Author: Ryan
Posted on June 6, 2010
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My next render is hours away from being finished and I’m hoping it looks good enough to post.
In the meantime I thought I would share with you all the winners of my recent DB Membership Giveaway. DB Member Walo was kind enough to donate 6 1 year Membership gift certificates (and had the original idea for the giveaway) and I added a Lifetime Membership as a cherry on top.
There were nearly 200 entries and it was very hard narrowing them down to just 7. The six 1 year winners (with links to their winning posts) are Fiona Williams, Lydia Koh, Damon Seymour, Vincent Sementelli, Anna Bates, and April Hahnfeldt.
The Lifetime Membership went to Ronald Fisher, a 3rd grade teacher who wrote simply:
As a 3rd grade teacher I use your art work to help inspire my students during creative writing and during art. They love your pictures. I would love to have greater access to them to use with my students.”For a number of reasons I was very moved to read this. I’m not ashamed to say I got a bit misty even.
Last night DB Member “Firestar” wrote me and said he would donate three 90-day Memberships to be given out as “Honorable Mentions”. They are going to Karin Kramer (lol), Josh Mauthe, and Carla Rothacker.
A big thanks to Walo and Firestar for donating the gift certificates and welcome new Members. I hope you enjoy my gallery and I look forward to conversing with you about my new artwork!
Posted on June 6, 2010
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Well, well. The DB Facebook page so far has nearly 150 entries for the Membership Giveaway. Today is the last day to post your story (details here) and I will be picking the winners tomorrow.
A common refrain I am hearing is that times are tough and artwork doesn’t always make it into the budget (even though I offer education/military discounts). To those of you who are interested in supporting Digital Blasphemy but don’t have the funds at the moment please have a look at this page which details another way to get my work for free.
Thanks again to everyone who has supported my work this far and big thanks to Walo again for donating the gift-certificates!
Stay tuned for a new render hopfully this week (hurry up computer…).
Posted on June 6, 2010
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The iPhone 4 (with its super fancy “Retina Display“) was announced today and I’ve just added 640 x 960 images to fit it. Thanks to the new iOS4 you will finally be able to see the wallpaper behind your phone icons (without jailbreaking the phone).
These files, like the Droid, N1 and Evo wallpapers, will be reserved for my faithful Members.
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Interested in a free 1 year (or Lifetime) Membership?
DB Member “Walo” has, in an act of extreme generosity, purchased a number of 1-year Membership Gift Certificates and left it to me give them away. It was a wonderful gesture and I will try to do it justice.
Here’s how it will work. If you are interested in a free 1 year Membership all you need to do is write a post on the DB Facebook wall regarding why you deserve it the most. Yes, this contest is only open to Facebook “fans” and you must admit that you “Like” Digital Blasphemy in order to post on my wall. Please preface the post with the words “DB MEMBERSHIP GIVEAWAY” so I know you are entered.
You can post a photo, a video, or just write what you feel. 7 Winners will be selected (based on the comments/likes they receive from my FB Fans and on my own “über alles” vote) with 6 receiving 1 year Memberships (as donated by Walo) and 1 overall winner receiving a Lifetime Membership (donated by me). Current Members can participate as well. I will just apply the gift certificate as a renewal.
I’d like to give away the Memberships on Wednesday June 9th so please have your entries posted by then.
So let’s hear it. I know there a lot of you out there who want to be Members but, for whatever reason, haven’t pulled the trigger so far. May the most
Posted on June 6, 2010
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I’ve added the dual and triple-screen versions of “Pulsar” to the gallery this morning. I let the star spin a bit from its single-screen orientation to get the look I wanted for the wider frame. I also restricted the planets to the center of the screen to combat the barrel distortion that sometimes plagues these renders.
I also wanted to mention the fact that I have begun adding personal notes to each image. You will find them above the download links on the image preview pages (example).
The notes are something I used to do many years ago, but for whatever reason fell out of the habit. I’ve finished note for all of the work on the new images page and I will be working through the rest as time permits. I will try to keep the notes short but informative 😉
Lastly, Zazzle has extended their Memorial Day weekend 50% off sale to today. You can get the discount by entering the coupon code “MEMORIALSALE”. If you are interested here’s a poster version of “Pulsar” newly uploaded. Enjoy!