Posted on August 13, 2014

The very first night I spent in San Diego (back in 98 or 99 I believe), I had dinner at a place in Pacific Beach called “The Green Flash“. The name intrigued me and I found out that the “green flash” refers to the green color the sun takes on just as the very last bit of it disappears below the horizon.

I had the opportunity to return recently to San Diego and visit with old friends. It was tough leaving. This wallpaper is my homage my old home in the west and the years I lived there.

I used Vue d’Esprit’s “planetary” mode to allow me to place clouds (and the sun) beneath the horizon line so I could create godbeams from beyond the curve of the earth. Tricky to set up and it took forever to render (to clean up the noise) but you let me know if was worth it.

 

Posted on August 6, 2014

A few items to mention this morning. First, I’ve added the dual and triple-screen versions of “The Overseer (2014)” to the gallery. Due to how I had to move the camera for the wider frame, I think the reflections turned out nicer here than the single-screen. Let me know what you think!

Also, I am also having a little sale in which I am trying something new. I’m calling it a “Sliding Sale” and the discount will vary based on how long it has been since someone last joined or renewed. Within 10 minutes the discount will be 50%. After all that starts sliding down. 45% after 10 minutes, 40% after 20 minutes and down to 30% after an hour. If no one makes a purchase for 2 hours the sale will end.

Current members use the coupon code “SLIDINGSALE” go get the discount here.

Lastly I wanted to mention that, for a limited time, I will be offering my signed 4×6 prints to anyone who signs up for a full-price Lifetime Membership/Renewal. They were previously only available to folks who chose to become DB Donors.

 

Posted on July 30, 2014

By popular demand I have added my updated version of “The Overseer” to my main gallery. You will noticed that I updated a few elements for the gallery version, but I kept the windows the same. I played around with quite a few different options but nothing beat these simple lines IMO.

As I mentioned before, this render was inspired by a Member who sent me a picture of her Thank You card…

 

Posted on July 28, 2014

What started out as an update to “Hybrid” took a number of left turns and ended up someplace very different. This project was another exercise with Lightwave’s instancing system (a la “Island in the Void“), but this time with solid objects.

My first version featured a sort of “frost” but I found the gold leaf to render much faster while also not being mistaken for mold or decay 🙂

Either way this is a new technique for me so please let me know what you think!

 

Posted on July 18, 2014

Earlier this week one of my fans sent me a photo of her Thank You card setting in front of the dual-monitor version of “Island in the Void“. One of the comments suggested that it looked like the view from inside a space ship which led me to think that my galaxy render would make an interesting view for my “Overseer“.

This render and another similar one are available in the Pickle Jar for my Members to download. They are fun little bonus wallpapers and I hope you enjoy them!