Posted on August 6, 2014

A few items to mention this morning. First, I’ve added the dual and triple-screen versions of “The Overseer (2014)” to the gallery. Due to how I had to move the camera for the wider frame, I think the reflections turned out nicer here than the single-screen. Let me know what you think!

Also, I am also having a little sale in which I am trying something new. I’m calling it a “Sliding Sale” and the discount will vary based on how long it has been since someone last joined or renewed. Within 10 minutes the discount will be 50%. After all that starts sliding down. 45% after 10 minutes, 40% after 20 minutes and down to 30% after an hour. If no one makes a purchase for 2 hours the sale will end.

Current members use the coupon code “SLIDINGSALE” go get the discount here.

Lastly I wanted to mention that, for a limited time, I will be offering my signed 4×6 prints to anyone who signs up for a full-price Lifetime Membership/Renewal. They were previously only available to folks who chose to become DB Donors.

 

Posted on July 30, 2014

By popular demand I have added my updated version of “The Overseer” to my main gallery. You will noticed that I updated a few elements for the gallery version, but I kept the windows the same. I played around with quite a few different options but nothing beat these simple lines IMO.

As I mentioned before, this render was inspired by a Member who sent me a picture of her Thank You card…

 

Posted on July 28, 2014

What started out as an update to “Hybrid” took a number of left turns and ended up someplace very different. This project was another exercise with Lightwave’s instancing system (a la “Island in the Void“), but this time with solid objects.

My first version featured a sort of “frost” but I found the gold leaf to render much faster while also not being mistaken for mold or decay 🙂

Either way this is a new technique for me so please let me know what you think!

 

Posted on July 18, 2014

Earlier this week one of my fans sent me a photo of her Thank You card setting in front of the dual-monitor version of “Island in the Void“. One of the comments suggested that it looked like the view from inside a space ship which led me to think that my galaxy render would make an interesting view for my “Overseer“.

This render and another similar one are available in the Pickle Jar for my Members to download. They are fun little bonus wallpapers and I hope you enjoy them!

 

Posted on July 15, 2014

My third batch of Thank You cards have arrived. These, as you can see, feature my “Fluorescence” mushrooms. As before, all new Members (yearly and above) and renewing Members will receive one signed by me and the family (I am trying to teach my boys a lesson about gratitude).

If you are already a Lifetime Member or wish to get one without purchasing a Membership/Renewal please see here for my criteria!

There are 150 of these Fluorescence cards and I will be moving on to a new design once they are all sent out (around 35 of them are already spoken for). If you want this classic design you should probably act quickly. The last cards were gone within a few days!