robcat2075

We'll probably need to look at a specific example

How about if you did the reflection portion as a separate pass without a mirror and composited it in? You'd flip the camera around and shoot it from the opposite angle. In compositing you could more easily play with the contrast and brightness of each element to get the right mix.

After reading this, I got back to my project and... all the bones had changed to just colored line segments! I had tried SHIFT - 7 and it didn't seem to do anything, but now I find it's a toggle between regular appearance and simple line.

And that's a SHIFT - 7 in German? Ouch. On the US keyboard it's not a shift character, it's right next to the period.

Face rig test...

Yes. I didn't even realize that was what I was seeing.

I think it's a too-confusing arrangement of elements for the viewer to read what it is. I'm looking at it and i can't figure out what is where. So this is not a reflection scene?

I don't know about the delay but I'll just say that the subscription plan won't leave you behind on updates.

If I only had a... oh, wait, there's one now!

It occurs to me that, scientifically speaking, Summer doesn't actually end until the 22nd. We don't want to exclude any valid Summer Memories! So, if your entry is done, it would be great to have it on the 18th but if you're running behind and just need to get over a few humps we can still sneak you in by the 22nd. I've seen some cool entries already and am looking forward to seeing more!

Hi Edward! Do you mean Windows 7? Is it a CD-keyed version of A:M you are trying to install? Windows 7 doesn't support the CD key system anymore but there is a work-around you can find in this thread, post #26

I'll note that there is also a photographic process for creating normal maps from real objects... Normal Map Photography It probably works best for matte white objects.

That is wonderful! Low density mesh... high detail. Shader Map sounds like a useful tool. That figure reminds me of Rachmaninoff.

When I look at old shows (and most movies) from the 60s they look very flat and dull. It's like they had given up trying. Television looks a lot different today. I think it had to. Flat and dull wasn't going to sell anymore. This article has broad level discussion of doing better lighting, for non-white skin tones and just to not look like 60s TV. Keeping ‘Insecure’ lit: HBO cinematographer Ava Berkofsky on properly lighting black faces "...the secret to making television resemble film is providing different levels of light to the scene. “[in sitcoms], everything is the same level of brightness. That’s what I’m trying to avoid,” she said. “The trick is keeping [light] off the walls."

Like Jerry Lewis at his Labor Day telethon, my goal is always to have at least one more entry than last time. Last contest we had 13 entries, I'm hoping we get 14... or more!

One week! One week! One week!

Something I've been meaning to do for 10 years... spline a better shoulder.

My first thought is to make the hooks that ran longer the short ones and vice versa. Then all the hooks could end on a halfway point on a spline instead of a quarter point.

I'm fairly certain the room lighting is changing because it has keyframes making it do that. I preferred the version where he was silhouetted against the brighter room. Are those motorcycle spoke reflective? It would be simpler to make them a regular color. It's a bit odd that the scene seen directly is darker and grayer than when seen in teh binocular lenses. The man getting out of the car seems to have lost all contrast on his face. When I'm trying to run down lighting problems I find it easier to do half or quarter size renders and just a few frames per second. That will usually catch things like drifing lights or other mistakes without having to wait for a full render.

She looks well-shaped! Is each hook on its own spline segment or are there more than one on a spline segment?

The Nancy Sinatra boots and the opera gloves may need to be rethought.

I think I'm going to steal the body from this character I made 20 years ago...

For the A:M users who come to the forum and yet somehow never press "View New Content" and don't check "Current Contests"... Summer Image Contest

that's wonderful!

September 18 is just two weeks away! You won't want to miss out!