The Aqua Collection
Conceived and created through 2001 to 2003, this collection of images is the most popular I have created. I had originally only intended to created one image. This turned out to be 'Going Up!' (see below). I then started receiving many emails a day asking if I intended taking the idea further and creating more images of a similar nature to compliment the original. The results can be seen on this page. To date, over 2,100,000 downloads of images from the Aqua collection have been requested from this sites server!
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TurbulenceEquipment used: Nikon D70s, Aperture 1.5, Photoshop CS3 Extended The original version of this photo was a shot I took of the water fountain outside the Grand Hyatt in downtown San Francisco at night. The final version has been subjected to a considerable number of adjustments using Photoshop CS3. |
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TideCreated August 2005 Software used: Photoshop CS2, Wacom Intuos 3 graphics tablet I have been a little short of inspiration in July. Coupled with the success of our plastic business cards I have not had a lot of time to concentrate on much of the 3D rendered stuff. Nevertheless, I managed to find enough time to sit down and experiment with Photoshop CS2. The result is a series of images which make great, clean desktop wallpapers. There are four versions in the ZIP file. A blue, aqua, magenta and red version. Enjoy. |
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CausticCreated April 2005 Software used: Photoshop CS A simple photo taken during our family holiday in Spain this month using a Canon Ixus under natural daylight. I have shifted the hue slightly and toned down the brightness to make it more suitable for use as a deskop wallpaper. |
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CondensedCreated January 2005 Software used: Photoshop CS My first wallpaper of 2005, 'Condensed' is based on a photo sent to me by a friend. Photoshop CS was used to crop, clone and alter the focus and colouration of the image. It was also toned down a lot as the original was too bright to be used comfortably as a desktop wallpaper. |
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Splash (Detail)Created November 2004 Software used: Bryce 5 This wallpaper is a reinterpretation of 'Splash' (which can also be found on this page). I love the original version of 'Splash' but over time I have come to feel that it is a bit 'flat'; not dynamic enough. This image is my attempt at trying to add a little excitement and motion to the original concept. |
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Going Up! 2003Created January 2003 Software used: Bryce 5 Every now and then I take a look back through my older images to give myself some idea of how far I have progressed. And occasionally I decide to update an earlier piece. The original version of Going Up! (found on the Aqua Collection page) now looks a little washed out and flat to me so I decided to give it an overhaul. |
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RadialCreated August 2001 Software used: Photoshop 7 Although this is not one of my most downloaded pieces, its one of my personal favorites. Create using Photoshop 7 and Bryce 5 this image began life as an experiment to add a radial ripple to a landscape image I was working on at the time. Its one of my older images but I like it so much I have decided to use it as part of my new commercial design businesses logo. |
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SplashCreated July 2003 Software used: Bryce 5 About 2 years ago I created an image called 'Radial' which can be found below. I had wanted to add the 'crown' found in the center of the splash at the time but I didn't really have the ability to execute it convincingly. Two years on and I have learnt a lot of new tricks so I though I would revisit the concept. 'Splash' is the result. |
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Aqua XPCreated April 2004 Software used: Photoshop 7 I have often been criticized for shamelessly promoting Apple Macs (for which I make no apologies) and ignoring the millions of Windows users. I like to think this is not actually the case as all images on PlasmaDesign are equally compatible with Windows machines. But I guess I have never actually created anything solely aimed at Microsoft users. Maybe 'Aqua XP' will go some way to compensating for this. Just hope Big Brother doesn't sue me! |
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Sub ZeroCreated December 2002 Software used: Bryce 5 As a part of my 'Aqua Collection', this is one of the most popular single monitor wallpapers on the site. The widescreen version has been re-rendered and color corrected to ensure it looks great on windows XP and Mac OS X systems. |
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MarineCreated September 2002 Software used: Photoshop 7 I created this image in an attempt to create a wallpaper that was a little less distracting and busy than my usual work. There are very few of my own images that I use on my own screen as I am usually sick of looking at them by the time I have finished creating them but I do regularly use this one. |
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AquaCreated August 2002 Software used: Bryce 5 The favorite image of my fiancee and love of my life, Donna, is 'Going Up!' (to be found above). Having recently re-decorated our bathroom, Donna asked me to create 3 images of a similar style to 'Going Up!' which she intends to frame and display on the bathroom wall!!!!! I hadn't originally intended posting any of these to the web but I like this one so much I couldn't resist it. |
