Roger

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone Still hoping to complete a passable AM "Christmas card"...looking grim

Sounds interesting. We don't have anything like that in the US. The illustrations on the cards remind me of Alice in Wonderland, for some reason. Are you doing this all your self or with a team/studio?

So which direction are you going with this? Comedy, satire, or true to the title?

Mark, I sent you my crappy mirror selfie, I hope that's going to work for you. Let me know if that will work or if you need a better picture.

My last sighting was rumored to be somewhere in the vicinity of Canton, Ohio. I guess I will have to dig up the manual for my camera and sort out how to do a timed photo. I will have it to you no later than end of the week, Mark.

Mark, I apologize, I have been a completely lazy bastard about it. Part of the problem is I can't get a proper photo of myself with only myself to take it, I either get that ridiculous "selfie" angle, or the bathroom mirror photo. I will have to see if I can figure out how to take a timed photo with either my iPhone or my other camera, or get someone to take it for me.

If I'd known this was the designated Turkey Day thread I'd have posted in here. Guess that's what I get for not looking.

It seems like every other month there is some Flash vulnerability. Maybe Adobe needs to get their act together.

And you could probably fake color bounce well enough with some appropriately placed lights.

Robcat, That is a good idea, I was trying to figure out how I was going to scale the water part so it would fit properly within the bowl. I will give that a try.

That's the plan, to have an animated fish ( or at least a 5 seconds of animation) in the bowl. Do I model the water as a separate object, though?

The geometry looks fine but the materials are not looking so hot. Also, the glass material is applied to both models. I wonder if I should save each model separately and then import to a CHO and create a set, that way the materials will be applied properly and it will be easier to make out what is what?

Well, it is a start. I must have done something wrong with the materials, though, since both the table and the fishbowl have the glass material applied. Should I save the table out as a separate model and import the table and bowl into a new chor? It is difficult to make out the glass material so my guess is I will need to have the objects placed on some sort of set so that they have some sort of background.

I've decided the best way to make progress is to try small projects, not necessarily related to my main film, to at least keep my skills up. The kind of thing that could be completed in a night or weekend. Hence, a fishbowl. I was curious: how would the rest of you go about handling water inside the bowl? Model it as a separate object, or try and use the fluid feature? Or some combo? I'm going to post my fishbowl model by midnight CST, if anyone is interested. At least the glass part.

Yeah, I kind of assumed this would not lend itself well to telling a story but might work for storyboarding or doing something on a tight deadline.

Anyone out there using Truebones on a regular basis? Just wonder how viable this is for roughing in animation, or finished product.

This is just BS. I don't have a Facebook account precisely for this reason, to avoid data mining, so why do I want the OS that I paid for doing it behind my back? It's too bad there is no good way to run AM on Linux.

Cool! I won a caricature! Congrats to the folks that won, I really liked Fuchur's ladybug. Robcat, very well done video. Perhaps you have a 2nd career in your future as a TV/Youtube host? I'm glad I entered, this was my first ever Hash image contest. I wish I had not waited so long to get started but there's always the next contest. I'm sure I will do better on the next one.

I'm on my break and thought I'd check in...any luck with the new camera?

You can get an HD camcorder for $25? I guess image sensors have gotten really really cheap.

Robcat, you're killing me with the suspense here.

When should we expect the votes to be tallied?

I would also suggest classes that support entrepreneurship. The days of being able to work at a single company until you retire are long gone.

Looks good so far.

Based on my personal experience, I'd advise anyone against studying art unless you're already independently wealthy. You're better off getting a degree in something marketable and then minoring in the arts or pursuing it on your own time. Plus, no one will ever say "and hey, if that medical school thing doesn't work out, at least you'll have a nice hobby!". And definitely think about the local CC for the first 2 years. It's amazing the difference in cost. No sense paying $400/credit hour (or more!!) for Speech 101 when you can take it at the CC for $40/credit.