~ValCarpenter
Val Carpenter
Artist | Professional | Varied
United States
First, and foremost, I'm a surrealist, and these fetish portraits are an extended hobby, but if there is enough interest or requests, I may go commercial. The way I work, currently, is I design the portrait based on what I know or see in the model's personal interests or life story and draw a rough sketch. Then I hire a photographer to create the hi-res stills against a backdrop, at my direction. Then I use a combination of 3D CGI and photoshop to create the surrealist imagery in final form.
Interests
Favorite visual artist
Zdzislaw Beksinski, H R Giger, Salvador Dali, Wayne Barlowe
Favorite movies
Dark City, Beetlejuice, Amelie, Inglourious Basterds, Rango, The Hudsucker Proxy
Favorite TV shows
Seinfeld, Twilight Zone, Dead Like Me, X Files, Invader Zim
Favorite bands / musical artists
Garbage, NIN, Marilyn Manson, Peter Gabriel, AC/DC, Depeche Mode
Favorite books
Frankenstein, James & the Giant Peach
Favorite writers
Roald Dahl, Shel Silverstein, Philip K. Dick, Jules Verne, H. G. Welles, Mary Shelley
Favorite games
Chess, Clue, Mousetrap
Favorite gaming platform
I don't play video games anymore.
Tools of the Trade
Maya, Lightwave, Photoshop, AfterFX, Realflow, Pencil and paper
Other Interests
Film, Sushi, Fetish
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