Darkwing

softpedia is a fairly reliable site, that will prompt you to pay for software if it is something that isn't free or a trial. Where you purchase the license and not the software, it may have thrown whoever does softpedia off

not to discourage you from playing with AM, but why not simply use hair for hair? From what I can tell, the Hair emitter has some in depth dynamics and stuff, and looks like it reacts very naturally. I've never used cloth before so I can't help you with anything like that

there's now a demo version? I thought that there wasn't one?

I'm figuring you ran into the problem that you would select all five points but the five point patch tool wouldn't light up?

well, looks like you got a five-pointer, so what you need to do, is SHIFT+Select those five CPs, then hit the period button twice (just to be sure it works). The in your toolbar on the right, there should be a button that's lit up near the bottom, and it's the Five-Point Patch tool

odd, normally flipping the normals fixes bump map issues, do you have a prj or mdl on here already?

oh, and about the speed factor, at least by the end of the week you have something substantial to show for your efforts, I'll be lucky to complete 30 seconds of footage in a weeks time

that's a very nice looking character, like the feel of it

well i see a massive improvement in your technique since the beginning (course you were always miles ahead of me to being with ) But everything looks so clean and well done. Unfortunately I never got on the bandwagon to reading the comics from day one, so I pretty much just look at the pretty pictures now No but seriously, it's a very good job and an inspiration

your normals are facing the right way aren't they?

I can't believe these are two years old now. I mean, it seems like only yesterday that I was newbling to this site, excited by the concept of stalled trek (which live up to its title ) I find it inspiring how you're able to pump these out, so much so that I might turn some of my ideas into comic strips as opposed to films or animations, might save time, I dunno, perhaps I'll just continue to save my focus for ELZ

looks like rob might give john a run for his money with King of Mat's title Nice job, looks cool and shiny and....wet

that's what i always liked about this place, just how you guys can go at it and not only solve a problem, come up with multiple solutions, a new way of doing something, or a completely brand new effect/technique no one's done yet with AM. Always very informative. And another corel user, nice, though I'd switch to photoshop if I had the money (i'd keep corel draw though, best vector program ever) And I really like the look you got happening here, though where you're using a symbiot mat, have you tried baking it or whatever and apply it as a decal or whatever that technique is, one it'd probably help with the bump issue and two, you'll shave about two or more minutes off your render

if it was art deco, made dad would just love you, being art nouveau, he'll like you, just not as much as if it was deco, as you can guess, he's a deco fan, I myself prefer the surrealist movement for some reason, and then after that, it's a tie between the neo-classical and renaissance

that's ok, i was about to ask a really obvious question which would've been funny if it was the case, but i was gonna ask if you had Show Bias Handles toggled on. It would have been funny if that were the issue as everyone was going on about opening source codes and whatnot

if it had boobs, it'd be one of my current managers

oh i'm not doing it, i'm too busy with ELZ to be runnin off doing playtime with AM, you could do it, you're the pro

i wanna see one of those fly through's similar to serenity where you come up on a planet, go through the clouds, see the terrain below, light is reflecting off the ocean, you know, just your run of the mill ILM style special effects sequence that usually takes months to prepare

i agree about the movie, not necessarily best movie ever, but technologically, it might be, very entertaining and engrossing and happy belated B-day to you!

your sarcasm is so subtle.... we don't wanna be too sarcastic with the fellow, might think we're some typical internet forum and that we'r not as nice as we really are

sounds like a 14 year old to me, could be wrong, but i can usually tell one when i see one (and by 14, i mean that age group), nonetheless, welcome to the AM forums, it's a fun and resourceful place

well, here's what i got from using your prj file, i'm gonna look at photoman's on sunday, and would like to play with making 3d clouds

well, i'm obviously doing something wrong

hat one is cool, is the mountains all displacement?