kualrobi

Have Fun Jason, and the others!

That sounds like an excellent idea, Jason! 90 Days is reasonable for any contest. 'Winter' is a topic anyone can do something with. 'Winter is coming' may not have actual snow yet, but decorated shop windows and streets for instance. Could be fun. What about setting the deadline two days before Christmas, so voting can be done between Christmas and New Years and you have something fun to start the new year with (posting the results)? Rodney mentioned storytelling. That could be a theme too some day. Create an image that somehow tells a story in itself. Like you're watching a frame from an animated film.With 'winter is coming' one needs to show that something is about to occur, so it's got that story element already in it. 'Winter is coming', 'winter'....I'm in!

Yes, it's a permanent installation in the Arsenaal in Flushing Zeeland. Every minute or so it repeats. A:M Track takes some getting used to, but with some tinkering it can prove to be very effective. great stuff.

Hi all, See here a one minute movie of the different segments that went into making the Michiel de Ruyter model talk. Animation Talking Michiel de Ruyter [20.3 mb, quicktime] Here's a still:

Hi John/Matt, Currently I'm compiling some animations that show the process of getting the Michiel de Ruyter to talk. Will post soon.

Vielen dank, Fuchur. Thanks Rodney. I'll be looking forward to your great mascot next time.

Hi everyone, That is very cool! The name is not my username Kualrobi, but 'Arthur Scheijde' from The Netherlands.The 3D man I created is an actual historical figure. He's called Michiel de Ruyter and he was one of the most memorable admirals in the 17th century. I wrote a book about him and for the presentation I made a 3D model of his torso so he himself could take of his hat in a little animation. For another project this Michiel was completed and with the facial modelling software from the Hash store I created a talking model. These days Michiel is a talking painting hanging on the wall of a historical children's playground in his hometown Flusing where he was born in 1607. In 2010 my mascot entry, a vulture on a bull, got second place, so it's nice to see the skills having advanced. Thank you everyone for voting! You are very kind. And thank you Hash for making such awesome software! And congratulations to Dusan and John for their wins! Cheers, Arthur

Looks good! Too bad it didn't get in on time.

Hi Frank, In my country he's known as Guust Flater. Excellent!! Really like the 'working' image. That's entirely his spirit. For an animated short perhaps it's a nice idea to do something with his huge musical instrument [harp]. You know; the one that makes awful noise.. Keep it up. looking cool. greetz, Arthur

Like it a lot!, The drawing shows a lot of character; a nasty little fellow. And it looks like the 3d version will be great. I hope you get the hair nice and thin like the pic. ta, Arthur

Looking fabulous! The scattered shadows that come from the individual leaves really add to the realism. ta, Arthur

That would suit "Spaceballs, the sequel" nicely wouldn't it?! Nicely done. Arthur

Hi John, For some great skies, check out: http://www.1000skies.com Lookin' good! ta, Arthur

Impressive! excellent image, 30 hours times 30 frames times 30 seconds or more, god I wish I had a renderfarm. Got a question about the pictures framed on the wall. Are the photos themselves so dark, or is that the result of the GI and glass? Sorry, saw the answer in the later render. Tried a skylight dome on eyes once and the iris and pupils became a big black dot. What I think is great too is the double reflection on the two glass panels of the windows, [the front one a tad tilted] so is the wood on the bed. Perhaps there is a bit much perspective in the top part of the door though Chapeau! Arthur Scheijde [win XP / 2.1gig / 512Ram /v9.5] ps: Do I see the turtle character of the new PDI animfilm Madagascar on the table in the corner in the middle, or is that the far out "I just waxed it.."surfer turtle from Pixar?