Posted on June 19, 2012

I’ve added an alternate version of “Dragon’s Gold” to the Pickle Jar this morning. Some folks mentioned that the dragon in the original was a bit hard to spot (indeed some never noticed it!) so he should be easier to see in this version.

This version is in the Pickle Jar because I’m not entirely convinced that it is superior to the original. For example, Jessie came in last night and saw the green dragon version. “Oh, but I enjoyed finding it the first time,” she said. We’ve been married almost 10 years now and I’ve learned that she is usually right about things.

Members: Please leave a rating for the new version and let me know which you prefer in the comment thread below. Either way, I’m happy to provide options.

Thanks!!

Posted on June 18, 2012

A few items to mention today. First I’ve added the dual and triple-screen versions of “Gotham (2012)” to the Members Gallery. You may notice that the lighting is a bit different from the single-screen version. This render is based off of an newer scenefile and I haven’t rendered the new single-screen yet.

I hope you like the multiscreen version! Let me know what you think in the comment thread.

Say hello to “Asfaloth”. This Lenovo W530 is the newest member of my stable and will allow me to stay busy while Bucephalus is cranking out time-consuming renders.

I named the machine for Glorfindel’s fleet horse from Lord of the Rings who saved Frodo by outrunning the Nazgul.

Asfaloth is loaded with a brand new “Ivy Bridge” i7-3820QM (8MB Cache), 32 GB DDR3 RAM, 1920 x 1080 full-gamut display and a Quadro K2000M. Everything I need to create 3D scenery away from my desk! Noro Lim Asfaloth!

I just wanted to say a huge thanks to the Members who make it possible for me to keep my hardware current and have kept me rendering all of these years.

My next hardware goal is a swift steed to replace my ancient (5 year old) 8GB “Renderbox”. Put simply, these new machines write checks that Renderbox cannot cash. I already have the name picked out but it will have to wait until the economy improves a bit and more folks are signing up.

Multiscreen Update: I should have the multiscreen version of “Gotham” up shortly. Hopefully by this afternoon.

Want to sign up but maybe you feel leery about using your credit card to a small site like mine (you do know that I have had the same merchant bank for the past 12 years right)? Check out my “TrialPay” option. You can get access to my entire gallery for 1 month (long enough to download everything you like plus see a few new images) just by purchasing something that you may already be interested in!

I’m also plugging the company because my brilliant cousin Dan is now working for them fresh out of college. Congrats Dan!!

Posted on June 14, 2012

A few items to mention this evening.

First, I’ve added “Dragon’s Gold” to the Members Gallery this evening. It’s a Father’s Day pic (in a non-traditional sense) that I put together as an off-shoot from a commissioned piece that I am working on. Not sure if I am going to do the commission or not but I think this is a nice by-product. I hope you enjoy it!

I also wanted to mention that I have added 2880 x 1800 images to the gallery in anticipation of the new “Retina” Macbook Pros. I’ve added over 120 of them with JPG and lossless PNG versions available. You will find the download links at the bottom of the “Single Screen” resolutions or you can download them all in a Zip file from my Downloads page.

Lastly my “Summer Renewal Special” ends tonight at midnight. Members interested in adding time at a discount can save 25% offby using the coupon code “summertime”.

Let me know if you have any questions. I hope you enjoy “Dragon’s Gold”!

Back to rendering multiscreens now…

Posted on June 11, 2012

A few items to report today.

First, I have added a few Pickle Jar versions of “Building Blocks” afternoon. They are my early attempts at “hybrid” mandelbulbs.

You may notice that I’ve moved the Pickle Jar images up the preview page (above the download links) so they should now be more visible.

I also wanted to mention that I’ve been working this afternoon on streamlining my mobile site. Have a look and let me know if anything strange on your device. The mobile site is essentially a stripped down version of DB formatted to look nice on smartphones and tablets. Some folks have mentioned that they like the “basic” nature of it even better than my full site.

Lastly, I think that maybe I was a bit hasty when I decided to never again offer a coupon special. So many folks have been asking about “the next special” that I may need to reconsider.

I am going to try offering specials again from time to time but only to my Members for renewals. My military, education, and returning Member discounts still apply for non-Members.

Members interested in adding time at a discount can now save 25% off until midnight 6/14 by using the coupon code “summertime”.

Posted on June 7, 2012

Added “Building Blocks” to the Members Gallery today. For the past 6 months or so the only program that wouldn’t crash my MacBook Pro has been Mandelbulber. This is a render I put together while waiting for “Gotham” to finish processing on Bucephalus.

The goal here was to explore “hybrid” fractals which combine up to 6 of the different 3D fractal types. What do you think?