Posted on April 15, 2014

Here is my first draft render of “Pot of Gold (2014)”. It took around 12 hours to set up all 4 billion polys in Vue 2014 and it took a whopping 100 hours to render at 4K on Bucephalus(ouch!). I will try to bring that number down with my second draft…

I rendered the original way back in 2003 and used pretty much the same software (Xfrog) to model the bloom. Let me know what you think of the update!

I also have a second render of “Endless Blue” (this one with more life visible underwater) finishing up soon on Asfaloth…

You may have noticed that I have been spending quite a bit of time on updating my gallery. I’ve gotten so many requests for old favorites at modern resolutions, but it seems like running in place to simply go back and re-render the original scene. It’s a lot more fun and challenging to create something new but inspired by the original concept.

Anyway I hope no one minds that I am on a roll with these updates in 2014. Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

Posted on April 12, 2014

I will admit that I wasn’t entirely satisfied with how my “Endless Blue” re-render turned out back in January. Here’s an updated render for your consideration (see the first render here).

I’ve removed the moss from the rocks, tweaked the vegetation and re-introduced more actual blue to the scene.

It’s been rendering on my “Asfaloth” mobile workstation for longer than I care to admit but I’m glad to have it finished. What do you think? Worth the time?

Posted on April 5, 2014

I’ve added a new version of “Archipelago” to the Members Gallery this morning. The new version has more sand, calmer waters, and some new life here and there. I just have a few finishing details to add before I start in on the multiscreen. Let me know what you think!

Posted on April 4, 2014

Click here to try the offical DB Gmail theme (“Custom Dark” featuring “Translucence”):

Feel free to share it with your friends!

Stay turned for my updated “Archipelago” render coming soon!!

Posted on March 31, 2014

Just returned from a weeklong escape from the brutally harsh, neverending Midwestern winter. My batteries feel nicely recharged!

The day before we left I sat down and started on a new update to my “Archipelago” scene from 2005. I was only able to work on it for a few hours before being forced to step away for our trip and it rendered while we were away.

Thankfully the power didn’t go out while we were gone and I found the render all finished when I returned. The project is still in the “rough draft” stages but I think it looks nice enough to share while I get back to work on improving it further. Thankfully I have quite a few new ideas on how to do so!