[A Kilt on Thom]

13 minutes ago, robcat2075 said:

Today at Live Answer Time we tried all the wrong ways to put a skirt on someone, then we did it the right way... simcloth!

 

@Roger

Heh that turned out pretty well with the tartan texture.   

[Pink Floyd animation competition]

In case anyone is interested, here is the grand prize winner.   Looks to be AI generated. 

 

[Disney Green Screen Alternative]

30 minutes ago, robcat2075 said:

I like the information presented. I applaud their experiment.

I tire of the reality-show format.

I think everyone is tired of reality shows, by this point.  

I'm not sure how these guys make their money, I don't know if they are doing actual effects projects for clients (I assume they are) or if the YouTube channel is their primary source of revenue.   They've done some cool stuff, though. 

 

[Disney Green Screen Alternative]

Ever wonder how they keyed transparent objects  in Mary Poppins?   Disney had a secret tech that was better than normal chroma key:

 

@robcat2075 @ChuckGram

Thought you might be interested since we had a discussion on chroma key on Saturday. 

[No Mind's Eye]

Apparently not everyone can visualize:

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-47830256

 

[Art lesson from Japan [Korea?]...]

On 3/23/2015 at 12:15 PM, robcat2075 said:

The Bob Ross of Japan....

 

 

 

Well I can guaran-damn-tee you I will never be watching *this* guy to help myself fall asleep. 

[HBD Robert]

Happy Birthday, Rob!

[Pink Floyd Animation]

On 3/2/2024 at 10:29 AM, Madfox said:

Hurray..,

I'm number 766 on the list.

What a load of candidates with great efforts. If I had looked at the results before I began, I never would have started. 

Djay. 

 

Do they have the entries posted anywhere?  I'd be interested to have a look at them. 

[A History of the Apple 1984 Ad]

2 hours ago, robcat2075 said:

Spoiler: Steve “What’s the Super Bowl?” Jobs didn't want to run it.

WOW.   I had never heard that before.   That has to be one of the most iconic ad spots of all time, and he didn't want to run it???

[Conan O'Brien visits ILM]

Very cool, Rob!  Thanks for sharing. 

[STARWARS! Droid animation!]

I can confirm that a lot of times when I had a scene that looked off or "plastic",  it was due to relying on omni lights to illuminate the scene. 

[180 Songs That Turn 40 Years Old in 2024]

On 1/16/2024 at 12:08 PM, robcat2075 said:

Mark Largent pointed this one out.

This is an astonishing number of mostly-memorable, mostly pretty-good songs to have in one year.

1984 was peak music and peak hair.

"Money for Nothing," the first CG music video, isn't here... it happens in 1985.

God I miss the 80s.    Those were some good years for tunes.    

[can you guy help me with a smoothing model problem ?]

On 12/22/2023 at 8:47 AM, Pizza Time said:

Hey, guys, I'm wondering if you can help me smooth some models out. I struggle with making the models smooth and less cracked. I'm in a time crunch as I'm working on an animation series, so any help would be great. I just need the models smoothed out. Thank you!

the models are down below.

Half Heads (smooth).mdl 340.16 kB · 4 downloads

Here are some really good tutorials on basic splining:   

Mark Largent also did a really good comic book style tutorial, I'll have to dig around and see if I can find it.   @largento Mark, do you have a link to that comic book splining tutorial you did?   I think I have a copy somewhere but it might take me a while to find it. 

 

[How's my Jabba Model]

Yeah after having another look at it I think you're correct, it's kind hard to tell from the photo where he's on the dais exactly how he's twisting his torso. 

[How's my Jabba Model]

It's a good start.    

@robcat2075 mentioned the tail, but I think the tail is correct, at least based on this movie still:

[Happy New Year 2024]

7 hours ago, Pizza Time said:

Happy new year ! do you have any new years resolution?

[Happy New Year... now with cloth!]

Happy New Year, Rob!   

[Happy New Year 2024]

Nicely done animation!   Happy New Year to you as well. 

 

[Pink Floyd Animation]

I hope you do well, I had thought about entering but managed to talk myself out of it.    I wasn't sure I had enough time to pull off anything I was going to be happy with. 

[Pink Floyd Animation]

Cool animation!   Did you enter the official Pink Floyd 50th Anniversary contest they were running or was this just for fun?

[Merry Christmas Everyone]

Merry Christmas to you too, Gerald! 

Merry Christmas, everyone!

[The NASA "worm" returns]

I liked the old logo, so if they are bringing it back that's great.  

This guy looks like a cast member from "The Ballad of Ricky Bobby":

[2006 CD had some interesting models]

Would you be able to PM me the old man model?   I had an idea for something where I need an older character. 

[Art book bundle]

There's a Walter Foster art book bundle over on Humble Bundle right now: 

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/how-to-start-drawing-with-walter-foster-books?hmb_source=&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=mosaic_section_1_layout_index_2_layout_type_threes_tile_index_3_c_howtostartdrawingwithwalterfoster_bookbundle

Great deal to get some books if you want to brush up on your drawing skills. 

[Random brand names]

9 minutes ago, robcat2075 said:

In "Idiocracy" this would be how the brand name starts...

 

 

🤣

Oh I bet I can imagine how it would end...

Anytime I see a product on Amazon with a "wtf" name I stear clear of it.   If the manufacturer can't be bothered to choose a name that gives me some confidence that they are going to be around in 6 months, then I'm not interested.