Posted on July 31, 2012

I’ve added “Year of the Dragon” to the Members Gallery this morning.

This piece started out as a commission for a rather well-known individual, but for reasons beyond my control I was never able to deliver it as a private wallpaper. I thought the idea behind it was pretty cool however so I went ahead and fleshed it out.

I wonder if anyone can guess who the original recipient was supposed to be.

Posted on July 25, 2012

I’ve added the dual and triple-screen versions of “The Eye of Aquila” to the Members Gallery this afternoon.

This one took a bit longer than usual to finish because I spent a few days trying out some different changes to the single-screen. Some people really like this one while some others really don’t. . .

In the end, I decided to stick with my original vision. I hope you guys like purple 😉

Posted on July 21, 2012

I’ve added the dual and triple-screen versions of “Magnetar” to the Members Gallery. It is actually a 7680 x 1600 section from a larger 7680 x 4800 render so the magnetar itself is much more prominent.

I thought this was preferable to adding more empty space on the sides but opinions may differ. I am interested to hear your feedback in the comment section.

“The Eye of Aquila” has turned out to be somewhat polarizing. Some folks love it and others feel it is too busy (and purple). To be honest I am still trying to decide if I want to tweak it or not.

Posted on July 16, 2012

If you’ve been following my work for a while you probably know that I always have a bit of a quandry with my space pics. Do I show the view “from space” or is it better to create a view “from the ground”?

In the case of my “Magnetar” I’ve decided to do both and I have added “The Eye of Aquila” to the Members Gallery this morning.

What do you think? Does it deserve its own place in the gallery?

I also wanted to mention that all of my Zazzle posters and canvases are 50% off for the rest of today if you use the coupon code “ZBDAYARTDEAL”.

Enjoy!!

Posted on July 9, 2012

I’ve posted a new version of “Magnetar” in the Members Gallery this morning. The first render (available henceforth in the Pickle Jar) was my first wallpaper developed and rendered completely on a laptop (Asfaloth). For this new version I employed my main workstation (Bucephalus).

I rendered the background and nebula first in Vue d’Esprit, then used that for the background for my magnetar in Lightwave. I then brought that render back into Vue to add foreground dust.

Now if only I could figure out how to make more “ropy” looking clouds in Vue…

I hope you like the update. Let me know what you think!!