Posted on March 8, 2002

• Most of the comments on my new “Gardener” render have been positive. Some people, however, have commented that the new version is too dark. This is partly by design and (I think) partly due to my monitor. I wanted this image to be darker than the old one, and I wanted the Gardener to show up more as a silhouette in this version. I wanted it to be dark but not too dark, and this is where my monitor plays into the equation.

  My new monitor (Trinitron circa late 2000) is quite a bit brighter than my old one. I can tell by looking at my older renders and seeing details where there had been only shadows before. An image that is borderline dark on my monitor will most likely look too dark on another screen.

  So, even while I prefer the version that I posted on Wednesday, I recognize that it might be too dark for some of you. Therefore I’ve gone ahead and posted a brighter version in the PickleJar. Does this look better to you? Which one do you think I should keep to display in the permanent gallery? Drop me a line if you have strong opinions one way or the other.

Posted on March 6, 2002

• As mentioned in my previous post, I’ve been reworking one of my old (lost) favorites and I think it’s to a point now where I can share it with the rest of you. You’ll find the 2002 update of “The Gardener” on the new images page. I used Lightwave instead of World Builder to compose and render this version and I hope it meets with your approval. I’d be interested to know how you think it compares with the original.

Posted on March 5, 2002

• I just wanted to check in an let you all know that my latest wallpaper is coming along nicely and should be up an a day or so. I’m reworking one of my old favorites which was lost during the “Great Harddrive Crash of 2000”.

Posted on March 1, 2002

• I received a lot of interesting comments on “The Rook” (sometimes a tower is just a tower folks) and now that I can use my computer again I’ve gone back and made a few changes. The new version is up now on the New Images page, while the original is available inside the Picklejar. There may be a night version of this somewhere down the road, but for now I’d like to start working on something else.

• My computers have been busy rendering posters for the past few days. I’ve added four new prints to my Zazzle collection. “Iris Nebula“, “Something Blue“, “Last Gold“, and “Trinity 2002” are now available.

  I’ve also reopened my Mousepad store with 14 new designs and lower prices.

Posted on February 26, 2002

• My latest render, entitled “The Rook”, is now up for your review on the the new images page. Consider this one a warm up for some more interesting structural renders down the road. I wanted to see how well World Builder 3 handled my imported Lightwave objects. Don’t be surprised if I post another version of this in a day or two.