Anime Wallpaper: Kumadori
Rendered in Daz 3D, postwork in Photoshop CS
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Anime Wallpaper 2.0
This week’s submission is a reboot of an anime style wallpaper I created in Week 28.
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Rendered in Daz, finished in Photoshop. Click for full view.
Yet another Daz 3D render. This piece was an exercise in working with a (more) realistic female body type. The average clothing size for women in the U.S. is a size 14, which happens to be where plus sizes begin.
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I like the way the lighting/shadows worked out, but I am less than satisfied with the facial features and the rendering of the lower half of the body.
detail view of the face
Victorian Swordswoman
Another 3D Render
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RED HULK VS. SHE-HULK
More Daz 3D goodness. I originally intended to render She-Hulk with the upper hand in this contest, but based on Red Hulk’s sheer size, this seemed unrealistic even by Marvel Comics’ standards.
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HULK LOVE
Another DAZ 3D render with finish work in Photoshop
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RED HULK
Rendering in Daz 3D
Post production in Photoshop
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SHE-HULK
Rendered in Daz 3D, postwork in Photoshop CS5
Matrix-style Crunchbang Linux Desktop Wallpaper
Another Matrix-esque wallpaper, this time for a Debian based Linux distro: Crunchbang.
resolution: 1280x800
deployed on my dual-boot Linux laptop
Matrix-Style Ubuntu Desktop Wallpaper
A desktop wallpaper for Ubuntu, one of my favorite Linux distributions. I made the Matrix falling text in Photoshop using real code.
resolution: 1800x1200
resolution: 1366x768
resolution: 1280x800
In use on my Compaq Presario laptop, dual-booting Ubuntu and Crunchbang Linux. I've skinned Gnome to closely resemble OS X with a fully functional dock and dashboard.
Dell “Hackintosh” Desktop Wallpaper
A wallpaper I threw together for use on a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop running OS X 10.5.3
Here it is in action on the “Hackbook Pro”:
“Punk Vinyl Record Bowl & Paper Ornament”
Decorative bowl fashioned from a 7″ punk record & ornament from the record jacket.
“Bully Hill Cork Board”
I’ve been collecting the corks for this board for a number of years and finally got around to finishing it. A special thank you to fellow geeks Heather Ouellette-Cygan & husband Doug Cygan (for supplying the greater portion of the corks) and Robyn Anne Piper & Michael Sean Piper (for the handmade wine charms courtesy of their “WineCon 2008” anniversary bash) — you guys rock!
DIY Blended Crayons
I had some leftover crayon bits from my two previous submissions, so in keeping with my on-again off-again theme or repurposing, I crushed the extras and melted them down in muffin cups to create new crayons with built-in color blending.
In the future, I will use silicon muffin pans / molds with fun shapes (hearts, stars, etc.) and make them bigger: this batch came out a bit thin and flimsy.
I do like the way each side has different color patterns, but the next time I may try melting the wax on the stovetop and pouring it into molds. That way, I can create a layered effect by mixing different colors and allowing to cool between layers.
The muffin cups gave the crayons a Reeses Peanut Butter Cup ridge around the edge, an effect I would like to avoid in the future.
Melted Crayon Art 2
A second attempt at heat gun & crayon on canvas. I prefer the way the colors worked out in this compared to its predecessor, but I think the texture could be better. I really like the spray effect the heat gun offers, but I’d like to play around with other ways to amplify the effect…. perhaps compressed air?
Melted Crayon Art
One of the hottest (no pun intended) craft trends this year is melted crayon art: mounting crayons with a hot glue gun to an appropriate surface (canvas, foam core, poster board, etc.) and melting them with a heat gun or hair dryer to create colorful explosions and waxy textured goodness.. After seeing these works all over Etsy and Instructables, I just had to have a go at it.
My first attempt yielded some interesting results. I think the canvas I chose may have been a tad small, as the colors would look better with more negative space, but I rather like the texture. Click the images below for a closer view.
“Catwoman”
Another 3D render of one of my favorite comic book villains. This is my first attempt at rendering a full scene within Daz Studio. I’m not sure I’m completely satisfied with the way the lighting & scale worked out, and I would have liked the background environment to better resemble Gotham City.
Resources: Daz Studio & Photoshop CS5; Victoria 4 model, morphing bodysuit, City Lights environment prop, and catsuit texture from heromorph.com. Click the image for full size view.
