3D Animals Abound
Featured Work
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Twins by Walter Colvin
3d art render of two deer by a lake. Made with bryce 3d
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Flight by Angela Lo Rosso
Its so long since I did a Animal Render let alone a Dragon, my 9 year old begged me today so this is his dragon. Angela
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Gaboon Viper by Ross Krambergar
base mesh modeled in maya, detailed in Zbrush and final compositing in photoshop. All Alphas and matcaps were sourced from the pixologic website. Total poly count is just over 1.2 million excluding subtools
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Firebird by erinmarie27
Made using Bryce and Daz
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Whooping it up by Ken Gilliland
Whooping Cranes frolick in the River. The Whooping Crane is the tallest bird in North America and one of two crane species found in the US (the other being the Sandhill Crane). It gets its name from the ‘whooping’ sound it makes. The only natural wild population breeds in Wood Buffalo National Park, on the border of Northwest Territories and Alberta, Canada, and winters at and near Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas. This crane declined from historic estimates of 10,000+ prior to European settlement of North America to 1,300-1,400 birds by 1870 to 15 adults in 1938. This crane has listed endangered since 1967 because it has an extremely small population. Over-hunting, habitat conversion and human disturbance were the main causes of the decline. The 2007 population is estimated at 266 individuals. Early numerous attempts to re-establish breeding populations met with poor to mixed results; more recent attempts have fared much better. The conservation status of the species is improving, with not only increases in the natural wild population but also establishment of two reintroduced flocks that may become self-sustaining. If the number of mature individuals continues to increase, this species may merit downlisting to Vulnerable. Currently, the most significant known cause of death or injury to fledglings is collision with power lines. Powerline markers can reduce collisions by 50-80%, but most power lines remain unmarked and collision is a major and growing problem. Created using the Artist’s Songbird Remix bird models and poser 7 Professional
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Sandhill Crane Stopover by Ken Gilliland
Sandhill cranes take time to enjoy a wetlands area during migration. (Full Size View recommended) The Sandhill Crane has one of the longest fossil histories of any living bird. While a 10-million-year-old crane fossil from Nebraska is often cited as being of this species, it this is more likely from a prehistoric relative or the direct ancestor. The oldest unequivocal Sandhill Crane fossil is “just” 2.5 million years old which is more than 1½ times older than the earliest remains of any other living species of birds. Sandhill Cranes are the most abundant of the world’s cranes. Sandhill cranes are distributed throughout North America, extending into Cuba and far northeastern Siberia. The three migratory subspecies (Lesser, Greater and Canadian) are distributed across a broad breeding range in the northern U.S. and Canada as well as eastern Siberia, with wintering grounds in the southern United States and northern Mexico. The three non-migratory subspecies (Mississippi, Cuban, and Florida) have restricted ranges in the southern United States and Cuba. Found in open fresh water wetlands, but the different subspecies utilize habitats that range from bogs, sedge meadows, and fens to open grasslands, pine savannas, and cultivated lands. Sandhill Cranes occur at their highest breeding density in habitats that contain open sedge meadows in wetlands that are adjacent to short vegetation in uplands. Approximately 80% of all Sandhill Cranes utilize a 75-mile stretch of the Platte River in spring migration. Rendered in Vue 7I with no postwork using the artist Songbire ReMix models (for 3D applications). c2009 by Ken Gilliland
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Now thats a spider! by Lisa Weber
Well I have been on a Halloween making card frenzy here’s just a sample! To see more go to my sister site: / www.greetingcarduniverse.com/lisaweber / All artwork is created by using Bryce Software. Image copyright © 2009 Lisa C. Weber. Copying and displaying or redistribution of this image without permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.
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A Perfect Landing by David Humphrey
Created 09/21/09
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Home on the Range by Walter Colvin
3d art render of 3 horses on the open range. Made with Bryce 3d.
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Egret by Leoni Venter
I wanted to work on this all week and only got time for it today… Modelled the set in Amorphium. Rendered it in layers (background, plants, bird) in Poser. Drew background plants with Project Dogwaffle. Then combined the lot in Photoshop and played a little :) Waterfall from Nanus Waterfall Alpha-planes for Vue (they make great Photoshop brushes!) at [link] and [link] Full view here
Recent Work
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Killdeer by Walter Colvin
3d art render of Killdeer. / Made with Bryce 3d and Ken Gilliland’s SongBird Rimix, ShoreBirds volume 3. / http://www.empken.com/SongbirdReMix/
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Take your pick..... by Benjamin Aeilkema
If you want one kitten, it’s yours. Which one will you choose?
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Desert Breath by Leoni Venter
Vue render with a tiny bit of Photoshop postwork. It’s been ages since I had the time to even consider working on a pic – finally stole a few minutes today and completed this one. Full view here.
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Eurasian Bitterns by Ken Gilliland
Eurasian bitterns forage as some goldfinches fly overhead. Rendered in Vue 7.5i from the artist Songbird Remix Collection (3D models)
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Running Free by Walter Colvin
3d art render of three horses running free on the open range. Made with Bryce 3d, some post work in photoshop.
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Green Heron by Walter Colvin
3d art render of a Green Heron in a woodland marsh. Made with Bryce 3d and Ken Gilliland’s SongBird Rimix, ShoreBirds. / http://www.empken.com/SongbirdReMix/ Some post work with photoshop. The Green Heron is relatively small; adult body length is about 44 cm. The neck is often pulled in tight against the body. Adults have a glossy, greenish-black cap, a greenish back and wings that are grey-black grading into green or blue, a chestnut neck with a white line down the front, grey underparts and short yellow legs. The bill is dark with a long, sharp point. Female adults tend to be smaller than males, and have duller and lighter plumage, particularly in the breeding season. Juveniles are duller, with the head sides, neck and underparts streaked brown and white, tan-splotched back and wing coverts, and greenish-yellow legs and bill. Hatchlings are covered in down feathers which are light grey above and white on the belly. The Green Heron’s call is a loud and sudden kyow; it also makes a series of more subdued kuk calls. During courtship, the male gives a raah-rahh call with wide-open bill, makes noisy wingbeats and whoom-whoom-whoom calls in flight, and sometimes calls roo-roo to the female before landing again. While sitting, an aaroo-aaroo courtship call is also given. The habitat of the Green Heron is small wetlands in low-lying areas. The species is most conspicuous during dusk and dawn, and if anything these birds are nocturnal rather than diurnal, preferring to retreate to sheltered areas in daytime. They will feed actively during the day, however, if hungry or provisioning young. Shore-living individuals adapt to the rhythm of the tides. They mainly eat small fish, frogs and aquatic arthropods, but may take any invertebrate or vertebrate prey they can catch, including such animals like leeches and mice. Green Herons are intolerant of other birds – including conspecifics – when feeding and are not seen to forage in groups. They typically stand still on shore or in shallow water or perch upon branches and await prey. Sometimes they drop food, insects, or other small objects on the water’s surface to attract fish, making them one of the few known tool-using species. They are able to hover briefly to catch prey. The northern population moves to its breeding ranges during March and April; near the northernmost limit of the Green Heron’s range, breeding is well underway by the end of May. The migration to the winter quarters starts in September; by late October, the birds are absent from regions where they do not stay all year. At least the northward migration does not seem to be affected by global warming; birds appear in their breeding ranges at the same time they did 100 years ago. / Individuals of non-migratory populations will abandon their territories after breeding season to roam about in the region. They may or may not return to the previous year’s breeding location, depending on whether they found better habitat during these wanderings. In these populations, the breeding season is determined by rainfall and consequent prey availability. Green Herons are seasonally monogamous. The pairs form in the breeding range, after an intense courtship display by the males which select the nesting sites and fly in front of the female noisily and with puffed-up head and neck plumage. They nest in forest and swamp patches, over water or in plants near water. Nests are a platform of sticks, often in shrubs or trees, sometimes on the ground. Locations in trees are preferred, with some nests built 20 meters off the ground; heights of several meters above ground are more common though. Rarely, large numbers of these birds congregate in heronries for nesting. The clutch is usually 2-5, rarely up to 8 bluish-white glossy eggs which are laid in 2-day intervals. After the last egg has been laid, both parents incubate for about 19-25[verification needed] days until hatching, and feed the young birds. The frequency of feedings decreases as the offspring near fledging. The young sometimes start to leave the nest at 16 days of age, but are not fully fledged and able to fend for themselves until 30-35 days old. Sometimes – particularly in the tropical parts of its range – the Green Heron breeds twice a year. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sandhill Crane by Walter Colvin
3d art render of a Sandhill Crane Made with bryce 3d, and Ken Gilliland’s SongBird Rimix, ShoreBirds volume 1, Wading Birds. / http://www.empken.com/SongbirdReMix/ / Some post work with photoshop The Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) is a large crane of North America and extreme northeastern Siberia. The common name of this bird references habitat like that at the Platte River, on the edge of Nebraska’s Sandhills in the American midwest. This is the most important stopover area for the Lesser Sandhill Crane, (Grus canadensis canadensis), with up to 450,000 of these birds migrating through annually. Adults are gray overall; during breeding, the plumage is usually much worn and stained, particularly in the migratory populations, and looks nearly ochre. The sandhill crane has a red forehead, white cheeks and a long dark pointed bill. Its long dark legs trail behind in flight, and the long neck is kept straight in flight. Immature birds have reddish brown upperparts and gray underparts. The sexes look alike. Size varies among the different subspecies. This crane frequently gives a loud trumpeting call that suggests a French-style “r” rolled in the throat, and they can be heard from a long distance. Mated pairs of cranes engage in “unison calling.” The cranes stand close together, calling in a synchronized and complex duet. The female makes two calls for every single call of the male. The only other large grayish-bodied bird of North America is the Great Blue Heron. This heron is of similar dimensions to the Sandhill Crane and is sometimes mistakenly called a crane, even though it is very different in plumage details and build. Like other herons, it flies with its neck tucked toward the body. The sandhill crane’s large wingspan, which is 6-8 feet when fully grown, makes this a very skilled soaring bird similar in style to hawks and eagles. Utilizing thermals to obtain lift, they can stay aloft for many hours, requiring only occasional flapping of their wings and consequently expending little energy. With migratory flocks containing hundreds of birds, they can create clear outlines of the normally invisible rising columns of air (thermals) that they ride. It has been said that Sandhill Cranes have been spotted devouring their young if the parents recognize weakness in a young bird. This seems unlikely. Cranes do devour the young of other species, like ducklings, especially when they are raising crane colts. However, cranes are gentle to their own injured colts and attentive to the corpses of their young. The Sandhill Crane flies south for the winter. In their wintering areas they form flocks of over 10,000 birds. One place to observe this is at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, 100 miles south of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Just before Thanksgiving every year there is a Sandhill Crane Festival there. Use a search engine and get the information and go to this natural wonder. Their breeding habitat is marshes and bogs in central and northern Canada, Alaska, part of the midwestern and southeastern United States, Siberia and Cuba. They nest in marsh vegetation or on the ground close to water. The female lays two eggs on a mound of vegetation, but it is rare that both chicks hatch and grow to independence. Cranes mate for life; both parents feed the young, called “colts”, who are soon able to feed themselves. The colts are taught to fly over many weeks when they run and dance with their parents. Dancing is a significant component in the education of young cranes.[10] The Sandhill Crane does not breed until it is two to seven years old, and the average generation time is 12.5 years. It can live up to 25 years in the wild; in captivity it has been known to live more than twice that span. Mated pairs stay together year-round and migrate south as a group with their offspring. Eggs and nestling cranes are eaten by crows, ravens, canids, hawks, eagles, and raccoons. Adult cranes are preyed on by foxes, coyotes, eagles, wolves, bobcats, and large owls. When approached by an avian predator, sandhill cranes will fly at the predator, kicking at it with their feet. When aware of a mammalian predator, sandhill cranes move toward the predator with their wings spread and their bill pointed at the predator. If the predator persists, sandhill cranes will attack, hissing, stabbing with their bills and kicking with their feet. The cranes tend to be more aggressive while protecting their young. Mammalian predators are generally more likely to prey on adult cranes while they are distracted by nesting These birds forage while walking in shallow water or in fields, sometimes probing with their bills. They are omnivorous, eating insects, aquatic plants and animals, rodents, seeds and berries. Outside of the nesting season, they forage in large flocks, often in cultivated areas. In many western states and provinces of Canada, Sandhill Cranes are hunted during waterfowl seasons. The meat is reportedly among the better-tasting gamebirds. The Florida subspecies is often seen in residential yards, and these birds seem little afraid of human approach. These visitors will eat shelled corn and commercially purchased bird seed from the ground and from feeders. They may be seen in yards in north-central Florida virtually year-round, often in pairs that may be accompanied by a juvenile. Myakka River State Park, just 50 miles south of Tampa, is a wonderful site to observe them although all around central Florida you may see them in empty farm fields from November to February. Though the Sandhill Crane is not considered threatened as a species, the three southernmost subspecies are quite rare. While the migratory birds could at least choose secure breeding habitat, the resident populations could not, and many subpopulations were destroyed by hunting or habitat change. However, initially the Greater Sandhill crane proper suffered most from persecution; by 1940 probably fewer than 1,000 birds remained. They have since increased greatly again, though with nearly 100,000 individuals they are still less plentiful than the Lesser Sandhill Crane, which numbers over 400,000 individuals, making the species the most plentiful crane alive today. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Spoonbill Sandpipers by Ken Gilliland
With its spatulate bill the Spoon-billed Sandpiper is unique among waders. Measuring only 5 1/2 inches, it is the only globally threatened sandpiper breeding in the Arctic, with only 450 to 1,000 birds remaining. It has a limited breeding range on the Chukotsk peninsula and southwards up to the isthmus of the Kamchatka peninsula, in north-eastern Russia. It migrates down the western Pacific coast through Russia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, mainland China, Hong Kong (China) and Taiwan (China), to its main wintering grounds in Bangladesh and Myanmar. Wintering birds have also been recorded from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Found almost exclusively at sea-coasts where there are sandy ridges sparsely vegetated by mosses, dwarf willows and grasses, interspersed with or neighboring to salt marshes and brackish ponds. Throughout its migratory and wintering ranges, tidal flats are being reclaimed for industry, infrastructure and aquaculture and are becoming increasingly polluted. There are no immediate threats to the breeding grounds, but nests are sometimes destroyed by dogs. Human disturbance, both by residents and researchers, may cause increased levels of nest desertion and predation by foxes and skuas. Shorebirds, including this species, are also occasionally killed by children with slingshots. This scene was render from a 3D model and environment created by the artist from his songbird Remix bird collection.
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Elephant Country by Walter Colvin
3d digital art render of a group of african elephants in a field of grass. Made with Bryce 3d
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Rhinoceros Mother and Calf. by Walter Colvin
3d digital art render fo a Mother rhinoceros and her calf, Made with Bryce 3d.
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Buffalo Hunter by Walter Colvin
3d digital render of an indian hunting buffalo from horse back.
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King of Beast. by Walter Colvin
3d art render of a male african Lion. Made with Bryce 3d.
About This Group
This group is especially designed for those of us that really dedicate ourselves to working with animals in our art. Here we will only feature animals in our 3D renders People are NOW permitted but the emphasis should be on the animal or the forefront of the image PLEASE!!
Artwork done using Poser, Bryce, Daz Studios, Maya, Terragen, Max, XFrog and similiar programs are acceptable, and some minor postwork is acceptable. In other words scenes must contain meshes or models. No straight photography or 2D artwork will be permitted. Animals great & small, real or created so long as its recognized as a creature not a human form. “Animal” means anything: birds, land animals, sea animals, insects, dino’s, alien creatures too. Just remember to make it worth a WOW factor for all of us to enjoy!!
Please abide by this group’s guidelines:
1) Only 5 images daily permitted max. per artist
2) UPDATED People are NOW permitted but the emphasis should be on the animal or the forefront of the image PLEASE!!
3) You must state which program you used to create your art in your description for verification.
4) Don’t critique an art piece unless explicitly stated by the artist that they want critique.
5) NO photographs, paintings, drawings or mixed media is permitted in this group only rendered images are permitted.
6) Any images not following the guidelines will automatically be removed without notification.
7) Any questions/suggestions, Bubblemail me.
Let the ANIMAL WORLD ABOUND AND THRIVE here in this group!
FEATURED ARTIST for October/November 2009 and Our newest Avatar winner is:
Ken Gilliland
For his image: Sandhill Crane Stopover 
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