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New Concept Art – Praesepe Prime

Imperator — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 20:03:39 +0000

Concept Renderings

This scene originally began as a lighting experiment for other models but became much more. These are two conceptual renderings of Enler’s homeworld of Praesepe Prime from my novels. Both are the same model taken from different perspectives, one day side, one night side.

Praesepe Prime – Day

Praesepe Prime – Night

For those interested in the technical side of things; all textures in this scene (with the exception of the cloud layer and star background) are procedurally generated. This includes the ocean, land, surface lighting on the night side, atmosphere, planetary rings, and several other surfaces. I would actually like to improve on these textures, but that will have to wait until I have more processing power at my disposal. The current surface already uses about a dozen fractals to produce the land, and adding more will drastically increase the amount of memory required to render the image at a decent resolution. That said I have several other renderings of this scene in the post processing stage, so expect more images like these. Along with this scene, I also have several more renderings of the CAESAR that will be posted soon.

Short Book 2 Update

Editing continues on Book 2. It is still too early to estimate a release date, but I will try to maintain my goal of releasing the first teasers within the next four weeks. Book 2 is longer than book one and has multiple converging plot lines, so maintaining continuity is a priority. This has made the editing process proceed a bit slower than Book 1, but I do not want to sacrifice quality in an effort to rush it to release.

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New Art

Imperator — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 20:21:28 +0000

First CAESAR Art

CAESAR Concept Rendering

This is the first concept rendering of the NOVA Galactic vessel CAESAR that appears in my books. Expect more renderings of this model in coming weeks.

For those interested in the technical side of things, this model presented several unique challenges. By far the greatest of those was lighting. As described in my books, this vessel has a highly reflective hull, meaning that in the black of space, it simply reflects space, making it almost invisible. For that reason I chose to render this model in an atmosphere. However, I am experimenting with several other lighting environments including planetary rings and binary stars. Check back in coming weeks for more art and news on Book 2.

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First Book 2 Promotional Art

Imperator — Tue, 21 May 2019 21:27:45 +0000

The Arcadia Class

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Here is the first promotional image for Book 2, the massive Arcadia Class Warship. Without giving away any plot spoilers, this immense vessel is approximately 28 kilometers long, and appears in Book 2 as the flagship of a fleet.

For those interested in the technical side of my art, the 3D model of the ship is completely created by me and uses textures that are either freely available resources or are also created by me. The model itself is a little over 500,000 polys, and is rendered using Blender.

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New Art and Book 2 Update

Imperator — Sat, 20 Apr 2019 18:02:36 +0000

New Art

Once again I realize it has been some time since I posted, I intend to be more regular in the future. My workflow was temporarily disrupted by a faulty mouse which delayed the completion of some artwork. However, I now have the my first completed rendering.

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This rendering is of the colony ship from my last short story. More 3D rendered art will follow in the future. The first promotional material for my second book will likely be in this format. (Please note that this image uses 24-bit color depth and may look odd on displays that only support 16-bit.)

Book 2 Status Update

While I was unable to finish my artwork for a time, I have been heavily focused on the completion of Book 2. At this time I am currently writing the final chapter. Once I finish this chapter, the first draft of Book 2 can be considered completed and I will begin the process of editing. I will post updates on this process in coming weeks. As editing progresses I intend to release some teasers for Book 2, but it is still too early to provide an estimate of when these will be available.

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Book 2 Update and Blog News

Imperator — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 20:34:21 +0000

New Concept Art

Book 2 News and Upcoming Blog Content

I realize it has been some time since I posted, I have recently completed some real life projects that have been occupying much of my time. I intend to return to more frequent posts, and you can expect some major content updates (including a possible short story) in the coming weeks.

As far as my second book is concerned, the first draft is nearly complete. When it is I will move on to editing, during which time previews may become available. It is still too early to estimate when Book 2 will be released, but I will provide periodic progress updates.

I also wanted to post two pieces of concept art that I have for Book 2 and an upcoming short story. These piece along with some others will be part of future posts (Click on the thumbnails at the top of this post or the larger images below to see the full sized versions). Check back for more soon.

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