Posted on October 6, 2003

• A few items to report today. First, I’ve added 1280 x 1024 renders to the 2001 and 2000 galleries. Second, “Once Upon a Time” (the day version) is now available as a poster. I’ll have to do a little tweaking before the twilight version is ready. You might also be interested to know that Zazzle now offers framing and matting options so your prints can arrive ready to hang.

  Third, I have a dual-screen version of “Once Upon a Time” rendering and I think you dual-head folks will really enjoy it. It will be done in a few days (I hope).

  Lastly, I just received my copy of “3D World” magazine in the mail and saw that the full version of World Builder 2.3 is available on the included CDROM. It’s the same program I used to create “Valley 2000”, “Glenwood”, “Sunset Fog” and “Song of the Sky” (and many others). I’m not sure what the magazine goes for on the newstand (over $10 I think) but considering that I paid over $900 for my copy of World Builder, it’s a pretty good deal. The issue features “Finding Nemo” on the front cover and should be on newstands soon. Happy Rendering!

• Go Cubs!!

Posted on September 30, 2003

• I’ve added widescreen renders of both “Once Upon a Time” versions to the gallery. Since so many of you have expressed a preference for the twilight version, I’ve decided that it will reside in the Night Scenery gallery. Thanks again for all the feedback!
• Go Cubs!

Posted on September 28, 2003

• Thanks everyone for sharing your thoughts with me regarding the two versions of “Once Upon a Time“. Opinions were split pretty much down the middle. The decision will have to be up to me and I think I’ve settled on the version I think works best for the main gallery (the brighter version). I’ve posted a slightly revised version of the brighter image, with a little less haze and little more color in the atmosphere. I’ve also removed most of the grainy noise which was present in the original render. I’ve also posted a “smoother” version of the purple version. It’s only available in the Pickle Jar for now, until I decide whether or not I want two versions of this image in my gallery.

Posted on September 25, 2003

• UPDATE: Hmmmm. There seems to be some disagreement on which version of “Once…” is better. If you have an opinion please drop me a line. Thanks!
• I’ve posted an updated version of “Once Upon a Time”. I felt the first version was a little too hazy. The version posted yesterday will remain available in the Pickle Jar. Now that I’ve changed this one, I’m a little conflicted as to whether it is “day scenery” or “night scenery”. I would like to do a moonlit night version, so I think I’ll put this one in the day scenery gallery (the sun is still up after all).

Posted on September 24, 2003

• Added “Once Upon a Time” to the gallery this morning. Jessie suggested the title and I think it fits nicely. This is the first time someone other than myself has named one of my works.

  I’ll be playing around with this one in the next couple of days, so don’t be surprised if the image changes before next week. I thought it looked nice enough to share this morning and I felt you all had waited long enough for something new. Thanks everyone for being so patient.