord : Je pre la premie lumie ! En particulaire avec les artefacts ici!
Shardz
The lighting is fabulous, and it seems the more detail we add in atmosphere and lighting, the higher price we pay for render times! Right now I am rendering a scene for over 100 hours and it's simply due to water in fountain and its reflections! I must be crazy! LOL! I never thought about using an ecosystem on a character before and it peaks my curiosity! Excellent work, my friend!