Hey there, just finished putting the last bits on my portfolio site. thought i should post it here as well (we all know the power of networking ;D)

http://www.WesleyBrown.ca

so, yeah, let me know what y'all think... and here's the shameless plug, i am looking for work in the cg field (so if you are looking for someone to rig in 3DS Max... hint hint :D)

(*x-posted to a couple other comms, hope y'all don't mind.*)

Hello guys!!!
I want to post my works here. It will be some work in progress (W.I.P.).Will be perfect to see your messeges about what you think how it looks and what's wrong.

P.S. sorry for my english ^)
there is one "Bag" with displacement, but it fixed

Hello folks!

I've been searching the web for living costs in many cities in the United States but I don't know how reliable my sources are.

I would like to live somewhere near animation and art related schools and businesses. I think something like California.

Those of you who live in the United States, what do you think about living costs? How much do you spend on your survival needs? Which place would you recommend me for living and renting an office to run my business?

I would really appreciate if someone gives me some feedback!

See you later!

Does anyone know why I'm getting this distortion on my image planes?
http://grygon.critter.net/gallery/New/Stu1

And for some reason it won't let me select ANY of my image planes. I have to go into the outliner to select them to do anything with them. Any ideas?

Hello all,

I'm a student learning 3d work, but most everything we do is in Maya, and any other 3d programs I have to discover for myself. So, I have a question I wanted to throw out to everyone:

What programs do you like/prefer/recommend to do 3d work with?

I don't mind Maya, but I want to get a better feel for what others outside of my school's program feel.

I have a ton of .3ds files that I'd like to play around with, but I only have Blender and Maya. Is there a way to convert them into some sort of other file that either Maya or Blender can read?

EDIT: This issue has been resolved. My client is opting for another 3d model. Thanks for your time.

I need to convert a .max file to .3ds or .obj so that I can import said file into Cinema 4D. I don't suppose that any kind person who owns 3D Studio Max might be willing to export this file into a useable format for me. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Hey people!

A few months ago I wrote a tutorial on how to render in less time in Maya. It was published at http://www.3dtotal.com in the Maya tutorials section but I had forgotten to post the announcement here, haha.

In this tutorial I tell some of my ways to decrease render times in my projects and it has appeared twice in the 3dtotal.com's newsletter.

I wrote it thinking about Maya users, but some tips apply for other softwares as well.

You can find it at 3dtotal.com ( http://67.15.36.49/team/Tutorials_2/rendering_time/rendering_01.asp )

or at my Artist Stuff FORUM ( http://www.hamacaproductions.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=145 ) Note: you have to register at the forum to view the attachment.

Hope you like it!

If you want to see some of my CG creations view this topic: http://www.hamacaproductions.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13 and subscribe to my newsletter at my site to receive news about my upcoming comic books, my site is http://www.hamacastudios.com

Also you can friend me here, I'll post more of my work here soon.

Enjoy!


Your LJ friend,

Jaime Casanova

Does anybody know of any good DS games that they could recommend?


Also yay as the Wii will be out before christmas. It looks like so much fun

I found this rather handy and easy to follow tutorial for modelling curtains and drapes - you can also use the same principles to model other items made from materials.

http://www.mr-cad.com/3D-Curtain-Drape-Tutorial-Using-3D-Studio-Max-p-1097.html

Hi. Silly maya hotkey question. Does anyone remember the hotkey for hiding the maya grid? I know you can simply go into the display panel and select it, but wasn't there a shortcut key for it?

I've recently bought and finished a game called Still Life on the PC (it's also available on X-Box). I seriously recommend anyone wanting to do 3D animation to buy a copy and look at the cutscenes. The modelling in them is excellent and its very well choreographed. The game is worth it for the FMV cutscenes alone, however it is a great and challenging game anyway. My boyfriend bought the X-Box version after he saw me playing it on the PC. It doesn't quite look as good on the X-Box but its still great too look at.

I've also recently purchased a game called the Moment of Silence, and the FMV cutscenes in that look to be just as promising as those in Still Life.

Current Mood: sleepy

I'm a high school student who's into film and would like to learn about 3d animation. So far I have zero expreience with any kind of animation. I was wondering where would be a good place to begin. Computer programs? Classes?
Thanks.

Just a question...

How do I export object and material IDs from Maya to Combustion?

First time posting to 3d_animation. I mostly play with CAD/CAM, but have a keen interest in computer generated animation. This week in Melbourne, Oz is the Melbourne International Animation Festival. I'm really hoping to catch one of the kids sessions with my 2 & a 1/2 y.o daughter who loves anything animated. Thought it noteworthy in this community. Only a couple of days left :( but here is the website link which might give the international community an insight to whats happening down under! MIAF

Current Mood: busy

Same Stuff in it, just a little more flash and polish... not to mention it's optimised for youtube so it is sharper (or should be) than the last version.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJTzFrI86As

or you can check out my reel (in a lower resolution) on my webspace which has been updated and given a small facelift.

http://WesMBrown.tripod.com

let me know what you think.

I posted this under "advice" on Monster.com, but I'm going to copy/paste it here because I need all the advice I can get:

This is an odd question, because I am applying to a non-conventional job. I want to become an animator, and I do have some experience. I was considering going to school for it, but now a local animation company is looking to hire 400 new employees. This is my chance, and everyone says it would be crazy not to apply.

But here's my question, do I write to them (the ask desk and the recruiter) and ask what they're looking for in an employee/resume, or just send the resume straight out. I want to start a rapport with them, but I also want to be professional enough for them to consider me. Then again, they are a really laid back company. What do I do??

Current Mood: nervous

GOt a problem with 3ds max. When i try to preview reactor animation i get a dialog box, which says Error: SetPixelFormat failed, then i click OK and MAxscript pops up saying UNknown system execpttion, click OK, and highlighted in max scriot is the line: on execute do (reactor.previewAnimation())

anyone help??