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       <pubDate>Sat, 8 Nov 2014 10:11:00 CST</pubDate>
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There's a big sale going on in my &lt;a href="http://www.zazzle.com/digitalblasphemy*"&gt;gift shop&lt;/a&gt; this weekend.  All &lt;a href="http://bitly.com/mOLPuU"&gt;wrapped canvas prints&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="http://bit.ly/1wBODPK"&gt;calendars&lt;/a&gt; are 60% off if you use the coupon code VETERANDAY14.  I've already purchased "&lt;a href="http://www.zazzle.com/painted_canyon_gallery_wrapped_canvas-192019797880100962?rf=238218123934589041"&gt;The Painted Canyon&lt;/a&gt;" and "&lt;a href="http://www.zazzle.com/the_overseer_2014_gallery_wrapped_canvas-192175418039696255?rf=238218123934589041"&gt;The Overseer&lt;/a&gt;" to hang in my home ;-)
&lt;P&gt;Since I've been rendering my multiscreens for 4K lately created a few canvas triptychs... 
&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.zazzle.com/green_flash_panorama_canvas_prints-192106612406938018?rf=238218123934589041"&gt; &lt;img src="http://rlv.zcache.com/green_flash_panorama_canvas_prints-r0392129646f74b5d9a8759db059af2b7_asw3x_xwzpz_325.jpg" alt="Green Flash Panorama Canvas Prints" style="border:0;" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Green Flash&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;

&lt;td align="center"&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.zazzle.com/the_overseer_panorama_gallery_wrapped_canvas-192973383580092056?rf=238218123934589041"&gt; &lt;img src="http://rlv.zcache.com/the_overseer_panorama_gallery_wrapped_canvas-rbcf537fc3ba142fb9f3b84107d2fc580_asxn6_8byvr_325.jpg" alt="The Overseer Panorama Gallery Wrapped Canvas" style="border:0;" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Overseer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td align="center"&gt;  &lt;a href="http://www.zazzle.com/painted_canyon_panorama_gallery_wrap_canvas-192990248022399039?view=113370567196517262&amp;rf=238218123934589041"&gt; &lt;img src="http://rlv.zcache.com/painted_canyon_panorama_gallery_wrap_canvas-r0ce1d6c718864b81a1087015c74dee3e_x0zv7_xwzoe_325.jpg" alt="Painted Canyon Panorama Gallery Wrap Canvas" style="border:0;" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Painted Canyon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="2"&gt;Here's my lovely 14.25" x 22" calendar for 2015&lt;/a&gt; which is also available in "&lt;a href="http://www.zazzle.com/digital_blasphemy_2015_calendar_regular_size-158794747572248871?gl=digitalblasphemy&amp;rf=238218123934589041"&gt;regular&lt;/a&gt;" (11" x 17") and "&lt;a href="http://www.zazzle.com/digital_blasphemy_2015_calendar_small-158620019304864723?gl=digitalblasphemy&amp;rf=238218123934589041"&gt;small&lt;/a&gt;" (7" x 11") sizes...
 &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.zazzle.com/digital_blasphemy_2015_calendar-158048929736296121?gl=digitalblasphemy&amp;rf=238218123934589041"&gt; &lt;img src="http://rlv.zcache.com/digital_blasphemy_2015_calendar-p1580489297362961214z7z6_325.jpg" border="0" alt="Digital Blasphemy 2015 Calendar" align="left" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.zazzle.com/digital_blasphemy_2015_calendar-158048929736296121?gl=digitalblasphemy&amp;rf=238218123934589041"&gt;
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       <pubDate>Sun, 2 Nov 2014 10:11:00 CST</pubDate>
 <title>Painted Canyon</title>
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  &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=paintedcanyon1&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/graphics/previews/paintedcanyon1_preview.jpg&quot;  border="0"  title=&quot;Painted Canyon&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;  
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My latest render is called "&lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=paintedcanyon1"&gt;Painted Canyon&lt;/a&gt;".   It was inspired by a tiny thumbnail of a photo I glimpsed while surfing the internet.   I wish I'd saved it or tried to find the source!  The photo brought back the time &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/digitalblasphemy/photos/p.10152832738504105/10152832738504105/?type=1&amp;theater"&gt;I visited Big Bend National Park and saw the sunset through a massive gorge&lt;/a&gt;.
&lt;P&gt;I hope you enjoy it.   I still have a tweak or two I would like to try but I thought it looked nice enough to share...
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       <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2014 06:11:00 CDT</pubDate>
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 <link>http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=oculus1</link>
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  &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=oculus1&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/graphics/previews/oculus1_preview.jpg&quot;  border="0"  title=&quot;Oculus&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;  
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Someone recently mentioned that I don't make enough &lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/seeall.shtml?y=todos&amp;t=1&amp;w=&amp;h=&amp;r=1"&gt;abstracts&lt;/a&gt; any more. Here's a new one that I put together on &lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/asfaloth.shtml"&gt;my laptop&lt;/a&gt; while &lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/bucephalus.shtml"&gt;Bucephalus&lt;/a&gt; rendered &lt;a href="preview.shtml?i=blackangel2"&gt;the black angel&lt;/a&gt;. Enjoy!
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       <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2014 23:11:00 CDT</pubDate>
 <title>The Black Angel (Final) plus Black and White!</title>
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  &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=blackangel2&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/graphics/previews/blackangel2_preview.jpg&quot;  border="0"  title=&quot;The Black Angel (Happy Halloween)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;  
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It's always tough when one of my first drafts takes off and gets high-ratings, because there will always be folks who won't like my changes. Still, I knew when I posted the first version of "The Black Angel" that I wasn't completely finished with it.
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I've reworked the foreground (the grass was too tall and just a blur before), added some more vines to the trees and the statue, added some blowing leaves, and finally brightened the scene a bit so you can see more details in the foreground.
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I hope you like the changes. The first version will remain available in &lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/picklejar.shtml?i=blackangel2&amp;mode=dir"&gt;the Pickle Jar&lt;/a&gt; along with a bonus B&amp;W version that I think looks pretty creepy too...
&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/picklejar.shtml?i=blackangel2&amp;mode=dir"&gt;&lt;img src="/graphics/previews/bwblackangel1_preview.jpg" title="The Black Angel (B&amp;W)" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;P&gt;PS: Jessie took issue with my claiming the inspiration for this piece was &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/dblasphemy/status/524348724005593088"&gt;the Black Angel&lt;/a&gt; in Iowa City. She correctly noted that our son Ian has been putting together a black angel costume for Halloween for the past month so he should get the credit. Thanks for the inspiration Ian!&lt;/P&gt;
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       <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2014 23:11:00 CDT</pubDate>
 <title>The Black Angel (Happy Halloween!!)</title>
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  &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=blackangel1&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/graphics/previews/blackangel1_preview.jpg&quot;  border="0"  title=&quot;The Black Angel (Happy Halloween)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;  
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&lt;P&gt;The "&lt;a href="http://www.prairieghosts.com/oakland.html"&gt;Black Angel&lt;/a&gt; of Oakland Cemetery in Iowa City always freaked me out as a college student back in the 90s.   &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/dblasphemy/status/524348724005593088"&gt;As you can see from this photo&lt;/a&gt;, I couldn't even look at it.
 &lt;P&gt;While the statue in Iowa was my main inspiration, I'm sure some of you will also think of Doctor Who when you see this render.   
 &lt;P&gt;Either way I hope you have a happy and safe &lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/seeall.shtml?y=Halloween&amp;t=0&amp;w=&amp;h=&amp;r=1"&gt;Halloween!!&lt;/a&gt;  Let me know what you think!!
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       <pubDate>Sat, 4 Oct 2014 06:11:00 CDT</pubDate>
 <title>Karesansui (2014)</title>
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  &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=karesansuinight2k141&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/graphics/previews/karesansuinight2k141_preview.jpg&quot;  border="0"  title=&quot;Karesansui (Night)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;  
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Here's a night version of my updated "&lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=karesansui2k142"&gt;Karesansui"&lt;/a&gt;.   I stuck with the original lighting scene (rather than adding visible lanterns) as I wanted to keep the focus on the foreground.  Let me know what you think!!
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       <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2014 06:11:00 CDT</pubDate>
 <title>Karesansui (2014)</title>
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  &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=karesansui2k142&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/graphics/previews/karesansui2k142_preview.jpg&quot;  border="0"  title=&quot;Karesansui (2014)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;  
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Ever since Lightwave added their own Instancing engine, I've thought it would be cool to add real stones to my "&lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=karesansui"&gt;Karesansui&lt;/a&gt; dry garden.   The original used a displaced plane to simulate the raked gravel.
 &lt;P&gt;&lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=karesansui2k142"&gt;This new version uses over 4 million instances to create the "gravel sea".&lt;/a&gt;    
 &lt;P&gt;I've also subdivided the stones so they look a bit more hi-res.  Not sure if I should mess with the background or not.   I've done some experiments but anything I add back there seems to steal focus from the foreground.   
 &lt;P&gt;Let me know what you think!   &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/digitalblasphemy/photos/a.10151945163979105.1073741829.22336144104/10152743143354105/?type=1&amp;theater"&gt;So many different applications for instances...&lt;/a&gt;
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       <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2014 09:11:00 CDT</pubDate>
 <title>Moonshadow (2014)</title>
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  &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=moonshadow2k141&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/graphics/previews/moonshadow2k141_preview.jpg&quot;  border="0"  title=&quot;Moonshadow (2014)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;  
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I was never really happy with the clouds in &lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=moonshadow1"&gt;my original "Moonshadow" render&lt;/a&gt;.   For this update I wanted to simulate a real "moonshadow" with the clouds (some still lit by the sun and some are in shadow).
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  You may notice that quite a bit of this scene as adapted from "&lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=greenflash1"&gt;The Green Flash&lt;/a&gt;".   I put a lot of trial and error work into achieving those atmospheric/beach effects and I didn't want to re-invent the wheel for what would essentially be the same environment.  
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  You can think of this piece as a companion to "The Green Flash" if you'd like, taking place a bit further up the beach ;-)
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  As with the original Moonshadow, I'm sure a lot of people would prefer there be no human in this piece.   I may provide such a render later, once I am happy with the "final" settings.
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 Let me know what you think!
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       <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2014 06:11:00 CDT</pubDate>
 <title>Hokkaido (Fog)</title>
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  &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=winteriscoming1&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/graphics/previews/hokkaido2_preview.jpg&quot;  border="0"  title=&quot;Hokkaido&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;  
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I've added a new version of "&lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=hokkaido2"&gt;Hokkaido&lt;/a&gt;" to the &lt;a href="https://secure.digitalblasphemy.com/signup.shtml"&gt;Members Gallery&lt;/a&gt; this morning.   This new render is available for both single and multiple-screens (up to triple 4K).
&lt;P&gt;I would also like to mention that Members who have more than two years remaining on their accounts will no longer see the "&lt;a href="https://secure.digitalblasphemy.com/slidingsale.shtml"&gt;Sliding Sale&lt;/a&gt;" message.  The sale has been a success so far and am much happier having more Members who paid less than fewer who pay more.
&lt;P&gt;To that end I have set a goal of &lt;font size="+2"&gt;20,000&lt;/font&gt; active &lt;a href="https://secure.digitalblasphemy.com/signup.shtml"&gt;Members&lt;/a&gt; by Jan 1st 2015. There are &lt;font size="+2"&gt;18,295&lt;/font&gt; active Members currently so that number isn't out of reach.   Help me out and &lt;a href="https://secure.digitalblasphemy.com/signup.shtml"&gt;sign up&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="https://secure.digitalblasphemy.com/restricted/renewal.shtml"&gt;renew&lt;/a&gt; today!
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       <pubDate>Sun, 7 Sep 2014 12:11:00 CST</pubDate>
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  &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=dreamer1&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/graphics/previews/dreamer1_preview.jpg&quot;  border="0"  title=&quot;The Dreamer&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;  
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I've added "&lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=dreamer1"&gt;The Dreamer&lt;/a&gt;" to the &lt;a href="https://secure.digitalblasphemy.com/signup.shtml"&gt;Members Gallery&lt;/a&gt; today.  I had started work on a landscape project but it took a left turn into something that blends space, landscape and abstract in one image.   This piece is dedicated to my boys, Ian and Jason, who are both dreamers in their own distinct ways.  
&lt;P&gt;Modeled and rendered using Vue d'Esprit 2014.
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       <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2014 08:11:00 CST</pubDate>
 <title>The Forgotten Way (Final)</title>
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  &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=forgottenway3&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/graphics/previews/forgottenway3_preview.jpg&quot;  border="0"  title=&quot;The Forgotten Way&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;  
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Here is my "final" version of "The Forgotten Way".   I've removed the water in the foreground and added &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/digitalblasphemy/photos/a.10151945163979105.1073741829.22336144104/10152663540304105"&gt;some vine-covered steps&lt;/a&gt;.   Another scene element from the original version has also made it back for the final render.  All of the previous renders will remain available in &lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/picklejar.shtml?i=forgottenway3&amp;mode=dir"&gt;the Pickle Jar&lt;/a&gt;.
&lt;P&gt;Let me know what you think in the comments!
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       <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2014 08:11:00 CST</pubDate>
 <title>The Forgotten Way (2014)</title>
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  &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=forgottenway2&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/graphics/previews/forgottenway2_preview.jpg&quot;  border="0"  title=&quot;The Forgotten Way&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;  
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As you guys can probably tell, I take Leonardo's quote ("Art is never finished, only abandoned") quite seriously.   This particular piece was started in the winter of last year and I abandoned it before I was 100% happy.
 &lt;P&gt;Fast forward to a few days ago and I was modeling objects for another new project and the idea came to me how I might "improve" this one.   
 &lt;p&gt;I hope you like the new render.   &lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/picklejar.shtml?i=forgottenway2&amp;mode=dir"&gt;The old versions are still in the Pickle Jar so  you can see what's changed&lt;/a&gt;.
 &lt;P&gt;The multiscreen version of "&lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=greenflash1"&gt;The Green Flash&lt;/a&gt;" is currently rendering on &lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com//asfaloth.shtml"&gt;Asfaloth&lt;/a&gt; and is a few days away!
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       <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:11:00 CST</pubDate>
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  &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=greenflash1&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/graphics/previews/greenflash1_preview.jpg&quot;  border="0"  title=&quot;The Green Flash&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;  
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The very first night I spent in San Diego (back in 98 or 99 I believe), I had dinner at a place in Pacific Beach called "&lt;a href="http://www.greenflashrestaurant.com/"&gt;The Green Flash&lt;/a&gt;".   The name intrigued me and I found out that the "&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_flash"&gt;green flash&lt;/a&gt;" refers to the green color the sun takes on just as the very last bit of it disappears below the horizon.
 &lt;P&gt;I had the opportunity to return recently to San Diego and visit with old friends.  It was tough leaving.  This wallpaper is my homage my old home in the west and the years I lived there.
 &lt;P&gt;I used Vue d'Esprit's "planetary" mode to allow me to place clouds (and the sun) beneath the horizon line so I could create godbeams from beyond the curve of the earth.   Tricky to set up and it took forever to render (to clean up the noise) but you let me know if was worth it.  
 
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       <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2014 00:11:00 CST</pubDate>
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Growing up in the Midwest I was taught to always hold a door open for the person coming up behind me. It still just seems like the polite thing to to do.&lt;P&gt;
I created my "Sliding Sale" as a sort of digital version of this courtesy. &lt;a href="https://secure.digitalblasphemy.com/signup.shtml"&gt;When anyone makes a purchase on my site&lt;/a&gt;, a 50% discount will be activated which anyone else came claim by clicking the "Sliding Sale" button when they join. &lt;a href="https://secure.digitalblasphemy.com/restricted/renewal.shtml?SLIDINGSALE"&gt;Current Members can use the SLIDINGSALE coupon code to get the discount on any renewal&lt;/a&gt;. The more people use the door, the more open it will be!
The 50% off discount will be active for 10 minutes after someone signs up or renews. If no one makes a purchase within 10 minutes, the discount will drop to 45% for the next 10 minutes. If no one takes advantage of the offer within 20 minutes the discount will drop to 40% until an hour has elapsed. The discount will then drop to 30% until two hours have elapsed between purchases.
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After that anyone can claim a 25% discount. The clock restarts and the discount resets to 50% when someone makes a purchase however so the more people who sign up, the less expensive it will be for everyone.
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I'm going to try and run my signups and renewals like this for a while though I may tweak the times from time to time. If no one is interested it won't really cost me anything, and if it's popular I will gain more members who, in turn, feel happier that they saved some money. Everyone wins!
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Let me know what you think!
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       <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2014 00:11:00 CST</pubDate>
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  &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=overseer2k141&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/graphics/previews/overseer2k141_preview.jpg&quot;  border="0"  title=&quot;The Overseer&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;  
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By popular demand I have added my updated version of "&lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=overseer2k141"&gt;The Overseer&lt;/a&gt;" to &lt;a href="/wallpapers.shtml"&gt;my main gallery&lt;/a&gt;.  You will noticed that I updated a few elements for the gallery version, but I kept the windows the same.   I played around with quite a few different options but nothing beat these simple lines IMO.
&lt;P&gt;As I mentioned before, this render was inspired by a &lt;a href="https://secure.digitalblasphemy.com/signup.shtml"&gt;Member&lt;/a&gt; who &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/digitalblasphemy/posts/10152587372389105"&gt;sent me a picture&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="https://secure.digitalblasphemy.com/thankyoucards.shtml"&gt;her Thank You card&lt;/a&gt;...&lt;/P&gt;
 
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       <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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  &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=hybrid2k14gold&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/graphics/previews/hybrid2k14gold_preview.jpg&quot;  border="0"  title=&quot;Hybrid (Gilded)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;  
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What started out as an update to "&lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=hybrid"&gt;Hybrid&lt;/a&gt;" took a number of left turns and ended up someplace very different.   This project was another exercise with Lightwave's instancing system (&lt;em&gt;a la&lt;/em&gt; "&lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=island2k143"&gt;Island in the Void&lt;/a&gt;"), but this time with solid objects.
&lt;P&gt;&lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/picklejar.shtml?i=hybrid2k14gold&amp;mode=dir"&gt;My first version featured a sort of "frost"&lt;/a&gt; but I found the gold leaf to render much faster while also not being mistaken for mold or decay :-)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Either way this is a new technique for me so please let me know what you think!
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       <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2014 19:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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"This new version attempts to improve the unnaturally bright white lighting on the clouds.   Hope you like it!!
 
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       <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2014 19:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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  &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=horizons1&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/graphics/previews/horizons1_preview.jpg&quot;  border="0"  title=&quot;Horizons&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;  
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"&lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=horizons1"&gt;Horizons&lt;/a&gt;" is the end-result of my learning some new space rendering techniques over the past few weeks.  I used my Class M planet from &lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=skyward3"&gt;Skyward&lt;/a&gt;, my gas giant from "&lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=cronus1"&gt;Cronus&lt;/a&gt;", and my galaxy from "&lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=island2k141"&gt;Island in the Void&lt;/a&gt;" for the sky and modeled the foreground in Vue 2014.5.
 &lt;P&gt;The title is from a comment left by member "Jenna" on the &lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/getreview.shtml?i=MEMBERSWIP"&gt;work-in-progress version&lt;/a&gt;, where she said: &lt;i&gt;I really like the "from our current horizon to our eventual horizon" feel.&lt;/i&gt;
 &lt;P&gt;I hope you enjoy it too!! 
 
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       <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2014 17:23:00 CST</pubDate>
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  &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=island2k143&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/graphics/fbt/island2k143fbt.jpg&quot;  border="0"  title=&quot;Island in the Void&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;  
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&lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/dualscreen/dualscreen1.shtml"&gt;Dual&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/triscreen/triscreen1.shtml"&gt;triple-screen&lt;/a&gt; versions of "&lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=island2k143"&gt;Island in the Void&lt;/a&gt;" now available!
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PS: Only have 4 "&lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=potofgoldnight1"&gt;Pot of Gold (Night)&lt;/a&gt;" &lt;a href="https://secure.digitalblasphemy.com/thankyoucards.shtml"&gt;thank you cards&lt;/a&gt; left! Who wants 'em?
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       <pubDate>Fri, 4 Jul 2014 07:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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  &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=island2k141&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/graphics/previews/island2k141_preview.jpg&quot;  border="0"  title=&quot;Island in the Void (2014)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;  
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"&lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=island2k141"&gt;Island in the Void&lt;/a&gt;" is new in the &lt;a href="https://secure.digitalblasphemy.com/"&gt;Members Gallery&lt;/a&gt; this morning.  &lt;a href="http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=island"&gt;The title refers back to this piece from 2001&lt;/a&gt;.  
&lt;P&gt;I started playing around with this model on &lt;A href="/asfaloth.shtml"&gt;Asfaloth&lt;/a&gt; while waiting for "&lt;a href="http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=cronusrising2k141"&gt;Cronus Rising&lt;/a&gt;" to render on &lt;a href="http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/bucephalus.shtml"&gt;Bucephalus&lt;/a&gt;.  My goal was to create a believable galaxy in Lightwave using the new instancing tools (and no Hypervoxels).   
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This one rendered in around 90 minutes at 4800 x 3000 with 24 anti-aliasing passes.   That certainly beats the 24 hours that a similar Hypervoxel render would take.   I'm still learning all the tricks to the new instancing system so this is just the beginning.
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       <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2014 07:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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  &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=cronusrising2k141&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/graphics/previews/cronusrising2k141_preview.jpg&quot;  border="0"  title=&quot;Cronus&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;  
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After all that tinkering with &lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=cronus1"&gt;Vue's&lt;/a&gt; planetary&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=skyward3"&gt;rendering mode&lt;/a&gt;, I thought I should bring it all together was a nice planetscape.   "Cronus Rising" is new in the &lt;a href="https://secure.digitalblasphemy.com/signup.shtml"&gt;Members Gallery&lt;/a&gt; this morning.
 &lt;P&gt;The planets are a combination of two different Vue renders (it only lets you render one planet at a time) and the foreground was also rendered using Vue 2014.
 &lt;P&gt;&lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/?i=cronus"&gt;Here's the original from 1998 if you are curious as to how they match up!&lt;/a&gt;   I hope you like the update!!
 
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       <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2014 10:23:00 CST</pubDate>
 <title>Second Annual DB Minecraft Contest Begins!!</title>
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&lt;h2&gt;Minecraft Contest News...&lt;/h2&gt;
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	&lt;Td&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151687184359105.1073741825.22336144104&amp;type=3"&gt;&lt;img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/t1.0-9/s720x720/1005580_10151694498984105_383155482_n.png" width="240" alt=""&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/Td&gt;
&lt;Td&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151687184359105.1073741825.22336144104&amp;type=3"&gt;&lt;img src="https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/t31.0-8/p417x417/976408_10151692936019105_93522732_o.png" width="240" alt=""&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/Td&gt;
&lt;Td&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151687184359105.1073741825.22336144104&amp;type=3"&gt;&lt;img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/t31.0-8/976517_10151686052379105_1364514019_o.png" width="240" alt=""&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/Td&gt;

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The second annual DB Minecraft Contest is on!  &lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/userg/"&gt;Rather than using Facebook for the contest I will be hosting it on DB this year&lt;/a&gt;! 
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In addition to a &lt;a href="https://secure.digitalblasphemy.com/signup.shtml"&gt;Lifetime Membership&lt;/a&gt;, I would like to try to import the Grand Prize winning into either Vue or Lightwave to create a special render.
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&lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/minecraftsubmit.shtml"&gt;Rules, prizes and entry instructions can be found here&lt;/a&gt;.
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&lt;a href="/userg/"&gt;Vote for your favorites here (the first entry has already been posted!)&lt;/a&gt;.   One Grand Prize winner (chosen by &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10204003184658433"&gt;an expert jury&lt;/a&gt;)  will receive a prizes listed above.  The next 4 highest rated images will each recieve 1-year Membership gift certificates.   One Honorable Mention will receive a 1-month membership.
&lt;P&gt;Enter as many times as you like, but each submission is final (no submitting improved versions please).    Members please let me know if you have any questions, comments or suggestions!
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       <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2014 00:23:00 CST</pubDate>
 <title>Cronus Multiscreen</title>
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  &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=cronus1&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/graphics/fbt/cronus1fbt.jpg&quot;  border="0"  title=&quot;Cronus&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;  
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I stepped away from the computer for a few days with family and friends out in &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152535055249105"&gt;beautiful Washington state&lt;/a&gt;.   I have quite a few ideas in mind for future landscapes!
&lt;P&gt;I was pleased to see that &lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/bucephalus.shtml"&gt;Bucephalus&lt;/a&gt; finished a &lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/dualscreen/dualscreen1.shtml"&gt;multiscreen&lt;/a&gt; render of "&lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=cronus1"&gt;Cronus&lt;/a&gt;" while I was away. 
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I moved my "camera" in a lot closer for this one to get a better look at the volumetric layers. This is an experimental process for me so please let me know what you think!&lt;/P&gt;
I would like to tackle a new version of "&lt;a href="http://digitalblasphemy.com/preview.shtml?i=cronus"&gt;Cronus Rising&lt;/a&gt;" before I move on if no one minds...
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