Dunno,

I like the idea and the 'overall', but parts about the exploding planet bug me. The chunks of rock don't quite ring true, and, as someone pointed out, shouldn't there be reflections in the water, and shouldn't the scene be a lot brighter with all that light from the explosion?



But, mainly the chunks of rock don't look right....

I agree with you Ryan, the simple foreground works. But the shooting stars do not. Their speed seems too slow compared to the explosion. It's bugging me.

Anyone else notice what looks like a Death Star on the left?



"I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced."

...but shouldn't the water be reflecting some of the explosion?

Looking great,



The only notable I have is; the other masses in the sky are seemingly undamaged by the mass projection from the explosion/collapse.



Loving the recent plunge into orange colors btw :)

I often find myself admiring the planet-view versions you make, but still liking the space-view ones more. This is definitely an exception! I almost think that this point of view (plus the intensified lighting from the center of the planer and all of the meteorite debris) really brings across the intensity. I'm *really* looking forward to this one!

"I just waxed my car!"

very nice can't wait to see the final version

Love it!!

Love it!!

Maybe in a pickle jar version adding a green laser coming from that "moon?"

You can feel the end of the world coming in this

Great work!

Really like it!

Really want this for my galaxy 3

Very cool!

This work in progress has already taken the place of 'Dragon's Eye' as my Windows lockscreen.



It may win the desktop too once you have dualscreen available.



I even like the 'Divide by Zero' name proposed below...

The world ended, someone divided by zero... Great work, sir. Looking forward to where this one goes.

Too much debris in front of the exploding hell fire



But other than that it is awesome

I really like this. this is going to be one of my favorites, especially when it goes multi-monitor...but its a little too grainy. I mean, there's too many small asteroids in this. maybe larger ones would be a bit better..??

Love your space renders. This will be great!

This is really cool! Thank you.

How about "OOPS", or "WHAT'S THIS BUTTON DO?"

But seriously, NICE.

I look at this and think that Roche Limit went all supernova. I'm excited to see the final version of this!

Triple head is going to be awesome.



I love the space stuff. And I LOVE this one. That's the stuff I subscribed for. :-)

It's not often that I think "whoa" when I see one of your works-in-progress. Not the case this time! Always been a fan of your planet/space renders, Niflheim is still one of my favorites, along with Crucible, and Pulsar, and... I like where this is going!

I like it too! I am in complete accord with Joel and Ben...

I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened.

I'm really looking forward to seeing how this one turns out! I like it already, and it's something new. :)

This is one of the greatest space scenes I have seen to date! The planet exploding is most excellent in my books! I can't wait for this to be released :)

This is such an amazing scene! I liked the misty, mysterious feel to yesterday's render with the darker water though.

Maybe if you moved the boat more to the side? The floating boat illusion has more effect from a profile...

I do truly think the boat should be removed. It looks very out of place.

... but I generally don't like figures/persons in the renderings. in most scenes somehow takes my impression, that I am the first one seeing a the beautiful place you created.

I see you put more of the blue back into the water but can't we have the purple in the tree, too?

I'm in NYC; nice to see even a hint of spring when we're covered in snow.

Love the changes to the tree, but I loved the blue in the water. Please put more blue back. :) Beautiful piece!

I like this one a lot. as in a lot-a lot. My only issue is with the ambiguous-tribal glyphs in the top left corner, they just stand out a bit too much for me, and feel a little out of place with the brilliant white stone. However, overall, the piece is excellent.

I love this version of Amazed with blossoms on the tree and the changes to the water to make it more subtle.

I love the colorful blossoms in the tree, and the changes to the tiers in the background. The water looks better, too. Can't wait!

I can't wait for you to finish this.

This might be one of your best ever Ryan IMHO. One could so far as to say that is is already "a-maze-ing", but that would be corny, and I wouldn't want to do that.

OOOOOOH! i REALLY like the way this one is going.

It seems I've been a fan of your work forever lol. I can't wait for this one to be finished. Fantastic! lol.

Oh, no! Your new Vue software seems a tad unstable (well, more than a tad). Considering what the company charges they should provide quick fixes for these issues. Grrr....

How are those nearly 80 billion polygons rendering? Can't wait to see this one up!

This is a fantastic re-work of an older idea.

One word: Oz.

I like it! Now throw in some flying monsters and ruby slippers and we're set! :P

I love it. My only suggestion would be to desaturate the foreground leave just a tad. I like the sort of glitter that the bright brings, but I think the intensity of the green is a little distracting. Otherwise, total love here.

I agree with Jason. I like it a lot, but the whiter clouds look kind of flat.

I am loving the look of this one so far. The only thing is the lighter clouds do not look filled out. They almost look like a painting and not as realistic.



Other than that looking great.

Our spring is usually snow so I can't comment about the timing of the lightning, but it adds a very nice contast the otherwise muted colours.

Love it but tend to side with the anti-lightning talk it is not something I personally associate with the start of Spring but looks good none the less.

I tend to disagree with Terry on this one. The Green's in the foreground work together in good contrast with the clouds and sky.



One thing I am not sure about is the lightning and whether is completes the package of this piece of work.



Look forward to the finished product! :)

I always feel hypocritical of making suggestions seeing as I can't do what you do so I apologise in advance. If it were me I'd make the entire foreground a silhouette with no colour. It would frame the clouds and focus your attention on them.

Wow! Sometimes I see a new piece you're working on and I think, "Now how can he top this one?" Then I see the _next_ piece you work on and think, "He's done it again!" =) Thank you for creating such beautiful artwork and sharing it with others.

Ever since, you started, I have been following your work and for a time was creating my own based on your suggeted programs, free downloads, etc. However, the work you do is just sure Awesomeness! Love it! Thank you!

That is an incredible way of reusing an existing render and making it brand new. I can hardly wait for the final product.

Can't wait for the triplehead.



Even if it's some misty shrouded mountain range in the distance to fill it out. Or some space. I always like your space depictions. Bring it on!

Silent Running (1972) starring Bruce Dern



Very COOL!

When I first saw this my brain said 'Oh, cool. A city in the shape of a maze with a central plaza.' Then I realized it was simply a garden maze with a tree in the center. Come on. Go big. Make it a city in the shape of a maze.

Looks amazing!

Exotic, intriguing, an image full of mystery with delicious danger lurking in the shadows.

I love your renders that look natural but very otherworldly. I can't wait to see this one finished! I'm glad I got a membership. :-)

don't know what the title of this will be, but it really kicks butt!

I really love piece! I would love to see a daytime version of this as well.

I'm speechless.

This looks truly amazing.

Literally! This may be the best DB piece of all time in the arena of "wonderfully disorienting, mysterious, Where are we?"

I agree it's a marvelous meld of realistic elements and the abstract. My enthusiasm overfloweth!

"Receptor" meets "Floating Garden" with a touch of Avatar's Well of Souls... I like!

It's works like these that made me sign up for a DB membership! Love it.

This is going to be simply outstanding!

This is going to be simply outstanding!

Love it! Absolutely my favorite of all your works and I can't wait to see the finished product. I will be proud to have this on my computers at work and I hope to hang this print on my waiting room wall. I'm always blown away by your ideas and your work...thanks!

I'm not sure how you come up with these ideas, but this is really nice and will be my next wallpaper for a number of devices.

Love it! Just don't wash out the center tree too much with the spot. Sooooo cool!

Cant wait to get this one

Simply gorgeous, Love it , must have for my desktop

Almost there, Ryan. I'm not quite sure what it needs: more fog or more light. But I am quite sure you will figure it out. :)

Love it!

Ohhhh, I'm going to LOVE this one!

Already gracing my desktop...

The purple adds the perfect contrast that it's just stunning even more so now!

love the colour combination.

This is a much better version. It looks great!

What a brilliant picture.

I love this now!

Nuff Said!!!

Like this one just the way it is !!!

I really like the eye! I however would like an option (picklejar?) to not have it. I like them both.

Love the "dragon-esque" look of the pool. Not my favorite but really like the direction this one is going.

Love the "dragon-esque" look of the pool. Not my favorite but really like the direction this one is going.

Keep on experimenting Ryan you'll never hit the nail on the head every time to please everyone. I like it, like the colours in the rocks.

This looks good but i loved the version witht he dragon in it

...but I'm not sold on this...(which is unusual...I rarely *don't* like your experiments) If it's supposed to be a pool that looks like a dragon's eye, awesome! But if it's supposed to hint of an actual dragon...it doesn't work. The iris in the pool is too noticeably *in* the pool...maybe if you reduced the surface texture (waves/ripples) of the water, it would work better. Still, I like where it's currently going, so I'll wait patiently for the final result. :-)

But once I saw it.... Awesome. :-) Going to use this version for awhile!

I love the contrast. Very cool work. Not a huge fan of the blurring at the edges but it doesn't really detract from the awesomeness of the image as a whole

Glad the dragon seems to be history. Love the rest, although the gray volcanic (?) rocks in the back could use some color. The change from color to dark gray is too sudden; right now it appears that the back half didn't load correctly. Other than that, terrific. I loved the original; looking forward to seeing this one up!

The lower angle and other changes from the 'original' make this far more "wow" and closer to looking real in the best sense. I love it when people come up to my screen, see one of your works and ask "where is that?" with utter sincerity. You take us places we can only go in imagination.

I agree with Rod. The birds would be a great addition.

I like the idea of a dragon, but would prefer it to be outside of the pool drinking from it. Maybe with a saddle on and a rider standing beside it.

I love the whole hot springs amid winter idea. Dragon...not so much

Dragon doesn't add anything. I think you once used tiny birds for scale... That worked much better.

Def not in to the dragon... I do like the added rocks in the background, but now (even with the dragon) it loses any sense of size. I have to say, the previous version was much better (the one without the dragon), if you kept it at that, I'd easily rate it 9/10 or 10/10 depending on how the 4k looked.



If you're looking for something to add, maybe start playing with some water effects like churning/bubbling. (but keep the un-bubbled one at least in the pickle jar)



Either way, super excited for this to be added to the gallery.

...not feelin' the dragon.

This would be awesome with a little more depth in the water and remove the dragon.

get rid of dragon...

It would be awesome as a pickle jar, but otherwise not too keen on the dragon. I liked it with more steam too.

Better than the other versions. Keep going. I see something very good coming from this one!

Since the scene has more of a fire-thing going on shouldn't it be a Red Dragon ?

LOVE IT !!

It looks so psychedelic now, bravo! it's very nice :). Love it

... but the update is totally sweet.

Now that is shiny :) I would want to go swim in there!

I love the steam and addition of some more colors.

Oh wow, that looks like the rainbow pool. I love the steam, and the stillness of the water as well as the clarity in this render



http://drmccubbin.com/gallery/var/resizes/Outdoor-Photograpy/Yellowstone-2012/RainbowPool_4468-73_PanoCrAdj.jpg?m=1341417141

I really liked the original, but it pales in comparison to this one. I love the depth of the pool and the additional elements around it, including the steam. Would really like to see a multi-screen render so I can put it on my home workstation.

I like the new version, just like I liked the old one, but unfortunately, I'm not sure it is going to score all that much better, because it is still a pool in the ground. I guess I do prefer the new one, and I hope that this scene is better-received this time around.

I like the original but the new one is a massive improvement. I like it.

it looks like one of Saturn's moons, alien and beautifull,

Wow. That is an impressive difference. I like it!

I've walked about the pools at Yellowstone. The new version calls them immediately to mind. When I first saw the original I had little response--"Ok, that's nice. Next." This one I wanted to keep looking at. Maybe it's the memory it evokes. Maybe I just like a lot of color. :)

I like the water in the original better. Maybe if the water had the feel as in the original, I'd like the newer version better. I think the newer one has become more about all the colors and such around the pool vs. the pool itself.

I liked the original myself ,but this makes it pop that little more Love it

Still don't like it. My bad.

A truly inspired move! I have seen the 'shrooms' in their muti-holiday mode(s), but have always returned to the wonderful glowing blue....But this is setting the stage for where ever you wish...you are not abandoning your art, but adding a multi-dimensional aspect....to cool!!!!!!!!!!!!

A truly inspired move! I have seen the the 'shrooms' in their muti-holiday mode(s), but have always returned to the wonderful glowing blue....But this is setting the stage for where ever you wish...you not abandoning your art, but adding a multi-dimensional aspect....to cool!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mangoman, I love it! You have a wild and wonderful imagination.

If you let it, your imagination could see the back part as a wall...made of glass. But a rock has been thrown through it, and now there's this stream of blue gases bellowing in from outside, soon to cause great havoc....

Going to look wonderful in Dual screen !!

AWESOME

love it, great perspective... looking forward to a finished product.

Cold and warm at the same time - I really do like it.

I really like how the sun is -just- out of view. Really gives it a 'morning' feel. I think the floor of the balcony looks spectacular, but it's hard to see. Maybe a tiny bit more light from behind?



Either way I like it. It's a great piece.

absolutely brilliant Ryan love all the colour and contrast

Loving the contrast!

Hm, interesting. Love the ivy with red leaves, but not sure the bright flowers fit with the rest of the colors.

Really looking forward to this one. Love the sky and the gound in the distance. The lighting on this one is going to be key. White flowers in bottom right are distracting.

It took a complete double take to make sure what I was seeing was actually there. Looks out if this world and amazing! Can't wait for it!!

This is really great. And indeed looks Arthurian.

would look very cool with glowing eyes. And maybe a girl in the middle ready to be sacrificed. Love what you have so far Ryan. You never dissapoint !

Agree w/ JMK & Will ... needs a full moon. This piece is really cool, but I don't see how you can make it dual / triple screen. ... unless you push this scene to one side and add someone, villagers or knights or ..., rushing into save the "Sacrifice".

PS. 9++ as is. :)

Looks very Arthurian. Reminded me of the Lady of the Lake legend in some regards.

Moving off of what JMK said, the Full moon rising sounds like a great addition. You could end up losing som of the far background trees and have the moon coming over the horizon possibly.

This is awesome, LOVE IT!

How about loosing the clouds and adding a full moon rising?

Nice balance between the extra purples and the brightness!

You're off to a great start however it does look unfinished. I like the colors but think the tones are muted and could be brighter. In the end, I know I'll love it like I do most everything you do!

I love the purple version and hope it goes in the Picklejar, but probably more members will like these brighter colors. I also like that you've removed most of the bare branches. The tree bark is better. But I still think the sun rays add graininess and not much else. Just MHO.



Is there a reason why the previews are now in 1280x800 resolution instead of the previous 2560x1440? I ask because once in a while you put up a temporary render that doesn't make it to the gallery but that I like so well I put it up. Enlarging 1280x800 doesn't work very well. But perhaps you don't want these temporaries used as wallpaper. :)

with the majority here. I think the leaves are much too bright - they do not capture the autumn colors very well. Other than that it looks great - as usual.

The dark parts draw me in more than the colors. The previous version was much better.

OH WOW! That looks amazing. Definitely not awkward now. :)

Spectacular. Perfectly colored abstract with the perfect addition of complementary light. Great looking background for the season R.

Looks amazing! Another wonderful piece of art! Keep 'em coming.

Great idea! We need some Fall colors on our desktops! Look forward to it being finished. Thx!

I was just thinking that I needed a new wallpaper for fall. Can't wait until this is done!!!!

This... This just looks amazing :D

Love this image a lot. One or two more areas of red to go with the orange and green would be nice, though.

Keep up the great work Ryan! I can't wait for this to be finished. I love the Autumn feel.

This is probably one of my favorite images that you have created thus far! I can't wait to see your finished product!

Wow, Ryan, I can't wait to see the finished product of this Autumn 2013 image. I'm currently using "Canopy Creek Autumn" as my background now, but once the multiscreens are up of this new one, I definitely think that I'll be switching! Thanks again for your work!

if we wanted a photo we wouldnt be at this site. your imagination as always is flawless

Oh wow - this looks amazing. The spots of green seem random though. Not sure why, or maybe that the green is such a stark contrast to the orange instead of a gradual change?

Love the colors but there seems like there's too much going on with all the plants and the big pod of cetaceans - especially with the two jumping from the water that look almost identical.

I really want to like this but the details are so noisy I wish it could be smoothed out.

This is amazing! I would absolutely LOVE to see this in a night version! Hint of blue?

Love this. Think a night version might be even more awesome.

See!! THIS is why I love your atmospheric renders above all. SOOOOOO Beautiful!! I rate it 10!

this is really cool, look forward to seeing the finished product

This looks very alien... yet also reminds me of atlantis somehow. The figure ont he dais reminds me of pictures i have seen of Buddha on a lotus. Lovely work, cant wait for this one to finish

Could this be an alien world's version of our own Stonehenge?

reminds me of

http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=gazebo





great job

WOW!!! Absolutely beautiful!

My wanna NOW!

NICE!! Personally, the light would look nicer in a more natural sunny yellow but, still way cool!

This will make a great dual screen background

Curious to know if the Biltmore House was inspiration?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Biltmore_Estate_26.jpg/800px-Biltmore_Estate_26.jpg

Very nice. Is it too late to request a new Autumn wallpaper?



Thanks.

I can hardly wait to see it finished... I'm eagerly awaiting the dual monitor version!!

This just made my morning! Thank you.

Looks good!

Love it already!

Love it already!

Preliminary estimates put this as a 10 in my book - looking good!

Just got out of school and scrolling though my facebook feed and saw this. After the numerous abstracts, and my love of nature, I immediately loved this one! Fantastic can't wait to use it as my wallpaper!

Just got to work and checked your site. Got smacked in the face by this awesome flower! Woke me up better than the coffee I'm drinking. I love the light and dark relationships. The colour on the edges softens the almost harsh feel of the focal point. It's amazing on its own, though (me being a graphic designer and harboring an unhealthy obsession with CMYK) I'd want to see some cyan, magenta, and yellow in equally shiny and brilliant highlights. A version involving RGBK would be interesting as well. (Don't worry, I also nurse an equally unhealthy fascination with black and white, as well as the letter Q and the number 8.)

Wow. That's looking very interesting. Obviously reminds of Cobalt Daisy, but the harshness of it is neat. It looks like it would cut you if you touched it!

For some reason this reminds me of Sleepwalker Wood - except in crystals.

Very cool piece. Some of the crystals appear to have scales, and some are smooth. Never, that I can think of, seen scales on natural crystal formations. But that is what makes it interesting!

PS. All it needs is a dragon! LOL!

I like where this one is headed! My one little piece of constructive criticism, though: the piece seems too bright to me... maybe make it a little darker?



Otherwise, I'm looking forward to using this as my wallpaper!

The crystals need a to contrast a bit more from the background. They blend in and are kind hard to see. Still very good looking and I like the color change as you go deeper into the cave. I hope for a pickle jar version that actually does go deeper into the cave. 8)

... seeing as all comments from all past Works in Progress are collected:



I like it very much and have already downloaded it! It's now even my wallpaper!



A little constructive criticism:

the front crystals look a little too bright for me. IMHO.



Furthermore: Do you ever plan on making an online tutorial for Mandelbulber and/or Synthestructure? Maybe for Members Only ...?

Nice!

Is what I'm thinking, but maybe that's because I recently watched Pacific Rim. :)



Good to see you working on a new Abstract!

I know you probably can't use a brand but I am very much reminded of those old commercials when I see this.

Shaping up very nicely -- I really like this so far.

Seems that way to me, at least. Not in a bad way, of course.

That's the first thing I said when I saw this.

I don't know what it is, and frankly don't really care. It looks AWESOME.

I like the structure of this piece...and where it seems to be going. If it stays abstract, I wouldn't do much more; however, if it's to become something more specific, I can imagine this to be a view of the bowels of some mega-city! ...not to influence you, of course. ;-)



Love your work, Ryan! Keep 'em coming!

This work in progree is AWESOME. I can't wait for the big reveal. I'm saving a spot in the rotation for this one!

This looks VERY interesting. Can't wait to see the finished version (and the multiscreen for my desktop).

I agree with Tyler (and others too, I'm sure). Watching each work develop adds to the "coolness factor" of DB. Thanks for allowing us to watch! I'm sure it's not easy having comments come raining in as you develop each piece.

I love this piece but really wanted to comment on the Work in Progress feature you provide your members. The ability to see the art while in construction is an amazing concept. What has always drawn me to DB is not just the quality of the art but overall the transparency and participation element of Mr. Bliss. I hope DB continues for many years to come and many more people are made aware of its beauty.

I absolutely love these pieces (like "Orthohedron" and others) which could represent some type of structure (the scale of which is ambiguous - anywhere from millimeters to miles across) or they can be appreciated as an "abstract." (The impression of water at the lowest point is great). Love it!

I think he would approve. Big fan of abstract. I like the architectural feel. I'll tweak the colors on my own desktop, but I always do that. Request for a black and white version with just one other color throughout. I think that would really be an eye catching pickle jar version. A "night time" version would be cool and rather original for abstract.

Great! It's time for a new abstract. I love the preview window so we can see your renders from conception to completion. It keeps me dropping by every day or so.

Totally reminds me of the end scenes for FF13 and FF13-2. Love it!

Cool! .

I haven't seen something like this from you in ages, but I really like it where it is now! Your space scenes are incredible, your nature scenes (Highlander particularly) have my friends asking where I took the picture (snicker!), and this is proof that you can do it all, since you can make straight lines and right angles look great.

It's been awhile since I've seen one of these.

Something about it...density of the stars maybe, looks like a purposeful rain of fire rather than a celestial event. Something about the upper left edge of the star cluster...

..liking it so far, Ryan. I suppose you've alreay tried various other colour (brit spelling, sorry) options, as the effect is quite often a surprising changed (but you already know this)... Thumbs up from this end!

I was going to comment on a new pickle jar variate, and was greeted by this sweet image after logging in. I cannot wait to see the final product. This is one awesome picture. I love the "fire rain" but I suppose it could be a huge downfall from fireworks. Either way it is an impressive image.

I actually like the people, but they are so far down in the frame that they are blocked by the windows taskbar if I put it as my wallpaper.

It's good but I feel like it's repetitive compared to your previous works. Don't be afraid to break out new concepts. I suggested treehouses, such as a secluded village of exotic looking treehouses in the middle of a rainforest, or something.

So far so good it's so pretty Absolutely Love it can't wait to see the final product

I had a dream like this once, but at the end of it, everybody died. That being said, it looks like these folks are just waiting for it to end, but at least they are together.

The first word out of my mouth when I saw the work in progress was "COOOOOOOL" :) I love the engraving. Can't wait to see the finished product!

Very pretty, might be overdoing it a bit on the meteor shower. But as you said the title will explain, I'll reserve judgement. :)

"It full of stars!" It doesn't need people in it to experience the wonder, I do agree with others on that.

Love it a tad more sliver from the sky would be cool, would make a good mix sliver and gold.

It looks great. I actually like having the people in this one. I look forward to finding out what is actually falling from the sky. If they were fireworks I would expect their to be more of a pattern/design to them falling. There seem to be quite a few of them for it to be a meteor shower too. Thus, my current conclusion is that it must be the flaming shrapnel remains from an exploding Death Star falling on the nearest planet.

I love it! I'll totally love the one you do in purple shades! (purple is always better than red in my opinion!)

I think Joe should just do the griping, since he seems to agree with the sentiment ;) But yes, I would be happiest if the humans were replaced with a curious animal of some sort. People aside, I love it. Exciting.

I didn't know what to expect after your comment this morning, but I like this a lot.

Although your meteor (or whatever... sparks?... fireworks?) density may be a bit high. I predict someone gripes about the people, though. Someone always does.

My first reaction was "Shiny!"



Reminds me of Tears From Heaven (2010).

...or the worlds largest "oops" moment happened offscren. Good work so far.