I drew this during a heat wave, what else would be on my mind?

Most images have one thing that slows progress. Everything falls into place except the lighting, point of view, or as in this case waves. It took forever, but I am glad I stuck with it.

I used a volumetric cube to create the hazy effect of the pool, and terrains for the waves. The dolphins and boy were made using Poser.

This, while minimalistic, is my favorite of the beach sunset series. (and probably the last for awhile.)

Heat waves recreated by placing a wavy glass texture in front of the camera point.

I liked how the lenses on the lighthouse lamp affected the light, but I wish it showed up more in the final image. Maybe I'll use it again someday.

A long forgotten magical place, or is it what happens when no one is around to see water play? Based on my experiments with drawing water ripples with the terrain editor in Bryce.