A few people have asked me what equipment and software I use over the last few months, so here's the list:

Hardware.

450mHz p3 with 256Mb Ram, 10Gb HDD, Ati Rage Fury Graphics Card 32Mb.

P200 pro with 64Mb Ram, 20Gb HDD's, Matrox Millenium 2Mb.

Networked via 100Mb UTP 10baset.

Wacom Graphics Tablet.

Kodak DC220 Camera.

Software:

Bryce 4.

Amapi 4.15.

Poser 3.

Autocad 2000 (Via work).

Photopaint 6 (I hope to upgrade to Photoshop when I can afford it).

Bio:

I am 36 years of age, single, no kids and live in South London, England. I work as a Design Manager for a mechanical engineering company. I play the drums and guitar in what is left of my spare time. My favorite colour is peuce and I like good hot curries, my vital statistics are 34 24 34 and my ambitions are to help others and make the world a better place to live in..... oh !"£$% I got carried away there:)

I have painted and drawn in traditional media for as long as I can remember and consequently feel that my latest foray into digital imaging is a natural progression. I have used solid modelling software in a professional role for some years now although as you may guess this has been primarily in designing mechanical components. I find the more natural forms which are required for my new hobby quite challenging and am still very much learning how to do it effectively. I really discovered rendering when I found a demo copy of Bryce3D on a magazine cover disk in November of last year and was instantly hooked. Initially I loved the original interface which Bryce has and spent hours rendering the usual chrome balls over becalmed seas. It was only when I started pushing Bryce a little further that I started to discover the gems which are imbedded in its fabulous rendering engine and then started to produce images which I was happy to put my name to.

Since this start, things have snow-balled rather and in the last few months I have spent an absolute fortune (for me) on new software and hardware, I can't remember the last time that I sat down to watch a bit of telly and to be honest, my work and homelife is beginning to suffer a bit due to all the late nights I spend playing with my "big boys toys". I would love to get my hands on some of the more esoteric packages which are out there but this will probably never happen due to their somewhat inflated prices. Ultimately I would love to do this sort of stuff for a living but I guess I will have to learn a little more before this could become a reality. If you look at any of my images, you will probably notice a proliferation of ancient historical images. I have been fascinated with the subject for ages and it seemed an ideal subject to put my energies into. This must be one of the only ways which you can "transport" people to times gone by and try to convey a sense of what it may have been like. I am begining to think that I have bitten off more than I can chew here, there are so many geographical regions and eras to choose from, at least I'll never get stuck for inspiration (although people may get fed up at looking at similar subjects!).