The Art of Perseverance by Shardz

Poser • Fantasy • posted on Feb 16, 2005

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"The Art of Perseverance" By David J. Reid aka "Shardz" Software used: Poser 5, Photoshop CS *~* Dedicated to Prog *~* As artists, we sometimes battle a creative struggle within our minds that prohibit us from producing our beloved artwork in a timely fashion; sometimes not at all. During my time here at Renderosity, I have had a couple dips in my creative flow, as well as experiencing a few blue moods regarding my artwork and place here on the site. With this comes the undying support of the community to pick you back up, fire up the mojo, and get back into render mode. Such an inspiration to me would be an artist we all know, love, and respect by the name of Prog! Dudley's artistic excellence, very kind disposition and supportiveness to others in this community go unrivaled and compels me to push myself harder to be a better artist, as well as a better person. Thank you so much for your help, advice, humor, and wonderful comments; not only to me, but the entire online community. Given these thoughts, I would like to dedicate this image to you as a reminder to me that persistence and perseverance ultimately pay off, and dedication to realizing your dreams and ideas is the primary goal and my new mission statement. Thank you, Dudley, for your words of enlightenment and your perfected craft that astounds and amazes the masses beyond belief! *~ Image Notes ~* This scene was an abandoned work in progress from about two months ago that, at the time, I felt was not possible given my experience level with Poser. Over time, and with the help of many people here, I built up confidence in my ability to conquer this turkey once and for all. I decided to add this installment to "The Art of..." series as it compelled me in so many ways to rethink my approach to image creation and to solidify my techniques a bit. Also, there were a few first-time events within this piece; 1.) I used more than one character, 2.) First sitting pose of a character, 3.) My first dedication, and lastly, 4.) The lights in the house actually went dim creating the FX. LOL! Another note of interest is the skull in the foreground; I have absolutely no clue where this thing came from, only the fact I had it on a CD that I recently found burned at least 6 years ago. Its

Comments (44)

Pen_Is_Envy

8:59PM | Wed, 16 February 2005

A wonderfully composed scene with great colour tones and lighting. A beautiful dedication too. So glad you didn't scrap this!! :)

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killer3d

9:05PM | Wed, 16 February 2005

It really "looks" like a lot of wok went into this one. Cool stuff!

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prog

9:17PM | Wed, 16 February 2005

Well, I'm very touched by your kind words, and this image is just fantastic!!! The POV, the effects, the characters, the poses-it all adds up to an incredible scene!!! The way those green beams of light converge on her hand is just wonderful, and the textures are so detailed!! The foreground scene is so impressive, and the detail in the background, through the windows is so cool!!! EXCELLENT work!!! I love creating images, and my biggest inspiration is going through the gallery everyday and seeing the wonderful renders that people post!! Thanks again!! A big vote!!

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1010

9:17PM | Wed, 16 February 2005

I am still looking at all those details. It must have taken forever to render! You have a keen eye for even the smallest things, what an outstanding image, the lighting is superb and sets it all off. ~V~

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shutterb

9:30PM | Wed, 16 February 2005

Love the cool lighting effects.

tiquanleap

9:36PM | Wed, 16 February 2005

I love the light effects on her hand and the book!! Excellent work!! :)

Halcion

10:10PM | Wed, 16 February 2005

Excellent scene! The fire under the book is amazing :-) Really great details in this piece :-) Very well done!!!

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cliff-dweller

10:35PM | Wed, 16 February 2005

Terrific scene!! I love the high camera position that you used and the lighting is excellent. The light effects are super, especially the fire under the book. Awesome work!!

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MeredithWilson

10:38PM | Wed, 16 February 2005

Dear David, I can understand why you said it was a labor of love - it would have to be to handle so many different elements and get each one just right. The fires and laser beams are very impressive - did you do them in PhotoShop in post? I can't imagine how long it took to do a final render. And even just moving a camera around must be difficult with so many polygons. Both your image and your dedication are truly magnificent and serve as an inspiration to all of us in Poser land. Love, Meredith

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mari_e17

11:15PM | Wed, 16 February 2005

0-0!!!!! Super fantastic scene!!! I want to write more but my english is very bad!!! :( EXCELLENT ARTWORK!!!!! BRAVISIMO, MARAVILLOSAAAAAAAAA !!!!!!!!!! :)

Kinouk

11:16PM | Wed, 16 February 2005

OMG!! What an amazing!! The image flows together so perfectly. Great image,David!! BRAVO!! huge hugz and kisses

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AGentleMuse

11:53PM | Wed, 16 February 2005

Stunning work, love the green fx coming out of the skulls & converging to her hand, the ligting is superb and I'm off to vote!

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RNKarenER

12:26AM | Thu, 17 February 2005

Very cool image indeed! I love every part of it!!!!

Asmendia

2:42AM | Thu, 17 February 2005

wow its a very mystical scene..with many details..EXELLENT WORK here v

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awadissk

11:26AM | Thu, 17 February 2005

Very beautiful image, excellent work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wildfire2003

12:19PM | Thu, 17 February 2005

You have so much going on in these scene, I am enthralled! All the elements and effects are superb! Don't doubt yourself anymore, this shows you are top notch at your art work level! Excellent job!!V

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MOOOW

12:51PM | Thu, 17 February 2005

Wow!!I love this one so beautiful scene with excellent composition and poses so unique ,one of the best from your galleryVOTE

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Smitthms

1:32PM | Thu, 17 February 2005

Awesome image :o) ~Thomas

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IgnisSerpentus

3:30PM | Thu, 17 February 2005

This is a totally awesome dedication to one of my favoritest people on here. Your stuff is always sooo wicked and intricate... theres so much to look at!! Love the special fx too. Xcellent work!!

wyrmmaster

6:49PM | Thu, 17 February 2005

Awsome!

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angells

9:30PM | Thu, 17 February 2005

Wow what a terrific job on those special effects. Awesome composition, characters, poses and lighting. A wonderful image. Vote***

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Avalonne

6:16AM | Fri, 18 February 2005

Well perseverance definitely paid off for you....incredible image with so many things to look at...I'm afraid that patience has never been a virtue I possess, so I envy anyone who has it. You did an awesome job, and you couldn't have picked a nicer guy or a greater artist to dedicate this to...Bravo!!!!

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