Andy Simmons's Bio
I
was born in Reigate, England 1963, where I was raised, and I currently reside
in Surrey. I've always been artistic by nature, but at school I never studied
art or enjoyed the way it was portrayed as a series of tedious exercises. After first painting for a few years with traditional media, in 1997 I discovered
computer art. I began with Bryce 3d and was instantly hooked. At first I didn't
think a PC would become my everyday canvas, but thought of it more as an aid to
my painting, since creating fantasy and realistic landscapes were now so easy
to do. As computers developed, and more and more software and hardware became
available, I put my canvas and oil aside to learn and seriously study computer
art. Today I use 3 main programs: Bryce for the scene creation, Poser
for modeling figures, and Photoshop in conjunction with a graphics tablet for
post work detailing. However, most of my images, themes or figures start as pencil
sketches. I like to create the scene and work on composition before I take the
idea into the computer. Most of my images are created within a few days,
since I like to work fast while the ideas are flowing. Apart from the inevitable
computer crashes, digital art for me lets my creative spirit free in ways I never
imagined. Andy
