KJ'd Beast
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I highly recommend she get a traditional degree, AA, AS, BA, BS in fine art. Teens don't want to hear that but in all honestly drawing, painting and sculpting are core concepts that carry over to every other branch of design including concept, character, and game design. She should go to a local junior college and get all her core classes out of the way and major in fine art with a heavy emphasis on drawing especially if she has never picked up a pencil before. It will save her a lot of time and aggravation and money. She should then look at industrial design.
I also recommend she watch every ZFD Feng Zhu Design Cinema. He is a very successful designer for AAA games titles and film (you might be familiar with Star Wars episodes 1-3.)
That being said here are some schools with excellent reputations with degrees in design.
In no specific order.
SCAD, Savanah College of Art and Design.
RISD, Rhode Island School of Design.
FZD Feng Zhu Shcool of Design. (Over seas)
Gnomon Workshop.
Art Center of Pasadena.
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Here is a list from upcomingcons.com. I filtered out all shows not in the continental USA. Perhaps A:M users in these states can give specific details as to the types of shows. I will look into the ones specifically for Florida and get back with you.Midwest Media ExpoDetroit, MIApril 10-12, 2015East Coast ComiconMeadowlands Exposition Center, NJApril 11-12, 2015AMAZICONEssington, PAApril 17-19, 2015Big Wow! ComicFestSan Jose, CAApril 18-19, 2015Chicago Comic and Entertainment ExpoChicago, ILApril 24-26, 2015Bangor Comic & Toy Con!Bangor, MEApril 24-26, 2015Bangor Comic & Toy Con!Bangor, MEApril 24-26, 2015Retro Mega Comic ConSavannah, GAApril 24-26, 2015ChaseCon ExpoSaratoga Springs, NY25-Apr-15TanoshiiconWest Chester, PAApril 25-26, 2015Marble City ComiconKnoxville, TNApril 25-26, 2015Pittsburgh Comic & Collectibles ShowTarentum, PA25-Apr-15Reaper MiniDenton, TXApril 30-May 3, 2015Arkansas Art Pop Comic ExpoJonesboro, ARMay 2-3, 2015AniMinneapolisMinneapolis, MNMay 8-10, 2015Ratha ConAthens, OHMay 8-9, 2015Collective ConJacksonville, FLMay 8-10, 2015AC Boardwalk ConAtlantic City, NJMay 14-17, 2015Xcon WorldMyrtle Beach, SCMay 15-17, 2015MSP ComiconSt. Paul, MNMay 16-17, 2015Tidewater ComiconVirginia Beach, VAMay 16-17, 2015Omni Expo (Large venue, 10x10 vendor space good one for
other Animation Company vendors attending)Orlando, FLMay 22-24, 2015MobiconMobile, ALMay 22-24, 2015Wizard World St. LouisSt. Louis, MOMay 22-24, 2015ComicPaloozaHouston, TXMay 22-25, 2015Spectrum Fantastic ArtKansas City, MOMay 22-24, 2015Space Coast Nerd Fest (Venue is too small)Melbourne, FLMay 23-24, 2015Phoenix ComiconPhoenix, AZMay 28-31, 2015Phoenix ComiConPhoenix, AZMay 28-31, 2015Dallas ComicConDallas, TXMay 29-31, 2015Awesome ConWashington, DCMay 29-31, 2015Midwest Toy FestIndianapolis, INJune 6-7, 2015Memphis Comic ExpoMemphis, TNJune 6-7, 2015MetroCon (Small Venue does have Short Film/Anime Contest)Tampa, FLJune 11-14, 2015HeroesConCharlotte, NCJune 19-21, 2015Derby City Comic ConLouisville, KYJune 20-21, 2015Florida Supercon (Large Venue 10x10 Vendor areas could be good for )
Miami, FLJune 25-28, 2015Daisuki Anime ConChattanooga, TNJune 26-28, 2015SOPOCU ConJackson, MSJune 27-28, 2015Anime MidwestRosemont, ILJuly 3-5, 2015MetroCon (Not sure if this is a duplicate or prior date is wrong)Tampa, FLJuly 4-5, 2015San Diego Comic-ConSan Diego, CAJuly 9-12, 2015Garden State Comic FestMorristown, NJJuly 25-26, 2015GalacticonSeattle, WAJuly 31-August 2, 2015Rob-ConBristol, TNAugust 1-2, 2015Orlando Nerd Fest (NO VENUE SELECTED)Orlando, FLAugust 6-10, 2015Texas ComiConSan Antonio, TXAugust 7-9, 2015Dover Comic ConDover, DE8-Aug-15Gateway Geek FestSt Louis, MOAugust 28-30, 2015Meta ConMinneapolis, MNSeptember 4-6, 2015FandomVerse ExpoLancaster, CASeptember 4-6, 2015Long Beach Comic ConLong Beach, CASeptember 12-13, 2015Long Beach Comic ConLong Beach, CASeptember 12-13, 2015Cincinnati Comic Expo18-Sep-15BakkenconWilliston, NDSeptember 18-19, 2015Baltimore Comic-ConBaltimore, MDSeptember 25-27, 2015CONtraflow/DeepSouthConNew OrleansOctober 2-4, 2015Omega ExpoThe Woodlands, TXOctober 2-4, 2015Pittsburgh Comic & Collectibles ShowWest Mifflin, PA24-Oct-15Wizard World LouisvilleLouisville, KYNovember 6-8, 2015Campbell ConCampbell, CA7-Nov-15Amelia Con (Beautiful "Pearl" in North East Florida great for vacationing not sure about Cons)Amelia Island, FLFebruary 5-7, 2016Emerald City ComiconSeattle, WAApril 8-10, 2016AniMinneapolisMinneapolis, MNMay 6-8, 2016Meta ConMinneapolis, MNSeptember 2-4, 2016AniMinneapolisMinneapolis, MNMay 26-28, 2017
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Dragon-Con
Orlando Comic Expo
Orlando Mega Con
South Florida Super-Con
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Really excellent work. My only suggestion, if you haven't given it any thought yet, would be to randomize the placement of the chairs and salt and pepper shakers as it looks too perfect.
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Rob,
I converted it to QuickTime.
Tom,
If you scrub through the QT file you can see it appears to be multiple copies of the same "smoke" image, layered and rotating and growing at different rates.
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What is interesting is that everything in a CG film is also hand made. I believe there's the same amount of artistry in both media.
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Visually stop motion movies are terrific they just never satisfy me with story and character. I hope this one is different.
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Rob,
If you have time, shoot a video of yourself or someone in a bathtub and composite the "tub shark" into the scene. I'm cracking up thinking about the possibilities.
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Robert,
That actually looked better than the VFX for Sharknado. I think you can get yourself a gig with SYFY and upgrade their CGI.
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John,
That was really a nice candle animation all around. Very subtle. Is the dripping wax an animated texture map or actual geometry?
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Rob,
Very cool applications. Each has interesting properties. The bottom one almost passes for aluminum foil with some minor tweaks.
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Jeff, thanks. Too bad for us your not comfortable(?) making videos. Not everyone has Rob(cat)'s knack for that. What program did you use to paint your textures.
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Jeff,
I really like this last render. The hair looks better than the previous render. Like she switched to Pantene for fuller body and healthier shine.
Also, would you post another wireframe, and perhaps some wire/material composites with some close ups of the hands, boots, . I'm trying some modeling and I'm trying to get good reference for what to model versus what is a texture map. Further it would be terrific, time permitting, if you would do a 5 or 10 minute video on your process on this project. I believe this would be very inspirational, not only for myself as well as the community at large.
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Since we're speaking in hypotheticals what about HA:M
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Addressing the logo. I prefer the logo Jim created simply because it removed the colon. When Hash first started there were at least two different versions apprentice and master. The software was predominately referred to as Hash Animation and the colon delineated whether you had apprentice or master. It now appears that more people drop the proper name Hash and refer to the program simply as Animation Master. The colon is therefore rendered useless as it has the effect of bifurcation of the programs name. My opinion would be to drop it completely.
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Tore,
I dig your logo design. I have read and seen enough here and there to know A;M is like my friend who refuses to wear something that doesn't look like he pulled it out of a hamper or off the floor to go out. He's just not into fitting someone else's notion of who he should be and there's something charming about that.
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Thank you Nancy.
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Nancy,
Is that rendering technique an all or nothing type approach? Meaning, all the characters in each render is exactly the same material wise, can you mix or do you have to render as completely separate passes if you want the characters to have individual properties?
Thanks.
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In case you can not see the object for some reason this is the first one.
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The winning bidder is listed as having 5 bid retractions in 6 months. I hope the person isn't messing around with the seller.
The dress is a hand crafted one of a kind item and probably had at least 80 hours of work in it. I've heard of original designs for at least this much money so I'm not surprised.
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Mark, sorry to hear about your financial situation, have you also thought about "Fiverr?" They have a whole section dedicated to caricatures.
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Ludo, Did you mirror model one side ie: copy/flip/attach?
Looks like something for the next season of SYFY's Faceoff.
Anatomically speaking the creature needs a much larger abdomen as it appears to be too small on this version and makes it look disproportional.
The sketch seems to be better balanced, but other wise very nicely modeled.
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That did the trick, thanks.
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Need advice on good schools for game design...
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Roger makes an excellent point Rich. Your daughter should either try a double major or a major and minor. Like business administration and or finance. Working at a studio, or any company frankly, is all about operations and finance. Again not something that teens can really grasp as sexy, glamorous or fun but absolutely necessary.
All the best to you and your family,
Keith