Monthly Archives: July 2009

New possibilities

Now here’s a real eye-opener over at sunekempf.com. A very nice reel overall, but there’s one part in particular that caught my attention:  his layered-skinning demo.   He was kind enough to offer up some details both on his site and … Continue reading

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Michigan, day 2

Somehow I got talked into coming back up to Michigan with my nieces, to babysit them until school starts.  After two days, I’m already anxious to get back to Florida.  Even though I prefer the weather up here, I miss … Continue reading

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The changing… face… of Mary-Anne

I think I’m just about finished updating Mary, for what I can only hope would be the final time – The main things are her limbs are now a little shorter, her hands and feet smaller, her face more detailed, … Continue reading

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Script demo – Mesh Join

Here’s a rare case of one of my Maya ideas actually working – say you have a character’s body and head as separate pieces, but for rendering, you want a single, smooth (and seamless) mesh.  My mesh-joining script does just … Continue reading

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Ugh. The noises…

Once again I find myself unable to get anything done – my nieces are in town.  They’ve been here almost a week so far, and they won’t be going home until next Thursday.  One more week of screaming, giggling, and … Continue reading

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On a different note

A few days ago I saw Transformers 2, and began to suspect something – I don’t think I have the ability to tell a bad film from a good one.  All the reviews from sites I trust lead me to … Continue reading

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