We had a trip in Europe: we went to Italy, then in Scotland, to end in France. It's time to go back to the United Kingdom and pay a visit to *GrahamSym, the master of sci-fi fractals!
Well, in my opinion!
I live in East London, married 3 grown up children. I worked as a Museum technician, until ill health forced me to retire. I play guitar and bass. In the 80's and 90's I played in bands but it took too much comittment once my children were born, although I still have the odd jam with friends. I have been creating computer art of one sort or another since the late 90's. I used Terragen, Truespace, Blender, Bryce, Photoshop and a few others.
About 18 months ago, I was trying various fractal programs. Apo, Incendia etc, just experimenting, the results were less than pleasing. I never kept the images. I had not discovered MB3D yet.
About 15 months ago, I found a link to Fractalforums (www.fractalforums.com) and saw the incredible artwork produced using MB3D. I thought I would give it a go and I have been addicted ever since.
I don't have a particular favourite formula. Mixpinski4/sierphilbert combos are creating pleasing results. Also Sin Y.
The fractal I am most proud of is Bodly Go. This got more views, favs and comments than I ever imagined.
I tried various fractal programs, but I prefer the 3D images that MB3D produces. Its advantage over Mandelbulber is its very fast render times, also Jesse just keeps adding new features.
Too many to mention individually, but initially when I first started using MB3D, the tutorials of *Theli-at, *HalTenny and ~dark-beam were invaluable. ~Len1 was always forthcoming with advice and help.
Go to www.fractalforums.com and read the tutorials, ask fractal artists for advice as they will gladly help, experiment and above all, have fun.
Yes, I like using other computer programs, Truspace, Blender, Terragen and a few others. I could not live without Photoshop. I did try watercolours once, but gave that up when I realised they were rubbish. I have always enjoyed making or repairing things. My job as a Museum technician involved repairing and setting up exhibitions
I hope this was not too boring! To everybody I would say, keep up the good work and keep experimenting.
Thanks a lot to *GrahamSym!
And also, pay a visit to his gallery!
The Great Mandelbulber - dark-beam
The Great Mandelbulber - MarkJayBee
The Great Mandelbulber - bib993



















and I think it's a great idea! It's not like the usual parameter pongs, but a co-operation between two artists with different styles, where the result shows off each artist's style. Just imagine =Leichenengel's colourful psychedelic style with :devjimpan73: metallic spirals and shiny gems. Or *LeonieZurakowsky's colourful plastic mandelbulb shapes with ~kr0mat1k's quirky metallic bul



























































and no Graham, not at all boring, quite interesting my friend!
All in all a fantastic interview and a great choice!