Fake Update #89743744

1. Make sphere, apply modelling/texture
2. Delete History
3. Apply Lattice, deform
4. Constrain to aim object
5. Group Sphere,Lattice & Lattice Base
6. Parent group to bone/head/other thing
7. ???
8. Profit
   

Fake Update #89743743

1. Convert eyeball to polygon.
2. Geo constrain pupil to eyeball.
3. Aim constrain pupil to eyeball. //Alternatively normal constrain it...
   
4. Point constrain pupil to controller.
5. ???
6. Profit.
   

unashamed use of blog storage

This is useful...

// build fur files

HfBuildFurFiles(string $fPath, int $equalOption)

// Build equalizer maps

HfBuildEqualMap()

// build fur shadows and images

HfBuildFurImages(string $fPath, string $sdwPath, string $imgPath, int $buildShadow, int $buildImage)

// Cancel Advanced Fur Rendering

HfCancelAFR()

Where:

//$fPath = furFiles/SceneName

//$sdwPath = furImages/SceneName

//$imgPath = furShadowMap/SceneName

//$equalOption = 0(No Equalizer) OR 1(Default Equalizer)

//$buildShadow = 1 (ShadowMaps will be geneareted) / 0 (No Shadow Maps)

//$buildImage = 1 (Imagefiles will be geneareted) / 0 (No Image files)

Interesting update #001

Well I've been working on my E4 sting idea for a few weeks now & its coming along nicely.
Here's an image of the lead character. A baboon!
I'm in the process of rigging it up & I think animation will be started by the end of the week. The background set is in progress too, though there's a lot of lighting & fancy stuff I haven't fully decided on yet. Rendering times are definitely a bottleneck in this project, thanks to my annoying habit of wanting stuff to look awesome.

More to come soon(ish).

t'is the season to be WORKING WTF?!

Its E4 sting competition season again. I've always been too busy to do anything for it. Or just plain lazy. Usually I find out about these contests 2 weeks before the deadline and its too late for anything half decent to be made, but this year I was alerted by Sam, a whole 2 months in advance!

In general Im not a fan of most animated TV stings (MTV, I'm looking at you)... it'd be nice to see something done with a bit of production value for once! Even if I don't win, at least I'll have a nice finished piece for my reel.

Here are some thumbnail concept sketches/CG mockups :



Creating a pile of boxes is harder than you'd think.. I hate doing stuff like this by hand! This 10 second short will be produced in 1080P because I'm extra :) With any luck I'll keep this updated...

The single most important gif on the internet

Chicken & Sweetcorn Soup!

mmmmm. This took 90mins to make! I didn't have any creamed corn...so I decided to make my own! Delicious!

Creamed Corn recipe -
1 can sweet corn
2 teaspoons sugar
1 clove of garlic
250ml water
knob of butter
tub of cream fraiche- 150ml roughly

1. Melt butter in pan
2. Throw in sweet corn (just the corn - no juice!), add sugar and the finely chopped garlic
3. Sweat it for 10 mins on low heat
4. Add water, cook for 20 more minutes, medium low heat
5. Take out 2/3, whack it in a blender and add cream, till its silky smooth
6. Mix the unblended 1/3 of corn into the cream
7. Serve up hot or cold......OR proceed to making this chicken soup!!

Chicken & Sweetcorn soup recipe!

Can's worth of creamed corn
2 chicken legs (thigh & drumstick)
Thumb size chunk of ginger
2 spring onion sprigs
2 cloves of garlic
2 tablespoons soya sauce
1 teaspoon cornflour
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 litre water
1 chicken stock cube

1. brown up the chicken legs with ginger, garlic cloves & roughly chopped spring onions for 5 minutes
2. throw in the water, stock cube & 1 table spoon of soya sauce
3. simmer for 30 minutes
4. remove chicken legs, scrape off meat, then throw the skin & bones back into the liquid
5. simmer for 30minutes
6. sieve liquid
7. add creamed corn & meat
8. put a little water in a mug with the cornflour and stir well, before throwing that in too
9. mix & simmer
10. beat an egg with the sesame oil & a drop of soya sauce
11. mix that into the soup
12. garnish with spring onion
13. ?????
14. profit

Very tasty!