Who is 'Markal'?
Markal is Mark Edwards who lives in Mississippi – originally from Indianapolis, Indiana. I retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2003 after 23 years and decided to stay here in the warm gulf coast south along with my wife, two daughters and three grandchildren.
How long have you been rendering/doing computer graphics?
My last five years in the Air Force I designed and developed computer-based training. We used PhotoShop, Flash and even wrote code in HTML, so I guess I started in the late 90’s. My terragen work began in 2003.
Do you have traditional art experience?
No real art experience just the standard art classes in high school and college.
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What are you currently working on?
I’m working on a collaboration with a Bryce artist…he is making a ship for one of my space landscape images. Learning Terragen 2 and possibly Vue may be in the works soon.
What software/equipment do you use and why?
Software used is Terragen .9.43, PaintShopPro 7 and LunarCell. I use an outdated Dell Pentium 4, 1.4GHZ, running Windows XP. I was going to upgrade but, this very large screen HDTV deal fell into my lap so I had to upgrade my other love…. watching Blue-Ray movies…first. Hopefully I’ll upgrade to a quad 4 before the end of the year.
What do you think your best piece of work is and why?
One of my latest favorites is Rigel III. The foreground is a stone BMP overlay I applied in Terragen…. the shading and shadows were in-line with the sun angle and it worked very well. The only post work was the LunarCell moons and I think they also add a realistic touch. It still amazes me how computer graphics can make an imaginary place look so real and believable.
Why do you like to work with 3D software?
It’s a fun hobby for me and when I focus on the work it carries me away from the hustle and worries of this world.Â
Who/what inspires you?
All the wonderful artists here at ReRo are great inspirations. National Geographic Magazine, NASA and all the space missions has also influenced and inspired me. Of course our creator….Almighty God….the greatest artist of all.
How has this online community (Renderosity) enhanced your work, relationships, and learning?
Not only comments but also other artists sharing their files have helped me grow artistically by leaps and bounds.
Parting Comments / Advice to other Artists?
I try to focus on what I love. I have a passion for Space Art so 99% of my work is Space art. Some may think I need to branch out and explore other areas but I say branch out to what….something I don’t love? Go with what you love and your rewards will be many.
Comments (22)
mikeerson
Green? if you say so - lol my monitor must be totally out of whack cause I just don't see it. Cool picture, just don't agree with the title.
julesart
But... teal is my favorite color! You did others? I must go check them out! This is beautiful!
Danny_G
NICE
stnaper
A Really great render!
Savage_dragon
Pretty. Just looks like the planet is a bit opaque over the landscape. Where's my eraser...? Lol.
odile
Excellent landscape.
Stooit
Really nice scene.
choronr
Your signature; so, stick with it from time to time. I like the format and picture balance. Would like to see more strata/displacement in place of the image maps.
geirla
I like teal. Very nice!
MTeslaMoon
Love it! Wish I was there right now ;)
alessimarco
~Fantastic!~
NefariousDrO
Very beautiful, I love the sky.
grafikeer
Great water and reflections...excellent landscape,even if it is teal!
peedy
Beautiful image! Great terrain and lighting. Love the water. And there's nothing wrong with teal! ;) Corrie
KnightWolverine
My monitor see's Teal..(smiles).. It's a versatile color that gets along with most primary and secondary colors...It's always going to be different with all that use it and see it...It's what I call a "preference" color....Either you prefer it or you don't....(smiles)... And I agree with choronr about being it's your signature or what your known for..as I've been told with my scenic landscapes and how all mine have that something that defines them and when folks see them they know I did them...Always go with what works and what your comfortable with...I mean it's coming from your imagination and your creating them the way you see them...Carry On...I myself would like to see more of this nature and color...Teal is a hard color to get correct no matter what program you are using....(smiles)...
teecee2107
Splendid alien landscape.
X-PaX
Very nice work Mark.
masonspappy
Nicely done!
claudia02
Sehr schön !
starfire777
Fantastic world!!!
Rich2
I agree with the ones who say "keep it" if you like it, though change ain't so bad. (Look who's talking - the "Desolation King"!) If you want to easily change the sky color, go into the Background shader and change the default color from black to whatever. It means other atmo settings need adjusting, too.
fallen21
Stunning textures & landscaping!