Who is 'Markal'?
Markal is Mark Edwards who lives in Mississippi – originally from Indianapolis, Indiana. I retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2003 after 23 years and decided to stay here in the warm gulf coast south along with my wife, two daughters and three grandchildren.
How long have you been rendering/doing computer graphics?
My last five years in the Air Force I designed and developed computer-based training. We used PhotoShop, Flash and even wrote code in HTML, so I guess I started in the late 90’s. My terragen work began in 2003.
Do you have traditional art experience?
No real art experience just the standard art classes in high school and college.
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What are you currently working on?
I’m working on a collaboration with a Bryce artist…he is making a ship for one of my space landscape images. Learning Terragen 2 and possibly Vue may be in the works soon.
What software/equipment do you use and why?
Software used is Terragen .9.43, PaintShopPro 7 and LunarCell. I use an outdated Dell Pentium 4, 1.4GHZ, running Windows XP. I was going to upgrade but, this very large screen HDTV deal fell into my lap so I had to upgrade my other love…. watching Blue-Ray movies…first. Hopefully I’ll upgrade to a quad 4 before the end of the year.
What do you think your best piece of work is and why?
One of my latest favorites is Rigel III. The foreground is a stone BMP overlay I applied in Terragen…. the shading and shadows were in-line with the sun angle and it worked very well. The only post work was the LunarCell moons and I think they also add a realistic touch. It still amazes me how computer graphics can make an imaginary place look so real and believable.
Why do you like to work with 3D software?
It’s a fun hobby for me and when I focus on the work it carries me away from the hustle and worries of this world.ÂÂ
Who/what inspires you?
All the wonderful artists here at ReRo are great inspirations. National Geographic Magazine, NASA and all the space missions has also influenced and inspired me. Of course our creator….Almighty God….the greatest artist of all.
How has this online community (Renderosity) enhanced your work, relationships, and learning?
Not only comments but also other artists sharing their files have helped me grow artistically by leaps and bounds.
Parting Comments / Advice to other Artists?
I try to focus on what I love. I have a passion for Space Art so 99% of my work is Space art. Some may think I need to branch out and explore other areas but I say branch out to what….something I don’t love? Go with what you love and your rewards will be many.
Comments (29)
Orestes
Great work and a wonderful atmos, Excellent :)
ppetersen
Those colors, oh my stars... you just took my breath away. Stunning sunset colors :) Beautifully done atmosphere, gorgeous terrain (one of my favorites) and a lovely water setting all put this up there with my favorites...
choronr
Beyond excellent ...one of your best Markie!
redawg2
An awesome beauty!
Ionel
Excellent artwork!
stbc
as much as I like your space stuff, I think this is where your best work happens. Fantastic sky, perfect pov and the water is magnificent. Amazing strata. Bravo+
jrsaldana
wonderful atmo...excellent mood.....superb work amigo
fuzzoom
The sky, water, and terrain are awesome. Excellent image.
Buzzzzz
Love this Multi-Colored Atmo Mark! Top Shelf Water to!
fractalinda
A strange and beautiful work. Love the colors, light, atmosphere and mood.
joshus_hund
Fantastic atmo and wonderful water. Strange mood - but I like!
EoinArmstrong
Love the sky, water and mood!
shantay
Fantastic light with a perfect decay. Great colors, mood and water reflections. V
Micter
Excellent game with the colors !
Dixiem47
What wonderful sky and water(I can see why it took so long to render)Colors are excellent.
inkydigit
quality all round...very excellent!!:)
doneydonydone
excellent colours and love the terrain - can just see the surfaces/strat with that great lighting!!
Orca
Strange sky composition and colouring, but indeed quite beautiful. Fitting title!
alf15000
Excellent water and...what a sky ! Very beautiful colors !
andres-c
the sky color is awesome!!! ! ! !
TallPockets
SO good!!
VisionBlue
Outstanding rendering!!!
Costaud
Just AWESOME.
Saurav
Excellent sky and colours.
blacq_nyght_vampyre
INDEED!!!! Bravo!!!!
Morgana61
Spettacolare il cielo ed il suo riflesso sull'acqua...e' un'esplosione di colori. Fantastic work!
Simpleworks
Fantastic atmos looks like the "northern light".
gradient
Outstanding atmo and colors!....yes, I hate rendering water too!
Danny_G
amazing atmo. Great image