Adventures in 3D: Merry Christmas to all, 2019!

THE JOURNEY...

It's been a fifteen-year odyssey, from the first steps in 2009, when this blog launched -- when the art was simple, naïve, filled with the beginner's unavoidable errors -- to the present, when the work speaks for itself. I've wandered in and out of CG work, and these days I tend to concentrate more on digital painting ... in 2024, I'm still mostly a photographer, though writing is becoming more important each year, since I "turned pro" with story placements in the professional Science Fiction press. But I always find myself coming back to art, to painting. Yeeees, like everyone else, I've looked at AI. In all honesty, I don't really care for it, on so many levels, but on a "know thine enemy" scouting assignment, at least I took it for a spin and learned WHAT I don't like, and WHY. So here we are, fifteen years and more since the blog launched, and it's still here ... and I'm still here! We're both battle scarred, but the blog is currently in fairly excellent shape, after many, many hours of work to rid it of dead links, missing images, references to sites and blogs that no longer exist. Done. "Adventures in 3D and Digital Painting" is now firing on all cylinders. We're ready to roll -- and my new art gallery site is about 80% done too. I'm loading content, and it'll launch soon. 2024 is a whole new year ... I've promised myself, I'll try to make it a good one!

To family and friends everywhere ...

wishing you a very Merry Christmas

and

a safe, Happy New Year!

About Jade...

Yes, I'm "Jade from DreamCraft" ... *That* Jade, the one who used to unravel webpages that had gone haywire (still do, but only if I can't wriggle out of the job), and painted the covers for author Mel Keegan and others (still do paint covers occasionally, when I'm asked). We're downunder, in South Australia. Mostly retired now, writing/painting for the fun of it -- and, starting in 2021, selling my fiction and poetry to some leading pro markets. I love art, photography, fantasy, SF, drama. The kind of artwork you see showcased on the blog here is the perfect way to combine all.

The fine print

All images on the blog are copyright ... 99.9% are copyright by me (Jen Downes; Jade, if you prefer), and the last 0.1% are posted under the tenets of "fair usage" (meaning no profit is made, and backlinks are provided wherever possible, to send visitors to source). "All rights reserved" applies to my art (duh) -- but I'm delighted if you repost, as long as you acknowledge and include a backlink! If you'd like to use the art for commercial purposes, that's cool: let's talk. You can still reach me as the Webmistress for Mel Keegan (also for Doctor Mike Adamson, and a couple of other sites hosted on the DreamCraft server. (While I'm here, let's be thorough: this blog sets no cookies, collects no info: your privacy is sacrosanct, because I have zip, zero, no idea who you are! I do have a widget that suggests rough geographical locations for where folks are from, but that's it. I do not have affiliate accounts. I'm not trying to sell you anything. Bottom line: if I can entertain you, I'm happy. Nuff said.)

Licensing

THE JOURNEY...

Archer in the Dawn

The Dragon Whisperer

The Pilot

Partners

Swordmaster

Odinson

Space Pirate

Mean and Green!

Suited Up

Where the magic happens these days: Studio 4.14

Here is where the magic used to happen

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The Lost Songs

Barbarian Prince

Shaman

Elven Warrior

Mars Rider

The Goblin Queen

Huge thanks to all the folks following and visiting these pages...

Poseidon

The Mercerary

Beastmaster

The Sentinel

I dare you!

Swordsman

Hyborian Pinup

Morning light

Conjuror

Knighthood

Little Demon

Dawn Patrol

The Fugitive

Sword Kata

The Boatman

The Duke

Sunday, December 22, 2019

Merry Christmas to all, 2019!

Dark Warrior

Galadriel in Winter

Red Fox

Red Squirrel

Night Hunter

Forest Goddess

Elven Warrior

Avenging Angel

Goodies from the Ancient Archives...

SERVICE MESSAGE: sorry, guys...

About Jade...

Blog Archive

The Sea Witch

If Constable painted fantasy...

Northern Lights

City of Tomorrow

Once, upon a pink world...

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The fine print