http://blog.blueyonderinteractive.com Spend a few moments with your head in the clouds. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:16:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Full-sized Image After creating "The Last Son or Krypton," I decided to do a little more experimentation in Poser. This time I ventured into the realm of the fantasy genre with a piece titled, "The Enchantress." Here it was in the post-rendering phase that I had the most fun. Texture effects, ... http://blog.blueyonderinteractive.com/?p=19 My daughters and I have started experimenting with stop-motion clay animation. I thought it would be fun to share a couple of the characters we have created so far. None of these guys has actually gone all motional on us yet, we're still toying with the story concept and who ... http://blog.blueyonderinteractive.com/?p=17 From the Wikipedia... A gremlin is an English folkloric creature, commonly depicted as mischievous and mechanically oriented with a specific interest in Aircraft. Although their origin is found in myths among airmen, claiming that the gremlins were responsible for sabotaging aircraft, one authority in folklore states that "some people" derive ... http://blog.blueyonderinteractive.com/?p=15 A discussion of all things Superman. Let's kick things off with a little home-grown fan art. Here's my depiction of The Last Son of Krypton. I've been a fan of the Man of Steel for a while now. My first real visit to Metropolis came about three years ago when I ... http://blog.blueyonderinteractive.com/?p=13 A good friend of mine asked me to show him how to recreate a Photoshop technique I use in many of my illustrations that simulates swirling beams of light or, as I have come to call them, light ribbons. This brief tutorial will show the basic steps I take to ... http://blog.blueyonderinteractive.com/?p=11 Rod Serling's Opening Narration "This object, should any of you have lived underground for the better parts of your lives and never had occasion to look toward the sky, is an airplane, its official designation a DC-3. We offer this rather obvious comment because this particular airplane, the one you're looking ... http://blog.blueyonderinteractive.com/?p=9 When you're seven miles up in the heavens, (That's a hell of a lonely spot) And it's fifty degrees below zero Which isn't exactly hot. When you're frozen blue like your Spitfire And you're scared a Mosquito pink, When you're thousands of miles from nowhere And there's nothing below but the drink It's then you will see the ... http://blog.blueyonderinteractive.com/?p=7 Here's a quick trick using Photoshop to create the illusion of a magnifying glass over a block of text. This tutorial will cover the steps needed to add this eye-catching effect to your projects. STEP ONE - CUT GLASS Once you've located the image of a magnifying glass you like, use the ... http://blog.blueyonderinteractive.com/?p=5 http://blog.blueyonderinteractive.com/?p=3