Hi, my name is Tony Meszaros, and I'm the owner of Realms Art. I currently live and work in Adelaide, South Australia, but I have clients all over the world. Originally from an IT and project management background, I am now a full-time professional CGI artist and content provider (with a part-time professional interest in photography and aspirations to become a published author).
You can tell a lot about a person based on where they draw their inspiration from... Being an avid reader, most of my artistic inspiration comes from the descriptions of certain authors -- mainly classic heroic fantasy and sci-fi authors who shaped the genre, people such as Robert E. Howard and Edgar Rice Burroughs. A lot of inspiration also comes from the Golden Age of Sci-fi authors, people such as Robert Heinlein. Authors of historic fiction who have a talent for capturing the vividness of a historic period, people such as Gary Jennings, are a great source for me. Many current and recent authors also provide inspiration but there are far too many to name. Visually, I'm strongly influence by the über-masters of heroic fantasy -- people such as the legendary Frank Frazetta; I'm very influence by the artists who did fantasy and sci-fi back in the '70s and '80s, particularly someone like Tim White with his work for NEL in that time period.
Realms Art was originally established to provide inexpensive but quality CGI images to the plethora of users in need of book covers, CD art, web images, and other applications. The main target audience were individuals on limited budgets without necessarily a lot of experience with art -- mainly self-published authors, bands independently producing CDs, small business operators in need of web art, indie game developers, etc. This is a service still available, so feel free to contact me if you want to inquire about a commission. Several larger clients have also made use of these services and all projects, of any size, can be quoted on.
In 2006 the Realms Art focus shifted to digital content with a specialisation in the Vue product range. Initially the focus was on SolidGrowth plants, but that soon grew to encompass all items relevant to Vue -- including objects, materials, plants and atmospheres. Since then countless images and animations by thousands of customers have been generated using Realms Art content. Customers range from high-end professionals to hobbyists. The most popular items continue to be the SolidGrowth plants, but the Realms Art historic and fantasy objects, especially the large scale and detailed architecture items, have received significant praise and are best-selling items.
Non-Vue items provided in a general, industry standard format such as .OBJ of .3DS format are also available.