Posted on September 9, 2012

I’ve added the dual and triple-screen versions of “Nightfall” to the Members Gallery this morning. I wasn’t happy with the 7680 x 1600 render that I finished last Friday so I tweaked a few things and re-rendered at 1440 x 3000 for a smoother look.

I hope you guys like it. Starting work on the “Sierra” multiscreen today.

In other news, today I am celebrating another successful trip around the Sun. Hard to believe it I was only 25 when I first posted this site back in February 1997.

Feel free to post in my “birthday thread” on Facebook for a chance to win a free membership/renewal!

Posted on September 9, 2012

I’ve posted a minor update to “Nightfall” this morning. This version is sourced from my 4800 x 3000 print render and addresses some of the issues with my original (squared off clouds, noise).

This update overwrites the original in my gallery so you might want to give it a new name when you download it (if you want to keep both versions for comparison).

The print version can be found here.

I’m still working on the multiscreen render and hope to have it up shortly!

Posted on September 9, 2012

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend!

Mine, unfortunately, was not so good. My sump-pump gave out just as the remains of hurricane Isaac was dumping 4″ of rain on the DB Headquarters.

My basement, including the glow-pong room that I shared a few weeks ago, is pretty much ruined. The table is fine, but the room itself is trashed. Needless to say, we’ve been dealing with cleanup rather than rendering the multiscreens that I intended.

Any kind soul who wishes to help contribute to the clean-up fund can redeem the coupon code “cleanup” for a 30% discount on a new Membership or use it for a discounted renewal here.

If you are a lifetime member you can still help out by making a small donation here.

Thank you! I hope to get the multiscreens going for Sierra and Nightfall shortly!

Posted on August 8, 2012

I’ve added another new “work-in-progress” called “Nightfall” to the Members Gallery.

This is a little project that I was inspired to create after seeing the cover photo of one of my newer Facebook fans. The image was of a beach at night and the surf was glowing with bioluminescence.

I wanted to recreate that aspect of the photo but I may have gotten a bit carried away with the sky. Let me know what you think!

Posted on August 8, 2012

I’ve added my second render of “Sierra” to the Members Gallery this morning. You can find my first draft render, which was received very well on its own, in the Pickle Jar.

Not a lot has changed a lot structurally. I’ve tilted the camera up a bit to show off a bit more of the far shore and the ascending terrain. You will also notice that I cut back on the haze/glare so you can see much farther back into the scene.

Let me know which you prefer!