johnl3d

oh the qt time looks a little better looping so i included it and the stuff for the project in the zip file again this is rough did it while watching the game vash.zip

Vash I'm not sure why you modeled the stuff as you did i did some rough changes trying to keep close to what you did here is a rough render....there are better ways to do clouds but this is similar to the way you had it. Oh and i change the bolt too and added a flare alightning_test.mov

Here's the 11.1b project file Have fun I did grad.prj

This is a sphere off the cd with a simple gradient combiner material applied. I added pose sliders to the threshold and start and end points of the gradient and the transparency of one of the attributes. I was trying different settings with simple colors. To demo what they do I changed the sliders to different values every 10 frames with no real pattern and rendered a quick qt I'll post the project in next response grad.mov

sorry no eye just reflections

you can't embed you have to add them to a zip file so they can be downloaded with the project if you are using xp you can right click on project then choose sent to compreseed zip folder..it will create a folder the name of your project.zip then drag and drrop iimages into the folder then post zip file

you have to zip the file and include the image...why are you using bmp map should be using tga I think for better results...anyway a project does not embed images. Repost with image so we can see what you mean ..okay if by disappearing you mean the lightening bolt why not make it active and inactive in the chor lightning_test.mov

here's the project file it'll ask for a picture which is on the cd ...oh and i added a spin and slight wobble expression to the quickly made saucer. this was a multipass 1 quickrender so there are a few artifacts project 11.1b metal.prj

was adjusting metal material and messed up the pose but it gave me another idea so if you need a cloaking material for your flying saucer this might wwork metal.mov

I liked it alot good animating !!!

sort of a camera view camera follows the path and rotates 2/3 the way through camcenter.mov

made a block then use dup wizard to made a wall 5 by 5 pick center 9 blocks and group decorate blocks made second object slightly larger than a block decorate new chor turn off gravity put wall in chor make path through center of wall add second object constrain to path select block wall in muscle mode click on group in model in chor right click cloth wizard crank up stiffness ( more than i did) goto chor in pws right click simulate spring system you get object 2 knocking out center blocks adjust gravity at point of impact..(this feature is new to this idea) render yes that is my ugly mug on wall wearing hash t-shirt old hash t-shirt center.mov

When a person has played with AM for a long time.. I think my first AM cd was AM 98 ... and mostly with getting effects you have a good working knowledge of what it AM can do and since my modeling skills are very limited I have a tendency to play with these parts of AM. Nothing I do is amazing its just stuff that you haven't tried yet. And even the stuff I do post can be improved by people with some artistic skills and even better knowledge of what AM can do. So no genius here just someone not afraid to try to push all the buttons But I still haven't found the make dragon button this is the as close as I got to that http://johnl.inform.net/pages/material2.htm

not sure if this will help...one camera multiple views http://johnl.inform.net/pages/cameraview.htm

project SPINMAT.prj

here is a material applied on groups rotarting around different pivots will post project SPINMAT.mov

ah thanks...this actually was an answer about the perlin material ..presented in a slightly different manner johnl.3d

the project file could be bad reception on your tv perlin.prj

This is a perlin material applied to a plane I applied a rnd()*5 expression on some of the material settings and rendered if you are bothered by flashing lights do not watch if you scroll the bar you can get an idea as to what perlin can do this was just a test not to be necessarily useful perlin.mov

forgot a setting or two can you figure out whats wrong spin.mov

project file different effectors duel duel.prj

threw this together just for kicks boolean cutter comes in from the left material effector from the rear duel.mov

not sure why just tried it in 11.1b

this was just a quick trial no tweaks in case people wanted to try and use things they have right in front of them and never thought of using..a fun project..i post these once in awhile when i'm working through an idea. So try it and better yet improve it later 7uo1h0z16cn4u7an

just remembered I used this plugin for this contest http://www.hash.com/animationcontest/Q0302/Q0302gallery.asp top center john lemke