Digital Blasphemy | 3D Wallpaper
Posted on October 17, 2012
I’ve added “Sleepwalkers” to the Members Gallery this morning. For my Halloween wallpaper this year I set out to create a creepier version of “Elegy” and mix in elements from “Forest of the Shades” and “Dark Wings“. The title also refers back to one of my first Halloween wallpapers.
PS: Please be sure to check out the new Digital Blasphemy app in the Google Play store!
Posted on October 15, 2012
I’ve had something of a love-hate relationship with Android for a past few years. On the one hand, Android a lot more “customization-friendly” than Apple so I think it works best with my artwork. On the other hand, the default webkit doesn’t play nice with my Members Gallery and it is a hassle for my Members to download my work.
That is why I am thrilled to announce that the “official” Digital Blasphemy Android App is now live on Google Play. DB Member Paul Miller put in a lot of hours coding it and I provided input and suggestions as needed.
Members can use it to access my work on the go and it makes it very simple to set the wallpaper on your device. You can also read my updates, rate the images and leave comments that will appear on DB.
Non-Members can use it to browse the gallery and download the free mobile resolutions but cannot rate images or leave comments.
This is version 1.0 and (as Paul says) “There’s still an awful lot on the todo list”. I am really looking forward to seeing it develop after guys start making suggestions!!
Posted on October 11, 2012
I am experimenting with ways to offer my wallpapers to non-Members on an a la carte basis. I am going to be going through my Top 10 list and offering Wallpaper Packs through Trialpay (through which I also offer a 1 month trial subscription).
So far I have “Sierra Autumn” (single-screen and mobile resolutions) and “Portals” (all resolutions) available for download and I hope to add more if they prove popular.
Posted on October 10, 2012
It took nearly a week but my dual and triple-screen versions of “Sierra Autumn” are now available to my subscribers.
As with the single-screen version, I rendered this one twice (one aith autumn colored leaves and one with green) and then selectively mixed the two in Photoshop so I could vary the leaves on a “per-tree” level.
The render probably took a day or two longer because I increased the render quality settings from the single-screen version. This one should look significantly smoother. Let me know what you think!
Next Up: Something for Halloween…
Posted on October 8, 2012
My brother Eric was in town from Ohio this weekend. Saturday night Jessie, Eric and I went out to see “Looper“. We all thought it was a fun movie and had a great time.
I am mentioning it here because around the 2/3 of the way in there is a pivotal scene in a farm house. Hanging on the wall of this farm house near the bottom of an important staircase, was a square print of “Idyll“! I nudged Jessie, pointed it out, and whispered “That’s my picture!”.
Now I thought movie producers had to obtain releases for this sort of thing (as has happened to me once before) but maybe there is a “screentime” threshold under which it is not necessary. I don’t know (will be looking into it) and I wasn’t not worrying about at the moment.
My work has popped up in a lot of unexpected places this is the first time I’ve seen it up on the big screen. I must admit that I enjoyed it. If anything it is nice to know people are still enjoying my work 30 years from now!
It was also somewhat bittersweet because I know my Dad would have been there with us in the theater. I think he would have enjoyed it even more than I did.
Here is a version of the print (on Zazzle) that looks identical to what’s hanging in the farmhouse. Keep an eye out for it if you go to see the film (and you should!).
COMING SOON: My “Sierra Autumn” multiscreen is halfway finished. I hope to have it up within a couple of days. I’m also working on a little something for Halloween and a little something for people with Android devices. Stay tuned!