- Hallucinogens as Medicine to quiet the seat of conciousness : http://t.co/vviivtxrpe 2013-05-29
- Interested in 3D art and technology? Then I'm sure you're heard of the SIGGRAPH conference. Geek heaven. http://t.co/quxxtQ6PTP 2013-05-23
Categoryart & animation
- "People In Motion", Kickstarter funded freerunning / parkour documentary. : http://t.co/Udg0bKtFKk 2013-05-20
- Happy Monday. "This Is Water" will help move from Me to We. #speech [thx Lainer] : http://t.co/eIK1tpWqli 2013-05-20
- Detroit, your police department's new recruit is almost ready. #robocop : http://t.co/8A3Zgcop8c 2013-05-12
- I want the microscopic "water bear" printed onto a t-shirt. [thx Laura] http://t.co/6Fuwy8c7as 2013-05-12
- Hey VJs (and visual DJs), Beeple.VJ Loops keep releasing impressive work… free. Creative Commons baby. http://t.co/tgVtskyZNl 2013-05-08
- Why I don't ever go to the gym? Because I would be "that guy". http://t.co/r3OmG5TKr0 2013-05-07
- These maps of New York remind me of a dream I once had… or I did I? http://t.co/74EpnfMxB0 2013-05-07
- R.I.P. Ray Harryhausen 1920 – 2013. [via Steve Nichols]: http://t.co/1qYeGHC5l8 2013-05-07
- Grey hair is diet and stress related? No way. </sarcasm> [thx Ben] : http://t.co/mq9Q6yBxVc 2013-05-06
- Documentary on artist Wayne White, who does whatever the f#ck he wants. http://t.co/ThhcgMvxsT 2013-05-04
- Viewed episode one of "The Bloom: A Journey Through Transformational Festivals"… and I was home again. http://t.co/JgRbMqpPBX 2013-05-02
- Microsoft demos their projection system for immersive gaming. I'm sold. http://t.co/qErEsDdcVR 2013-04-30
- Syntheyes camera tracking software released on Linux!! My entire studio can now be free of Windows. http://t.co/ixzmNiLpSx 2013-04-30
- The fashion of cyberpunk. One of many bonuses to living with video surveillance. http://t.co/tNnwJUmsSx 2013-04-25
- "Need" breakfast? According to this, Frank is right when he says, "Work hungry." [via Gary G.]: http://t.co/mQMjJX4jbN 2013-04-24
- Nowhere: Imagine a video game where you are floating through a 3D fractal. Can't? Neither could I. [thx Lainer] http://t.co/shqKzsxdnj 2013-04-23
- Edison vs Tesla – I'm going to watch this rap battle for the third time in a row. [thx Lainer] http://t.co/3HaMnp70lM 2013-04-19
- I've seen some slick business cards, but built in USB flash takes it to the next level. http://t.co/SwwvPk3bzL 2013-04-12
- Killer football. Now I'm itching to see a full film presented in this vertical aligned format. http://t.co/OW7rcT1UOo 2013-04-12
- Shaving, is it just another "brainless routine"? Almost a decade ago, this article changed my life. http://t.co/u3R892VEl3 2013-04-08
- Dogs are the bestest, especially when they $%@# their @#^*. [thx Matt T.] http://t.co/DhS9Exmw8J 2013-04-08
- X-COM & XCOM – Must see interview for fans of the video game franchise and other turn-based strategy games. http://t.co/zVTlmESTSZ 2013-04-06
- Quadrilateral Cowboy- Been waiting too long for this hacker/espionage game (though gotta try Uplink). [thx Joe] http://t.co/e7V9zE1yTb 2013-03-31
- Behind the visual effects of The Avengers by ILM. BOOM! x 1,000 : http://t.co/VVr6jFvNvm 2013-03-27
A friend asked me to tell him, “…how cool Blender is (please)“.
So here was my response.
It’s the biggest open source 3D software and Ton (the founder) is a good guy with an honorable vision. It can model, rig, texture, animate, FX, composite and even has a video game engine built in.
The project that is currently in-progress is going to be live action. Google even donated some of its employees to create a 3D camera solving component to help with create high-end visual effects.
Here are some open-source movies that they created using this FREE software.
And Big Buck Bunny certainly displays a high level of quality with it’s fur.
On August 20th, 2011, Vancouver was plagued by an army of the undead. I managed to survive the claws of the maggot invested fiends with my recorded footage.
What’s this on my arm? Aw nothin. Just a scratch. *cough* *cough* Really, I’m fine.
Here’s some footage that I put together for fun.
Modeling a brain sounds like a pain.
Pulling points in the wrinkles is driving me insane.
So I’m trying to puff it up with some baking.
Step 1. Rebuild this from scratch. The gyrus need to be smaller and the sulcus (wrinkles) need to be more frequent.
Step 2. Use this popping accident to my advantage.
*UPDATE*
Ok, this looks more like a brain.
I just about gave up on this MRI cloud thing, when I discovered this blog post by a fellow Houdini user, where he mentions a Volume from Attrib node that will allow me to alter a volume using point attributes. I think this may be the answer I have been looking for in order to avoid using metaballs. We shall see.
On top of that, he mentions a major performance issue in Houdini 11 when dealing with instanced shaders. Specifically, it’s an issue with the displacement being calculated, even when it’s not needed. And he posted a link to a fix in the SideFX forums.
And on top of that… through his Vimeo profile, I found this slick MRI plugin for Lightwave.
I also have the opportunity of getting my own brain scanned. How creepy is that?
In about 4 days I will be in Vancouver attending another Siggraph. I have not been since… 2006? This will be my 4th Siggraph and the first time it has been held in Vancouver. Luckily I have a light laptop this time around. Damn am I excited.
Below is a video that I recorded from Siggraph 2004 in Los Angeles. I finally put it online.
Tickets acquired and RSVPed for parties.
This calendar should give you an idea of all the parties I plan on attending. That’s right, I have my priorities in order. 😉
After Siggraph, I’ll be attempting to get things organized in Vancouver before heading off to Burning Man.
Seems I was smart to purchase my ticket far in advance, because they are currently sold out.
Just doing a little playing with a SSS shader in Houdini.
Over a year ago I was on a flight to Sweden. On the flight I drew this drawing while watching “Vicky Cristina Barcelona“, a Woody Allen flicK. I later brought the drawing it into Inkscape to clean it up.
I have two side notes:
#1: This movie is worth seeing just for the playing of the spanish guitar. Rachit agreed, so much so… that it inspired him to take guitar lessons.
#2: I have to remind myself that it’s “flick” not “flic”. I guess flic reminds me of the old “FLI” format, back when I was using Autodesk animator, which was the first format that I ever animated in. Almost feels like it was the last time I really animated… till recently.
But I digress…
This drawing is significant for many reasons, but one reason specially. It’s one of the few times in the last few times where I was totally lost in the process of drawing with a pen. I spent hours drawing this silly little drawing. That’s right.. HOURS. I think I doodled this, with a blue ball point sketch over the period of 3 hours, while watching various films on the plane… to Sweden… while watching the movie mentioned above… remember? Yes, I find it calming… even now. Even after all this time, I still stumble across it in my “art” folder and it calms me. It makes me wonder when I will again spend 3+ hours working on a simple doodle. Something not created for money. Not created to give it to someone else… but created for myself (though I think I eventually gave it away).
That’s all I wanted to say. I will continue with my cg work now… but I wanted to note the significance of this image, as it has just relaxed my eyes and posture, to the point of near bliss. Take it, steel it. Use it as your logo. Tattoo it on your inner thigh. Just mention it’s the product of CJ.
Congrats to Angus for registering RedArmStudio.com.
You should go over and checkout the latest image he’s uploaded to his new site. For now, here’s a little bit of fan art for my bud.
Why I love this program. I cannot remember the last time, if ever, I made a mistake in a 3D application and got usable results. However, in Houdini, it happens almost daily.
I cannot look back and cannot image even trying. Sorry.
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