Posted on July 23, 2013

Dragons?

A few weeks ago the nice folks at Rustycon (who will be flying me out to Seattle as their Artist Guest of Honor in January) asked me about a piece with dragons to be used on the cover of their flyer. The theme this year is “A Festival of Dragons” so I thought it might be fun to add some dragons to my “Cave of Arches”.

Not sure if the Rustycon folks will use this piece or not, but it was fun to make even if it only ends up in the Pickle Jar. Let me know which version you prefer!

Posted on July 22, 2013

I’ve added a 4th version of “Cave of Arches” to the Members Gallery, with the focus on improving the foreground. I’ve added some trees, mushrooms, and other some other flora. I’ve also added some light action on the foreground water.

As I mentioned last time, my “Returning Member” discount has been finally discontinued. Members can still renew their current Memberships at the same discounted rates, but if you let it expire you will need to sign up as a new member.

I’ve also added a poster version of “Elegy (Winter Day)” to my Zazzle collection (by request). Here’s a huge “premium canvas” version also if anyone is interested.

I created a brand new 7680 x 4800 render (109 hours on Asfaloth!) just for this print. For the new render I corrected some of the colors in the foreground branches and I will be replacing the version in my gallery with this new one shortly. Download it now if you want to keep this version!

Posted on July 17, 2013

Former Members: I just wanted to let you all know at my “Returning Member” discount will be discontinued as of midnight Friday 7/19/13.

If you are former Member and would like to take advantage of the $10 off discount you can still do so here. Just check the box and the discount will be applied to all yearly and above Memberships.

The discount works on the honor system so you need not enter the email address you used before.

Let me know if you have any questions, comments or concerns.

In happier news…fortune has smiled upon me and allowed me to reopen the scene file for “Cave of Arches”! I was able to work on it yesterday and rendered a new version overnight.

I’ve added some new vegetation and changed up the lighting a little bit. There are some other tweaks that I will leave for you to discover.

I’m not sure how happy I am with all of the changes (see my incomplete first draft in the Pickle Jar) so there may yet be one more render before I move on to the multiscreen.

Let me know what you think!

Posted on July 9, 2013

In addition to the dual and triple screen version of “Starburst” (thanks to Scott Rose for suggesting the new name!) there are a few of Pickle Jar renders that I wanted to highlight.

Back in November I started a scene using a brand new beta version of Vue d’Esprit. The scene was coming along nicely and I was able to produce one test render, but it crashed after that and I was not able to reopen my scene file.

I had originally thought to put this render in the Pickle Jar (for lack of a better place) but my Members liked it so much that I’ve given it a place in my gallery. Maybe someday I will be able to reopen the file or have the energy to recreate the scene somehow.

Hope you like it regardless!

I’ve also added two “new” renders of “Axiomatic” produced without the bright center glow.

I created these for an update of “Mystic Halo” that is in the works.

Posted on July 2, 2013

I created this alternate version of “Starfall” partly to celebrate the 4th of July, but also for those people who wanted to imagine a happier fate for the couple on the beach.

I might play around with the fireworks a bit more before I post a multiscreen.

What do you guys think?