Posted on October 10, 2010

A few items to mention today.

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

I’ve also added an alternate “Starlight Grotto” to the Pickle Jar.

Lastly, I’ve added 14 new designs to my DecalGirl selection. They are a mix of older pieces and newer stuff. Let me know if there’s anything missing that you would really like to see.

I have a few more renders nearing completion (all of my CPUs are running full-steam ahead now) so stay tuned!

Posted on October 10, 2010

Added “Starlight Grotto” to the Members Gallery today. This one started out as a Vue d’Esprit lesson with my son Ian.

While working on it with him I saw the possibilities as a wallpaper. I worked up my own version and Ian said I could post it as long as I told everyone the original inspiration was his. So here’s our very first “collaboration”. I hope you like it!

Just a reminder: Today is the last day to use my $5 off coupon. You can sign up as a new Member for as little as $10 or renew for a year for only $7. The coupon code is “FIVEOFF”.

No, I haven’t forgotten Autumn. While the Grotto has been rendering on my main machine I’ve been working on an Autumn project on my laptop. Hope to have it ready sometime this week!

Posted on October 10, 2010

A few items to report today. First, I’ve added the dual and triple-screen versions of “Quartet” to the gallery. In the end I went with the arches scene (even though I couldn’t get all the arches into the render). I think I will use the balcony version (in the Pickle Jar) as the basis for a different scene.

Speaking of multi-screens, professional WoW player and YouTuber John Pyle (aka “Swifty”) signed up as a Member last week and asked if it would be okay to feature my wallpapers in his gaming videos. I normally wouldn’t mention this sort of thing here, but his triple-head Eyefinity system is a sight to behold. Here’s the first video featuring my work. Now I need to get a couple more monitors…

On the subject of new hardware, I’ve added a collection of coffee mugs to my Zazzle store 😉

I’m also running a five dollar off special (coupon code “FIVEOFF”) on new Memberships and renewals until midnight Sunday. Current Members can add a year to their accounts for as little as $7.

Why? I’m saving my pennies for this system (or something very similar that I build myself). Hey, I can dream right?

My new render is in progress (showing 71% complete atm) and I will have it up as soon as it is ready. This one is a bit of a collaboration between my son Ian and myself. I will elaborate a bit more when I post it. Stay tuned!

Posted on September 9, 2010

• I’ve added the dual and triple-screen versions of “Tears from Heaven” to the Members Gallery this morning. I’m stlll working on the multiscreens for “Quartet” along with something new for autumn.
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Posted on September 9, 2010

• I’ve added one last version of “Quartet” to the Pickle Jar this morning. I haven’t been able to get a good multiscreen render of the original “Quartet” because the arches look unacceptably strange on the sides of the widened frame.

  A good number of Members seem to prefer the version I posted without the foreground arches (“quartetsky”), but I think that version is a bit too simple to fit well in my gallery.

  This new version, I hope, retains a bit of the foreground to give the scene context, but also opens up the sky that is really the focal point of the piece. It also has the benefit of being easily adaptable to multiscreen format.

  Let me know what you guys think. Should Quartet4 replace Quartet1 in my gallery? I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments thread.

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