Moose in the Adirondacks

by Daniel Eskridge

Title

Moose in the Adirondacks

Artist

Daniel Eskridge

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Digital Art - Digital 3d Rendering/cgi

Description

A rain has just fallen and steam and mist fill a forested river valley that cuts through dark mountains covered in evergreens. The sun is just beginning to break through the clouds and is causing all the mists to glow. A moose bull steps out onto a boulder that overlooks the bend in the river.

I originally started this work as an excercise in creating a landscape image. I wanted to give this a dark moody feel to it, that sort of earthy feel one might see in a Hudson River School painting. I got the idea after seeing a painting of a river in the Adirondacks. To create a focal point I added the moose. I wasn't sure at the time that mooses were even present in that region, but a quick google search told me that indeed there are some mooses there.

About how I create my artwork:

Rather than traditional forms of art such as painting or photography, I use a computer to create my images. It's called 3D Rendering and works like so: I make a scene by sculpting and arranging digital models in a virtual 3D space. After stipulating lighting and atmospheric effects, I have the computer create simulated environment from which I take a virtual snap shot of the scene. Then, using image editing software and something more akin to traditional painting techniques (via a Wacom tablet), I go over the work adjusting colors, adding brushwork, painting in details, etc. to produce the final image. Software I use includes: Sculptris, ZBrush, Blender3d, Vue, Daz Studio, and GIMP.

Thanks for looking!
Daniel Eskridge

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October 27th, 2013

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