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Oh! :-) There's only the 4 around each eyestalk. Do have some hooks down around the neck I could probably lower...

You can do it with extrusion, just Peak the control points. That will make all of the angles sharp instead of curved.

Maddle, you may get some value out of these modeling basics comic-book style tutorials I made.

Thanks, Ken! I can't take any credit for the design. This is an alien design that was in McCrary's very first version of Greyhawk back in 1985! fpps? I'll see if I can't smooth things out there. In the comic he has a sort of chrome hat/helmet that I've resisted putting on him, if I can't get it right, maybe I'll stick it on to cover it up. :-) The room is octagonal which I'm guessing is why the shadow's shape is different. This is definitely a case of fantasy lighting. :-) No, it's not the default. I discovered it when I was messing with the dragon model. I thought it gave him a kind of kermit the frog look. :-) It's a material called Scales2. It's either in the default materials or from the Extras DVD. I found out that if I put the scale very small (like 5%), you get this look.

I'm gonna' have to invent a new word that means more than "wow!"...

Maddle, you're going to want to delete one of those horizontal splines and then attach the control point. Ideally you want one continuous spline going horizontal and one continuous spline going vertical.

Awesome, Eric! Thanks for doing it!

Thanks, Myron! It translates as "A true friend is a rare bird." :-)

Thanks, Ken! I'll have plenty of more opportunities to perfect the sea water. Started modeling the first of the Starbuckler characters. This is Glimey's head. I put in a jaw hinge and a couple of bones to tilt his eyestalks to make him seem less mechanical. It was weird working on his head with just the mouth and no eyes. :-) glimeyhead2.mov I spent the weekend preparing the Parrot Review Board for this week's strips. Here's a render of what it's looking like...

I am! I don't use projects, so everything is saved out and has a naming scheme. I normally have a choreography for each frame (the only exception was that one that was one big choreography that stretched across four frames.) I have a folder for each strip, which contains the choreographies and renders for that strip. I then have a folder for models, one for actions, one for materials, etc. This lets me go back to any panel and adjust something and re-render it. The strip launches the first Monday of November and I'd like to do an animated "commercial" to put up around then to try to lure in readers. I'm also doing a small webcomics convention on the 14th of November and I'd like to be able to have it running at my table.

Thanks, guys! I think that's a great compliment, Rodney! As neat as the 3D look is, ideally you should only see the characters!

Here's a look at how a bunch of editorial cartoonists caricature the President.

And #25! I've got a lot to do for next week's strips! I need to model the parrots and the interior courtroom!

Very awesome! I'm re-experiencing the tragedy of my youth that my Mom wouldn't get me the Millennium Falcon playset when I was a kid. :-)

Thanks, Ken! The building's an attempt to re-create in 3D what McCrary drew in 2D for the strip and there wasn't a path in that version. I had thought about a path, but any opportunity for me to take the easy way out, I'm taking it! :-) No spoilers, Ken! :-)

Here's #24! Now on to #25...

Never heard of this, Steve. I'll have to check it out!

Finishing up the exterior set for the Parrot Review Board that I'll need for a few strips coming up. First time I've ever used hair that I know of!

How about this, Gerry. Have the mother come in and see the empty plate and say "did you eat all of these cookies? they were for santa!" and while she tries to "but, mom...", mom turns off the TV.

Thanks, Robert!

Looks ambitious, but very cool!

Thanks, Paul! I wish I could figure out a way that I could get to work on these every day for the rest of my days! I need to start playing the lottery!

Thanks for sharing, Paul! That was a great-looking short!

Awesome, Gene! The skull backup singers is a great gag!

Thanks, Steve! Finished #23! I ended up going back and making some cosmetic changes to #22, but then all of these are sort of in flux until they actually go up on the website!