Nosferatu
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Eggcelent work, in fact. Sorry, but you knew one of us would stoop to punning.
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Sorry - get in line with bad puns - I believe Ken & myself were the first to discredit ourselves.
Ahh...I'm in good company then.
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Thanks for the comments people
@ Nosferatu - You shouldn't have edited out your critique. I appreciate a good critique just as much as a good job
Here's the gist of what I wrote. I like your attitude of wanting to hear others' perceptions.
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One thing that I noticed right away was that his entire body reacts to the 1st egg before he has a chance to process that there is something to recoil from. It might look cool to have his head move first to see the egg and then a split second after that his body would recoil.
Sound-wise, the sound of his footsteps sounds like shoes on a linoleum floor. A more muffled sound would fit the scenery better, and maybe a few "scratchy" sounds as his feet slide on the ground. And a loud thump for the last egg would add weight to it, but I suspect you did it without the sound on purpose..
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Thanks for showing us this inspiring piece of work.
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I second that motion. I was just thinking about this right before I read your post.
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Good job, David. In fact, eggsquisite. Your moving holds are extremely well done.
I initially threw in a few critiques but I edited them out since you didn't ask for that (thought I was in WIP forum).
Great work overall. Eggcelent work, in fact. Sorry, but you knew one of us would stoop to punning.
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I agree with everything Alonso said, but it has a lot of potential. Now that you've laid the groundwork, you can start tweaking and you'll have a nice piece. You might want to consider moving his eyes in a more deliberate and quick way, as if he's quickly locking on to different characters' eyes.
A warning about profanity is always appreciated (children, wives, personal convictions, etc.)
Keep at it. As I said above, this (and you) have a lot of potential.
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David,
How about trying a lag constraint on the camera? I find it simulates head motion very well when the impact occurs.
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Very nice and cozy environment. I would very definitely love to hang out there to do my reading! I like the organic feel.
It seems the book cases are a little high in ambience, unless there are light sources there that I can't see. It's definitely a tough one to light.
Overall an excellent piece. The tree trunk looks great. How much of that is geometry and how much is texturing?
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Looks great, Mark. It has a nice, organic feel to it.
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I like it! You might make the rays different lengths to avoid the flower image; you may also want to use a paler more intense disk for the sun (or put a face on it??) to make it look like light source. It does kinda look like a flower with the disk being tan like that, but it's a neat sun.
Elena
Aaah...Elena...I always considered you a woman of good taste! Your comments further prove that!
Actually, my plan is to do just as you suggested. I'm currently working on slowing down the flames. Next comes staggering the flame lengths and experimenting with a more stylized flame shape, and finally he will have a face modeled in. I'm going to give him that thick-lipped face that is common on grandfather clocks and Angelina Jolie.
Right now, the orb is actually red-orange, but the combination of glow and proximity to yellow flames makes it look a little washed out. That will be fixed as the lab work continues.
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chamfers
Chamfers? Huh, what are those?
A chamfer is a flat edge to a corner, as opposed to a bevel which is a rounded edge.
I agree that chamfers can work pretty well in a still image, but when objects and cameras are moving around, a rounded bevel will give a much more consistent illusion of depth, IMHO.
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Whoa
The optical illusion makes it look like it's forever shrinking.
I hadn't looked at it that way, but I see what you mean. Well, the next one is cooking in the oven right now and I'll post it when it's done.
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Experimenting with a hot, stylized sun. This is my first attempt. Next will have flames moving more slowly and face on sun.
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OK ! Thanks for the information...
Blur "motion" would be for... motion... only ! You're right !!!
I have to retry with another percentage of motion blur...
Also, try to use "multipass" and try different numbers of passes (I find that 16 is needed for realistic blur).
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Yes...
The blur motion was a good idea for more realism... but the blur effect isn't good for the texts...
I'm not sure if you understand that motion blur only applies to movement. So once the page is turned and not moving fast, the text should be crystal clear.
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Would Emilio's "Wave Machine" help you?
http://www.moscafilms.com.br/emilioleroux/amplugins.html
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Try the "Mark all as read"link to see if a reset clears up your account settings.
All is good, now, Will. Thanks.
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I successfully did the reset. I'll let you know if the problem reappears.
Thanks for the help, Will.
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Has anyone out there used the AI plug in that comes with Animation Master? I am trying to bring in a logo from an illustrator file and I can locate the file no problem, the option dialogue box comes up, but when I hit "ok" nothing happens. The model window just sits empty. Anyone actually been able to create a 3D logo with the AI plug in?
It works for me (v. 11), but I think I have seen that problem in the past. Are you sure it's not coming in really tiny? You can tell by clicking the "Zoom Fit" button (or press shift+Z). THis will cause the model to fill the window.
Did you try just saving the selected vector outline to ai, or did you save the whole document? I use Corel Draw and I first select the vector, and then export as an ai file.
Let us know how you make out.
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I notice that every time I return back to the forums, every single time only the "Software Tutorials" folder is marked as read (light blue). So, for example, if I read the posts in the General forum, it is not marked as read, yet the "Tutorials" folder is always marked as read.
Is this a setting we have control over or a bug?
Thanks,
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Looks pretty good. I'd suggest adding some motion blur for a little more realism.
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Excellent illusion of weight. Very nice job.
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i love that plugin
i built a house completely with sweeper
Jason,
How did you use sweeper to build a house? Just curious as to the plugin's uses.
Thanks,
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This chunk of threaded rod (1.4 in. diameter) is cut from a larger assembly I'm working on. If it would help anyone, I can make it available for uploading.
Rodger,
I would be most grateful if you would make it available. Thanks for the offer!
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Looks cool.
Model has a light, almost too "airy" feeling. You might want to have him work to recover his equilibrium after the first jump onto the block before his second jumpto the other side of the block.
This might give him a sense of weight and mass.
Very nice work.
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Cool...I like him. Can't wait to see him in an animation.
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Critique my Flash website, please...
in Work In Progress / Sweatbox
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Looks good overall, Matt.
I have a horizontal scroll bar on every page at 1024 X 768, though. You might want to trim it down to eliminate that since as far as I know 1024 is still the most common visitors' resolution.
Curious...What are you favorite improvements to Flash?
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