Posted on August 31, 2012

I’ve added another new “work-in-progress” called “Nightfall” to the Members Gallery.

This is a little project that I was inspired to create after seeing the cover photo of one of my newer Facebook fans. The image was of a beach at night and the surf was glowing with bioluminescence.

I wanted to recreate that aspect of the photo but I may have gotten a bit carried away with the sky. Let me know what you think!

Posted on August 29, 2012

I’ve added my second render of “Sierra” to the Members Gallery this morning. You can find my first draft render, which was received very well on its own, in the Pickle Jar.

Not a lot has changed a lot structurally. I’ve tilted the camera up a bit to show off a bit more of the far shore and the ascending terrain. You will also notice that I cut back on the haze/glare so you can see much farther back into the scene.

Let me know which you prefer!

Posted on August 24, 2012

“Sierra” took nearly 80 hours to render on Bucephalus, but thanks to my new mobile workstation (“Asfaloth”) I was able to work on a little something new in Lightwave.

The new project is another microscape (a favorite subject of mine) and I am attempting to depict the process of “Cytokinesis” (cell division). It’s a bit on the fanciful side, but you probably expect that from me by now.

Dual and triple-screen versions are available.

Starting work on my second draft of “Sierra” next.

I am also proud to unveil the official “Digital Blasphemy Custom Skin Studio” created by my friends at DecalGirl. It’s a great way to position the skin exactly how you want it on any of the hundreds of devices that DecalGirl supports. Let me know if you have any requests for images that aren’t in the App yet!

Posted on August 21, 2012

Added “Sierra” to the Members Gallery this evening. I dreamed this scene up as a counterpoint to “Highland Spring” where you could have a look at the bottom of the valley.

The high amount of blurring in the water lead to this one taking nearly 80 hours to render at 3277 x 2048. There are a few tweaks still I would like to make (the render I’ve posted was actually a “first draft” of sorts) but I thought it looked nice enough to share as is.

Let me know what you think in the comments!

Posted on August 15, 2012

Quite a few of my Members were (rightly) disappointed that my multiscreen version of “Year of the Dragon” was cropped in such a way that most of the clouds were hidden. I have tried to set this right with the dual and triple-screen renders of the night version.

The render ended up taking 79 hours (those clouds are expensive) but I hope everyone is happy with how it turned out!

I also wanted to mention that from now until 8/19 I have set my education discount to 30% as a “Back-to-School Special”. Students, teachers, assistants, tutors, custodians, librarians, administrators, crossing-guards and anyone else involved with education at any level and in any country are eligible to use the coupon code “learning” for both new Memberships and Renewals.

The coupon works on the honor system so feel free to use it if you feel like you qualify. Thanks to everyone who helps educate the next generation!!