Posted on August 8, 2012

I apologize for the delay in posting the multiple-monitor version of “Year of the Dragon”. I set the scene to render at 7680 x 4800 when I left on my recent trip down to Texas but found upon my return that it had crashed halfway through. My intention had been to source the multiscreen from the larger, poster sized render.

I set up a new 7680 x 1600 version of the scene and started it rendering yesterday morning, but it still shows another 24 hours to go. Rather than having everyone wait even longer I decided to take what I had from the crashed render and create a dual and triple-screen versions from that.

As always, some compromises had to be made to fit the scene into a wildly different aspect ratio. Let me know what you guys think…

Posted on August 8, 2012

Just got back from a visit with good friends and family down in Texas. I’d hoped the multiscreen version of “Year of the Dragon” would have been finished rendered by the time I returned but unfortunately it crashed midway and I am reworking it now. I hope to have it finished before tomorrow.

In the meantime, here are some Pickle Jar versions from the early development that I think some of you might enjoy…

What do you think? Should I have kept the beach scene?

Lastly, I also wanted to mention that I have replaced the Facebook comment threads in the Free Gallery with new comment boxes from Disqus. I would love to hear your thoughts on my work!

Members, of course, still have a direct line to me through my native comments .

Posted on July 7, 2012

I’ve added “Year of the Dragon” to the Members Gallery this morning.

This piece started out as a commission for a rather well-known individual, but for reasons beyond my control I was never able to deliver it as a private wallpaper. I thought the idea behind it was pretty cool however so I went ahead and fleshed it out.

I wonder if anyone can guess who the original recipient was supposed to be.

Posted on July 7, 2012

I’ve added the dual and triple-screen versions of “The Eye of Aquila” to the Members Gallery this afternoon.

This one took a bit longer than usual to finish because I spent a few days trying out some different changes to the single-screen. Some people really like this one while some others really don’t. . .

In the end, I decided to stick with my original vision. I hope you guys like purple 😉

Posted on July 7, 2012

I’ve added the dual and triple-screen versions of “Magnetar” to the Members Gallery. It is actually a 7680 x 1600 section from a larger 7680 x 4800 render so the magnetar itself is much more prominent.

I thought this was preferable to adding more empty space on the sides but opinions may differ. I am interested to hear your feedback in the comment section.

“The Eye of Aquila” has turned out to be somewhat polarizing. Some folks love it and others feel it is too busy (and purple). To be honest I am still trying to decide if I want to tweak it or not.