Digital Blasphemy | 3D Wallpaper
Posted on October 1, 2009
- I was just about to close the book on Oasis but instead I started playing around with the atmosphere. The result is a moonlit version which I have posted in the gallery this morning. Definitely a different vibe than the sunlit version.
Posted on September 30, 2009
- I’ve added the dual and triple screen versions of “Oasis (2009)” to the gallery this morning. I hope to have “Prismatic Pool” up shortly.
- Just a reminder. There’s less than 72 hours left to get your 1 year renewal for only $8. The offer expires midnight 10/2.
Posted on September 25, 2009
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A few weeks ago I received an eloquent email from a soldier stationed in Iraq (here it is on my Facebook page if you are interested). The email garnered quite a response. One gentleman (thanks Bob!) went so far as to purchase a Lifetime Membership for her.
A member named Matt posted in the comments thread that her email “would definitely inspire and oasis”, which gave me the idea to refresh my 1999 “Oasis” render.
The first step was to create the pool, but I took a little detour in developing it to render out my prismatic pool. I went back on task a couple of days ago and now my updated “Oasis” is available for your review. I hope you like it. It’s dedicated to Alecia in Iraq and everyone who wishes they were someplace else.
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Looking at my gallery page it has become obvious to me (and to many of you I am certain) that my health problems have really slowed down my rendering this year. It has always been my policy that renewals are a payment for the past year’s renders but I don’t think this past year has been normal at all. For that reason I am going to lower the price for a 1 year renewal to $8 for the one week starting today (expiring at midnight on 10/2). The discount only applies to one year renewals and is only open to current Members (if you let your account expire and want to renew the price will be the regular $15).
I do think my posting will speed up in the future. I’ve automated the watermarking process which was a major bottleneck for me. I also have a new site launching soon and I hope to streamline a lot the things that keep me from working on art. Stay tuned and thanks for your continued support!
Posted on September 24, 2009
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I should have a new render done fairly soon. The prismatic pool was actually created for something else entirely. You will see.
In the meantime, Jessie gave me a idea for a t-shirt the other night. Instead of using one image, why not use them all? I’ve created a couple of different mosaic designs so far and the first two are available in my Zazzle store. It’s strange looking at them all, nearly 15 years of rendering, in one glance.
The “spectrum” was created using a program called “AndreaMosaic“. The program is free but I will definitely make a donation to support it.
The 25 x 25 grid was created by using a modified version of my gallery page. I used the “Screengrab” Firefox extension to snapshot the whole screen (not just inside the browser window) to create a 5000 pixel wide semi-chronological grid. The grid only has images from my main gallery while the spectrum has picklejar images as well (a lot of stuff that I hadn’t seen in years).
Both are available on t-shirts and as prints if you want my whole collection on your wall.
I am hoping Jessie will design some other items for my Zazzle store. Anything you would like to see? Comments and questions welcome.
Posted on September 22, 2009
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For the past week or so I’ve had the option up for people to purchase trial Memberships using a service called TrialPay. It works like this: They show you a bunch of offers from various merchants, you pick one and complete it, I get paid by the merchant and you get your Membership.
It’s worked pretty well so far so I am adding it as a renewal option. It’s a pretty easy way to add a year to your account, and I often get reimbursed more than if it you bought the membership directly from me. It’s a win-win (as long as you can find an offer than genuinely interests you). I may add TrialPay options for the pay-it-forward program down the line as well.