Posted on October 10, 2014

Me back in 92 getting inspired for my latest #Halloween render. pic.twitter.com/Q4fY0rzY9V

— Ryan Bliss (@dblasphemy) October 20, 2014

The “Black Angel of Oakland Cemetery in Iowa City always freaked me out as a college student back in the 90s. As you can see from the photo above, I couldn’t even look at it.

While the statue in Iowa was my main inspiration, I’m sure some of you will also think of Doctor Who when you see this render.

Either way I hope you have a happy and safe Halloween!!

PS: Are you on “Ello”? I signed up this week and you can follow me here.

Posted on October 10, 2014

I get this a lot…(src.. http://t.co/HPvbRhEMv8) pic.twitter.com/LTKVS0aLKO

— Ryan Bliss (@dblasphemy) October 19, 2014

Posted on October 10, 2014

I added “The Final Flame” to the gallery early this morning. This one still has a few issues (the bottom of the frame needs work, camera angle needs adjusting) but I thought it looked interesting enough to share while I work them out. Expect a new render in a day or two.

Posted on October 10, 2014

Here’s a night version of my updated “Karesansui”. I stuck with the original lighting scene (rather than adding visible lanterns) as I wanted to keep the focus on the foreground. Let me know what you think!!

Posted on September 9, 2014

Ever since Lightwave added their own Instancing engine, I’ve thought it would be cool to add real stones to my “Karesansui dry garden. The original used a displaced plane to simulate the raked gravel.

This new version uses over 4 million instances to create the “gravel sea”.

I’ve also subdivided the stones so they look a bit more hi-res. Not sure if I should mess with the background or not. I’ve done some experiments but anything I add back there seems to steal focus from the foreground.

Let me know what you think! So many different applications for instances…