Posted on February 26, 2014

If you hadn’t noticed I have been on something of an update kick early in 2014. I hope no one minds too much but I’ve had these projects bouncing around in my brain for far too long. They need to be released.

The update to “Aftermath” that I’ve added to the Members Gallery this morning is one that I’ve been wanting to do for some time. I didn’t really have it in me to show what caused all of the debris in the original “Aftermath” from 1999. When I started playing around with Lightwave’s Fracture tool and saw the possibilities I knew the moment had arrived to complete the scene.

I may have an update or two in store for this one so please check back from time to time. I’ve posted some “in-devlopement” pics on my Instagram account if anyone is interested and will continue to provide sneak-peeks of my upcoming projects there going forward. Follow me if you want to see what I am working on!

I am also trying to finish up the “Amazed” multiscreen but my machine keeps crashing in the middle. Very frustrating but “Amazed” is one of the densest scenes I’ve ever created (the multiscreen has around 240 billion polys). I have some ideas on how to fix it up though and I hope to have it ready soon!

Posted on February 21, 2014

After coming back from Rustycon in January I knew I wanted to incorporate a dragon into my next render. Here is a concept for what eventually became “The World Watches“. I decided in the end to go in a more metaphorical direction.

Members can download this version (and the “pool only version”) from my Pickle Jar.

Let me know which do you prefer (eye, dragon, pool only) and I will use that one for the main gallery. Thanks!

Posted on February 20, 2014

I’ve added my “final” version of “Amazed” to the Members Gallery this morning. I incorporated quite a few Member suggestions for this last render and I think this one turned out rather nicely. Over 180 billion polygons!

Check out the original “Amazed” here for comparison. I hope you guys like the updated version!

Next up I would like to do one last render of “Rite of Spring” and then multiscreens…

Posted on February 17, 2014

“Receptor” was my practice for this update to an old favorite from ’02. I still have a tweak or two I would like to make so consider this render a “release candidate” for now. Let me know what you think!

Posted on February 14, 2014

Here’s a little Valentine’s Day bonus for my Members: When I first rendered “Take Two” a few years ago I learned that Eros (or Cupid in Latin) carried two varieties of arrows. A gold arrow would make anyone fall in love. A lead arrow had the opposite effect.

Here is a rendering of my heart arrows representing this duality. Multiscreens available too!

I hope you enjoy this render and have a wonderful Valentine’s Day!