Digital Blasphemy 3D Wallpaper

"Red and Gold" added to Free Gallery

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:30:00 GMT

I replaced "Green and Gold" with "Red and Gold" in the "Free Gallery" this morning.

"Canopy Creek (Winter)" added to Members Gallery

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:00:00 GMT

I've added a winter chapter to my "Canopy Creek" series in the Members Gallery.

A few of other items to mention:

First, I upgraded my Vue d'Esprit software to version 8 earlier this week so I will be using that going forward. I'm particularly excited about the new 3D terrain scultping (allowing for overhangs) and the new atmosphere rendering.

Second, for owners of the new 27" iMac I have added 2560 x 1440 versions of my last 8 renders to the Members Galery. I'll try to add more in the near future.

Lastly Zazzle is running a 40% off sale on all posters. I doubt they will be running any more 70% off deals so this might be as good as it will get for a while. You can check out my gallery here. Use coupon code "HISTORYPOST4" at checkout.

"Green and Gold" added to Free Gallery

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:30:00 GMT

Happy Halloween! I've added "A New Playmate" to the free gallery this morning. The rest of my Halloween wallpapers are available in the Members Gallery.

"Dark Wings" added to Members Gallery (Happy Halloween!)

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT

I've added a Halloween theme, "Dark Wings", to the Members Gallery this evening.

"Canopy Creek (Autumn)" added to Members Gallery

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMT

I've posted an autumn version of my "Canopy Creek" wallpaper in the Members Gallery this evening. My new project is taking a little longer than I had anticipated so consider this an appetizer.

"Moonlit Oasis" added to Members Gallery

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMT

I was just about to close the book on Oasis but instead I started playing around with the atmosphere. The result is a moonlit version when I have posted in the Members Gallery this morning. Definitely a different vibe than the sunlit version.

Get my latest iPhone Wallpaper

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:45:00 GMT

From here on out I will be using the iPhone wallpaper version of my latest project for both the DB Facebook fan page profile pic and my Twitter profile pic. If you own an iPhone (or other 320 x 480 device) and wish to use the image for your wallpaper please feel free to visit my profile on either to download and use it.

T-shirts are back and just in time for winter!

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:45:00 GMT

I should have a new render done fairly soon. The prismatic pool was actually created for something else entirely. You will see.

In the meantime, Jessie gave me a idea for a t-shirt the other night. Instead of using one image, why not use them all? I've created a couple of different mosaic designs so far and the first two are available in my Zazzle store. It's strange looking at them all, nearly 15 years of rendering, in one glance.

The "spectrum" was created using a program called "AndreaMosaic". The program is free but I will definintely make a donation to support it.

The 25 x 25 grid was created by using a modified version of my gallery page. I used the "Screengrab" Firefox extension to snapshot the whole screen (not just inside the browser window) to create a 5000 pixel wide semi-chronological grid. The grid only has images from my main gallery while the spectrum has picklejar images as well (a lot of stuff that I hadn't seen in years).

Both are available on t-shirts and as prints if you want my whole collection on your wall.

"Prismatic Pool" added to Members Gallery

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:00:00 GMT

I've added my latest project, "Prismatic Pool", to the Members Gallery this evening. It was inspired by the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone (which I visited a few years ago) but I took plenty of liberties as well. This straddles the line between scenery and abstract but I think it makes a colorful and interesting wallpaper. Hope you like it!

"Fluorescence (2009)" Poster Available

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:45:00 GMT

I've added a poster version of "Fluorescence (2009)" to my Zazzle collection.

In other news, I've made some adjustments to my TrialPay setup. I've removed the 1 year option and lowered the price threshold so there should be some more interesting offers available to score you the 90 day Membership. Tt's a pretty easy way to get two products for the price of one so I hope you will consider it.

I hope to have my new wallpaper ready to post either late tonight or early tomorrow so please either check back here, become a Facebook Fan, or sign up to follow my Twitter Feed.

Membership Giveaway

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:45:00 GMT

DB Member "Walo" is giving away a free 1 year Membership (via a gift certificate he purchased) to the person he feels is most deserving. All you need to do is leave a post on his blog explaining why you should get it over someone else.

"Green and Gold" added to Free Gallery

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:30:00 GMT

I'm celebrating a birthday today (#38) so I thought it would be a good time to post a new freebie. This one is called "Green and Gold" and it replaces "Hidden Falls".

"Afterglow (2009)" added to Members Gallery

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:00:00 GMT

My new render is available in the Members Gallery the evening. I call this one "Afterglow", though it doesn't really bear much resemblance to the original.

As long as I have been using landscape programs, I have never been able to work with a real (round) planet. I've always built my scenes on infinite plains. This only really comes into play if you move the camera really high or move the sun below the horizon. It is basically impossible for the sun to cast light on clouds if it is below the horizon of an infinite plane. Being able to render my scene on a giant sphere makes possible (without cheats) scenes like "Afterglow" where the clouds are lit by a sun that has set. The only light in the scene comes from the clouds and the sky (so it may seem a little dark to some of you).

It is a scene that I have always wanted to do (this probably won't be the last you see either) and I'm glad it is now possible. Unfortunately, Vue d'Esprit crashed every for minutes while making this. The planetary render mode was designed to render these spheres from high altitude (think pictures of planets rather than the surface of them) so perhaps that it why it got unstable.

Anyway, sorry for the long explanation. I hope it was worth the wait!

Twitter/RSS Feed for New Wallpaper Updates (Only!)

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:21:00 GMT

I have added a "New Images Only" Twitter Feed this morning. If you are only interested in when new graphics are posted to the gallery and don't want to hear anything else from me, you can follow at http://twitter.com/dbnewimages or subscribe to this feed ("http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/66129689.rss") using your RSS reader of choice.

This page (along with the "main" DB Twitter account and Facebook Page) will have posts that are a little more in depth, more frequent, and not always related to my graphics.

All additions to the gallery will be documented as they have been before, but the new feed will be for those who are only interested in the gallery updates and not posts I make in between gallery updates.

Summerwood Returns Home

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:21:00 GMT

After receiving the umpteenth email regarding the "Fireflies" Firefox Persona ("is this stolen?") earlier this week, I decided that it would be a good idea if "MaDonna" just transferred the Persona to my fledgling account. I wrote her(?) and asked if she could do it.

She wrote me back saying she would just remove the Persona, but this was not a good option. It had become the number 3 theme popularity wise and the link she had added to the description was bringing me some nice traffic to my Free Gallery.

I was sorry to see the link go but happy I would not be receiving any more emails regarding the manner. Then, somehow, the staff of the Mozilla project stepped in and said they would move the file to my gallery (popularity intact). Sweet! The move was made last evening.

To celebrate I've renamed the Persona back to "Summerwood" and added "Autumnwood", "Winterwood", and "Springwood" versions. Big thanks to the folks at Mozilla Labs!

1366 x 768 Wallpapers Added to Members Gallery

Fri, 7 Aug 2009 11:37:00 GMT

I have a few renders going at once now so they should come pretty rapid-fire when ready. In the meantime I have added over 175 1366 x 768 images to the signup options My laptop and Jessie's computer use this res and I didn't offer it as a download option. I've posted a zip file so Members don't have to click all of the images to download.

Membership Coupons Added

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 12:37:00 GMT

I've also added coupon codes to my signup options. Unfortunately they only work when using my credit card signup form (no PayPal yet, but soon). Enter "5DOLLARSOFF" or "20PERCENTOFF" in the signup form to get the respective discounts.

"Fluorescence (2009)" Multi-Screens Added

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 12:25:00 GMT

I've added the dual and triple screen versions of "Fluorescence (2009)" to the Members Gallery this morning. I played around with a number of different configurations when designing this one and I hope you guys enjoy what I finally settled on. It seemed a waste not to put anything in the extra frame(s).

"Circumpolar" added to Free Gallery

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:00:00 GMT

I have good news and bad news. The bad news is I have replaced the 1920 x 1200 images in the free gallery with 1680 x 1050 versions (that shouldn't effect too many of you). The 1920 x 1200 and 2560 x 1600 images will be available only to Membersmoving forward.

The good news is that I have added one of my favorite wallpapers, Circumpolar, to the free gallery this evening. Enjoy!

"Fluorescence (2009)" added to Members Gallery

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT

I was messing around with Twitter last week, wanting to update my Avatar, and I decided to open up Lightwave and render "Fluorescence" in the size I needed. Well, I started playing around with the scene and made a couple of tweaks. One thing lead to another and I ended up doing making quite a few changes. The result is now up in the Members Gallery (you can preview it here ).

I didn't change the mushrooms themselves, though I did play around with them in Zbrush. I decided that I liked the original geometry. The ground is new though and I've added some volumetric /dof effects which may or may not be controversial ;-)

Anyway, I know this image is a favorite of a lot of people and is probably my most well known piece. I don't take changing it lightly. I hope everyone enjoys the updated version, and if you don't then remember that the previous versions aren't going anywhere.

Pay it Forward!

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:25:00 GMT

I've added a "Pay it Forward" program to the Members Gallery . It allows users to purchase a renewal for a random member (with no identifying information exchanged). The hope being that the recipient will then "pay forward" the kindness by purchasing a renewal for someone else.

I just need someone to log in and get the ball rolling...

"Canopy Creek" Multi-Screens Added

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:25:00 GMT

I tweaked them a day or two longer than I thought I would, but the dual and triple screen of "Canopy Creek" are now available in the Members Gallery. "Enshrouded" is still rendering on my other box and will probably be doing so for at least the next week or so (that one takes forever).

"Canopy Creek" added to Members Gallery

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT

I hit a rough patch healthwise over the past few weeks (see my bio for background on that) and it's kept me from working. I think I'm coming to end of it though and I got a chance last week to sit down and do some creating. My lastest project, Canopy Creek, is now up in the Members Gallery.

"Enshrouded" added to Members Gallery

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT

It's still a work in progress, but I've posted my latest render up in the Members Gallery this morning. It's called "Enshrouded" and I expect to have a new version up in the next few days.

FireFox Personas

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:00:00 GMT

Lately, I've gotten a number of emails from folks alerting me to the fact that my work is being used by another designer in the "Firefox Personas" gallery. Personas are a way to apply an image to your web browser interface, kind of like a skin. Just so everyone will know, I haven't decided what to do about this MaDonna person. The Persona gallery doesn't really allow you to contact the designer and she/he doesn't have any links that I could find. Guess I will have to go through the site.

Anyway, the experience inspired me to create a few of my own "Personas" (while waiting for renders) and you can check them out here. If the response is positive I could see making a few more.

"Starbirth (2008)" added to Free Gallery

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:00:00 GMT

I've added "Starbirth (2008)" to free gallery this morning and moved "Cosmogony" back into the Members Gallery. I expect to have a new Members Gallery image up near the end of the week.

"Beginning of the End" added to Members Gallery

Mon, 25 May 2009 09:00:00 GMT

Here in the States we are celebrating Memorial Day, but before we load up the kids for the family cookout I wanted to post my latest project in the Members Gallery. It's called "Beginning of the End" and it is a near complete 180 from "In Full Bloom". Sort of bleak, but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless!

Also, this is the last day of Zazzle's 70% off poster sale. Coupon code "MEMORIALSALE". Enjoy!

Lastly, I will be increasing the fees for Lifetime Memberships at the end of the month (though not all the way back to their previous level). The price will be $75 for new Members and $60 for renewals. Please act now if you want to lock in the current low price!

DB Posters 70% Off This Weekend!

Sat, 23 May 2009 18:25:00 GMT

Zazzle is having a big sale for Memorial Day weekend. All posters (including mine) are 70% off! Just enter code "MEMORIALSALE" at checkout. Get em while they're hot!

Lifetime Memberships Reduced

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:21:00 GMT

Last night I reduced the price for current (and former) Members to purchase Lifetime Renewals. They are now $49 rather than $99. The response has been very positive so I've decided to change the price for new signups as well.

Forthwith, or until I decide otherwise, the price for DB Lifetime Memberships will be $59 (down from $99). If the price is attractive to enough people, it will stay that way. Otherwise this may be a limited time offer.

"Moonshadow" added to Free Gallery

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:21:00 GMT

Added "Moonshadow" to the free gallery this morning and moved "The Grid" back to the Members Gallery.

"Temple of the Leaf (Night)" added to Members Gallery

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:00:00 GMT

I had no sooner had I posted the original when the requests started for a night version. It took me a little longer than I would have liked (tweaking the lights, etc) but here it is. On to new projects now.

"Temple of the Leaf" added to Members Gallery

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:51:00 GMT

Added "Temple of the Leaf" to the Members Gallery this morning.

"Desert Dawn" added to Members Gallery

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:29:00 GMT

Added "Desert Dawn" to the Members Gallery this morning. There are actually two versions available to Members, and you can see the alternate here.

"Lone Tree" added to Free Gallery and Other News

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:21:00 GMT

Added "Lone Tree" to the free gallery this morning and moved "Arctica" back to the Members Gallery.

In other news, I've set up an account on Twitter (why not) so if you are into that sort of thing you can check out my feed here.Among other things, I imagine it will be a good way for me to post updates on works in progress.

Lastly, I am looking to sell one of my workstation video cards. If you are interested you can read more about that here.

"Phraxis" added to Members Gallery

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:29:00 GMT

Added "Phraxis", a new planetscape, to the Members Gallery this morning.

BlackBerry Storm Wallpapers added to Members Gallery

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:29:00 GMT

I've added over 200 360 x 480 and 480 x 360 images, formatted specifically for the BlackBerry Storm and Curve models, to the Members Gallery this morning. To date I have images available for the iPhone, PSP, BlackBerry Bold/Storm/Curve, Palm Treo 650, Zune, and three other resolutions to cover various other handhelds.

"Harbinger (2009)" added to Members Gallery

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:29:00 GMT

Still recovering from my surgery of a few weeks ago, but I've have been able to get back in the saddle and render a new wallpaper. It's called "Harbinger (2009)" and it is a reworking of a wallpaper I did back in 2001. The hi-res version is available in the Members Gallery and you can preview it here.

It feels good to be posting wallpapers again!

"The Astronomer" added to Free Gallery and a Personal Note

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:49:00 GMT

A couple of items to report today. First, I've added "The Astronomer" to the Free Gallery this morning and removed "Biodome Sunset" to the Members Gallery. I hope you enjoy it.

The second item is of a personal nature. You may have noticed that I haven't been producing a much new work in the past month or so. The reason for this is due to some health problems that I had been having which culminated in an emergency abdominal surgery around three weeks ago.

I ended up spending nearly two weeks in the hospital and I've only now felt well enough to "man the helm" here at DB again. My doctors tell me that the surgery was a complete success and I shouldn't have any more trouble once I am fully recovered.

It's been a very painful and trying January for me but I am well on my way to recovery now and a very important part of that recovery (for me at least) means creating new artwork. I can guarantee you I had a lot of cool ideas pop into my head while on my steady diet of painkillers. Look for some new additions to the Members Gallery very soon!

"First Moonlight" added to Members Gallery

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:29:00 GMT

I was working on the mulit-screen version of "First Light" yesterday when I remembered one of the comments I had read in the the feedback thread for that image for that image. The jist of the comment was the person usually requested night versions of my daytime images, but this one was pretty good as is so a night version wasn't needed.

That got me thinking about what a night version would look like, so I tweaked the atmosphere and lighting a little bit and did a few renders. I thought the result was a pretty nice wallpaper in its own right so I've posted it up in the Members Gallery. I call it "First Moonlight" (kind of cheesy, but it fit the theme).

"Netbook" Wallpapers Added to Members Gallery

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:49:00 GMT

I've added 200 of my wallpapers sized at 1024 x 600 for "Netbook" computers to the Members Gallery this afternoon.

"First Light" added to Members Gallery

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:49:00 GMT

I've also added a new image to the Members Gallery this afternoon. It's called "First Light". I always like to follow up my Christmas/Winter wallpapers with something warm and I think this fits the bill. If I can't go someplace like this for real then at least I can have it on my desktop.

Enjoy!

Happy 2009! "Song of the Sky" Added to Free Gallery

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:49:00 GMT

Happy 2009 everyone! Here's to hoping that this trip around the sun goes a little more smoothly than the last one. I ended 2008 recovering from some surgery so it can only get better from here for me.

I am getting back in the groove now though and I've updated the free gallery. I've taken down "Blue Christmas" (until next time) and I've added "Song of the Sky".

I'm also working on a new project that I hope to have up in the Members Gallery either later today or early tomorrow. Stop back and check it out.

Blue Christmas Added to Free Gallery

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:49:00 GMT

I've added "Blue Christmas" (from my Christmas Collection) to the free gallery today. I'm sorry I didn't get to add it sooner, but I've been on the mend from some surgery I had earlier this month and I am only now getting back into the swing of things.

If you are still looking for a last minute gift for a heavy computer user (or art lover) I hope you will consider a Digital Blasphemy Gift Certificate. They are redeemable for a 1 year or Lifetime Membership and are sent through email to as many as six recipients at a time (on a date you specify). This year I have made it so you get an increasing discount with each gift certificate you buy.

Jessie, Ian, Jason and I wish you all a safe and happy Holiday!

Triple Widescreens Added to Members Gallery

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:49:00 GMT

I've begun adding 7680 x 1600 (triple widescreen) renders to the Members Gallery. My last twenty wallpapers are now available and all new multiscreen renders will be provided at this resolution.

"At World's Edge (Winter)" Added to Members Gallery

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:49:00 GMT

It was suggested that I do a winter version of my "At World's Edge" wallpaper, so I've added one to the Members Gallery this evening.

"Song of the Sky (Yuletide)" Added to Members Gallery

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:49:00 GMT

For the past three years I've been licensing my Christmas images to a UK based company called "Art in Design" for use on corporate charity greeting cards (17.5% of each card order goes to charity). Earlier this year they asked me if I could combine "Song of the Sky (2007)" image with "Yuletide (2007)" as sort of a hybrid. It's normally my policy to not do custom requests, but since this didn't involve creating something completely from scratch (and it was for a good cause) I made an exception.

They seemed to like the hybrid and now I've posted it up in the Members Gallery. It's called "Song of the Sky (Yuletide)". I do plan on trying my hand at something new for Christmas this year but I wanted to post this one up now to tide everyone over.

Click here to check out the rest of my Christmas collection.

"At World's Edge" Added to Members Gallery

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:49:00 GMT

Added a new wallpaper, "At World's Edge", to the Members Gallery this evening. I've also added a few new resolution options for Members. In addition to 2560 x 1600 and 1920 x 1200 widescreen images, I now offer 1680 x 1050 and 1440 x 900 downloads as well. I've added 200 480 x 320 images designed to fit the new Blackberry Bold and hope to add 360 x 480 images for the Blackberry Storm soon.

Gift Memberships Discounted

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:45:00 GMT

I've made a change to my Gift Memberships which could save folks quite a bit of money this holiday season. Thousands of people have purchased gift memberships for friends and family over the past 10 years but now it's even more economical.

I've made it so you will get an increasing discount based on the number of gift certificates you buy. Buy 2 gift memberships and you will receive 10% off the total price. Buy 3 and get 15% off, 4 and get %20 percent off, up to 30% off if you purchase 6 gift memberships. You could a Lifetime Membership for only $69 or a 1 year membership for only $17.50 (purchasing gift memberships for yourself perfectly fine of course).

Happy Holidays!

"A New Dawn" Added to Members Gallery

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:49:00 GMT

I've added "A New Dawn" to the Members Gallery this morning. The title seemed fitting on this morning after a historic election in the US.

"Dispersion" Added to Free Gallery

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:49:00 GMT

I've added "Dispersion" to the Free Gallery this morning.