I'm a bit of an oddity, maybe. I was never really very good at drawing and my schooling when it comes to Art has been, for the most part, abysmal. Yet here I am with a Fine Art degree and no idea how I managed to achieve it. Especially considering I was drunk off my ass for most of it.
Prior to my Art education, my great passion was Fantasy Art. To my dismay, I discovered that it's anathema to a lot of the Art academicians; and don't even dare to breath Salvador Dali's name. Over the five years of my Art education, I had Fantasy Art practically beaten out of me. If I could debate worth a damn I'm sure I'd have done better at convincing my tutors that it shouldn't be so readily dismissed, but I suck at debating, so I just banged heads with them a lot, lol.
While I gained a greater appreciation for High Art -and also learned that it's a very bad idea to view a Barnett Newman exhibiton while severely hungover- I don't feel I became a better artist. I wasn't any better at drawing, and when it came to painting you were pretty much left to your own devices. So any aspirations I had of learning how to draw and paint in a more realistic style were left more splattered than a Jackson Pollock.
That was many years ago, and in the meanwhile I've done very little creatively. Oh sure, I've been messing around with Photoshop on and off or the last few years, but most of that stuff is closer to Graphic Design than Art. So when I found out about the Daz Studio giveaway, I was on it like stink on a monkey. And somehow, I've come full circle. I'm not saying that High Art can't be created with 3D software, but it does seem to have a definite appeal to the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Artist. Look in the galleries here or most of any other 3D site, and it will turn up somewhere.
Now while I may not be a capable debater, the one thing that I did point out to my tutors was that Fantasy Art gave instant gratification. You don't need to study every little detail to further your understanding of a Fantasy Art image. Nor do you need to do Art History or any other kind of Art degree so that you have the slightest inkling of what the artist is trying to communicate. There's a wonderful feeling of emotion contained in a lot of Fantasy Art, and the response it brings is immediate. Which is what I always liked about it. Obviously, you can embellish it with symbolism, and you can integrate more modern styles/techniques into it. But it's not absolutely necessary. And while its subject matter may be seen as little more than cliche by the academicians, it's accessible, which can't always be said for High Art.
So here I am, riding the cliche. Saatchi will never want to stump up large wads of cash for my work, but at least I'm doing something that brings me, and hopefully some of the people who view it, some pleasure. Which is all I've ever really wanted to do.
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Comments (34)
twingo
Looks really great.
Misangelic
Thank you very much, twingo. Greatly appreciated:)
ARD1
Great Render
Misangelic
Thank you, ARD1. Very kind of you to say so. Thank you also for the favourite. It's greatly appreciated :)
Razor42
Fantastic lighting! Love the ambience. She must be one strong lady to hold something of that size up with one arm :D Really love this one!
Misangelic
Thank you, Razor42. She is deceptively strong, isn't she? ;) Thank you kindly for the favourite. It's greatly appreciated happy dance
mystmaiden
Wonderful work, great title as well!
Misangelic
Thank you, mystmaiden. It's greatly appreciated :) I always get so neurotic about titles, so It's nice to know you think I made a good choice with this one.
Heronerd13
gorgeous scene. Beautifully done.
Misangelic
Thank you, Heronerd13. Very kind of you to say so, and greatly appreciated :)
Paulienchen
ein sehr schöner Render
Misangelic
Danke schön. Es ist sehr wilkommen :) My apologies if I just wrote a load of nonsense
renecyberdoc
A w e s o m e w e s o m e
Misangelic
Merci beaucoup, René. Il est toujours apprécié, mon ami hug
saphira1998
cool
illkirch
Great job with that falconress
giulband
great render!!
StevieC
Beautiful Render! What Dragon is that, if I may ask.....?
Misangelic
@ saphira1998 - Thank you very much. Glad you like it :) @ ilkirch - Lol! Thank you very much. For some reason, she thinks she deserves a pay raise ;) @giulband - Thank you very much. Greatly appreciated :) @ StevieC - Thank you very much. The dragon is Swidhelm's Skywyrm with one of the skins from the Skywyrm skins pack. Both are available here on Rendo.
Greywolf44
Falconry and Dragon Training, two of my favorite things. I was going to do something along these lines but thanks to you now I don't have to (LOL). I love everything from textures to BG and the wonderful lighting. One of my all time favorites.
Misangelic
Thank you for the wonderful comment, Greywolf44. It's greatly appreciated happy dance
biomechanical
awesome image, what dragon model is that?
FWArt
Such a great render, I really LOVE what you did here hun! From the preview I saw to this it's like wow what you've achieved. you should be very proud of yourself.
Misangelic
Thank you very much, biomechanical. It's greatly appreciated :) The dragon is Swidhelm's Skywyrm with one of the skins from the Skywyrm skins pack. Both are available here on Renderosity. The dragon is scaled down to 15% for this image. It's freakin' huge at full size, lol!
Misangelic
Thank you so much, Sweetie. hug The different atmosphere added a lot more drama to the image, so I went with that. My first two attempts at a final render were failures for different reasons, but resulted in about thirty nine hours of render time being wasted. I was near euphoric when the render completed without issue, lol. I really didn't expect the response that this one has got, but yeah, I'm happy with it. Proud, even :)
wholehog
Superb job on this one! The lighting really looks great!
Misangelic
Thank you very much, wholehog. Kind of you to say so, and greatly appreciated :)
GrandmaT
Great job!
Misangelic
Thank you very much, GrandmaT. Most kind of you, and always appreciated :)
twelvemark21
Gorgeous, looks like you have a pretty good handle on Vue already!!