Artisitc Merits

Reminds me of when Mt St Helens exploded.

and dragons- Figg

{{{{  Trust you! Ok, ok so I don't have a proper Nazgul model ($70 dollars for a good un-  - thats Scothobbit heartattack pricing right there!) and I had to use a free dragon one- you weren't supposed to bloody notice, you were supposed to be bloody well lured by the sitting into assuming 'Nazgul'  Bloody art critics!!!!! }}}}}

Reminds me of when Mt St Helens exploded.- David

{{I suppose in an odd way, thats a compliment }}

Pettytyrant101 wrote:{{I suppose in an odd way, thats a compliment  }}

{{I get that a lot. Maybe I need to work on my compliments.... }}

((My latest}}

Like them 1st one is quite sinister.

{{Thanks Azriel, that first 1 was originally a soft sunset but it didn't somehow 'feel' right- so I tried making it very cold and blue and that seemed to suit it more for some reason}}}

I like that one also, I like the bleakness, it looks cold

{{Thanks Azriel. You can always put a scarf on when you look at it }}}

Sod the scarf I want me thermals, triple layered woollen bloomers, with extra insulation

{{ Well that snow does look quite thick in places, probably need those bloomers }}

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Blue twilighty. it looks Elven. apart from the space capsule.  

like this one, its got Golden Balls I like the reflections. are those rocks in the background?

{{{{Thanks Figg.

They are sort of rocks, well technically yes.
The landscape on this one uses a heightfield map- dont panick Figgs it's pretty straightforward- its just a picture thats monochrome. A typical heightfield for a landscape might look like this-



The render program reads the white bits as height vertically, with total black being the ground level, and all the grey shades the heights inbetween.

But in the case of this picture, as I was basically fannying about, I greatly increased the displacement on the terrain upwards- basically made it taller, thinner and pointier- just to see what it would do.

Same goes with the reflective balls that was more fannying about with stuff, in this case attaching surface shaders to objects- the near one has a water surface attached to it, I reduced the distance light will decay through it and made it the waves quite rough which gives it that sort of frosted glass look.
The second ball behind the first is a straight reflective shader, so its surface is much smoother and more reflective.

Bet you wish you'd never asked now }}}

well I approve of fannying about with stuff.

{{Oh I'm an expert in it Figg In fact rather sums up my life, think I will have that on my grave stone- 'Here Lies Petty Tyrant 1971- ? He fannied about a bit then died.' }}

Pettytyrant101 wrote:

I like how your pictures are gaining more & more in them, It really is like a shot from a Dr episode I like the silver sheen on the "crafts",  Great pic I like the balance. Its all focused on the center.

Excellent wok as usual, Petty. (I'm dying to see your artistic impression of Wankermen and what their ejectorators look like). You know, your work reminds me of another fine artist whose works I sometimes see posted on Facebook. Another Scotsman too. You might know him?

Pettytyrant101 wrote:{{Oh I'm an expert in it Figg  In fact rather sums up my life, think I will have that on my grave stone- 'Here Lies Petty Tyrant 1971- ? He fannied about a bit then died.'  }}

theres worse things.

I like the silver sheen on the "crafts"- Azriel

{{{fannying about pays off- I used a reflective shader on the lander to get that sheen just like with the balls in the other pic (a sentence whose meaning sounds even worse in Fjordian!)}}}

Another Scotsman too. You might know him?- Orwell

{{Probably a plagiarist Orwell!! }}}


theres worse things.- Figg

{{{True, I probably qualify for them too however }}}

If you could see a small quivering heap in the bottom left hand corner, that'll be me, crying & pooing myself in fear

hey look on the bright side at least its the right grass length.