Bryce

I rendered most of these back in 2004, and many of the 3D objects you see in these scenes I created myself either in Bryce or with Rhino 3D. Bryce is a 3D modeling, rendering and animation program specializing in fractal landscapes.

About the Images
The Faerie wings themselves were vectored in Adobe Illustrator, and then exported into Rhino3D to make a poly mesh surface. In case you were wondering, the dragonfly wings were actually vectored from high resolution images of real dragonfly wings ...every vein. What a job that was. For another example, see "Obsessed With Fire" in the Poser Gallery.
You'll notice in some of these Bryce renders I have imported some "Poser people" to be part of the scene. Hair (and sometimes clothing) is something I usually create post-work in Photoshop. One of the aspects I love about Bryce is the atmospheric lighting, and the way the program figures out volume of objects...such as Vortigern encased inside the ruby... you can really see the refraction and distortion inside the crystal.

About the Artist

• When did you first become an artist?
  When my compassion or angst could no longer be expressed in words.
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