Posted on March 23, 2016

Fibonacci’s Flower

Leonardo Bonacci (a.k.a. Fibonacci) was an Italian mathematician during the late 12th/early 13th century. It was he who popularized the Hindu-Arabic system of numeration that we still use today. He also gave us the famous “Fibonacci Sequence”; a series of numbers where each number is equal to the sum of the previous two before it. 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, etc.

The sequence appears throught nature in many ways. The shell of the nautilus, the arrangement of leaves on a plant and the number of petals in a flower is a good example. The numbers form the “Golden Ratio”.

I created this flower in “The Plant Factory” using the Fibonacci sequence. There are 377 outer petals, 233 in the next set inward, 144 and lastly 89 in the innermost ring. The numbers are used in other ways too. Hopefully the sequence will create a bit of extra subconscious realism.

I rendered the scene using Vue d’Esprit. Let me know what you think!

Posted on March 15, 2016

Castlemere

Now that I’ve gotten halfway decent at using The Plant Factory I have turned my attention to another one of my helper programs; World Machine. World Machine allows for the creation of detailed landmasses with realistic erosion and texturing (going far beyond what Vue offers natively).

I’ve already created a few renders using World Machine (last year’s “Valley of the Sun“, “Valley of the Stars” and the “Cliffs” series) but now it’s time to go deeper.

I’m sure “Castlemere” will draw comparisons to “Highland Spring” (the elevated camera, the color scheme, etc) and that isn’t entirely unintentional. One big difference here is that I’ve populated the scene with deciduous vegetation (rather than evergreens) which will allow me to do a proper Autumn version when the time comes.

I hope you enjoy the new render. Let me know what you think!

PS: I’ve moved “Nemo’s Garden (Night)” into the Pickle Jar for now.

Posted on February 26, 2016

Signed Prints! (Members-Only)

I’ve been offering prints of my work since 2002 but I’ve never been able to offer signed versions directly to my Members (without needing to become a Patron, Patreon Supporter, or upgraded Member) until now.

In my gallery you will see the notice next to the images which are available.

These prints are the same high quality Zazzle prints that I have hanging in my own home. Zazzle offers a ton of different sizes and media options, but to keep it simple I have narrowed them down to 4 sizes and 2 different media types.

You can choose from a 16″ x 9″, 24″ x 15″, 36″ x 22″, or 48″ x 30″ sizes on either semi-gloss poster paper, heavyweight archival matte or premium wrapped canvas (stretched over a 1.5″ frame).

My heart is heavy sending this signed canvas out to a new Patron this morning. I want to keep it for myself…

A photo posted by Ryan Bliss (@dblasphemy) on Jun 12, 2015 at 9:16am PDT

I will order the print after you make your payment and it will be shipped directly to me. I will remove it from the tube, sign it, put it back in the tube and then send it along to you. Shipping and handling is included in the price you pay on this page.

Unfortunately the form will only allow shipping addresses in the United States for starters. I would love to add International shipping in the future but for now if you are intersested in ordering a signed print from overseas please contact me directly for a quote.

Please also contact me directly if you are interested in other print options (canvas or wrapped canvas) and I can give you a quote directly. Shipping for wrapped canvases is considerably more than the rolled prints.

Thanks for supporting my work!!

Posted on February 21, 2016

Nemo’s Garden

I’ve always been fascinated by the variety and splendor of life under the seas. It’s like an alien world on our very own planet.

My exploration of “The Plant Factory” continues here. I used the software to model several different species of reef inhabitant. None of them were based on any specific creature. They are all straight out of my head 🙂

I may still update this one, or perhaps do a few different renders using the species I’ve crafted (and have yet to create). Perhaps a night version. I hope you enjoy it as much I enjoyed creating it!

Posted on February 14, 2016

A couple of new renders to share on this Valentine’s Day…

Painted Canyon (Night)

I created “Painted Canyon” back in 2014 and it quickly become one of my highest rated renders. I had always intended to do a night version but for whatever reason I didn’t get around to it until one of my Members suggested it last week.

I think it turned out quite nicely. What do you think?

Twilight Atoll

This render arose out of a Facebook discussion comparing the relative merits of my Atoll series (Day and Night). Someone suggested a version “in the middle” at twilight or dusk and I thought it was worth a try.

Multiscreen versions for both of these renders are coming soon. After that I am thinking that the Plant Factory might be useful for creating underwater flora/fauna…