I wanted to post the next installment of shots from my Australian trip, but my computer’s in the middle of a 3D Bryce render, and I don’t want to slow it down by looking through my photo collection. Everyone’s eyeballs need a rest from looking at so many photos anyway, and speaking of which…

The scene I’m rendering is for an illustration I’m doing for the fifth issue of Tales of the Talisman. I’d decided not to draw it all out by hand and to use Bryce because the sheer number of details I want in the illustration would just be too much for my poor little hands.

The story is “Eyeballs in the Carpet” by Jay Mark. So I’m rendering a bunch of eyeballs on the living room floor, staring at the viewer.

In my life, this is normal.

I started the render last night before settling down to watch Sideways, which I’d had the DVR record the day before. It’s now after noon on the next day, and the render is only 40% done. This is what eyeballs can do to your computer; they can take it hostage and slow the rest of your work down.

Ah, well.

I have an appointment with my tax man tomorrow, so I might as well switch over to my Mac and get my tax information all settled and collected, let the rendering PC do its thing and all. More photos the next time, I promise. If not, then an illustration. The eyeball one perhaps. We’ll see.

Ha. No pun intended.

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