3D art is becoming increasingly popular. In the early 90s the home computer hardware became fast enough to run 3D graphic programs capable of rendering realistic scenery. Today 3D art is in wide use and has replaced many traditional rendering techniques. I first started doing 3D graphics in 1995 inspired by the Babylon 5 and many Light Works images I have seen in magazines. The rest, as they say, is history.
Anyway, now to a futuristic 3D art... One of my fans wrote me about a dejavu experience he had in Rome:
So I was backpacking Europe recently. Walking through the streets of Rome, and I turned into an alleyway, that led to a courtyard. Maybe it was the time of day, the lighting, the shadows on the ground, or something else, but I felt this strange feeling, like I've been there before, and couldn't place it .
A few days later it dawned on me that dejavu feeling was because of the Bounty Hunter piece you did ; I've had that as my wallpaper for quite a while at times . Attached is the picture I took, thought you might find it interesting.
Indeed, when I was working on Bounty Hunter I was inspired by roman architecture and could see the resemblence between the photograph and my image. The photograph inspired me to do some more Sci-Fi work in similar style. It is always interesting to hear such stories as they are quite personal and show how my work found its way into somebody's life.
Love this image. I was immediately struck not by the bounty hunter figure, but by your artistic envisioning of this sci-fi landscape. I imagined this was what Venice might look like in the year 3000. The roman inspiration definitely comes through--this before I had read your descriptive intro. Would love to see a game world developed around this theme. (RIP Mythic's Imperium.)