Background
Some people have asked me to post this type of page,
The gods only know why....
Seriously, for those who are interested,
here is a very brief discription of how I got started.
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If you've visited the Early Archive, you can see that I've been drawing pictures from the day I could hold a pencil.
As far back as I can remember; if I saw something and wanted to, I could draw it.
Throughout childhood I played with pencils, pens, markers, and a little painting, and for the most part stuck with traditional media.
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I found early on that I had a strong love for realism, especially superrealistic work, and for the longest time had a very hard time finding a style that was "good enough".
Unfortunately, because of this, I never really pursued any one style or art form throughout childhood.
But at the same time, I was always creating something.
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After High School, I enlisted in the army as a medic, but during my 3 years in Germany I was re-assigned as my Battalion's Illustrator.
I served this position for almost 2 years, mostly doing large charts and maps (and things I can't discuss), and earned "Army Illustrator/Draftsman" as a secondary job title.
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When I came home, I began to work more seriously at my artwork.
I became interested in airbrushing, and it wasn't long before I bought myself a cheap airbrush, small compressor and some paint.
5 years later, I had over 150 paintings to my name, 3 very nice quality airbrushes, and a small studio in my basement to work in.
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But it still was never "good enough".
Until I discovered, almost by accident, a television series that would forever alter the direction of my art.
That show was J. Michael Strazinski's "Babylon 5", and when I saw for the first time what a computer could do, I knew my life was never going to be the same.
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And now, almost 6 years (and an awful lot of work) after that moment, I sit here at my own computer, rendering with my own copy of Lightwave wondering what the future holds next.
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...and so far, the future looks GOOD!
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Designs copyright© James Peck, 1997,1998,1999
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No duplication or modification of any kind
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