The Little Settler and Amber Waves of Grain

Two images today,.... the first is the Little Settler, using K4 and rendered in poser

Second is called Amber Waves of Grain, and was created using Vue

ENJOY!

Daphne Fae

18 hour render in Vue.... yeesh.

On a personal note... if my Aunt was a fae as a child, I imagine she'd be as cute as this one is... Daphne Fae IS named after my aunt.  My mom calls daffodils "daphne-down-dillys" ... so, I guess you can now see why... and how... I ended up equating my Aunt with such pretty flowers....

Creekside

Ok, the tree roots and gnarly tree roots I got the other day totally ROCK!  they add a whole new dimension of detail to my work!  The fantasy trees (i'd call them tree TRUNKS, not trees, as they have no leaves LOL) are pretty wicked, too.  You can see the "Handtree" in the forground easily - I covered it in moss =D.  The tree on the rock in the creek is also one of them.  There's a few more in the background that I used in the ecosystems.  Speaking of ecos... I FINALLY figured out why mine went completely loco.  See, I set it up across 4 terrains - and started applying (painting) the items on that way - with all 4 terrains selected.  Then, I cleared it as nothing was showing up on terrains 2, 3, and 4 - only on the 1st one.  Seems, it didnt clear EVERYTHING, and two items were left - and hiding, as I never found them LOL.  So, every time I wanted to change my ecosystem on either of those 4 terrains, I lost EVERYTHING.  After about 5 or so times of starting over YET AGAIN.... I learned to NOT TOUCH THE ECOSYSTEM! LOL.  Well, at this point, I had no idea what had actually caused my problems, but I did discover that new materials could have new ecosystems and not affect my original one... so I ended up creating a riverbed to add pebbles and algea/moss to - the water "movement" helps blur the line between the muddy bottom and the sloping of the terrain.  I added some river rapids to the scene, changed THOSE materials (they seem to "glow" to me).... anyways, all in all, after 2 days of work... I am very VERY happy.

Wish i could find a way to eco-paint loose dirt.....  hmmm, wonder if anyone has loose dirt available....  i think the creekbanks could use some.... on the roots poking out possibly? =D

Spring Showers

Together

Together

“If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together.. there is something you must always remember. you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. but the most important thing is, even if we're apart.. i'll always be with you.” 

Winnie the Pooh

The Burning Store...

CCox's Bookstore, textures adapted/modified/downright changed by me.  I'm rather proud of myself, and can't wait to see how I manage the flames... =D

Anyways, this is in response to the store my SO Manages... it burned the other day.  Not as bad as this image would have you think, but bad enough that although the store was closing its doors in about 6 weeks, they ended up closing for good early. 

Anyways... as a prop, this is actually a nice one to work with.  The textures were simple and easily understood as to what piece went where.  There was also very little actual redundancy in material zones, which is a major annoyance for me.  It did, however, crash and completely swallow my work whole at one point - when I was almost finished.  I took a little break, and 2 hours later, had managed to recreate my work.

Enjoy =D

02 The High Priestess

Card 2, the High Priestess...  The virgin goddess, moon daughter... feminine consciousness... mysterious and alluring.  Guards the gates to dreams and female mysteries.  Connection with world soul.  personal identity and spirituality, secrets and matters concerning younger people, especially women

Quietude

Slipping away on a warm sunny day, ShyBird enjoys a few moments of peace and quiet on the banks of the stream that flows near her summer hunting camp. 

Little Trailer: Take 2

Wasn't completely happy with the sepia version, so revisited the original "fresh outta Vue" image last night.  I decided I wanted to try my hand at that effect of a black & white photo that has been tinted in strategic locations.

While I am still not 100% satisfied, i think it looks nice =D

A Modern Twist: Little Trailer in the Shrinking Woods

One of my favorite series as a child were the books by Laura Ingalls
Wilder.  The first book is "Little House in the Big Woods", and this
is a modern twist on that beloved children's classic, and a glimpse of
the effects of modernization.

Winter's Town

Dryad

Dryad

This is the first Vue render I've done in over a month - yay me!  I remembered how LOL.  I was actually gonna try out a trick someone suggested for making people semi-transparent, and have her blend into her tree, but she decided she didn't want to play THAT shy....

Hope you enjoy!

~meli

A Little Challenge

So, my friends and I did a little challenge, and we all had the same rules:  Use A4, Use the tent prop, and then a clothing item & a scenery item with specific instructions on which to choose.  (Either the vendor name or the item name had to start with a certain letter... for clothing, we had three choices - V, S, and Z.  for prop.scenery, we had R, E, and G).  This is my result...

Have a Faerie Merry Kissmas!

I am hoping you all have a most wonderful holiday season, and may this coming year be the best ever!
Thank you for your continued friendship and support, it means the world to me!

Melissa Gifford
MidnightMoonDesigns

Finally, Final Finalized!

Yep, finished it... and submitted on sunday - nearing the end of my extended deadline.  LOL
Anyways, you have to view this as if it was a brochure.  Page 1 is the outside, page 2 the inside.

Caverns & Grottos - Book Cover

Ship Ahoy!

Kyleena

The Princess and the Frog

will she kiss the frog??

Aurora, Finished

so beautiful...