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This is a list of places we purchase the license for our 3D models, clothes, hair, textures, and materials for Vu Poser and Bryce
Do you use Paint Shop Pro tubes in your art work? NO, NEVER! In fact, we rarely use Paint Shop Pro at all unless it is to texture clothing for various characters. We would never use a complication of tubes or images and layer them into our original art work. We do use some Photoshop (psd) images that we create ourselves in Poser in our enhanced photography but even our photography is rendered in Poser so we can emphasize certain areas with lights, characters and other props. We may also purchase some backdrops from other artists if they are of high quality to re-render in Poser emphasizing lights and props but this is rare as most backgrounds do not pass our inspection for quality. We may also layer in psd images in our art for a dollar section but again, these are images and backdrops we create ourselves.
What is "rendered" art work? A rendered piece of art is art that has been created from scratch (this includes all architecture, props, foliage, skies, characters etc...) in a digital art program such as Poser, Bryce 3D, Vue, etal. Rendered art work is NOT art work where a Paint Shop Pro "tube" or a compilation of "tubes" has been layered over a background, or blended into a background and is not to our knowledge recognized by any digital art association nor would it pass the test for a juried art show.
What is your secret for creating your beautiful art work? That is a tough question as we have many techniques for our art work. Different works of art require different techniques. The one thing I can tell you as always be original in your work. All artists are inspired by the works of the masters and digital artists inspire each other, however put something on your canvas or computer screen that is all "you." Always strive for originality in your work.
What programs do you use to make such beautiful art work? We use Poser 7.1, Adobe Photoshop CS2, 3d Bryce 6.1 and various filters and Photoshop actions we have designed that are exclusive only to our art studio
Can we see your art studio? I think not. It is a busy place and rather messy. We are, after all artists and we live in our work.
Do you have other jobs? The Old Hippette is a retired English teacher and the Old Hippie is still active in the computer security business. I am also a writer which keeps me busy and we are both Civil War Historians. The Old Hippie is the traditional artist and yes, he does do some commissioned work when time permits.
Do You travel to different places to take your photos? Yes, we travel extensively. However, our favorite past time away from our art work is hiking. When you see notes on our site that we are gone and have no access to a computer, it means we are so far up in the mountains that we can't be found.
If you have a question that is not answered here, please feel free to email us.
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