racreel

Oh, I would definitely do that, there would be a WIP thread. My only concern is that lots of times when I visit a site like cgtalk, etc., I go to the showcase or finished works forum looking for new things to see. I won't necessarily go through multi-page WIPs to see if any of them are finished. It just seems to me that doing it this way, only folks that have been following the WIP will ever see your finished project. If there is a forum for finished works, you can go there and quickly scan the thread titles to find things you want to see. If I upload an image to A:M Stills and post to my WIP that it's done, there's really no announcement to the world to say "Hey, come see what I did!" Just my ¢2, Richard

Is there no forum for finished works anymore? Does everything just go to A:M Stills and A:M Films now? If so, where would be the best place to post that something is finished so that folks will check it out? Here? Or are people just posting finished works in the WIP forum now? Richard

Aircraft texturing tutorials. These refer to another software package but give a lot of info on texturing aircraft.

Check out Dogfights on the History Channel. Lots of CG aircraft video, both propellor and jet depending on what they are covering in the episode. I've recently seen WWII and Vietnam era. They have some videos online. Richard

Where's the "make dragon" button?!?! I can't seem to find it! :P :P

It's pretty much my favorite mech. It's like a lion and a tiger mixed... built for its skills in magic.

I've ben away from the boards for a couple of months and am seeing this for the first time. All I can say is Impressive... Most Impressive! Richard

Petey & Jaydee

Here's some for reference, looks like the wing emblem is perpendicular to the fuselage.

Enter me! I am an alum, I have the certificate to prove it! 2 entries please, 2, 2, 2. Richard

I use Adobe Premiere that I got from ebay. You can usually get a copy that is one or two versions back for a good price. I also have an older version of After Effects that is great for overlaying video, logos, effects. etc.

Greg, Is the demo available yet? If so, where is it located? Thanks, Richard

Thanks. The dog was a simple test of the rig, never done a quadraped before. On the animation front, I just got Jeff Lew's DVD. Hopefully my animation will get better. For anyone that hasn't gotten it yet, Lew's DVD is on sale now at Jeff Lew's website. And, if it's still available, you can get an extra 10% off by checking here. With the 10% off, I got it with shipping for less than the $39.95 sale price. Richard

Great work, love the look. Really looking forward to seeing your completed short. Thanks, Richard

Here is the Pipecleaner family's "home". The movie is no where near complete, so it won't make it for the current mini-movie contest. Maybe the next one. Richard

I would think more "Jack and the Beanstalk". Richard

Animation test of some dog actions. Richard dogtest.mov

Michael, Thanks. Go ahead and try it out. They are super simple to rig. Since it's a piece of wire with fuzz, you don't have to worry about creasing, etc. Richard

Thanks all. I've spent the last week or so modelling and rigging these in my spare time. The "people" are rigged with the 2001 rig and I used Mark's quadruped rig for the dog. Check my new avatar to see some of them in motion. They all use hair, but, so far, they don't take too terribly long to render. I'm using A:M 11.1h, haven't upgraded to 12 yet. I haven't tried to straighten them out, but I'm sure it would be just about as tough as the real thing. Richard Creel

"Family portrait" of the characters for my mini movie entry. racreel

640x480 version is available on A:M Films, HERE. Creel

There was a problem with the links to the file that caused some users to be unable to download it. Hopefully that is fixed now. Let It Snow Richard

Thanks! I think it turned out pretty well since I only put 2 weeks into it. If I do one for Christmas this year, I will put more time into it. Richard

Sorry about that, there was a link problem. Should work now. BTW, the WIP for this is here. Richard

This is the original reindeer rotoscope/decal. It's a modified digital photo of an ornament from our tree.