I can honestly say that the combination of Poser and Shade has enabled me to regain my peace of mind, and released me from a job that was boring me and limiting my professional growth.

Shade 8 artist and BETA tester, Jürgen Schulz, who won the prestigious German Animago-award with a Shade illustration has said about his images created with Shade, “Without Shade, images would be impossible to realize in such a short time. The program is rich in features which I use to make realistic images easily.”

Noel Fields, who as some of you know, is the machine (with his partner Michele) behind the web site, ShadersCafe.com. We talked with Noel about his work with Shade and the ShadersCafe web site.

In Summer 1994, I was trying to make illustrating my profession, using my Powerbook. That was when I was first introduced to Shade...At that time, making 3DCG illustration didn't seem reasonable for a struggling artist. Shade III light - the less expensive version of Shade at that time - gave me the power of 3DCG with quick response, beautiful rendering and powerful modeling. After I met Shade, I became an independent illustrator.

I was impressed with the realism of the renders and the fact that the curved surfaces and line objects were manipulated using bezier handles like I was used to using in Adobe Illustrator. I ended up purchasing Shade R5/E for use for a photo retouching project and then began to put together the Lego in my spare time. Working on each part individually, I modelled the outside of each piece as well as the inside so that they would look correct when viewed from any angle.