jzawacki

Are you talking about THESE?

It's not that I am not willing to provide the time, it's that I don't have much time to provide. Also, I'm not a reader. I'm more of a hands on type of person. I have started TaoAM a couple of time, and completed a few lessons (I know your not supposed to jump around..) and have watched the online videos a few dozen times (which are great, btw). It would be nice to be able to sign up for an online course (creates dedicated A:M time) as well as allows a hands on person to learn quicker then stumbling through online toturails. And then, requiring "homework" to be completed makes sure the user (me) is actually doing the lesson and understanding the steps. I have yet to even create my own model. I have only played with pre-created ones. Even something as 'simple' as extruding, as I read it.. thought that is sounded easy.. but I haven't done it yet. But, I take Google SketchUp and have built many models in it within minutes. I'm sure they aren't animation worthy.. and maybe once I grasp the concept in A:M it will be the same way. I don't know.. I guess I just get over whelmed every time I start, and then decide it's easier to borrow models, and the next thing I know, I'm off in left field playing with smoke and fire, or hair. Stuff I don't even need. My wife yells down (computers are in the basement) and it's midnight.. I'd been playing for 3 hours and have nothing to show for it. I could be wrong, but I think an online course that I am paying for (dedicated to A:M, not animation in general) is what I need to succeed.

Anywhere that teaches online courses for this? I know the book is great, but I'm more of a hands on learner and have a better chance of talking the wife into letting me spend more hours on the computer if I was taking some kind of online course with a video feed from the instructor.

That is awesome. Could you please provide more detail (maybe in a new post) on how you went about that? Is is possible using other photo software, or is this a "Photoshop only" type thing? I'm new to AM but have been using image editing software for a while. I would feel a lot more comfortable doing what you just did and then manipulate the model.. Seems like you just cut out HOURS of work to me.

There is also The Gimp for an open source Photoshop alternative. This one is Linux, Windows, and MacOS X.

It's great to link to a thread that provides the answer. But when the link is to a thread with a link, to a thread with a link.. It's a bit much.

Rodney, Ouch.. that hurts.. Can I get some ice for my marbles? I saw the A:M Veggie Tales videos available on the FTP site and thought it was what they used. I mean.. they looked identical to what I remember seeing on TV (the test one, I have MythTV so now I will have to compare).. Oh well.. I still have two cars with Hydros.. you can't take that away from me. (I had the same feeling buying A:M as I did when I drove home the first time with hydraulics installed in my car.. Disbelief that I actually own it.) BTW, my name is James.

I'm new.. really.. So you can just send the next prize to me. I'll take pictures and share it with the others.. if that helps.

Being that I was fingered as a newbie.. I thought I might as well pad my post count with a post here.. I purchased the software for a new company I started for presentations and probably eventually commercials, if I make it that far. Hopefully my skills will be 1/10 of what I have seen people here creating.. Though, I'm sure they won't be near as fun. I still can't believe I own the software VeggieTales used.. Having a 3 year old son and 1 year old daughter, it's one of my favorite shows to watch with them.