I dey oh. Havnt logged in for years. Lol.

cgniyi:


Still very much around. I mostly follow both you and Reid.

personally, I think the anger comes up when she can't make it, and makes no attempt to let him know. its annoying to plan your day around someone showing up, only for the person to flake on you without any notification.

hallelujah! I thought that next thing he would start showing us pictures of how he started preparing it to eat.

based on my opinion, I hate chrome because of the annoying pop ups. very frustrating when you open a page, and it forces an app to trigger your Google play store. I use opera mini for light browsing, and uc for downloads. in fact Google chrome should be changed to pop-up chrome

prettytasha:
this blender interface is so confusing am just staring at my PC ...lol ..dunno were to start

ha! would advice you check YouTube for "just starting" tutorials. there are lots of them

prettytasha:
I downloaded one from the first page , how does this cycles thing you guys are talking about works ? And I don't know if its the latest blender version I downloaded , my aim is to make animated movies tho

well basically cycles is a render engine which has been included into blender for quite some time, and is separate from the internal render. it has the advantage of giving your work a photo realistic touch, but usually requires longer rendering times and higher system specs. as for me, I've been using blender for close to 10 years now, but I don't use cycles. since your goal is making movies I would suggest you stick to the internal render, but you might want to have an idea of how cycles works. one thing you need to know is that cycles or internal render is just for the purpose of finishing, but will not have any effect on your modelling or animating

prettytasha:
Okay am really interested in the whole 3d stuff can a laptop with this specifications use blender ? Ram-4gig , HDD- 500GB ? Tnx

definitely

kazuna:
Me still tryng Liquid sims, dont know why i ve gotten trapped in it....its kinda satisfying....might be a distraction to a natural xterer.

Secondly, how to hide my uv seams seemed to be a new headache.

Thirdly, for mates here still using the Blender internal, how can one make a material to appear moist....i tried gloss and it appears like lacquer, want ma fish to look amphibiously moist.

nice work bro. for the shiny thing, have u tried using colour ramps?

hi everyone. been experimenting with hair. what do you think?

kazuna:
Switching between FK and IK is double wahala

I've been doing some research on IK/FK switching solutions because I think it is one of the more interesting and practical problems to encouter while Rigging.

I love IK but every tutor I've ever met kept saying do switches for both FK?IK.

Honestly, unless I'm animating a walk or run cycle, I'd prefer to stick with IK arms and legs because I can get the exact poses I need and keep the arms and legs in those poses without having to worry about gimbal lock (the exception being the wrists and ankles) nor counter-keying (when the torso is moved), which are the limitations of Forward Kinematics.

@Shimish do you do both or are all these tutors saying FK/IK switch just been technical for technical sake?

actually I use both, using a switcher.

kazuna:
Got inspired by Tos87's Decal on brick....
Merry Xmas Tos....in advance that is...Win that Competition ooo or don't come back to this thread....lol

here's ma mail for the set props kamag234@gmail. I will like the gifts, the pavement and brick apartment.

very nice. how did you achieve the skin color? ramps or texture map?

kazuna:


Nna Mehnnnnn, the thang is frustrating me ballz. Anyways I aa rendering it like that. Witt Cycles for that matter. Cycles can be a real bitch, taking forever and still dorning out with fireflies. If only I know hair shaders for octane.
I repeat Cycles is a Bitch. An angry one.

The hair Godz are angry with me too. All attempts getting thwarted by them.

cycles users I still dey hail una

dake40:



i beg you on you humanity...


pls forgive my ignorance .




do you mean these snapshots are from the video you made using blender 3d?




i'm hungry to seeing your reply

yes they are. but I'm not done with the project yet. its supposed to be 30mins long

kazuna:
The thread is alive ...hahaahahahahahah huhuhuhuh huhuh Evil laughs...


One could die a pleasant death seeing all this renders.

@Shimish, Thou knowst how to AWE. is that girl stomping around the parlour in anger?

@Bukky, Hair, Hair Hair, I love the hair. How did you comb the ponytail?

My hair is coming out tangled and spiky, can't afford to show the miserable renders.......crying.

Am i a fashion hair victim?

yes she was. her mum called out to her while she was chatting and I guess she didn't find that funny

Hi everyone. Here are more screen shots from my film

kazuna:


Damm, This is the best prop ever.


You're good . The lightning (I had never believed in photo real lightning) concept is sci-fish. You get this sense something will turn on and say "Scanning, All protocols engaged. You are having un-authorise access. Warning (4x)"

someone has been playing a lot of dead space

wilsonreuben:


Sweet!

What's with their hands? The madams soup spoon is flat! When she stirs the soup there is no motion of the soup.
The lady's phone just have a yellow screen!
Walk cycle is somewhat robotic!
Did you add SSS to the skin materials 'cause can't see light passing through them even with the AO.
I'm sorry just what i noticed please don't be angry.

Your work is neat.

thanks for the critique. but FYI, sss works better with white peoples skin, and Its not worth doubling render time for something that insignificant. also, concerning the stirring motion of the soup, it's important to note that if you are gonna cross every T and dot every I when it comes to stuff like that, Im sorry to say that one will never get a single project completed. you just have to cut corners sometimes. the client will never say "very good you made the soup stir, so you are gonna get extra pay for that.

Hi people. The animations have finally been uploaded. You can watch them here:[url][/url]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqiCe3YjKRU

And
[url][/url]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oujx2w3GVBI
What do you think?

kazuna:
Was working to remedy this tryout the night, yet came out futile....I simply cant do masking abi na rotoscoping...
The platform is still there...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a-ueqqJ9QY

on the plane, switch on transparency, enable mask, and set alpha to zero

Tos87:
just got me inspired the more...but could you share the site to your portfolio. thanks

[url][/url]http://iosun.daportfolio.com[url][/url]
Though I must worn you, I've not updated the place in about 3 years

kazuna:
Oga Shimish, hope u would answer this too, how do I make a tracked 3d obj in a scene to eh be behind say a car passing by it....in my footage it seems d car just passed over the object...

does it involve render passes or alpha matte and stuff?
Confused there....

2 methods. method 1. create or find a matching model of the car, place it in the scene and make it move at the same speed and direction with the footage car, but give it a masking transparent material. once it passes in front of ur characters, it will block them out.
2. which is simpler, in the camera tracking windows, create a mask round the car, and parent it to a point which is tracked to the car. as the car moves, the track point moves, which subsequently moves the mask. u can also animate the mask to change in shape and size as the car gets smaller.
hope this makes sense.
look for this video on YouTube " Tracker Assisted Masking in Blender 2.63"

cupid1:
Oga shimish i have some questions. Do you just sit at home all day waiting for a CG job to fall into your laps or do you go and search for it. If you go in search of it yourself, Pray tell, how do you search for the jobs. Secondly, do u have anything you do for a living asides Blender3d/CG

that's a tough one. OK over the years, I've been working on animated commercials for certain company products, though most never pulled through, it built up my portfolio of which were seen by so many. as a result I kept getting lots and lists of referrals from people who had seen my work. so at this point, the jobs just keep coming. funny enough, I usually turn down close to 70% of them. try getting a site with some of your best work and put the link also over, even on Facebook and Nairaland. u never know who just might stumble onto it. not too long ago I even got contacted by an overseas client (who I've never met, but found me on this site) to do a job for me and he actually paid. tutorials are good, but don't get confined to them; the limit creativity and experimentation

kazuna:

Hmmm....#Redundant info.

If only me brain retains stuff the sooner i close the tutorial video or book.....Maybe mine is a habit.

Anyway check out this xenophobia cartoon rendered using Blender sketch.
Also on Spuv http://www.spuv.org/index.php?u=/topic/12/joke-real-reasons-why-racism-xenophobia-will-always-be-there

are you sure that's blender?

Preboy:
itz been a while

nice work man. really cool

kazuna:
@Ladanski @ Shimish, have thou ever done an animation without tutorials?

don't know why am asking this but I guess una answers might cure some itches for me...

hmmmm funny enough I haven't used a tutorial in ages. don't like keeping redundant info in my head. however, before I embark on a new project, I highlight every potential problem I may run into, and go into a research phase to come up with the best course of action.

cupid1:
lol, you're the first facebook 'hater' i've met. So which social network are you a fan of ?

we Facebook haters are a lot out there oh!

@ Kazuna you have a good sense of humor; it keeps the trend alive. also for your shadow problem, try shifting the floor plane a bit to the other side of the chopper

BukkyThery:
Hi guys. I'm Bukky. I'm a Video Editor and a 3D artist in d making... It's such a pleasure meeting you all here

welcome to the family. love ur renders. the group render has an interesting colour combination; it gives it a happy mood. keep it up

kazuna:
Dedicating this to Shimish.....Thanks for Bringing Me back....

welcome back kazuna. nice render. noticed a bit of the propeller shadow on the wall though.

jjk24:
boss shimish, pls do you have any tip or can you recommend any tutorial for someone who just wants to major in animation? Cus there's practically no advance animation tutorial on youtube thanks in advance.

u would be better off consulting books for that. I do more of reading books than watching video tutorials, cos the go much deeper. try getting ur hands on "introducing character animation with blender" its about 515 pages. also, try animating with blender or blender 2.5 character animation cookbook.

primus361:
Please who knows about the National Film Institute, Jos? Don't seem to find any useful information on Google.

try looking for Nigerian film corporation. the institute is run by the corporation

www.nfc.gov.ng/

thinks guys for the kind words.
@ primus361 don't get me wrong, I appreciate cycles, but I don't think it's for me. At least not now