November 2012 – picking up the brushes again
Truth be told, I was scared when I picked up a brush again. It was November 2012 and several people were urging me to paint a portrait of my daughter Rhiannon. At the time I had not painted anything...
View ArticleA bit of painting & some genealogical photo art
In this post I shall ramble a bit about someone contacting me on Ancestry.com and discuss how that made me decide to revitalise an old family photo. I shall also give you an update on the painting I...
View ArticleMy great grandfather’s picture and my daughter’s
I had to get up early because our car needed a service, so I am cranky and tired. LOL. My wife would argue that I am always cranky and tired, and I have to admit that there is a degree of validity to...
View ArticleSo you are interested in computer art but are scared…
(A bit of a rant) I started this blog with a few different aims. One was to publicise my novel (if I ever finish the damn thing). Another aim was to convince people that using computers to generate...
View ArticleMy art
I have painted on and off since I was a teenager in the late 1970s. In 1989 I discovered desktop publishing and by the 1990s started playing with computer graphics. This fell by the wayside as work and...
View ArticleSite changes, Iray, new digital art, and film reviews
Hi all, it’s been a busy few days since my last post. In this post I intend to: tell you about my further site changes and how they relate to my writing make a brief mention of DAZ Studio’s new...
View ArticleThe trials and tribulations of Blenders cliffs
Today is a mostly graphics oriented post. However I might also discuss the belief system of the Gnosians and their Magi (i.e. some of the people in my distant novel). Which first? Well, for some of you...
View ArticleMore thoughts on cliffs being designed in Blender
Hi all, This post is a very brief one about my Blender-designed cliffs for my book scene. So I did a bit of research into mountain monasteries to get an idea for my cliff city. Lots of pictures...
View ArticleMy friend 1337’s exhibition and my own artistic struggles
1337 Let me take you back to the year 2000. It was late at night and I sat alone bathing in the soft light of my computer monitor. Death played on the screen in the form of HalfLife Deathmatch – a...
View ArticleBack to the drawing board
As you know I have been working to try and create a picture in Blender of Shade, the location of my fantasy novels. As a Blender noob, I have been referencing some absolutely brilliant YouTube videos....
View ArticlePerhaps – a work inspired by recent discussions
I was pretty chuffed by feedback on my very simplistic Dystopia City Block renderings, so I thought that I would actually do something with the Dystopia objects. Unfortunately I had not saved my...
View ArticlePlaying with Photoshop and a Black Forest photo
For no apparent reason I found myself doodling with Lightroom and Photoshop while processing my Black Forest photos. I guess I’ve had a few things on my mind recently. Anyway, I thought I would share....
View ArticleColour splashed flower in Photoshop
Short post today as I have not really been home much. Here is a photo of a flower from my visit to Warwick Castle that I subsequently “colour splashed”. I only learnt that term today, though I have...
View ArticleFinally trying Iray for DAZStudio 4.9
Hi folks, Yep, still busily working on novel. But I find that without my forays into art I feel empty. Yes, I need both writing and visual art. So I […]
View ArticleNew digital art –“Encounter”– and my thoughts behind its creation
Art is an intensely personal thing. Artists across several mediums abound among my WordPress pals, and each of us has our own flavour. For me this is something that makes our community so precious to...
View ArticleRenderosity, a Gazebo, and a Photoshop image of “PoliceJoe”
Today was one of those days where I felt busy but did not really accomplish much. So I’ve decided to inflect my day upon you, my precious readers. let’s see… Renderosity Mustakettu85 introduced me in a...
View ArticleToday’s image – an attempt at modelling my wife in DAZ Studio
Spent the day working on the text-book. Should have a draft ready for my publisher in about a fortnight. This evening, after the eyes had recovered, I thought I would have a go at modelling a younger...
View ArticleNew art work: Upon the Battlements
Hi folks, Have to keep today’s post brief as my eyes are aching a bit and have become quite blurry. Probably over worked them on the weekend with the piece of art that I am about to discuss. Last week...
View ArticleUpon the Battlements: attempt 2
Hi folks, A big thanks to the people who provided feedback on my digital work “Upon the Battlements”. I have thought deeply about those comments and also about my own feelings on the work. So here is...
View ArticleUpon the Battlements – attempt 2 refined further
Following excellent feedback I have tried to make the dragon’s textures bumpier. I did this by painting textures by hand on the previous image using Photoshop. Alas I really could not get drool that...
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