Digital Blasphemy | 3D Wallpaper
Posted on July 20, 2015
OK, some folks are vehemently against ongoing payments so by popular demand I am bringing back the Lifetime upgrade.
One major change though…
Only 1 per 24hrs will be sold.
Members log in here and non-Members go here if you are interested in purchasing. Check back tomorrow if someone has already purchased it.
Posted on July 19, 2015
Valley of the Stars is new in the gallery today. It certainly took a lot less time to render than the day version because I removed most of the cloud cover from the sky. I left the mountain mist intact however.
The snowcaps are supposed to be lit by moonlight here, but I may need to practice that effect more with such wide-angle renders.
As before, I’ve chosen a single-screen area and cropped the multiscreen. I would like to do dedicated single-screen renders of both this and the day version someday soon.
Let me know what you think!
Posted on July 17, 2015
Quite of a few Members have been writing me recently requesting that I offer my artwork on Society6’s incredible products. I was sold when I saw the tapestries available, but they have a lot of other cool stuff too.
Here’s the store link.
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It may be a while before I can add more artwork to the collection. The images have to be crazy large to print reasonably well and I’ve added the large renders I have. Let me know if you have any requests!!
Posted on July 15, 2015
For the past few weeks I have been saying to anyone who would listen that my old Membership system was going to change. When I started the Members gallery as a way to support my artwork in 1999, everyone pretty much wrote checks for their bills every month and auto-payments weren’t the norm. Times have changed. As more and more businesses have gone the auto-payment route over the years, it has now become all too easy to neglect payments that aren’t automatic (such as renewals to your favorite wallpaper site).
My new “Indefinite” Memberships should solve this problem in the long term. The prices are so low, however, that I am going feel some pain in the short term. If you are a Lifetime Member and really want to help out, I encourage you to sign up for any of my Unlimited plans. There’s a special “Lifetime Plus” level just for you guys, but you can purchase any level you like (your account will always be marked as “Lifetime) no matter what.
Here are the new Membership prices and plans. A lot of folks asked for yearly plans to avoid currency conversion charges. Each plan has monthly and yearly renewals.
Each plan has the same access to my files. The only difference between them is the signature glow and the signed print/thank you cards you receive. What if you still have 2 years left on your account? Your “days remaining” are frozen when you sign up for one of the new plans. They are returned to you if you cancel.
When you make a comment on my site your name will now “glow” to denote your Membership level. Members can activate an ongoing Membership at any time, the number of days you have left in your account will be stored for you and “the clock will stop” until you decide to cancel your ongoing plan.
Lifetime Members at all levels will be denoted with the Infinity Symbol (∞)
Non-Lifetime Member Without a Membership Plan
Regular Lifetime Member
↓ NEW MEMBERSHIP LEVELS ↓
This is a basic way for Lifetime Members to keep throwing in a little bit of support on a regular basis. Lifetime Members can choose any of the levels below as well.
Lifetime Supporter Members will receive a signed Thank You postcard and Lifetime Members who purchase any of the higher plans will receive a signed holiday card from the Bliss family while they are active.
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A Member (or Lifetime Member) subscribing on an indefinite plan. Memberships do not expire unless canceled.
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Plus Members Will Receive a signed Thank You postcard
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Donor Members Will Receive a signed Thank You postcard and a signed 4×6 print and a signed yearly holiday card from the Bliss family.
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Patron Members Will Receive a signed Thank You postcar, a signed 5×7 print, and a signed yearly holiday card from the Bliss family.
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Sponsor Members Will Receive a signed Thank You postcard, a signed 8×10 print, and a signed yearly holiday card from the Bliss family.
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Guardian Members Will Receive a signed Thank You postcard, a signed 11×14 print, and a signed yearly holiday card from the Bliss family.
Please note that I do still offer a 30 day, temporary Membership, that only requires a one-time payment. You will need to upgrade to one of the Unlimited plans if you want to keep using it however. Anyone who doesn’t want an ongoing Membership is more than welcome to use my a la carte system to purchase individual images or zip file collections.
Lastly I wanted to mention that I am not storing anyone’s payment information on my server. My merchant bank handles all of the payments for me.
I’m sure some of you have questions so please feel free to write, post on my Facebook page, or send me a Tweet. Thank you all for supporting my work!!
Posted on July 11, 2015
Added “Valley of the Sun” to the gallery this afternoon. With this piece I was trying to learn how to properly texture my World Machine creations inside Vue d’Esprit. Like all of my “post-Shadowfax” projects, this render was designed first and foremost as a multiscreen wallpaper so I will probably have to go back and create something special for the single-screen majority.
You will notice that my Membership options have changed. Renewals too!
You can now get started as a DB Member for as little as $5 a month, with higher options available for folks who want to really help support my work. Yes, that’s a bit more expensive than before. I am hoping that if enough people sign up for the new options I might be able to bring on someone to help manage the site so I can concentrate more on the artwork.
Please let me know if you have any questions!!