Helix3d is me, Russ Colwell and my wife Christina. The name was derived from my fascination with the Helix Nebula (The Eye of God). I've been working in digital art for about 10 years. I have about 30 years experience as a welder/metalsmith and I also enjoy photography. My wife Christina has been doing mixed media art since childhood. This is a (rebirth) of my original gallery here. In addition to some landscape photography, I love to model spacecraft. I have had alot less time to work in my sci fi genre since we began to work on a business building custom metal, glass, tile, stone, wood, concrete, and what ever else we can come up with in the way of materials, furniture and accessories for the home. We love doing mosaics. But I have found a deep longing within me to take some of my very spare time and start modeling spacecraft again. I see a space ship in my minds eye and I want to make it fly.
We live in the shadow of the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, and travel often to the beautyful deserts and canyons.
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Comments (25)
Riockin' rocket... very nicely done!
beutiful classic imagery.
Xcellent visual FX! Great render!
Fantastic scene. Excellent art.
Great job!
Nice design! Great detail; I especially like the underside and the little thruster pods on the side.
Wow..magnific space scene! Outstanding :)
E X C E L L E N T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Outstanding ! Well done indeed.
Great render. Very nice effects! Well done.
Impressive bryce work!!! Excellent render!!
Very nice - you can feel the exhaust flames licking :) A Venusian assent I assume?
OMG!!!! Fabulous!
Absolutely fantastic! Your work on the engine-flames is incredibly realistic.
Sweet artwork, I love it!
That is like my fondest childhood dream. Well, one of them, but you're probably too young to remember Charlie's Angles. Exceptional rendering!
Very nice! Your fire effect looks great!
ExcellenT !
Very realistic! Nice to see you posting again :) Cathy xoxoxo
Excellent image Russ, it really gives a dynamic few of a lift off. The thruster flames are wonderful and I really like how it has illuminated the interior of the rocket engines bells! Always enjoyable seeing your work! Cheers, David
looks real
Certainly one of my favorites, the first go 'round as well as with this posting - the engine exhaust is top notch!!
Teerific - I especially like the flame effects.
Fantastic image! Great postwork.
Amazing work, i love the fire effect you created.