Posted on February 21, 2016

Nemo’s Garden

I’ve always been fascinated by the variety and splendor of life under the seas. It’s like an alien world on our very own planet.

My exploration of “The Plant Factory” continues here. I used the software to model several different species of reef inhabitant. None of them were based on any specific creature. They are all straight out of my head 🙂

I may still update this one, or perhaps do a few different renders using the species I’ve crafted (and have yet to create). Perhaps a night version. I hope you enjoy it as much I enjoyed creating it!

Posted on February 14, 2016

A couple of new renders to share on this Valentine’s Day…

Painted Canyon (Night)

I created “Painted Canyon” back in 2014 and it quickly become one of my highest rated renders. I had always intended to do a night version but for whatever reason I didn’t get around to it until one of my Members suggested it last week.

I think it turned out quite nicely. What do you think?

Twilight Atoll

This render arose out of a Facebook discussion comparing the relative merits of my Atoll series (Day and Night). Someone suggested a version “in the middle” at twilight or dusk and I thought it was worth a try.

Multiscreen versions for both of these renders are coming soon. After that I am thinking that the Plant Factory might be useful for creating underwater flora/fauna…

Posted on February 7, 2016

Circumbinary

Dual and triple-screen versions of “Circumbinary” are now available for my subscribers! My multiscreen render of “Starlight Woods” is still finishing up on Bucephalus.

I am also proud to accounce a new way to cover an entire wall with my artwork.

Posted on February 3, 2016

Circumbinary

I’ve been meaning to update my “Trinity” scene using Vue for a long time now but the trick was the figure out how to get two light sources to affect the coloring of the sky (Vue only allows for 1). I think I’ve figured a good workaround using a volumetric light.

I chose to use alien plants (which I modeled using The Plant Factory) in the foreground this time and I’ve left out the little person. Since the viewer was one piece of the eponymous “Trinity” I’ve chosen a new name for this piece. “Circumbinary” is an astronomical term for a planet orbiting a binary star.

Members might recognize white-dwarf as the same that has been my “work-in-progress” for the past month or so. I’ve finally found a use for it 😉

Posted on January 28, 2016

Starlight Woods

As I mentioned yesterday, I had another render going on “Shadowfax” and it finally finished up this morning. “Starlight Woods” is the last in a series of renders that started with “Silent Night” in which I’ve been learning the intricacies of plant modeling using “The Plant Factory”.

Where my “Sunshine Tree” stood alone I thought it would be fun to create a moonlit forest of “starlight trees”. I think it turned out nicely, except the ground fog took far too long to render.

If you are tired of glowing spheres on branches I think you will enjoy my next render which is making the move to my main workstation today 🙂