Posted on September 6, 2013

A couple of new renders today…
Here is a further exploration of the “Hivemind“. Journeying towards the nucleus…

No lightning yet 😉

Here’s a little render I put together on my laptop while waiting on my other machines. I thought it would be interesting to zoom in on the glowing water lilies from “Satori (Alien/Night)“.

Unfortunately the DOF blur didn’t turn out quite as I had hoped resulting in an image that is a bit out of focus. It a shame because it took quite a while to render too.

For now it will remain a Pickle Jar extra for my Members…

Posted on September 5, 2013

From the “Art is never finished, only abandoned” department… It occurred to me that the underwater lighting technique I used for “Geode” might yield interesting results in my “Moonlit Oasis” scene. I wasn’t disappointed!

I’ve rendered a version with green water (in the Pickle Jar) and one with a bluer pond. Which do you thinks works better? Dual and triple-screen versions also available!

I’ve also finished a multimonitor version of “Hivemind”. Enjoy!

Posted on September 3, 2013

Added an update to “Hivemind” in the Members Gallery this morning. I’ve done quite a bit of tweaking on this one over the past few days but this is my first render which I felt was an improvement over the first version (which will remain in the Pickle Jar).

I’m continuing here with the “techno-abstract” theme of “Automata” and “Waveform” here. Lightwave 11’s new instancing system opens up a lot of possibilities!

See also Latticework and The Comb.

I’ve also added a blacked-out version of “Sunburst Daisy” in the same vein as “Dark Fluorescence“. What other pieces do you think would benefit from being blacked out?

Lastly I wanted to announce my first ever Referral Program. Earn between $1 – $5 for every Member you send me!

Click here for details!

Posted on August 25, 2013

I’ve added an updated version of “Geode (2013)” to the Members Gallery this morning. The first version had a rather busy cave wall texture which I think detracted from the whole. It may have worked before I put the crystals in but it definitely was too much after.

The new version has a simplified wall texture, which is also a bit darker so hopefully you can see your icons better. The first version will remain available in the Pickle Jar.

I’ve always enjoyed rendering caves for some reason. This piece is an update to one of my lesser known renders from 2004. I will admit the first version wasn’t one of my most popular wallpapers. Hopefully my skills have improved in the 9 years since 😉

Let me know what you think!

I’ve also added one more version of “Waveform” to the Pickle Jar. It was suggested that I try a monochrome version and I think it does look intriguing. Dual and triple-screen versions are available to Members. Enjoy!

Posted on August 20, 2013

I’ve added dual and triple-screen versions of “Waveform” to the Members Gallery this evening. I also have a new Vue d’Esprit render cooking which Members can preview on my Work-In-Progress page or through my new Instagram account.

Stay tuned!