tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471387698752751422024-02-20T22:46:38.753-08:00:PUSH IT TO THE LIMIT:Progress through four years of IllustrationMichael Janzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282213764832838646noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847138769875275142.post-71034752138279755382011-10-17T19:56:00.000-07:002011-10-17T19:59:50.994-07:00We're BAAACKKK!!!I said I wouldn't post here anymore....<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I LIED!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rTMNa4ZnJ1A" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /><br /><br /></div>Michael Janzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282213764832838646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847138769875275142.post-37403711475315075572011-03-24T21:36:00.000-07:002011-03-25T00:37:20.461-07:00The outer darkness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3StyVc2pO_Sq7VeAGIVW-5GU2izjkRMjMhw62LDQV5_vdbpNHduh5O4xVpuoM21tWVvQ3d0PSEnj_SaOrpPPQYwDsU78NPBAOHnjzlvLBZ9poUVnS5ZRMKqiuwHBi9_rJJoERVhzrO4Ec/s1600/nebula+of+telos.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3StyVc2pO_Sq7VeAGIVW-5GU2izjkRMjMhw62LDQV5_vdbpNHduh5O4xVpuoM21tWVvQ3d0PSEnj_SaOrpPPQYwDsU78NPBAOHnjzlvLBZ9poUVnS5ZRMKqiuwHBi9_rJJoERVhzrO4Ec/s320/nebula+of+telos.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587872238024798514" border="0" /></a>This will be my last post before I finalize my thesis project. There have been a lot of new illustrations I've done in the past few weeks, and they can all be seen in the journal entries I have compiled this year.<br /><br />This year has been beautiful.<br /><br />I was trying to reach a new level of pressure and stress. I wanted to push my limits, to see how hard and diligent I could work, how much pressure I could handle. How far could my body go with very little sleep and sanity? What work could I crank out in only eight months?<br /><br />There's a very small part of me that wants to break. I want it to fall apart so that I can find a place to rest.<br /><br />But I've been resilient, and we keep running and moving. There is no rest. Even during sleep, I prepare for the next task.<br /><br />Once this is done, I'll take a day off - and then tackle my next project. I still haven't reached my threshold, and I'll keep pushing until I reach it.Michael Janzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282213764832838646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847138769875275142.post-17859840427985796152011-03-21T23:29:00.000-07:002011-03-21T23:31:17.853-07:00Orbiter Cutaway<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM15rJXzmm_PnN6Hlw6Lxtzs_uXfPQggMuanRE_eq4D0t6Erhn0bo96uXjjJsaW5-2rjvibpPBL0B1Yz02o6aUT-EAqV_i3MQZSnw_xiRBhcdpfS2EmmKBuGwKS7B3BlcOlbT5JIKNdWFU/s1600/orbiter_iso_blog.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM15rJXzmm_PnN6Hlw6Lxtzs_uXfPQggMuanRE_eq4D0t6Erhn0bo96uXjjJsaW5-2rjvibpPBL0B1Yz02o6aUT-EAqV_i3MQZSnw_xiRBhcdpfS2EmmKBuGwKS7B3BlcOlbT5JIKNdWFU/s320/orbiter_iso_blog.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586787959341052994" border="0" /></a>No time. No comments. We burn.Michael Janzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282213764832838646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847138769875275142.post-21286361046208015732011-03-15T12:03:00.000-07:002011-03-15T12:05:03.377-07:00Droids gone wild!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MggSOGo9q1VECsFghqzn0Sqg7MFfrn3wRWf6LsdgNWKxMvl56Ei-zSWFs45gightpAtw48IFg5gAq5UCkN1_hg_lq2fXTtReA22b6NcAZ4SRDKT6OncfP6E_mDzosP_HYhsuDX_RFcQc/s1600/Droid_render_test.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MggSOGo9q1VECsFghqzn0Sqg7MFfrn3wRWf6LsdgNWKxMvl56Ei-zSWFs45gightpAtw48IFg5gAq5UCkN1_hg_lq2fXTtReA22b6NcAZ4SRDKT6OncfP6E_mDzosP_HYhsuDX_RFcQc/s320/Droid_render_test.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584384544477121762" border="0" /></a>I was going for cute but spacey.Michael Janzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282213764832838646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847138769875275142.post-49432779434826272572011-03-12T20:45:00.000-08:002011-03-12T20:47:39.506-08:00And now for something completely different...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW523ikK3cL3IIxv9z9T8qh7bmMoCyK-sV_5hQ_jQ4x7mT6UQKnGqHr3hVtcCDwTCdviOfbhoKdqgeMxnFek9vEMv7viqyI44Dr3MOZA7cbCzvShYtn-pnjr-HpMjAUB1fZDqIKppvTScg/s1600/hands_on_dock.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW523ikK3cL3IIxv9z9T8qh7bmMoCyK-sV_5hQ_jQ4x7mT6UQKnGqHr3hVtcCDwTCdviOfbhoKdqgeMxnFek9vEMv7viqyI44Dr3MOZA7cbCzvShYtn-pnjr-HpMjAUB1fZDqIKppvTScg/s320/hands_on_dock.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583421608820455218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5G5rYsceVHFBPgsDHFTybRJnTYja_nnXP7ONVGuyDsnGR7t0TybBJ8X_IrBk7aFPii_2u9HpvJUzpQnWC08w8aT21t0G5U2MJrJmopSvOUteYsVyx6XB7Rc_mOVOTLYmUriUBxEqO2ncc/s1600/fox_dock.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5G5rYsceVHFBPgsDHFTybRJnTYja_nnXP7ONVGuyDsnGR7t0TybBJ8X_IrBk7aFPii_2u9HpvJUzpQnWC08w8aT21t0G5U2MJrJmopSvOUteYsVyx6XB7Rc_mOVOTLYmUriUBxEqO2ncc/s320/fox_dock.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583421479834618578" border="0" /></a><br />This is an oldie but a goodie I suppose. Business project. Created a prototype model for an iPod holder when charging at the computer. Modeled in zBrush, rendered in 3DS Max.Michael Janzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282213764832838646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847138769875275142.post-85524330881175722982011-03-08T18:50:00.000-08:002011-03-08T18:55:15.096-08:00Medical close up and...charts!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwf1nyV-Z6bXLeikrapJb4Gwwo6B4-yXrMYtTLYXbKAPGvvjYazlxlBdiqUNikfadeHmzgLkGJP7kqrumn3UpSRjtBgC6eE7nwHXMktbptrx3g1_Wu9raHcr4pOSNhbektQxtYGE3XnDgM/s1600/MD_blog.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwf1nyV-Z6bXLeikrapJb4Gwwo6B4-yXrMYtTLYXbKAPGvvjYazlxlBdiqUNikfadeHmzgLkGJP7kqrumn3UpSRjtBgC6eE7nwHXMktbptrx3g1_Wu9raHcr4pOSNhbektQxtYGE3XnDgM/s320/MD_blog.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581907423199111154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnrAvo4Xxx2byZSwQv9T-fbVZY6hifGkMqbO6F09Z-Dd9RnlZhpIYW5NhlWCeTI7JJ4Qa3ZyZERYP0XwDJRyKTu2cONga3b4pigsYprgmD-zOjDNhMAUZZ7-5tyfbhk-68A9HVLigJ0pu/s1600/charts.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnrAvo4Xxx2byZSwQv9T-fbVZY6hifGkMqbO6F09Z-Dd9RnlZhpIYW5NhlWCeTI7JJ4Qa3ZyZERYP0XwDJRyKTu2cONga3b4pigsYprgmD-zOjDNhMAUZZ7-5tyfbhk-68A9HVLigJ0pu/s320/charts.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581907332526836674" border="0" /></a><br />I've been burning through some "filler" charts, maps - to place behind images or in blank areas in the journal. I'll still be spicing these up a bit, but they are more for filling up space and I don't want to attract too much attention to them.<br /><br />The top image, the medical journal, was written by my sister and then actually written - as in with pen on paper - by <a href="http://jorib-illustration.blogspot.com/">Jori Bolton</a>. Both are amazing pals. Great job team!!Michael Janzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282213764832838646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847138769875275142.post-69130406381801885732011-03-07T16:38:00.000-08:002011-03-07T16:58:21.137-08:00Thesis update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZ1855Xb-QksSMzPbeGonsm7eMXqWIsIE99dU4aR5ski1X4tk7rzUx4PJOgwOy8ha0WtI-LsMdnOsIyetP-KFjXMqCemNdpKK9_4b9wtrnRxWZBlaAx_aLXe6Mbkh24RpI5YVnCL6H-mI/s1600/droid_preview_02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 129px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZ1855Xb-QksSMzPbeGonsm7eMXqWIsIE99dU4aR5ski1X4tk7rzUx4PJOgwOy8ha0WtI-LsMdnOsIyetP-KFjXMqCemNdpKK9_4b9wtrnRxWZBlaAx_aLXe6Mbkh24RpI5YVnCL6H-mI/s320/droid_preview_02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581504761504086274" border="0" /></a><br />I started modeling and painting the "document droids" that float around taking pictures through the astronauts journey. Almost done texturing the little guy. I wanted him to look cute, but spacey and worn.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirQypU0R667Fy5hRlSOtl0M94CECYiXGgSP7ekGNiOr5ZYO5OXzQJMBWvScA2K0lpJir6pKkBmxDUfajyr5i-vVF3qsHeHu3PkEQeRY6EUbnJf3qNfeGjJG5B0CA8oklWZ2Tu_yOoEk7Lh/s1600/shuttle_launch_pad.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirQypU0R667Fy5hRlSOtl0M94CECYiXGgSP7ekGNiOr5ZYO5OXzQJMBWvScA2K0lpJir6pKkBmxDUfajyr5i-vVF3qsHeHu3PkEQeRY6EUbnJf3qNfeGjJG5B0CA8oklWZ2Tu_yOoEk7Lh/s320/shuttle_launch_pad.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581502201919293986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw69ZerRSIhnyd8l_PIlqIVVcNVkY_-VF3uB3KqZIGxhfn6q8X1inzwiINplC6bi05FWohd85KALTUu5rsZGPjcRM5JVqLsq6laLhWLYYSaZumLSO5Hh7HUB1zxtvCoIS4z8Vxfjr_mIdK/s1600/shuttle_launch_original.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw69ZerRSIhnyd8l_PIlqIVVcNVkY_-VF3uB3KqZIGxhfn6q8X1inzwiINplC6bi05FWohd85KALTUu5rsZGPjcRM5JVqLsq6laLhWLYYSaZumLSO5Hh7HUB1zxtvCoIS4z8Vxfjr_mIdK/s320/shuttle_launch_original.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581506538178053554" border="0" /></a>Here's a small painting of the launch pad at night. Below is the original thumbnail done months ago on a train to Ottawa. Still a great composition, but needed some tending to.<br /><br />(make it better)<br />(make it impacting)<br />(make it move)<br /><br />This is a structure on Earth, but I wanted to make it look mystical and powerful. Yeah! I'm about 75% complete my thesis? I think...and I hope I can crank out a ton of little paintings and pieces this week. Fill the journal and be done with this torturous beast I have created...Michael Janzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282213764832838646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847138769875275142.post-21695145093700279642011-03-04T21:49:00.000-08:002011-03-04T21:57:59.806-08:00Page Layout Revision<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfguaJDYu_tPowCvUGU0ZISQcx4l-AmssIyG8ajVGwbkHPtJWCsULFn0kZrh16jXO3URmyaNIiQNUegYhw5uw-x6zZDmE4e09hizHmV4Fv70QN_NwOjCPka_ByDh_N9vSUVsasfqagxLJb/s1600/Thesis_v3.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfguaJDYu_tPowCvUGU0ZISQcx4l-AmssIyG8ajVGwbkHPtJWCsULFn0kZrh16jXO3URmyaNIiQNUegYhw5uw-x6zZDmE4e09hizHmV4Fv70QN_NwOjCPka_ByDh_N9vSUVsasfqagxLJb/s320/Thesis_v3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580470456886360530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErB-7Ej6M7-MHQcPM6si5LGY3FEBoQdpPNeAGbvwkWCkHq0UoMsf7dKi4wj5qCuTMdrFPLcWysXQ8scKDFaA6bEOQ23UHPJAUds_vcnksWausOciSFwH-9gyv56G6KUGWkHTJUOXujOGq/s1600/Thesis_v2.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErB-7Ej6M7-MHQcPM6si5LGY3FEBoQdpPNeAGbvwkWCkHq0UoMsf7dKi4wj5qCuTMdrFPLcWysXQ8scKDFaA6bEOQ23UHPJAUds_vcnksWausOciSFwH-9gyv56G6KUGWkHTJUOXujOGq/s320/Thesis_v2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580470333376891426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipVD9Jr1Xi5IZ2ct1dZHhQI_VtN-WjzgQzy2oAzYHxUe_EqLsxnCq8smd3soooLRv8KqCpDC5T4qfDWUsbqE_6TUXANf-NE5W19qr2e4dXqYFLzvQMipwDN1MyT5TOccLA3ZFcF2b51dxU/s1600/Thesis_v1.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipVD9Jr1Xi5IZ2ct1dZHhQI_VtN-WjzgQzy2oAzYHxUe_EqLsxnCq8smd3soooLRv8KqCpDC5T4qfDWUsbqE_6TUXANf-NE5W19qr2e4dXqYFLzvQMipwDN1MyT5TOccLA3ZFcF2b51dxU/s320/Thesis_v1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580470181716478802" border="0" /></a>I've been cleaning up some of the thesis pages - making them look fancy. The illustrations now have more "photo" qualities to them - with screen lines and orange tabs. Thesis....I need you to end...Michael Janzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282213764832838646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847138769875275142.post-7302830218069129242011-02-27T14:19:00.000-08:002011-02-27T14:22:20.061-08:00I could still make it better!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkmMfhzs4ieVWTrz1d7w20nsZInqfV7EhbyzaVXK1cZZllk6U2IqDfaoo2UkCkVwduMBoUycK0ANTnV5NPxuLxhyphenhyphenEJH3xUMKX_r-U33UJORZAPabrvQASbggXNUmrZoyllUd0WCH5VP1_/s1600/miltos_rock_is_back.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkmMfhzs4ieVWTrz1d7w20nsZInqfV7EhbyzaVXK1cZZllk6U2IqDfaoo2UkCkVwduMBoUycK0ANTnV5NPxuLxhyphenhyphenEJH3xUMKX_r-U33UJORZAPabrvQASbggXNUmrZoyllUd0WCH5VP1_/s320/miltos_rock_is_back.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578497745275377474" border="0" /></a><br />But I'll finish for now, and let it rest. Unified the colors a bit by cooling down the reds in the buildings. Still needs work maybe some tightening up in the foreground...just things to consider.Michael Janzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282213764832838646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847138769875275142.post-81896316773557099362011-02-24T15:10:00.000-08:002011-02-25T22:52:30.987-08:00Gonna make it better<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBeIClVz3o0dElmn51NUH8O7hEouMoK9ettk4mZ1SR62K1ojfhdceHPHsEd5j6if3MkkKG0mVXNJn87Ctbwmub4e9gT7Mpqjwyw6dmtW9WCMZWcWSKLn_vDLtWGGNtcvm61aqmYTj0U70C/s1600/miltos_progress_blur.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBeIClVz3o0dElmn51NUH8O7hEouMoK9ettk4mZ1SR62K1ojfhdceHPHsEd5j6if3MkkKG0mVXNJn87Ctbwmub4e9gT7Mpqjwyw6dmtW9WCMZWcWSKLn_vDLtWGGNtcvm61aqmYTj0U70C/s320/miltos_progress_blur.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577885684677988402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUaIXsymMcSNDgMRINIMstRd5n-gkbKOsah_q2wJRQf3dnbOfUs5-WjXR2XonrVK9Zqtqxp7505c_FAV1_RtkYWXIUcgmGPzOzqQsqrIXoBcgtxcRF8yQ2Y-m8pKniw_ewTz9fWYs07nP6/s1600/M01.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUaIXsymMcSNDgMRINIMstRd5n-gkbKOsah_q2wJRQf3dnbOfUs5-WjXR2XonrVK9Zqtqxp7505c_FAV1_RtkYWXIUcgmGPzOzqQsqrIXoBcgtxcRF8yQ2Y-m8pKniw_ewTz9fWYs07nP6/s320/M01.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577397524185031554" border="0" /></a><br />Back to environments....good to be back. Piece in progress - greyscale versions to test the strength of the composition, focal point and flippability. I feel it, it's flippable. Any takers?<br /><br />With the newer version, I realize now that I should start bleeding some of the colors into each other - like the reds and oranges in the building into the blue purples of the ground. In time...Michael Janzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282213764832838646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847138769875275142.post-534313721497800782011-02-22T14:57:00.000-08:002011-02-22T15:49:30.820-08:00The Biosuit: for Emotional and Spacial Travel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyoLdZAEQ2Tcr1K0dyhysRJxY1Kx_1-juLyhRTP3v35Pntx-tZQMXTLZtZELLQXdWRFee6DYq5FvXlrl2Ipcrh6nB0rRnXT-h_B4FU8RGqdaEYv9G6EsBts8iFFqDXEBXdFW2lOr8gcRE/s1600/biosuit_emo.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyoLdZAEQ2Tcr1K0dyhysRJxY1Kx_1-juLyhRTP3v35Pntx-tZQMXTLZtZELLQXdWRFee6DYq5FvXlrl2Ipcrh6nB0rRnXT-h_B4FU8RGqdaEYv9G6EsBts8iFFqDXEBXdFW2lOr8gcRE/s320/biosuit_emo.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576651920718321842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDRqIXj6ckiyyQoWZDcesbHFpTH6L6eD0ZoDub_suKh0t4yjnBDUVTDiyHOCiC44er1VjBxoVwhm8k1bx-j7QKhCb9viZFbmQYzm4Bkun_AgBhC1DX3BFY6Zv5WOJcWLpP79SIm9XQng1/s1600/close_ups.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDRqIXj6ckiyyQoWZDcesbHFpTH6L6eD0ZoDub_suKh0t4yjnBDUVTDiyHOCiC44er1VjBxoVwhm8k1bx-j7QKhCb9viZFbmQYzm4Bkun_AgBhC1DX3BFY6Zv5WOJcWLpP79SIm9XQng1/s320/close_ups.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576665211849138690" border="0" /></a>The final. The close ups.Michael Janzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282213764832838646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847138769875275142.post-4372623354259272972011-02-21T16:34:00.000-08:002011-02-21T16:37:05.500-08:00Probably... he's going to space!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHTxmkirxfwL4hcF7nCdO5WqNG15GClAo0v5suvJJ4fVhEKRlaZRpC-UcuCSfofZSqZ0b26bT2xBaeL4ejnbkIAj3vIb9b67P94r4n9KNCk88t55besduQLnmVEbnW39kKkjy3Yr_Osse/s1600/biosuit_connect.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHTxmkirxfwL4hcF7nCdO5WqNG15GClAo0v5suvJJ4fVhEKRlaZRpC-UcuCSfofZSqZ0b26bT2xBaeL4ejnbkIAj3vIb9b67P94r4n9KNCk88t55besduQLnmVEbnW39kKkjy3Yr_Osse/s320/biosuit_connect.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576305850128160578" border="0" /></a>YEAH.<br /><br />It's been an interesting process making this image, so I'll do another post that shows how I rendered the suit when it's complete!Michael Janzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282213764832838646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847138769875275142.post-43266662685740635512011-02-18T19:27:00.000-08:002011-02-18T19:30:23.256-08:00Oldie but a Goodie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5AHIItXt2d8F8Wl_PFatQuh9FfWi1lfe0yTV-ePn5pjdLNhf6JrRejevCRssM0omU3pQUVP5h67n330o_ZRNfOj7Lm0CoyHGpdRsJet_J1ownZSvX5fcnZ9OPw7830LPOBcswcs1OIYr5/s1600/janzenm_05.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5AHIItXt2d8F8Wl_PFatQuh9FfWi1lfe0yTV-ePn5pjdLNhf6JrRejevCRssM0omU3pQUVP5h67n330o_ZRNfOj7Lm0CoyHGpdRsJet_J1ownZSvX5fcnZ9OPw7830LPOBcswcs1OIYr5/s320/janzenm_05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575237406190733778" border="0" /></a>I figured out how to render stuff decently in 3DS Max, so yay! Some Photoshop clean-uppage like enhancing the glow effect on the lights.<br /><br />I love lamp. I love glow.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5vJHdPbp0_ZYZaLeF6-owZCf3S964XOfK0jnjvSzyHjbcXVR0E9rKZ3f0KV6ZjtDG6YZeYs2-9gspwjTGJdedFfC5EgTGcIJBmXAejjQJcZW2QgYzUTQe6OMgU1KEKgZp-YkyAkwQkcp/s1600/orbiter_final_72.jpg"><span><span></span></span></a>Michael Janzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282213764832838646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847138769875275142.post-83441476883908317902011-02-17T18:03:00.000-08:002011-02-17T19:02:17.335-08:00Telos Cavern Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_f4yHvKDhUbvbCYBfMwl6CxG5ug5YJryhulab6rJtRnhZLJaODm32BXNATSgA1JR3tHpuMcQa_4Wqtq95wQYS9NNhRA2OFAEN1IwrL0poX3xKSze83LeDAAoljw4qL9YMAqOxpNAySY5/s1600/telos02_03.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_f4yHvKDhUbvbCYBfMwl6CxG5ug5YJryhulab6rJtRnhZLJaODm32BXNATSgA1JR3tHpuMcQa_4Wqtq95wQYS9NNhRA2OFAEN1IwrL0poX3xKSze83LeDAAoljw4qL9YMAqOxpNAySY5/s320/telos02_03.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574859087377062130" border="0" /></a><br />No comments, just fight forever.Michael Janzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282213764832838646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847138769875275142.post-78138188717462616462011-02-16T01:05:00.000-08:002011-02-16T01:13:14.273-08:00Within the Deep<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXGO4NvKL8ybAPhVotzgCmZJh7Af-Iuh3IvOBDREBV5C12cgqhS6RyqCFCO3TDJf7FktWuFrZ5YJ2s81oumoV6hmRfD-8Kl9m_DhdwNjDGTr27GoyWPGkTOQAMFCmexW700q0jdxzlyH2/s1600/telos02.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXGO4NvKL8ybAPhVotzgCmZJh7Af-Iuh3IvOBDREBV5C12cgqhS6RyqCFCO3TDJf7FktWuFrZ5YJ2s81oumoV6hmRfD-8Kl9m_DhdwNjDGTr27GoyWPGkTOQAMFCmexW700q0jdxzlyH2/s320/telos02.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574210999097911362" border="0" /></a>Work in progress in the oceans of Telos. Still need to add larger "ethereal" creatures and continue rendering up the rocky bits. Always trying to push the elements of color and focus on the shape and silhouette of things.<br /><br />This is where our hero wants to release himself from the pressures of the universe and from life. To get into the mood of epic and beautiful terror, I listen to the Shadow of the Colossus soundtrack. Here's a <a href="http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Demise+Of+The+Ritual+battle+With+The+Colossus+/DMWm?src=5">song</a>!Michael Janzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282213764832838646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847138769875275142.post-68346273225007588522011-02-13T23:05:00.000-08:002011-02-13T23:07:03.793-08:00Biosuit-able!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZ9LLjXKZ-AYU-S6JW-FkOHn83cGubgBNmQuODIS27OZW-h9kUEF_K1I1p-6eN2DHAAiIm6-bEfS1RVkK28bq0S6z3R0hiEH42Es69VAB0F1oEWB-k_8axjLisy-pWlwqDCuZVorIW8EQ/s1600/biosuit.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZ9LLjXKZ-AYU-S6JW-FkOHn83cGubgBNmQuODIS27OZW-h9kUEF_K1I1p-6eN2DHAAiIm6-bEfS1RVkK28bq0S6z3R0hiEH42Es69VAB0F1oEWB-k_8axjLisy-pWlwqDCuZVorIW8EQ/s320/biosuit.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573437955446891762" border="0" /></a><br />Beginning stages of the Biosuit in zBrush. I want to get this done within a day or two, so I'll probably pose and paint over it - and then do all the maddening 3D stuff to make this model textured and workable. Later....later...Michael Janzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282213764832838646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847138769875275142.post-33314845441914424332011-02-09T21:30:00.001-08:002011-02-10T18:37:11.911-08:00Move FASTER!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGuHmC6i9xC3fipfMz6R5kwPCAAJzWOB0v8soCJxcCI5x6mFw_ALUhQnz7gRyfedpZWQTLghrmfrKRyl-AZeFA1Ka0SxUsFdYDNm1ydu3Jih8nTxtGukvOyiplGNJFNbEA9AItTY2LJPw/s1600/zoe_matte_04.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGuHmC6i9xC3fipfMz6R5kwPCAAJzWOB0v8soCJxcCI5x6mFw_ALUhQnz7gRyfedpZWQTLghrmfrKRyl-AZeFA1Ka0SxUsFdYDNm1ydu3Jih8nTxtGukvOyiplGNJFNbEA9AItTY2LJPw/s320/zoe_matte_04.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572254593481745666" border="0" /></a><br />Will add creatures and something to the final...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7_6lEXNMzQYWbHqrFQTbsDhklZiHtGhKOUBK5Q1TCQBdSOAa3g1PpA9gF8bIF7Ew01gQQvOpOvPaWM1MVrRwaPrHkE-k2gx_Si489FDjj5xpcXzEfEmN3f-pJpDnJZAcy3F5VnI5AHMP/s1600/zoe_matte_yeah.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7_6lEXNMzQYWbHqrFQTbsDhklZiHtGhKOUBK5Q1TCQBdSOAa3g1PpA9gF8bIF7Ew01gQQvOpOvPaWM1MVrRwaPrHkE-k2gx_Si489FDjj5xpcXzEfEmN3f-pJpDnJZAcy3F5VnI5AHMP/s320/zoe_matte_yeah.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572255148893380210" border="0" /></a>A quick slap-chop job to the old pink painting.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLdbLHSIx7mN8WSe4ffHdRDKUIXtsg9ROYfTwO6OXCwi7-oD3Hs6TEsrWG7_NliCKe-RfO90pT4k49ole43-K8ewIsFPRgcJugceqfOyHQEQAW-vlQtdVjU-WiMb8Fc8cb324mRCGJAYX/s1600/9blog.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 124px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLdbLHSIx7mN8WSe4ffHdRDKUIXtsg9ROYfTwO6OXCwi7-oD3Hs6TEsrWG7_NliCKe-RfO90pT4k49ole43-K8ewIsFPRgcJugceqfOyHQEQAW-vlQtdVjU-WiMb8Fc8cb324mRCGJAYX/s320/9blog.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571929447551855314" border="0" /></a>I'm revamping and unifying the planets now. The pink planet painting was the SAME planet as the jungle/creature painting. TSK TSK TSK. Will not do...there was no correlation between the two...so I decided to go back to the pink painting, take apart most of it - and turn it into a jungle-cave.<br /><br />Move fast. Stay ahead of the game, and destroy everything you create.<br /><br />Artwork is never garbage. It's recyclable.Michael Janzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282213764832838646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847138769875275142.post-79022322732369850432011-02-09T20:20:00.000-08:002011-02-09T20:21:07.353-08:00Here's a ROCK!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1pf0YMZkdePSAm6GQrgSAYzVKPqZHS0Sl7QCNwfGY8F8gRzJ8QUEsZw0izZ-aMGp5k6tx-u0_baE1eWgx5i4LX0gb6huNP6gHywj4YdqDGI496aDGIqCF5dqyGiMF4iMqS07e_DOJ4weg/s1600/miltos_matte_02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 139px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1pf0YMZkdePSAm6GQrgSAYzVKPqZHS0Sl7QCNwfGY8F8gRzJ8QUEsZw0izZ-aMGp5k6tx-u0_baE1eWgx5i4LX0gb6huNP6gHywj4YdqDGI496aDGIqCF5dqyGiMF4iMqS07e_DOJ4weg/s320/miltos_matte_02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571911130397759586" border="0" /></a><br />I love rocks.Michael Janzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282213764832838646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847138769875275142.post-49185078030481929942011-02-07T16:41:00.000-08:002011-02-09T21:29:18.091-08:00Zoe is my planet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifJ9diP9H5vFsQbubtV37z-8JtF3KgAYkQKodFIsucLEI4GzaP2Fwo004R2GqEt2TfhPO_mtwv0FN7iyakHvwU9p_qYnC2Sk38oznn1U5aQZm6hKT9OYNWDkF-hMJLIwU9ylQsKAgah6N/s1600/zoe_matte_02+copy.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 163px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifJ9diP9H5vFsQbubtV37z-8JtF3KgAYkQKodFIsucLEI4GzaP2Fwo004R2GqEt2TfhPO_mtwv0FN7iyakHvwU9p_qYnC2Sk38oznn1U5aQZm6hKT9OYNWDkF-hMJLIwU9ylQsKAgah6N/s320/zoe_matte_02+copy.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571928670000274898" border="0" /></a><br />It may not be finished, but I'm finished for now. Sometimes I get exhausted from a painting - so for now - it's done but I'm always open for feedback.Michael Janzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282213764832838646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847138769875275142.post-83893064990968092692011-02-07T14:45:00.000-08:002011-02-07T14:46:26.637-08:00Chrysos Cutaway<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtYVUqGpBPxQh3GEDB_N-C8ganpd-yP7Q6YSUqCyOQrDaDGqxNecMjc5v2yAdfkpNroLGg7uLB7p7QxVJLAXTejPsyjxqkNsSDO3OGdh7aDCs6q6xX9kcID7_GObdW7uAhzOZImLm8n_1/s1600/planet_cutaway.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtYVUqGpBPxQh3GEDB_N-C8ganpd-yP7Q6YSUqCyOQrDaDGqxNecMjc5v2yAdfkpNroLGg7uLB7p7QxVJLAXTejPsyjxqkNsSDO3OGdh7aDCs6q6xX9kcID7_GObdW7uAhzOZImLm8n_1/s320/planet_cutaway.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571082651658582482" border="0" /></a>Still a work in progress. I need to add more information on the planets interior, along with a couple more layers!Michael Janzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282213764832838646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847138769875275142.post-89716017291060573222011-02-07T01:31:00.000-08:002011-02-07T01:33:58.191-08:00Thesis Title<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcja5yn6MErluKVKVxpsa0LcYYBFR71F1REdxUNOR3U5ywOD1GGkbNH40mi86W_wk9Xvok057u-WcFYLgn7MGb7YGdCQ_RWfTsL5-qAFJdHOWVf0HDtDsx_l-7vVEdzZG4FNtMAfEHDFjn/s1600/etv_titlepage_01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcja5yn6MErluKVKVxpsa0LcYYBFR71F1REdxUNOR3U5ywOD1GGkbNH40mi86W_wk9Xvok057u-WcFYLgn7MGb7YGdCQ_RWfTsL5-qAFJdHOWVf0HDtDsx_l-7vVEdzZG4FNtMAfEHDFjn/s320/etv_titlepage_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570878067891208994" border="0" /></a><br />I decided to take a more expressive approach to the thesis journal cover. I like the results, but I'm not sure if this will work with the look and feel of the rest of the bookMichael Janzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282213764832838646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847138769875275142.post-17606853238915481572011-02-05T21:31:00.000-08:002011-02-05T23:25:01.190-08:00WIP Zoe Matte Painting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2uJa6mbtUDwywcIu_xjvcPnkg_2iXrMSJGU0UhpdOjDuNogkUjDLpruiyP2IF6IgXg8mGLn8rLJ4W8yWNJMglRjlWxnY5hT_uxn9Cjvze6KEvA36Dt-4UwQONPeJ3J0XUp3ZovIDMsrY/s1600/zoe_matte_03.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2uJa6mbtUDwywcIu_xjvcPnkg_2iXrMSJGU0UhpdOjDuNogkUjDLpruiyP2IF6IgXg8mGLn8rLJ4W8yWNJMglRjlWxnY5hT_uxn9Cjvze6KEvA36Dt-4UwQONPeJ3J0XUp3ZovIDMsrY/s320/zoe_matte_03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570474130952826642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxmS-YWTQvI4fkmp7cAm2kX1gU8NI4pZGphESYTlMC8oBQNIBP3HP_9k9dppQeZpShcH4cglTA95GhsesE4ljZttfJOgSNV7blk36uGaitirrF82IWYaAwsmiXiHJBk8fgQCoqfjtncHE/s1600/zoe_matte_02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxmS-YWTQvI4fkmp7cAm2kX1gU8NI4pZGphESYTlMC8oBQNIBP3HP_9k9dppQeZpShcH4cglTA95GhsesE4ljZttfJOgSNV7blk36uGaitirrF82IWYaAwsmiXiHJBk8fgQCoqfjtncHE/s320/zoe_matte_02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570445124410133442" border="0" /></a><br />Work in progress painting. Trying to blend the matte painting with more painterly bits. Massive creatures cooling down at the ol' watering hole. Two slight variations. I think I'm leaning towards the statue with the two creatures...Michael Janzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282213764832838646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847138769875275142.post-66204554021924294222011-02-01T18:55:00.001-08:002011-02-01T19:06:00.740-08:00Landing on the waters of Telos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSSHkp-elLc5QiIToRHgohRCO7kJbikfJU2DRtuNgGKyWN1qO3y-FXMQSWYc0jHEWRYdR-pdXGF3Ds5kwfbBlEzDw7Ww_krJCNQnaNcfb-NAGVZfadgQ4JcxSoZz02saxDBQrdYbXxw7e/s1600/aa_telos_matte.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSSHkp-elLc5QiIToRHgohRCO7kJbikfJU2DRtuNgGKyWN1qO3y-FXMQSWYc0jHEWRYdR-pdXGF3Ds5kwfbBlEzDw7Ww_krJCNQnaNcfb-NAGVZfadgQ4JcxSoZz02saxDBQrdYbXxw7e/s320/aa_telos_matte.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568923040601995714" border="0" /></a><br />This is my first attempt at a matte painting. I'd like to do more of these, it was pretty fun!Michael Janzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282213764832838646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847138769875275142.post-57703965290462694732011-01-31T22:50:00.000-08:002011-01-31T22:57:37.611-08:00I churn thesis like butter.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PfkkWLfQB0R0dFktyzDGCYgPvllGVOwkNsItDmGSixQ0D8kd9s9ORpX3_WLBCiWpX40b2srIMB5lTaxJksuIX6Kdvgg7IQCZTiMQCEhVRDCAHa-ROAjQqz9CIXtuCT6WXT-7CX9Jb9iJ/s1600/08.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PfkkWLfQB0R0dFktyzDGCYgPvllGVOwkNsItDmGSixQ0D8kd9s9ORpX3_WLBCiWpX40b2srIMB5lTaxJksuIX6Kdvgg7IQCZTiMQCEhVRDCAHa-ROAjQqz9CIXtuCT6WXT-7CX9Jb9iJ/s320/08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568611476327368898" border="0" /></a><br />This here be a map of the galaxy, with the Sun at the center position and then habitable planets tracked light years away. These are positions for actual habitable planets, I still need to put co-ordinates, legend, and distance but YEAH! Each large hexagon equals approximately one light year.Michael Janzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282213764832838646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847138769875275142.post-40094045502728301272011-01-31T22:34:00.000-08:002011-01-31T22:35:23.876-08:00More YEAH!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0eHRLw6igT6vpLLig96g0N14w3Ya20iTlfqIGEqJRUndwkrGsJFngVlTG-p4HFZE5ulGfoBlKT8Uh3TkxgUV8nufwh4hUuB077Jq0rLYxX2Ptv5rKghkuvG22OJMYQubroeTA4YX3yUN/s1600/miltos_matte2.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0eHRLw6igT6vpLLig96g0N14w3Ya20iTlfqIGEqJRUndwkrGsJFngVlTG-p4HFZE5ulGfoBlKT8Uh3TkxgUV8nufwh4hUuB077Jq0rLYxX2Ptv5rKghkuvG22OJMYQubroeTA4YX3yUN/s320/miltos_matte2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568605943692428018" border="0" /></a><br />Here's a second rendition. I don't know!!!Michael Janzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282213764832838646noreply@blogger.com