Posted on March 5, 2015

 

“The weirwood’s bark was white as bone, its leaves dark red, like a thousand bloodstained hands. A face had been carved in the trunk of the great tree, its features long and melancholy, the deep-cut eyes red with dried sap and strangely watchful.” — A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin

I’m a huge “Song of Ice and Fire” fan and I’ve wanted to do a render of a “heart tree” for a long time. I’ve posted a series of “making of” photos on my Instagram account if anyone is interested.

As with all of my Vue d’Esprit renders lately, this one took an extremely long time to finish at 5K. Of course I am planning to do a multiscreen but it may be a while. If you are already a Member and a fan of my multiscreen renders I ask that you consider supporting my “Project Shadowfax” which should greatly speed up the process of bringing you artwork for your multiple screens!!

Posted on March 4, 2015

Here are the exclusive “Highland Spring” thank you cards that will go out to everyone who donates $20 or more to Project Shadowfax. Each card will be hand-signed on the front by myself and on the back by the whole Bliss family…

I hope to have my newest render up tomorrow so stay tuned!!

 

Posted on February 25, 2015

A few items to report this morning. First, I’ve added dual and triple-screen versions of “Hexagram” to the Members Gallery. The multi-4K versions, however, are still rendering. Check back in a day or two and I should them available (along with smoother renders for the lower-resolutions). Since I used Lightwave for this render I have the luxury of letting Fprime “refine” the render while I use what I have.

Next I wanted to mention that Google will no longer accept payments for “digital goods” after March 1. If you want to use your Google Wallet funds to purchase a Membership or Renew you have until the end of the day on 3/1 to do so. This one hurts because quite a few Members have used it in the past year and I thought it was working really well.

Lastly I wanted to mention that my new Vue d’Esprit projects is rendering on Bucephalus right now and I hope to have it up before the end of the week. Things would certainly move faster if I had another workstation…

 

Posted on February 17, 2015

“The Promise of Spring” is new in the Members Gallery this morning. Hard to believe it has been 7 years since I posted the original. I was never quite satisfied with how blocky and chaotic everything came out in the first version. I think this one has a bit more pop.

I am not totally satisfied with how Vue d’Esprit’s DOF came out this time. Some areas are great but others have a few artifacts (which are less noticeable at the lower resolutions). I do think it’s looks nice enough to share in my gallery while I make any necessary revisions. Dual and triple-screen versions are available too!

You might recognize my cherry tree model from Sakura (2013).

This render is for anyone ready for Winter to be over…

Shadowfax Update:

Thanks so much to everyone who decided that last week was the right time to support my work and help me along towards my new workstation. I would say that I am about a 10th of the way there however so I still need your help!

A lot of folks have suggested that I set up a crowdfunding effort for the new machine so here goes. Let me know if you have any questions!

 

Posted on February 9, 2015

A couple of items to mention. First, “Hexagram” is new in the Members Gallery tonight. Continuing my education with “Structure Synth”. I have a new Vue d’Esprit render going as well, but it is still a ways off…

Second, I’ve put together a page for “Project Shadowfax“. That is a name I’ve chosen for my next workstation. I hope you will take a look and help me make it a reality!!