Feb. 25th 1992 - 22:30

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This is the first collection of art and retouched digitized photos.
 It is for your enjoyment and again, there will be others...
If you would like to see something in particular done, I will be more than
glad to do it, or if you need someone to do work for title screens,anims,
etc. PLEASE let me know...

  The address to write to is:        Or call:

  040 Productions                Sierra Spirit Wings BBS (Amiga/Christian)
  c/o Jack Nichols               (209)-OVEN-HAX (683-6429)
  42359 Shady Lane               3/12/24/9600/14.4-8N1-24Hrs-7 Days
  Oakhurst, CA. 93644            Sysop: Jack Nichols
                                 -=* Amiga File Support *=-

History:

 The work on these paintings was done by me between 1986 and the
present, some were 5 minute jobs, and some I never thought I'd complete.
 I like playing with photos, but I occasionaly go all out straight from
scratch too, depending on how many hours the wife gives me, hehehehe...
  ...thus, 'Jill's Unvrs' was born one night when she fooled around with
ideas while I moved the mouse here and there.
 I love the capabilities of the Amiga over other machines when it comes to
art. The machine, together with the fantastic programs people write for it,
you truely can put ideas into form from imagination. Imagination is my best
ability and is my secret home that no one can invade unless I share it.
Space and Flight are my dreams, one might say I was born out there, from
my fanatic association with it.

Software:

  The artwork was done on the Amiga using DigiPaint, DigiPaint ]I[, DigiView
 Gold 4.0 (Trademarks of NewTek), PhotonPaint (Trademark of BazboSoft! &
 MicroIllusions), PIXmate (Trademark of Justin V. McCormick & Progressive
 Peripherals and Software).
  Other Software I use in my personal work:
    The Director    Animate-3D  Deluxe Video   Disney Anim
    Prism           Butcher     Sculpt-3D      Dpaint IV
    Turbo Silver 3  ArtPak      DrawPlus       Vista Pro
    Imagine         Aladdin 4D  Scenery Mkr

    And a miriad of PD and Shareware Image Processing and Conversion
     software. Some of this stuff is unbelievably good!

You might ask why I have so many different tools? Each one has special
effects all their own.

Hardware:

  Amiga 1000/ 3Mb RAM/ Supra SCSI with Adaptec 4000 and a 40Mb ST-251 &
 20Mb ST-225/ 2 3.5" 880k Amiga Floppies.
  
  Amiga 3000t-25 Mhz/ 14 Mb RAM/ SCSI 270 Meg.
  Plus a priceless wealth of Sound a Video equipement for good recording
 of my work to video tape, specifically, Space Animations.

Credits:

  It is my wish to thank the engineers who designed the first Amiga machine,
 namely the Amiga 1000, and for the forsight to put NTSC color output
 straight out the back of that machine. You guy's saved me some money.
  The 1000 was a machine that had what I needed at a time when I had few
 $$$$.
  I would also like to thank NewTek for their Excellence in Quality Software
 as well as their recent release of the Video Toaster 2.0 & Toaster 4000.
  A long wait on the Toaster guy's, but well worth it!
  Special thanks goes to my friends at Sierra On-Line, the company I now
happily work for, both personally and professionally.
  And finally, to Darcy McConnell, who's persistant nagging to get back in
the saddle and do more paintings has brought this collection to you.
  His BBS: Fresno Area Amiga eXchange (F.A.A.X.) (209)226-7162

I hope you enjoy these, I am an excentric when it comes to Space.

Sincerely,
                 Jack Nichols