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Saturday, May 28, 2011

Just Pang Around

As I was gathering my initial batch of screenshots (and I still have quite a few to go), I realized that I would have less to clear away if I let my game character die and fall off the screen right before I took the shot. Since the dying sequence lasts only a couple of seconds, I have to be quick, but with this one, all I had to get rid of was the little red ball.

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Various Versions of a Door in a Wall

Here's the original of a door and wall picture that I made with Photoshop. I used an actual picture of a pair of double-doors, and the wall I built from a section I took from a stucco picture. I made multiple copies of this section, and used it to make "bricks" to build the wall. I took one copy, and stretched and embossed it for the pillars. The rest was made with the bucket and brush tools.
I've wanted to rework this for a while, so I decided to add some filters, this is a water-color filter...

 ...for quilt lovers, here's a patchwork filter...

...and for those with a "negative" attitude,(zing!) here's a neon glow filter!

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Can Switches on the Light

This is my "ultra-sophisticated" first animation project with 3dsMax. The light source in the video is actually directly in front of the lamp, since I didn't know a way to get light to shine through an object. I have this film on YouTube, but I'm hoping this player does a bit better with the quality.

3/16/11
I tried to go with Windows Media Player, but it put up the YouTube version instead, which is a bit grainer than I had hoped. Hopefully I can find a way to fix that.

Saturday, May 7, 2011

The Rare and Elusive Swake

This unusual creature, a hybrid of swan and cobra, is found only in the southernmost tip of India. It feeds primarily on water plants, but will also take small fish and rodents. It has never been photographed in the wild before, due to its tendency to chase after the photographer in question, and not desist, no matter how long it takes, until it has delivered a bite of its deadly venom. Fortunately I was able to snap this before the creature saw me, and by the time it noticed my presence, I had gotten clean away (wait, what's that outside the window...oh shoot it found me!)