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!

Posted on August 19, 2013

Ten years ago this morning my life changed forever. To be honest I can barely remember life before I became a Dad. What I do know is that I could not be more proud of how Ian has turned out so far.

To my Members I want to say a special “Thank You” for allowing me to be a “stay-at-home Dad” for these past 10 years. Those times weren’t always easy, but I wouldn’t trade the memories for anything.

Happy 10th Birthday Ian!!

PS: I’ve posted a new work-in-progress for my Members to check out. Hope to have it ready sometime this week!

Posted on August 15, 2013

Asfaloth has been busy rendering the multiscreen version of “Cave of Arches” for the past few days and I have another new project rendering on Bucephalus. Fortunately my old Macbook Pro is back in the mix with a new logic board from the nice folks at the Apple Store so I can still do a little bit of art!

“Waveform” is my first project built and rendered on the rebuilt MBP (which I have decided to name “Silver”). The geometry was modeled using Structure Synth (the same program I used for “Synthestructure“) and the scene was rendered using Lightwave 11.6.

This piece follows the same “techno-abstract” theme that spawned “Automata“. This piece is a little less complicated though. I hope you like it!!

Update!

Here is the multiscreen version of “Cave of Arches” for my dual and triple-screen users. I hope you enjoy it!!

Posted on August 12, 2013

I’ve added a night version of “Festival of Dragons” to the Pickle Jar this morning. Quite a few Members requested that I try a darker version so I thought I would give it a shot. Of course, night time in a cave presents some special lighting challenges so I hope you don’t mind some of the liberties I took 😉

Which version do you prefer?

In other news, I received a set of photos this morning from a fan who had been working on a Minecraft version of “Temple of the Leaf” with her boyfriend. He mysteriously took their server offline briefly to set up a little surprise for her…

Congrats Amy and Heath and thanks for sharing!