Posted on April 4, 2011

I’ve added the dual and triple-screen versions of “Tropic of Thetis” to the Members Gallery this morning. If I ever do manage a triple-screen 7680 x 1600 setup I do believe this one will the first wallpaper I use (though I might change my mind after the night version renders). Rendered in 89 hrs at 9600 x 2000

Posted on April 4, 2011

I teased recently that I would be doing a wallpaper based on my family’s favorite video game and there was interested speculation. No, my kids are little too young for WoW (and I avoid MMORPGs for fear of being sucked in). In my house the go-to game is PopCap‘s “Plants vs Zombies“.

Now I do quite a bit of “plant modeling” in my work and I had the idea to introduce my kids to how I work by creating a scene they would be familiar with. They had quite a bit of editorial input on how the plants should look and I think they came away thinking I was pretty cool (better enjoy it while it lasts). I plan for them to help me model some of the other plants in the game as exercises so don’t be surprised if you see another PvZ theme in the future.

I’ve never done a wallpaper based on another “property” so I felt a little strange about posting it for Members only. In the end I decided to post it concurrently in my Members and Free galleries.

The boys and I hope you enjoy it! Stay tuned for the “Tropic of Thetis” multiscreen shortly…

Posted on April 4, 2011

I’ve added an updated version of “Tropic of Thetis” to the Members Gallery. The water in the first version was a little flat so I’ve employed Vue’s displaced ocean here. I’ve also added some underwater reflections and parted the clouds to reveal a risen Thetis. There may be one or two new palms scattered about as well.

In other news, I am still tweaking the mobile-site so check it out an leave feedback if you have any.

This is the first of three renders (including a new freebie) that I will be posting in fairly short order so be sure to check back soon or follow me somehow to stay updated!

Posted on April 4, 2011

I’ve been playing around with a stripped-down “mobile-friendly” version of my gallery for while now and I think it works well enough to open it up. It’s pretty basic right now (linear access through my gallery by most recent). Over time I will add more functionality but I do want it to remain pretty simple.

How does it look on your device?

Posted on March 3, 2011

Just wanted to mention a little sale going on over at DecalGirl. For the past year or so I’ve partnered with them to offer my work as precut “Skins” for the most popular devices (including the Kindle ,iPad, and even the PS3).

If you don’t see the design you like in the product gallery you can simply pick one of my base designs (I added 10 new ones yesterday!) and create a custom skin for any just about any device under the Sun.

As for the sale, DecalGirl is offering a 15% discount on any skin featuring my work (mine only) until Midnight Eastern tonight. Just use coupon code DB15OFF when you check out with them.

Why just my work? Funny you should ask. DecalGirl runs a very active Facebook page and is accumulating fans quickly because they are always having cool contests and promotions. One of these is an “Artist’s Sale” where they ask people to post their favorite DecalGirl Artist and then discount the most popular.

I’ve seen a few of these come and go and always thought it would be nice to win one. Really though, a lot of the other artist’s work just blows me away and I can see why more people vote for them. Vladstudio‘s “Library” Skin for Kindle is about as perfect (not-to-mention ironic) a design as you can get for the ereader.

Still, I wanted to get the coupon not only for you guys but for the other DecalGirl customers who haven’t heard of my work yet. When DecalGirl announced their most recent Artist’s Sale and I saw a few votes for me pop up in the early going, I decided to juice things a bit by asking my Facebook/Twitter followers to vote for me. As you can see in the original thread, it went pretty well.

It was pretty underhanded of me though and I promise not to do make a habit out of asking for things like this.

As promised when I asked for the votes, I am offering the same 15% discount on my Memberships and Renewals (including Lifetime) while the DecalGirl coupon was active. Feel free to use the coupon code DB15OFF to get the discount on my signup/renewal pages.

I had new versions of “Tropic of Thetis” and “Dolmen” rendering right now and I hope to have them up shortly. I also have a special render dedicated to one of my family’s favorite video games. Stay tuned. . .