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Carlos Teran

Why Don't You Put A Big Texas Smile On My Face?

About Me

I am glad you found your way to this page by and I hope you might enjoy your visit. My name is Carlos Teran, but I am known as carlos-teran at DeviantART , (so much for the creativity there, right?). I have been interested on computer graphics for a few years, but when I discovered this program, now called e-Frontier Poser...well you know how some people can get addicted to it...so my interest became my passion. Then I came across discreet 3D Studio Max and my fingers took over. It is almost as much fun as anything else I can think of... almost... My graphics are a personal expression of my own self, and are not intended to reproduce truthfully this collective dream we call reality. So, I do hope you will enjoy looking at them as much as I enjoyed creating them. You'll find in my gallery a blend of fantasy and erotic art, romance and tenderness for every taste and preference. You'll also notice that I don't enclose myself in a single style or theme. Also, if you visit my On-line Prints Store , you'll find a selection of the graphics I enjoy the most for sale as high quality prints, or if you're looking for Curious Labs Poser tools, check out my products available at major 3D stores.My first product for Poser is Eyes Mega Pack. This set features 120 different eye textures for V3 and it's already for sale at Renderotica , 3D Commune , Renderosity , Animotions , PoserPros and Renderspice . It has been a great experience so far, and I'm working right away in my next product. Silver Moon Publishing (UK) will be releasing my upcoming graphic novel Into The Neddle's Eye, as well as my participation in an 3D art book that will feature 5 other artists from Renderotica. There's also a monthy 32-pages Sci-Fi comic book of mine soon to be published in the UK, so stay tuned for more news on this subject.I've never tried to create something photorealistic per se, as odd that it might seem. My approach to digital art is to create something I will never see on real life, not to create a mocking reality of sorts. I've always complained that we constrain ourselves into reality and the world that sorrounds us a little bit too much for our own sake. So, in every piece I create there is a part that is completely inexistent, untangible and impossible. It's a sheer joy to design scenes and characters that don't exist. I can conceptualize without any practical consideration for such practical aspects as wheter or not such scene or situation is realistic or even possible. In essence, I'm free to construct my own separate reality.
It's probably a coincidence, but I've noticed that most of my audience is mainly composed by females. I think that this obeys to the fact that my art is intended to portray intimate aspects from every woman, and that it's inspired on them. I've been told that they find a bonding relationship with several of my graphics, and I find that encouraging. Most of my poetry is also inspired in them, and it also reflects on my art.
The kind of scene I enjoy the most, is the one you would like to see on the cover of a fetish magazine, raw and colorful, yet dark.
I've been reading Shakespeare for over 20 years. It's so easy to fall into his words, and find an insightful view of humankind, regardless of the times. Shakespeare was not a philosopher, or a preacher, or a conventional moralist; just a dramatist who knew the limits of what he could do, he represented things and left his audience to look for some meaning in what they saw. He made his audience think. In my own humble way, I try to do that.In 2003, I was invited by Diane Griffith to become a featured artist at Renderotica, and that was the beginning of a wonderful experience. I've always been glad of this oportunity to be among the best digital erotic artists. So far, I can proudly say that some of my best work is posted in the Premier Gallery. Over 1700 graphics, so far.
The year 2004 was so interesting, as 2 of my graphics, Ashen Sorrow and Eternal Minuet were featured in the Monthly Gallery at DAZ, and one of them became a Daily Deviation and Daily Print at DeviantART. Most of my graphics have also been listed as Daily Top Favorites since I became a member of DeviantART in November 5, 2002. This has been because of the constant support of my fellow Deviants, just as well as the interest of over 800 thousand visitors (so far) that give me the honor of having my artwork grace both their walls and computer screens.
In 2005 I was granted the pleasure of being Artist Of The Month in March at Renderotica, working in several commercial animation projects, independent films (supervising visual effects) and having my digital comic Eternal Minuet featured in December's issue of Renderotica Magazine . Also, I was invited to become a featured artist at Sublime Blue , the British erotica site.
And 2006 will be a very frantic year indeed, as I've released my first set of 3D products for Curious Labs Poser, and very soon a clothing line that will feature some of my graphics in high quality printing. Besides, I'll be knee-deep in the creation of some very-noir graphic novels to be published by Silver Moon Publishing in the UK. Also, my noir comic Eternal Minuet has become a regular feature in Renderotica Magazine .Seven of my graphics are currently featured in the The Nude Insider 's Top 50 list. It means a lot to me, as that list showcases some of the best artistic nudes at DeviantART, and it gives me encouragement to keep up with my artwork. The fact that this list is mostly composed of photographic nudes, and that my graphics are the first 3D pieces featured there makes things even more significant, specially as two of them were in the top 10. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so I would like to express my most sincere "thank you" to everyone who voted for those graphics, and I hope you might enjoy some of my future work just as well.

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My Interests

Medicine, Computers, Cinema, Music. I also consider myself a digital artist interested on diverse themes and styles. Most of my inspiration comes from music and movies. In many ways, my art is cinematic in the sense that I create scenes, as part of a greater story that we happen to stumble upon as it unfolds. I especially take care of the angles and lighting as part of that influence from cinema that permeates my artwork.

I'd like to meet:

Most of the people I would like to meet are currently deceased: Carl Sagan, Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Jimmy Hendrix, Freddie Mercury, Jerry Goldsmith, DeForest Kelley, Sammy Davis Jr, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Pedro Infante, Pedro Armendariz Sr, Alfred Hitchcock and Gene Roddenberry. Regarding who I would like to meet here at My Space, well... anybody with the wits to enjoy life without regrets.

Music:

My music taste is eclectic, to say the least... Pink Floyd, Queen, Sarah Brightman, Yes, Enya and many, many more... from Country, Arabic, R&B, Hip Hop, Heavy Metal, Classic, Jazz, and everything in between. I have this annoying tendency to listen a single song for a whole week, in replay. Until it "wears out" for me, and I move to the next. My TV is usually set in VH1 Soul or CMT Pure most of the day while I'm working in my artwork. I also love to listen London's BBC streaming and Monterrey's D99 (Mexico).
My favorite songs are Bohemian Rapsody from Queen and Come Back To Me by Kathleen Edwards.

Movies:

My current favorites are: La Finestra Di Fronte & Walk The Line. My all Time Favorites: Citizen Kane and The Godfather 2. However, I have a collection of 5000 movies (amount updated at March 26, 2006)... everything from AFI's 100 List, Cult Classics to B-Movies and everything in between. I group my favorites by theme (too many to name all of them here), but I can fairly say that any movie that I can watch over 20 times and keeps my interest, goes straight into my favorites list. I love cinema, and I've written movie reviews professionally for several websites in the past years, and right now I'm acting as the movie critic for a newspaper in northern Mexico. My favorite contemporary directors are Ridley Scott, David Lynch, Martin Scorsese, Lawrence Kasdan, Oliver Stone, Quentin Tarantino, Peter Weir, Francis Ford Coppola, John Carpenter, David Cronenberg, David Fincher, Jim Jarmusch, Norman Jewison, Barry Levinson, Terrence Malick and Sam Mendes. My favorite "classic" directors are Orson Welles, D.W. Griffith, William Wyler, Frank Capra, Cecil B. DeMille, Alfred Hitchcock, George Cukor, John Ford, Francois Truffaut, William Castle, Billy Wilder, Don Siegel, Robert Wise, Russ Meyer, Jack Arnold and Sam Peckinpah. I can "digest" most movies, excepting those that prentend to be "artsy" (when they aren't) and those that defy logic and common sense (unless that's their intent, of course).

Television:

Law & Order (all 4 of them, but SVU stands out as my favorite), CSI (Las Vegas), Las Vegas, Star Trek (all 5 of them, but Star Trek: Deep Space 9 is my all-time favorite), JAG, NCIS, Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974), Kingpin (2003), Space 1999 (1975-76), Wildfire, Everwood, Reba, Family Business, Babylon 5, Crusade (1998), Crossing Jordan, Dr. House, The Wire, The Shield, The Sopranos, American Choppers, Mail Call, Dr. 90210, The West Wing, Decisive Battles, Spirit Of The Wild, Monk, Battlestar Galactica (The 2003 Mini-series and the regular show), Pen & Teller's Bullshit, Bones, Boston Legal, Medical Detectives, Cold Case Files, Kojak (1973), American Gothic, Family Guy, Grounded For Life, Futurama, Kindred: The Embraced (1996), Nash Bridges, News Radio, Psi Factor, My Wife And Kids, According To Jim, Stargate SG-1, Surface, Threshold, Wonderfalls, Bones, Yes Dear, The Starlost (1972), Logan's Run (1977), Night Gallery (1970), The Twilight Zone (1959), The Outer Limits (1963), High Chaparral (1967).

Books:

Right now I'm reading "Lesser Evil" by Robert Simpson, a Star Trek Deep Space 9 novel. My favorite authors are William Shakespeare, H.P. Lovecraft, Arthur C. Clarke, Frank Herbert, James Clavell, Tom Clancy, Michael Crichton, Stephen King and John Grisham. I began recently to collect sci-fi magazines from the 70's, like "Worlds Of IF", "The Magazine Of Fantasy And Science Fiction" and "Galaxy". Also, I'm a fan of crude police novels like those by Ed McBain, also from the 70's (my favorite of those is "Jigsaw"). Needless to say, I also collect Star Trek related books. I keep most my books as e-books, as I'm moving constantly and don't want the trouble of losing books. Also, I'm a fan of audio books, and I keep several hundreds of them.

Heroes:

William Shatner, Avery Brooks, Jenna Jameson, Jack Nicholson, Gene Simmons, Chase Masterson, Nana Visitor, Joe Haldeman, Roger Corman, Freddie Mercury, Gene Roddenberry, Jacob Vargas, Hugh Hefner, Larry Flynt, Luis Guzmán, Captain Dale Dye, Harrison Ford, Tera Patrick, John Williams, Steve Martin, Danny Trejo, Kitana Baker, Staff Sargeant Ronald Lee Ermey, Samuel L. Jackson, Joanna Angel, Kelsey Grammer, John Knoll, Kenneth Ralston, Dennis McCarthy, Jay Chattaway.

My Blog

I Told You So: The PS3 Isn't THAT Good

Now the world's dominant video-game console maker really has problems. In the latest embarrassment to strike Sony Corporation, the company acknowledged today (Wednesday) that many games designed for t...
Posted by Carlos Teran on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 02:43:00 PST

Star Trek: Happy 40th Anniversary

On the evening of the 8th of September (1967), NBC premiered with an episode of a new sci-fi series named Star Trek. The episode shown was The Man Trap, a love story with a sci-fi twist, borne of a r...
Posted by Carlos Teran on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 08:57:00 PST

Star Trek Goes Boldly Where Everybody Has Gone Before

Rumors sped at light speed that Paramount is working on an enhanced version of the original 79 Star Trek episodes that it plans to sell as a syndication package to broadcast stations. According to the...
Posted by Carlos Teran on Wed, 30 Aug 2006 01:52:00 PST

Teri Hatcher Versus The Evil Plastic Surgeons

TV beauty Teri Hatcher was appalled when she was told a picture of her face was going to be used as a demonstration for women who needed plastic surgery. In an extract from her autobiography Burnt Toa...
Posted by Carlos Teran on Tue, 06 Jun 2006 09:57:00 PST

The Empire Gets Medieval On Fans

Most Star Wars fans were probably delighted when Lucasfilm announced plans to give the original untouched versions of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of The Jedi a DVD release in Septemb...
Posted by Carlos Teran on Sat, 03 Jun 2006 12:11:00 PST

William Shatner At Letterman

The Jewish National Fund (JNF) has announced that William Shatner and his wife Elizabeth will be in Israel the last week of May to help develop a program of therapeutic riding centers for disabled chi...
Posted by Carlos Teran on Thu, 18 May 2006 08:06:00 PST

Mission Impossible Sinks In China

There was more bad news today (Monday) for the producers of Mission: Impossible III as the Shanghai newspaper Xinmin Evening News reported that the movie may not be given an import license that would ...
Posted by Carlos Teran on Mon, 15 May 2006 12:51:00 PST

Chris Tucker Did What???

New Line has agreed to pay Chris Tucker $25 million to appear in Rush Hour 3, making him the highest-paid actor in Hollywood, according to FoxNews.com's Roger Friedman. Friedman commented that the fig...
Posted by Carlos Teran on Fri, 12 May 2006 06:58:00 PST

William Shatner Rules!

I've admired William Shatner since I was a kid, watching Star Trek during the mid-day meal at home along with my parents. Over the years, that admiration was circunscribed to his acting and the series...
Posted by Carlos Teran on Sat, 06 May 2006 02:30:00 PST

The Empire Strikes Back... Again... And Again...

Responding to legions of fans, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment have agreed to release the original versions of the first three Star Wars movies, unmodified by digital enhancements, o...
Posted by Carlos Teran on Fri, 05 May 2006 09:28:00 PST