Posted on March 22, 2012

Added “Windflower” to the Members Gallery today. It’s a floral experiment (modeled using Xfrog and rendered using Lightwave 11) that I started after seeing a photo online of a Blue Anemone Windflower. The end result didn’t turn out a whole lot like the original flower, but I kept the name.

Still a few issues to work out with this one, but I think it looks nice enough to share as is. I’ve also added a red version in the Pickle Jar.

Your thoughts?

Posted on March 16, 2012

Added “Portals” to the Members Gallery this afternoon. A number of folks have mentioned to me that I should update my ” Login” wallpaper. This piece is in the same spirit as “Login” but also continues an idea I started in “Portal“.

The images I used here, from left to right, are “Extrasolar” (flipped horizontally), “The Beginning of the End“, “The Fisherman“, “Planitia“, “Tropical Moon of Thetis“, and “Phraxis Moon“.

This is my first render using the release version of Lightwave 11. I had to do a special render for the 2048 x 2048 (and 1024 x 1024) versions so all 6 windows would fit on the screen. Dual and triple-screen versions are available.

The idea came to me during a recent long stretch of solo driving. The base inspiration for this piece was the Star Trek original series episode “All Our Yesterdays“.

I honestly didn’t know if I was going to have enough related images to create a “spectrum” effect so that working out was a happy little accident.

Retina iPad Free Sample!

Anyone using the new iPad this morning? I’ve added a free sample from my new “Retina” collection of wallpapers as well as a version for the iPad 1 & 2.

Members have access to over 125 wallpapers for the new iPad and over 340 for the iPad 1 & 2.

Enjoy!

Posted on March 12, 2012

I’ve added a couple of multiscreen renders today. First up, the dual and triple-screen versions of “Red Sky At Morning” are now available in the Members Gallery.

I’ve added a free “Facebook Cover Photo” version here.

I’ve also added the dual and triple-screen versions of “Redfern Forest” to the gallery this morning along with a free version for use as a Facebook Cover photo.

Just FYI: My entire collection of Facebook Covers can be found here.

This one took quite a while to finish on my alternate box while I rendered newer projects on Bucephalus. One of my goals for this year is going to be purchasing a backup renderer approaching the same class as my main machine.

As things are a 24-hour render on my main machine can take nearly a week to finish on my 4-yr old alternate box. I would love to get these multiscreens out sooner!

Posted on March 10, 2012

You may have heard that Apple is releasing a new iPad shortly.

I first heard whispers last July that the new iPad would have a 2048×1536 display and I’ve been rendering my images at 3277 x 2048 ever since. The new model requires wallpaper to be at least 2048 x 2048 so you can get the full resolution whether you are in portrait or landscape mode.

Today I collected together all of my highest resolution renders and created a set of 123 wallpapers designed to show off the shiny new “Retina” display. Most of my newer work has a 2048 x 2048 version available, along with some old favorites.

These wallpapers are available now in my Members Gallery but it will probably be easiest if you grab the entire archive from my downloads page.

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. I hope you enjoy them!

Posted on March 8, 2012

I’ve added “Red Sky At Morning” to my Members Gallery today. I’ve always been fascinated by how sunlight from below the horizon and that is the general theme I am working with here. Other examples of this include “Afterglow” and “Extrasolar“. I probably could have added more in the foreground here but I really wanted it to be mostly about the sky.

Starting the multiscreen now and hope to have it up shortly. Thanks to everyone who signed up or renewed over the past few days as I offered my final coupon code!

If you missed the sale there is still a way to get 25% off your Membership or Renewal. Purchase yourself a copy of ChronoWall and you will receive a coupon code that will work on my site! ChronoWall really compliments my artwork and I recommend everyone give it a spin!

If you are already a DB Member you can save 25% off of the purchase price of ChronoWall by using the coupon code listed here.

PS: I hope to start adding images sized for the new iPad (2048 x 2048) sometime next week. Anyone planning on picking one up?