Posted on July 30, 2008

• I’ve posted my second Apophysis project this morning (I did mention that they don’t take as long as 3D projects right?). This one is called “Ephemera” and I was going for a more 3D look with it. As with “Resonance”, dual and triple screen versions are available.

  I have one last project going that I will probably post sometime before the end of the week and then I’ll put fractals aside for a while and go back to 3D. Anyone up for a journey into space?

• Regarding the Lifetime Renewal Price Drop (see post from 07/27). After some long thought, I think what I am going to do is make this a temporary thing (like a sale). The price will be good for another week and then (on 8/6) I will be raising it back to $99. Get yours now if you want to save a little $$$.

Posted on July 29, 2008

• I’ve added a new abstract to the gallery this morning. It’s entitled “Resonance” and it’s my first “flame fractal” attempt in over two years. A member (Peter) commented on my “Episteme” image a week or so ago and planted the seed in my mind that I should revisit the “Apophysis” software and see if it had improved over the past coupe of years.

  The short answer is, yes, it is greatly improved. Memory errors prevented me from rendering multi-screen renders before and those seem to have been fixed. In fact, I have dual and triple screen versions of “Resonance” up concurrent with the single screen version.

  I have a few other “flame” abstracts that I am tinkering with and I hope to have them up before the end of the week as well. They don’t take nearly as long to work on and render as the 3D stuff.

  I’ve seen the harsh image ratings for my other fractals (and abstracts in general) and don’t expect any of these to be in the top rated images, but they are fun for me to do (it’s nice to take a break from 3D for a short time) and I think they’re pretty. I hope you guys enjoy them.

Posted on July 27, 2008

• I’ve dropped the price for Lifetime renewals from $99 to $85. The price is also good for returning members. If you’ve purchased a Lifetime renewal within the past two weeks and would like the difference refunded please drop me a line and I will be happy to do so.

Posted on July 25, 2008

• Update: There was a problem with the triple-screen split file that I uploaded this morning. I’ve reuploaded the file with the proper images. Sorry about that!

• I’ve added dual and triple screen versions of “Pride (2008)” to the gallery this morning. In the end I had to cheat a little to get around the “Vue Cloud Bug” but I think the end result looks pretty good. Unfortunately this sort of cheat won’t work with “Moonlit Citadel” so that is why I am holding onto that one until a software fix is released. The render has been completed but the sky needs to be redone before it can be posted.

  I’ve read all of the comments regarding “Pride (2008)” with great interest. I knew it would be a polarizing image, and that not everyone would want to use it on their desktops. I was also well aware of the technical issues when I posted it. I’m glad that a lot of you enjoyed looking at it, even if you didn’t use it as a wallpaper. I’m not going to make any thematic comments here, but rather let the piece speak for me.

  As I said before, look for space and abstracts next!

Posted on July 20, 2008

• Added my latest project to the gallery this morning. It’s a reworking of an piece I did back in 1999 called “Pride“. I thought I could probably improve on the original given the advances in volumetrics in the last 10 years, but it proved to be a more challenging project then I had anticpated and I spent a few extra days tweaking things.

  Anyway, it’s up now and I hope you all think it worth the wait. I think this one burned me out on Vue d’Esprit for a little while so, as I mentioned last time, I hope to do some space and abstracts next.