The Art of Mindstormer

Serenity

2008-12-14T11:30:00.000-08:00

Something I've been working on for the two weeks. I learnt a few new techniques in Vue in order to complete it too.

Done in Vue 6 Infinite and Photoshop CS3.

Just as a side-note: I'm redirecting the full-view images (From when you click on the thumbnails here) to the pages I have them on at DeviantArt. That way they won't eventually expire like with imageshack when the view limit is reached. So yeah, if you want the full wallpaper sized version, either click the download link to the left of the image on DeviantArt, or on the preview thumbnail there. :)

Comments welcome as always.

Infinitum 2

2008-12-14T11:14:00.000-08:00

This is a rework of the first Infinitum. I actually did this ages ago (Probably over a year back) but just never uploaded it.

The 500Gb hard drive with all my original Photoshop and Vue files is now dead thanks to a defective SATA/IDE to USB Sabrent power adapter, so I can't tweak this further anyway unless I get $900-1200 someday to recover the data through a data recovery company. Needless to say, the same applies to all my other art except for my other two most recent Vue ones which I had saved separately. :(

Original version: Link

Frozen Time

2008-10-31T22:20:00.000-07:00

This one took about three days to finish, (not working on it all the time obviously). Some of that time was due to the laptop I'm using being slower than my PC which I usually use, but I'm happy with how it turned out (for now anyway).

Several renders done in Vue 6 Infinite and merged in Photoshop CS3.

Outlook

2008-09-26T22:25:00.000-07:00

Done in Vue 6 Infinite over a few hours, render took about 3-4 hours. This'll be the last piece I submit for a while since we're moving to California from here in South Africa on Monday and I won't have my PC for 6-8 weeks. I'll be using a laptop a bit, but its processing power is like a third of my PC so I doubt I'll even bother.

Comments welcome as always. :)

Kenón

2008-07-05T01:21:00.000-07:00

Suddenly had the inspiration to try something new. Nothing spectacular, but I really like how it came out.

Programs used:
Terragen 2
Apophysis
Photoshop CS3
Time taken: 2 hours?

Unfortunately, this is the biggest resolution. Couldn't do anything wider than 800 pixels due to the Terragen 2 free version limit. I really need to save up and just buy it, there's just so much potential.

The name "Kenón" is supposed to be ancient greek for "endless space".

Island 2

2008-07-05T01:15:00.000-07:00

Done in Vue 5 Infinite, One of my favourite older pictures. Simplicity makes for the best wallpapers.

This is just a small update to the same image that I did in June 2006.

Riverside

2008-07-05T01:02:00.000-07:00

Done in Vue 6 Infinite with some post-work in photoshop. Something I had an idea of and had been intending to render for six months. Took about 4-5 hours to render. (Last PC would've taken about 40-50, which is why I hadn't finished it till recently). Haven't gotten to uploading it till now, so it's a few months old now.

Winter and Beyond

2007-11-02T00:53:00.000-07:00

Here's something new I started a while back, stopped for a while, and now decided to rework and finish.

Stock image taken from www.sxc.hu
Clouds (my own photograph)
Several hours in photoshop.
Original is about 2400x1800.

Wallpaper pack added at my Deviantart

2007-06-05T01:57:00.000-07:00

About 5-6 hours of work Photoshop CS3 and a new Planet is born, I haven't decided what to name it yet, but I'll think that up when I integrate it into a proper scene later on. :)

Highway to The Stars

2007-05-06T12:21:00.001-07:00

I've spent several hours making this graphic over the weekend. I'm quite happy with the result.

As you can see, my starscapes have improved quite a bit. I learnt a new technique of doing them. :)

Credit to cektop7 for his awesome stock photo of the highway that was used for it. His gallery can be found here: cektop7

From The Ashes

2007-05-06T12:21:00.000-07:00

Just something I threw together in Vue 6 Infinite as I got inspiration the other day.
Two other variations at my Deviantart

Infinitum

2007-03-09T22:04:00.000-08:00

I was playing around with the cloud setting in Vue 6 the other day and came up with this scene, However, I was not quite happy with the top half/sky part, so I decided to do it in photoshop. I have spent several hours on this piece and rendered it twice to get it to my satisfaction. I'm quite proud of my planet though since it's the best I have done so far.

As always, comments welcome. :)

Programs Used: Vue 6I, Photoshop CS3.
Resolution: 1600x1200
Rendered DPI: 300

Icy Mountain 1.2

2007-03-08T07:11:00.000-08:00

I decided to update Icy Mountain in Vue 6 Infinite, so, here it is:

Resolution: 1600x1200
DPI: 300
Render Time: About 12-15 Hours.

Unfortunately, most of my older scenes are not readable by Vue 6 Infinite, so I will probably not be able to upgrade another. :(

Island at Dusk

2007-03-03T22:38:00.000-08:00

Well, here's a quick scene I put together last week, 30 hours rendering time later and here it is. :)

Made in Vue 6 Infinite at
1600x1200 300dpi

Infinite Summer

2007-02-28T00:02:00.000-08:00

Vue 6 Infinite arrived last week, three days after it was released at that!

Anyway, I was playing around with the new features and came up with this:

SimpleNight

2007-02-05T01:20:00.000-08:00

Wow, it has been a while since I updated here.

Anyways, I haven't really been doing much in Vue lately since I have been trying to learn Photoshop. I eventually ended up making some pictures that I think are worth uploading so here they are:

Don't worry though, I'll be back using Vue for my graphics again once the boxed version of Vue 6 is released. :)

2006-10-24T05:29:00.000-07:00

Little House by the Woods:

I made this about a month or two ago, Ive had it up on my deviantart page since soon after I made it but never managed to upload it here untill now.

Also, You may notice that I have the resolution up to 1600x1200 now since I just decided to host them at imageshack instead of using Google Hello to auto upload them here. So I will have most of my previous graphics at a higher resolution in the near future. For now you can get the larger versions of most my graphics at Deviantart

There are two versions for those who prefer with or without stars:

2006-07-14T15:16:00.000-07:00

By The River, Contest Graphic I made but did not win with, Still I like it (Because its MINE!!!) so here it is! (^_^)

2006-06-14T11:56:00.000-07:00

Island Series Graphic 3

2005-12-18T03:15:00.000-08:00

Original file=1200x900 120dpi took a few hours to render, not too long to make.

2005-12-18T02:59:00.000-08:00

The Latest: 1600x1200 300dpi was the original, Took about 4 hours to render.

2005-11-13T09:08:00.000-08:00

Heres the latest graphic! I have been working on it for awhile, and am happy with the result so here it is:

2005-10-17T04:41:00.000-07:00

Heres a picture I was going to fix up a bit but have decided to just leave it and move on to new ones, I spent many hours gettting it to where it is and maybe one day ill go back and enhance it a bit more. Original is 3200x2400 1000dpi and it took like almost a full week 24/7 to render.

2005-09-21T03:36:00.000-07:00

This is the first picture I did in Vue 5 Infinite. I mainly did it to test out the new features of Vue 5 I. I also rendered it at 3200x2400 1000dpi. It took about 9hours to render.

2005-09-21T03:33:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture I have been working on for months and have finally finished, im pretty happy with the results and compared to the first version its a major improvement! I rendered It at 3200x2400 1000dpi. (older versions can be found by clicking the "My Works-in-Progress" link on the sidebar)