spiritdreamer's CGPortoflio Gallery

SACRED HEART SACRIFICE

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:49:19 +0000

Developing and putting into practice a new ZSphere sketching technique

ANDROID SPIRIT

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:39:52 +0000

My first experiment with the new Zbrush 3.5 Zsphere sketching technique

Persistance of Life

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:29:07 +0000

Inspired by some ancient root carvings from China that I saw in a book years ago, where life in the shape of the root has the power to overcome stone, over time. The woman in this carving is the symbol of nature and the persistance of life to overcome even stone.

ENOUGH!

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:18:50 +0000

PARADISE LOST - THE COST OF BLIND FAITH

ETERNAL CONFLICT

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:06:54 +0000

ETERNAL CONFLICT - An endless conflict that arises between forces within nature

THE SAMURAI SPIRIT

Fri, 08 May 2009 06:11:55 +0000

THE SAMURAI SPIRIT - An ancient fearless spirit that conquers death by facing and confronting it

THE LION HUNT

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:41:10 +0000

THE LION HUNT - A little action drama composition. Created from imagination - no reference used - ZBrush

DRAGON ALTAR

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:56:44 +0000

DRAGON ALTAR - Took an old Leonardo DaVinci ink sketch and created a sculpture from it in Zbrush which is the old man sitting off in the distance, and bulit an environment out from and around it

PEARL OF WISDOM

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:10:35 +0000

PEARL OF WISDOM - My self portrait capturing the spirit of an Asian Dragon

CAULDRON OF VULCAN

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 07:05:41 +0000

Supported by the mechanical brace that he himself created to compensate for his lameness, Vulcan is once again in the process of mixing up a new batch of magic solution, created from deep within the core of the Earth itself.

Vulcan is once again at work creating instruments of pleasure, pain and gain for the Gods, such as the Trident of Neptune and the Shield Aegis used in the slaying of Madusa. Both are held in display by one of the two maidens that he himself created of gold and in the form of living young women to help him in his timeless labor of creations for the Gods.

This was composed using mostly ZBrush and a little of Painter

This is my Final Entry for the SteamPunk challenge

WILD RIDE OF BACCHUS

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:23:28 +0000

WILD RIDE OF BACCHUS - Created from imagination - No reference used
99% ZBrush - 1% Painter 9

WOMAN REFLECTING BACK

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:34:36 +0000

WOMAN REFLECTING BACK - 90% ZBrush - 10% Painter

WINTER FEAST

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:32:31 +0000

WINTER FEAST - 90% ZBrush, 10% Painter

BOSTON HARBOR WINTER

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:53:24 +0000

BOSTON HARBOR WINTER - This is a view from my front porch. Spotted a seal sitting on a piede of ice a couple of years ago. Thought it would make a nice painting. Created this from imagination and memory. No photo reference used.

SEA LION CAVE

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:24:49 +0000

SEA LION CAVE - I created this image from a memory of a sea lion cave that I visited 30 years ago on the coast of Oregon USA. Did it for the 3D Sculpting Workshop "Animals in Repose". Entirely done in ZBrush.

SELF PORTRAIT - SEASCAPE DREAM

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:51:47 +0000

SELF PORTRAIT - SEASCAPE DREAM
Used a mirror and myself as the reference for the guy sitting on the rocks. Created, sculpted, textured and painted as a relief sculpture on the flat plane tool in ZBrush.

HAND STUDY RELIEF

Mon, 19 May 2008 22:24:36 +0000

HAND STUDY RELIEF
Another belated hand study that I did for the OFDW 023 "Hands"
ZBrush

HAND STUDY RELIEF

Tue, 13 May 2008 21:59:10 +0000

HAND STUDY RELIEF OFDW 023
A study refined further after the OFDW 023 closed.
Used ZBrush with my own hand as a reference

HAND STUDY

Sun, 11 May 2008 13:26:14 +0000

HAND STUDY
This is my final hand sudy for the OFDW 023 "Hands"
Reference: My own hand
Use the "clay tubes" brush in ZBrush

My Copy of Rembrandt's "Old Man In Red".

Sat, 03 May 2008 15:27:47 +0000

This is a master painting study of hands done for the Artistic Anatomy and Figuative Art Forum found here in CGTalk. Subdivision Open Fiigure Drawing Workshop 023 HANDS.
I chose Rembrandt's painting "PORTRAIT OF AN OLD MAN IN RED", circa: 1652-1654, Hermitage Museum, Russia, as a master study. The hands of the old man in the painting express a life time of hard labor and work which is something that I can relate to and is why I chose this painting as my master study. I used Painter 9, its impasto and other oil brushes and stuck as closely to Rambradts painting and technique as I could, while interpretting it using digital. I painted it entirely free hand, no grid or use of color picker. The works in progress for this master copy can be found in my sketch book anatomy thread. Hope you enjoy. Take care Glenn

ANTELOPE

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:03:13 +0000

ANTELOPE: OFDW 022, Finished version
This is my 2D rendition of a beautifully rendered 3D sculpture created by QUADART
I took a few liberties while creating my version. I went for a more dream like painterly look rather than a super phot realistic look, which was the intent of QUADART's 3D sculpture that I worked from.
Done entirely in Painter 9. WIPs can be found in my sketchbook thread.

DAVINCI STUDY 2

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:37:02 +0000

DAVINCI STUDY 2
A 3D STUDY TAKEN FROM A LEONARDO DAVINCI INK SKETCH
ADDED A DRAGON TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT OF MY OWN
THE WIP FOR THIS CAN BE FOUND IN MY SKETCHBOOK THREAD :
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=200&t=301086&page=119&pp=15

DAVINCI STUDY 1

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:40:26 +0000

DAVINCI STUDY 1
A 3D STUDY TAKEN FROM A LEONARDO DAVINCI INK SKETCH
ADDED A DRAGON TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT OF MY OWN
THE WIP FOR THIS CAN BE FOUND IN MY SKETCHBOOK THREAD :
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=200&t=301086&page=119&pp=15

DRAGON RIDER WITH WOLVES

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 00:00:12 +0000

DRAGON RIDER WITH WOLVES
NUMBER TWO IN A SERIES OF WOLVES I AM WORKING ON.
PAINTER 9 AND ZBRUSH 3

NIGHT FURY

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:17:28 +0000

NIGHT FURY - THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF WOLVES THAT I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON. THE WIPS FOR THIS SERIES ARE ON THE LAST FEW PAGES OF MY SKETCHBOOK THREAD IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN SEEING THEM:
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=301086&page=1&pp=15
CREATED USING ZBRUSH 3 AND PAINTER 9
CONSULTED REFERENCE PHOTOS FOR THE WOLVES BUT THE WOLVES IN MY SERIES ARE CREATED FROM SCRATCH TOTALLY FROM IMAGINATION

END OF THE JOURNEY

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 12:42:28 +0000

END OF THE JOURNEY
Getting high enough to see the curvature of the Earth.
A study in color and light to create mood.
ZBrush and Painter 9 Combo

KARATE MASTER

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:01:52 +0000

THE KARATE MASTER -
My first venture into Zbrush 3
Totally from imagination
no references used

CRYSTAL DRAGON

Tue, 29 May 2007 15:45:37 +0000

One of the final concpets from Fortnight Cafe 004. The WIPS of this concept can be seen on my Skethbook Thread. Used Zbrush and Painter

AMAZON BATTLE

Sat, 12 May 2007 17:25:48 +0000

My CONCEPT FOR THE FORTNIGHT CAF� 003 THEME AMAZON WARRIOR WOMEN
CREATED TOTALLY FROM MY IMAGINATION, NO REFERENCES USED.
Z BRUSH / PAINTER 9 COMBO
Took the theme, created a short poem for it, then created the painting from that poem.

Echo�s of high pitched screams
Beauty not needed and unseen
Riding into battle like some wild hurricane wind
Phantoms from a dark nightmarish dream
Men of war hearts tremble, caving in with fear
The AMAZON QUEEN has arisen
It�s by the men of wars bloodshed that she is driven
Won�t be anymore men of war when the battle is over
Birth is now for living, now says the AMAZON QUEEN.

Vision of St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Sun, 29 Apr 2007 12:42:28 +0000

Vision of St. Bernard of Clairvaux(1090-1153)

Notions that fill the minds oceans
Creating the darkness that surrounds us

Done with Zbrush and Panter 9

INGRES Self Portrait from OFDW 020

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 22:32:41 +0000

INGRES Self Portrait from OFDW 020
My take on Ingres' self portrait. Took liberties of changing colors and making him paint his own self portrait on his easel instead of some one else as in the original. Alot of small changes made, enough I feel to call it my own.

JACK JOHNSON

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 15:03:49 +0000

JACK JOHNSON - An early depiction of Jack Johnon from when he used to fight in dimly torch-lit warehouses. An era when the fights could last 80 rounds and weren't over til one of the fighters couldn't get up.
Zbrush and Painter combination

FIRST ROUND

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 22:29:37 +0000

FIRST ROUND
Number two in a series of boxer paintings I am doing.
This series will give me an opportunity to put to use this ZBrush and Painter 9 combination I have been experimenting with.

CASSIUS CLAY/MUHAMMAD ALI vs SONNY LISTON 1964/1965

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 22:31:38 +0000

CASSIUS CLAY/MUHAMMAD ALI vs SONNY LISTON 1964/1965.
I remember listening to this fight on the radio with my father when I was a kid. Thought it a memory worth saving. Decided to put me and my father in the ring-side seats.
A feeling that was, now is.
Entirely created from memory and imagination.

GLASS DANCE

Sun, 29 Oct 2006 08:09:48 +0000

GLASS DANCE
An exploration of color, heat,glass and the human figure.
ZBrush/Painter 9 combo

PUT THE BLAME ON NO ONE ELSE

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 23:22:29 +0000

PUT THE BLAME ON NO ONE ELSE
Combining his-story with her-story to come up with a new-story.
Used Painter 9 and Zbrush. No references used. Totaly from my own imagination.

REAL MAGIC

Sun, 17 Sep 2006 11:20:31 +0000

BUCCANEER 2

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:08:27 +0000

BUCCANEER 2
Refined the expression and features of the face: Took away the buck teeth; Refined beard, mustache and eyebrows; Made far-eye squint like the closer eye.

EARTHSPIRIT / SPIRITEARTH

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 21:44:25 +0000

AWAKENING EARTHSPIRIT / SPIRIT EARTH

(OFDW 019)

On my painting. my thought is to take it back to the very beginning, to a time before there were gods created by men, and who KILL, THINK, AND ACT like men do.
I want to take it back to when there was only the MOTHER - EARTH
CREATOR AND KEEPER OF � LIFE - ONLY ONE ORIGINAL - EARTH SPIRIT -
IT IS SPIRIT EARTH
PREDATES THEM ALL

THE SUN FAIRY

Sun, 25 Jun 2006 20:56:23 +0000

THE SUN FAIRY
I sold one print of this picture a couple years ago to a woman in Puerto Rico.
Mrs Spirit Dreamer keeps finding this image on web sites all over the planet - the lasted one a Greek site.
So thought since it is so well liked and popular that I should at least share it here.
Created it from my own imagination. No references used. Painter 5

THE LION HUNT

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 18:48:34 +0000

THE LION HUNT - An imaginary action drama created totally from my imagination - no references used at all for this one. Started out with a practice face done from imagination in Zbrush, a new medium for me. Exported into Painter 9 and gradually worked my way outward from that face and this is what it evolved into. Trying to combine Zbrush and Painter 9. Worked in this case, I think.
Hope you enjoy
Take care
Glenn

SATYR AND NYMPHS

Sat, 22 Apr 2006 23:34:29 +0000

SATYR AND NYMPHS:
My interpretation of William Bouguereau's original. Developed on Rebecca Kimmel's Anatomy Thread 14.

THE MADNESS OF BATTLE

Sun, 16 Apr 2006 10:55:07 +0000

THE MADNESS OF BATTLE: Tried in this face to capture with expression alone - the madness and rage that possesses the spirit of the warrior during battle

Awakening Dream

Sat, 15 Apr 2006 12:50:12 +0000

THE AWAKENING DREAM
My pesonal interpretation of Paul Klee's painint: FISH MAGIC.

KING SPIRIT

Sat, 08 Apr 2006 01:02:03 +0000

I began this DRAGON using my new demo version of Zbrush and finished it with my more familiar Painter 9 Program.

Meditation Point

Sun, 19 Jun 2005 12:38:45 +0000

MEDITATION POINT
Hello
A little painting I just finished. Needed to paint something positive to counter-balance the Master and Servant concept I just finished.
Did this painting mostly to relax my mind and calm my spirit.
But mostly to remind my heart that there is still Beauty and Hope in the world.
Remembered the words of Gandhi: (went something like this)
"When I dispair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they can seem invicible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it: Always."
References for this painting:
Memory and Imagination.
Created with Painter 5 and 8.
Comments, opinions and constructive criticism always welcome.
Always
Glenn
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Dante's Inferno

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 15:40:10 +0000

My personal interpretation of Dante's Inferno and the William Bouguereau painting done in Rebecca Kimmel's OFDW #012.
The evolution of this painting and my thoughts behind it can be found in the "Anatomy Thread of Spirit Dreamer"
(The link is below:
"My Anatomy Thread" on pages 9-12)

Glenn at Work

Sat, 25 Mar 2006 18:01:32 +0000

Started with a traditional self portrait: oil painting on canvas; Scanned into computer and added a few flourishes with the Painter 5.

Dragon Lure

Sun, 28 Nov 2004 17:26:03 +0000

This piece is entitled "Dragon Lure". The Dragon is being summoned up from the depths of darkness, lured by the light emanating from the Wizard's Staff. I used Corel Painter 5 and a small Wacom tablet for its creation. All comments and suggestions are very Welcome. Thank you.
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