KJ'd Beast

Tore, Very cool. The hand painted textures and the visible ball and socket joints really help sell the hand made feel. Do you also go to the Stopmotionanimation and stopmotionworks websites? I created a logo for stop motion animation a few years ago and I got to send a t-shirt to Ray Harryhausen for his 91st B-day.

Tore, Do you use A:M Paint as well? Your style appears to be influenced by stop motion animation? Are you also a stop motion animator? Have you seen the short film of Peter and the Wolf?

Tore, I have been considering purchasing A:M Paint and had never heard of 3Dcoat until I viewed your post. From an creative / technical workflow stand point; Why have you chosen to use 3DCoat as opposed to using A:M Paint?

Tom, Nice work. It reminds me of the style used for Will Vinton's California raisins.

Thanks, Another nice instructional video, Rob.

Nancy, Nice work. You have a very distinct style. I always think of your artistic personality as forest nymph/fairies/witch/mother nature. Love the chocolate texture. Continued success to you, Keith

Some of my favorite "B-Movies"

I'm sure there's an easier way to do this but I thought about using the squetch rig and animating a walk cycle and constraining a camera to it. I know someone here can totally explain it better.

Where was the old Hash office, the Vatican?

Mark, Thanks for the heads up on the video tutorials. Fuchur, Good Point. Yes, the hands are proportional to the head.

Hey Jeff, Really cool model. Really well done. I'm new to A:M and I had a couple of modeling questions. (Please don't take these as criticisms, just observations.) Why do her breasts have as many patches as they do? It seems like you could keep the same form with less density. Yes or No? I know her anatomy is cartoony/stylized, but her hands seem really huge compared to her feet. Looks a bit odd to me (but modeled well) Design choice or oversight? I love the way you modeled her abdomen and the rest of her features very feminine. Also, to follow up on Rob's post. Where can I find a tutorial to flatten the patches like you show in an earlier post? Kudos, Keith

Wow. Very cool advert. Cool style. How long did it take you to complete from initial concept? Is that all A:M? It would be cool if Hash did a spot light piece on your work to promote the product. Would you post pics of some wireframes of the models?

thanks... can you give me an example? english isn´t my native language, i´d like to know where i went wrong... I think it is just these two: 2. "Drive an unnecessarily big car even if you actually don't need a smaller one in the first place." You could write: "Drive an unnecessarily big car even if you actually need a smaller one in the first place." or "Drive an unnecessarily big car even if you actually don't need one in the first place." The next one I'm not sure if I understand the premise of this one. 6. Always buy the cheapest groceries available even if your salary enables you to do otherwise. Are you saying "Don't be a penny (pfenning) pincher." Or is this a social comment on people buying unhealthy processed food? Like at the Schnell Imbiss.

Really cool style and animation. ps. I didn't understand a couple of the quips in the credits because the language contradicted itelf.

Did you repurpose the Marlin as the fish? The models look similar in splinesmanship.

Well done. The hair is pretty spectacular. Any chance you can post a wireframe and or a 360 or tell us which hair care products you used to get that full body and healthy sheen?

Rusty, I'm in agreement with Rodney on many of his suggestions about the font. Get rid of the extrusion, it's distracting. Don't texture the fonts. Get rid of Quad-whatever. Get rid of all the text over the animation. My eyes aren't sure what's important, so none of it is. Cut the video down to one minute. Everything changed when I died, or at least when I should have died. (Does not seem to fit and does not help me understand what I'm watching) Our new friends from a neighboring star made contact. Neither of us knew then that another was coming. (This is really vague and doesn't help) Journey to a Universe Where scientists like the alchemists have been replaced (Too vague) Where time has been redefined At stake Existence itself Twelve billion years ago something dark entered the visible universe They've been coming Killing everything in their path Now they are here Now...it's our turn This is my attempt based on what I can understand the story is about Twelve billion years ago something evil entered the universe Destroying every world in its path It has finally reached earth Our very existence is at stake Earth's only hope An ally from across the stars I suggest re-cutting the video to a faster pace.

I wish I could displacement map my abs that well.

Fuchur, Sorry, perhaps I'm misinterpreting your reply but my suggestion is to honor his work. The gesture of foregoing the contest and making one of his characters a mascot for one A:M version does exactly that. No pity was implied. In the event A:M ultimately decided they didn't want to make a special exception they can continue with the contest. People generally vote for candidates they have respect for.

Sure thing. That makes sense.

I agree that the model should not become public domain. I meant that a respected member of the A:M community would get access to the model to pose it not that everyone would get a crack at it. I guess they could still hold the contest and have Josh submit one of his dad's models for voting. That way it could still be a democratic process.

I'm new to A:M and the forums but I was amazed at the quality and diversity of the body of work done by former member Paul Forward whose untimely passing occured this June. He seemed to be very revered on the board and I wondered if A:M could somehow commemorate his passion for animation, creativity and skill with A:M by posthumously designating one of his creations as the 2013 A:M Mascot. Perhaps if his son, Josh, could give access to one of his best models. Someone could render it out in a suitable pose for the splash screen. Let me know what your thoughts are on the possibility of this idea are and if it is something the forum members would be in support of. Sincerely, Keith J. Brett

I saw Skyfall this afternoon. A few shots have CG animals that are pretty cool. Specifically, the scorpion and the Komodo Dragons.

William, Truely a fantastic looking model. Any chance you could make a fully rendered to wireframe turn-a-around of the bear standing up? This would be a fantasic tutorial or video of your process. Keep up the great work.

This is really great news. I wish Hash would post a list of companies that use A:M. It would be interesting to see where it's being used in the professional community. Perhaps Charles could give Hash a quote or a short article to use on the home page?