Hello everyone!
I've played with computer-assisted imagery for as long as I've had a scanner and a copy of Paint Shop Pro (which, in those days, was before Corel bought out JASC). I used to regularly participate in contests on a well-known Photoshop site and my images tended to place very well. I also used to create graphics for various DOOM levels. But until 2013, the only realistic CGI-specific software I used was Terragen, and I used that mainly to create more pleasing skies to replace dull skies that ruined otherwise good photographs.
The artwork you see in my gallery is all current, and created in DAZ Studio. My usual post-processing tools nowadays are Wingnut's Lo-Fi and GIMP. I use Lo-Fi mainly for the film textures, and GIMP for all other work. I'm the only person I know who continues to use Lo-Fi, and one of the few worldwide who still use it at all, but I love that basic little program too much to upgrade to one of Alien Skin's current products. When I need custom textures I use either Genetica or Filter Forge.
Most of my images fall within fantasy or sci-fi genres, with a bit of humor wherever possible. I am a guitarist, and often include musical references in my visuals. I deliberately try to include ambiguity in my narrative images to intrigue you so that you can decide what will happen next in the scene. I think it's fun for you to think about what might happen next and resolve the suspense for yourself. I'm a hobbyist, not a trained artist, and I am grateful that I've met many people along the way who have much more talent than I do, but who were kind enough to point me in the right direction and encourage me to improve.
My favorite artists are probably on almost everyone's list here - Frazetta, the Brothers Hildebrandt, Alex Ross, Norman Rockwell, Hajime Sorayama, Rembrandt, Bouguereau, Guayasamin, James Gurney, Max Ernst, and Bosch. I love Ray Harryhausen's creature designs, particularly that Cyclops from Seventh Voyage of Sinbad, and the visual look of Ridley Scott's movies, particularly Blade Runner and Alien.
Thank you for looking at my artwork, and I hope you liked what you saw!
Comments (9)
icerian
Beautiful work with pleasant atmosphere. Very well done!
barryjeffer
Excellent work on your image... beautiful lighting.
bebopdlx
Nice work here.
Paulienchen
ein schöner Render
Greywolf44
Well populated interior scene. Beautiful character and superb pose. Love it!!!
giulband
WOW !! Absolutely wonderful !! Great illumination general, great pose and expression !!!!
P3Design
Awesome scene, you really are a master of catching the right mood :). BTW she reminds me of Peggy from the Bundy's in this image, with that hairdo :)))) Oww, and I just noticed that cute little gremlin in the background! :)
mightymysterio
It's definitely a 60's hairstyle by way of the 80's, so I guess you are right about Peg Bundy. :) But Peggy wouldn't use a computer. She would be too busy looking for a remote control. :)
mightymysterio
Thank you all for your comments. I wanted to capture a certain mood in this render. The feeling of getting so lost in researching something online that you lose track of the time until it is very late. If I accomplished this, then I am very happy. :)
Rock69
Great scene ... with excellent posing, use of props and light settings!! ;-)