Posted on August 8, 2011

I’ve added an update to 2003’s “Cosmic Shoals” this afternoon. I didn’t really set out to do an update when I started this project. Rather I set out to model a globular cluster (and some of that is still in the image) but the story “grew in the telling”.

Jessie told me this one reminded her of some of my earlier work, and I tend to think this is because of the lack of any vegetation or the other objects I tend to scatter around using Vue’s ecosystems. I did try adding some “alien flora” here and there but nothing really seemed to look right (given the scale of the scene). I may yet play around with that but I thought it looked nice enough to share as is. Hope you enjoy it!

One more note. There’s only one more week until my kids start school (Jason in Kindergarten!). I will miss them bursting in every 30 minutes wanting to play, but I’m looking forward to some peace and quiet. To celebrate I am offering 25% off all Memberships and Renewals until midnight 8/15. Use coupon code “BACKTOSCHOOL” to get the discount.

Posted on August 8, 2011

I’ve added the dual and triple-screen versions of “Heliocentric (Night)” to the Members Gallery this morning. Nice to have Bucephalus free to work on something new now.

Speaking of Bucephalus, here is a page I put together with some photos and info about my new box. Check it out if you are curious as to what hardware I use for rendering. Yes, I’m a PC…

Posted on August 8, 2011

I’ve added one last render of “Heliocentric (Night)” to the gallery. This scene is lit simply by the Moon. The stars are a bit brighter and I have brought back the firelight in the lower right corner. The other versions will remain in the Pickle Jar.

I liked the “alien” version but I don’t think the planet was really necessary for the scene. It was fun to try though and I hope those of you who enjoy it will continue to use whichever version you prefer! Thanks again for all the feedback on this one! Ready to render the multiscreen now…

Posted on July 7, 2011

I’ve added the dual and triple-screen versions of “Clockwork” to the Members Gallery this morning.

Speaking of multiple-monitors, one of my Members posted this Youtube video on my Facebook page a couple of days ago. Check it out if you are curious as to how my triscreen wallpapers look “in action”.

I liked it so much I’ve embedded it on my Multi-Monitor Freebie page. Thanks Eric! I need more monitors now…

Posted on July 7, 2011

Added “Clockwork” to the Members Gallery this evening. Just a little something I worked up on my MBP while waiting for “Heliocentric (Night)” to render on my main box. Once it finished I applied the finishing touches on Bucephalus.

I didn’t notice while I was making it but my son Ian (upon seeing this render for the first time) mentioned that it looked like it was from the film we had watched for our “Friday Family Movie Night”. I had to agree that he was right. This piece was definitely inspired by the original Tron.

I also wanted to mention that I’ve rendered “Heliocentric” at 5500 x 3438 (over 4.5x the resolution of my 2560 x 1600 files) for print. Check it out here if you are interested. The largest size available is over 6 ft wide!

The “Colossal” size (the default that first loads) is pretty expensive but smaller sizes are also available .

Lastly, I think I have a good enough handle on Google+ now to give out my profile address. Feel free to follow if you are interested.