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My own personal Frankenstein…
walking the path…
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Economy of line…
I’ve collected cartoons since I was in art school way back in The Long, Long Ago. Chuck Jones is a towering titan of the creative disciplines. Many don’t know his work beyond Wile E. Coyote or the Grinch, but he’s greatly impacted the visual landscape of all our lives. His style easily recognized with a…
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Tuco’s Gun Analogy
Excitement comes along with new tech. Possibilities seem endless and effortless. Any tech can be used either as weapon or a tool. The person who wields the tech is responsible for what it’s used for. As I evaluate the landscape of tools on offer, this metaphor resonates, so figured I’d share. In Sergio Leone’s masterpiece…
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VFX RnD: particle gen assets in Flame 2021
Continued RnD of VFX/Games overlap and workflow.Particle generated Quixel Megascans assets.Each variant of the asset is attached to it’s own particle generator w diff seed.Under 2000 polys from FBX. Particle Gen gives size and rotation variation. Hack way to create instancing in Flame. Final render quality better in 3d app or game engine.Limited but could…
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Realistic Depth of Field Calculator in Flame
Demo movie: Renders are cheap and geo has issues, but you can get the idea. 1. Enter sensor and lens info. 2. In Action set camera position and AIM. 3. Adjust DoF node or other defocus tool (needs Z depth) using Near and Far planes as ref. https://vimeo.com/405260515 Flame 2020.1.2 setups to try: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/fvh6htb07c8wh2p/AAC8XdoahusJpizQGEAwQvhva?dl=0 One…
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A Healthy Diet of Cartoons
use “magicHelmet” to see. Watching cartoons is time well spent. Healthier than apples. The craft of film and animation are tightly linked. Having collected animation for quite awhile, I wanted to share some particular note-worthy examples. Many of these are high quality from my personal collection and are reference for educational purposes only. 2019_Feb14 “Greedy Humpty…
