Have you seen the talk with the art director of Guilty Geard Xrd? His team were trying to achieve a similar idea, from the perspective of replicating the wandering fluidity of hand draw animation in the rigidity of computer graphics. Their solution was to use a complex rig with distortion points splayed across its entire…
Funny, it seems like something that would have just been what it was if people didn't feel the need to argue angrily with what I said. How many posts in response are specific criticisms on my character by people who don't know me? People nitpicking everything from what it would be like if I applied at valve (which I don't…
I would only do that if said person sharing the information makes shit look cool - investigate before accepting it. Talk is cheap and lots of stuff is said by people who even if they know *exactly* how something is supposed to work have no work to proove they can apply it - which is a big problem. I want information that…
My understanding of normal maps is that you shouldn't treat them like textures, they're mathematical values that were calculated, so if you go through and just overlay blend new values on top of them you aren't going to get the correct result of each pixel color because overlay blending isn't the right math formula for…
On top of what @Arturow said, I'd focus on body mechanics and posing before worrying about lipsync. Most of communication is through body language. If you're having trouble thinking of how a character would move or act while they talk, try it yourself! Act it out a few different ways and pay attention to what your body…
Hey man, good to see you posting here. I had a bit of thought about what you were talking about at the university, and this is supposed to be a dissertation piece right? if i understood what you were getting at, you're talking about how characters are built up in layers? if this is the case, i would highly recommend using…
@Jade: I didn't really think about leaving white-space for notes. That's a good point to consider when designing them. @Joopson: Looks great! Has listing your skills/software knowledge been particularly helpful? Everyone I seem to talk to about cards is always saying to write as little text as possible and basically just…
I thought I would throw out a quick update/resolution. EVGA replaced the motherboard with a 3rd one, which works. I talked to NewEgg, and they were able to set me up with an advanced RMA for the i7 930, and the rep upgraded me to overnight shipping and cross-shipped the replacement (!). I had a new one at my door less than…
Glad you guys had a good time. We try and do the Hofbrauhaus thing at least once a month, just because it's a great place to wind down, pig out on food and drinks and just have a good laugh. Cheers you right up! Teck... Dude... Don't go to Canberra! Also, seeing as we all missed the talk on Sunday. Here's a link from Jason…
Yeah, very weird. Teen models that are basically nude? It's from the guys who made Poser, so they're all kind of in that Poser style. But judging from the fan base, it's not likely they're losing money on it. Seems though that if you wanted to sell some of your models via their site, they would probably want it rigged and…