Posted on December 20, 2002

• I’d hoped to have my new render ready to go by today, but I don’t think it’s ready yet. I’ll be working on it over the weekend and hopefully I’ll have it up early next week.

Posted on December 15, 2002

• Looking at the render I posted last night I noticed something amiss. The snow falling outside the window just didn’t look right to me, so I set about fixing it. The final final render is now up on the new images page, and I’ll be moving on to something new now.

Posted on December 14, 2002

• I’ve added a final updated render of “Spirit of the Season” on the new images page (the original is still available in the Pickle Jar). Thanks to everyone who wrote in with feedback!

Posted on December 12, 2002

• My latest render, “Spirit of the Season”, is now available on the new images page. I’m not 100% finished with this one yet, but I think it is at a point where it can stand on its own if I make no other changes. I hope you like it!

• In other news, preliminary reports indicate that I’m going to be a Daddy. Jessie’s taken two home tests and both have been positive. I’m trying not to get too excited (it’s still early) but that’s easier said than done.

  So if everything goes well there should be a new member of the Digital Blasphemy team in late August/early September. I’ll keep you posted. Wish us luck!

Posted on December 6, 2002

• I’ve posted my latest render up in the new images gallery. It’s a reworking of 1999’s “Blue Christmas”. A lot of people have told me that the original “Blue” was one of their favorites, but I’ve never been quite pleased with it. I used “World Builder” for the original, and had added the lighting effects later using another program. I always thought that it was a good idea that could be done a lot better. Last week I set out to try.

  I used Lightwave this time around and I’m a lot happier with the results. You can see for yourself on the new images page. I hope you approve of the new version. The old one, of course, will remain available for those who prefer it.

  UPDATE: I’ve posted a slightly revised version of “Blue Christmas 2002” in which the stars are now visible all the way down to the horizon.