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People filling into Artists Alley.People filling into Artists Alley.

Greetings from Ravencon, a nice little sci-fi con here in Richmond, Virginia.  Technically, it’s not all sci-fi; like other cons of its ilk, it’s always a little something of something.  Fantasy, cosplay, pony, sci-fi, you name it, it’s here.

We’re here in the Megami Studios booth (as per our blatant ad above) and hope to see you here!  For those of you who aren’t…well, I’ll give the blow-by-blow as they come.  This is my first year here, so we shall see what unfolds.

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“Shattered Neon”, something I did in a few minutes“Shattered Neon”, something I did in a few minutes

in my role as an artist, I come across a lot of software that I use for my works.  Sometimes they’re good, other times, it makes you wonder what the bother was worth.

In this case, we’re talking about Amberlight, by a small company called Escape Motions.  The company calls it a “particle computer graphics generator”, which is a rather ornate way of saying fractal program.  It’s nothing exactly groundbreaking: I’ve owned copies of Ultra Fractal in the past, and they’re pretty good.  So what does Amberlight do differently?

Read past the bump to find out.

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And I don’t know if the dead can talk/To anyone… (img: Palmyria)And I don’t know if the dead can talk/To anyone… (img: Palmyria)

“The dawn to end all nights
That’s all we hoped it was
A break from the warfare in your house
To each his own…”
– Broken Bells

Okay, James Mercer I’m not (even though I’m as old); Brian Burton I’m not either.  What does that have anything to do with?  Only that I’m human, and not a musician.

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Me, I think I'll go for the double-ties.  That tends to look pretty elegant.

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