Newtek: Lightwave CORE announced

Lightwave core. As described on the website, is a new 3D application core built by the Newtek. The way that it's pitched is that it will more or less like Lightwave, but the inner cogs will be brand spanking new. I sounds like when Softimage relesed XSI. It actually sounds really great, it's definitely about time we got some shinny new code in this old maya and max dominated industry. Now the kicker for me, and the only reason I mention it here is that it is meant to be fully cross platform. Meaning "LightWave CORE™ operates under all modern Windows flavors, from XP to 7, from 32 to 64. LightWave CORE™ is also a Macintosh COCOA application, and last, but certainly not least, Linux.". Yes, Newtek knows it too, Linux rocks. Thanks guys.

As if I wasn't busy enough (continued)

Well. Back to that idea of me working on other people's projects. I decided to give it a miss. This film is basically going to be nothing but VFX and I decided that it wasn't worth the months of free work involved. I'm, at the moment, concurrently writing a short "savate" film (which is turning out to be not so short) and another feature length script which has started appearing on the blank pages a week ago. Writing is nice, and I enjoy writing for story, not for VFX, so that is my main priority for now.
The other project taking my time is an electronics/mechanical project that I will release here all in due time. The moral of this post is... I don't want to do CG in my spare time.

The Spirit is out.

Well... let's just say that at least I got see my name on the credits. The movie was, errr, visually great, but uuh, storywise... I, I, I just don't know... I just don't know.

Cool fun movie to watch when you're either stoned or drinking though. (so I've heard). :D

As if I wasn't busy enough.

So after accepting a fulltime position at DoctorD in Sydney, as a senior 3D artist, here I am still attempting to fill my out of work time with more work... I guess we'll get to rest when we're dead... But I do need a holiday. I really do.
I would be involved as the VFX supervisor, and I'll hopefully do a good job of it.

New Zbrush thing.

I haven't had time to work on a lot of my own things, but I had an hour or so of sketching last night so I remembered I had a blog and thought I'd ad to it.
By the way this was entirely done on Linux with Zbrush running through wine, and basically performing better than on win32 (much faster reading and writing of virtual memory).
Of course the 2D editing was done in Gimp 2.6 which freaking rocks once you get used to it.

Autodesk release Mac software suite.

Well.... I only have one word to say. FINALLY. They are slow, but for the first time in a few years Autodesk actually did something meaningful for the entertainment software world. Releasing these package (especially mudbox) for Mac, helps competition and will also destabilize windows as being the only option for small (nontechnical) studios. They've also made it easier for Linux based studios to integrate desktop software in their pipeline since OSX treats paths in a Unix way, so the path converting issue can be thrown out the window. So yeah. For the first time in a long time, good move Autodesk. Now do the same thing for Linux and all will be well.

More Life drawing for this week.

I'm starting to doubt the "practice makes perfect" saying.... I practice, but where's the perfection!!!? I want my money back! Well I would if practice wasn't so much damn fun. ^_^

Autodesk buys Softimage.

...I'd say something, but I'm just too angry. I hate capitalism.
BTW, I'm pretty sure monopolies are illegal. That's why MS couldn't keep apple. Should be the same deal for Autodesk.

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?id=12022457&siteID=123112

DrD's first life drawing session.

ufo sketches.

Sketch these little ufos for a pitch. Oh, and a fury kung-fu wombat thing.

more sketches.

I did them while watching Prince Caspian... Because I was so freakin' bored! Damn what a bad film!

randoms

Sketches

A better file browser for Linux maya (finally!)

Click here to go to his website and download this gem.

Karl Erlandsen created for all of us Maya Linux users a little of shell script and a little bit of mel, to save us from the infernal hell of opening files with the default Maya browser. If I was the Queen I would knight this man!
Thank you Sir Erlandsen!

Mudbox 1.0.7 runs on linux through wine

No need to mess around with this one. It installs and run very easily under wine. However it is not as exciting as Zbrush. With zbrush, the performance is equal if not better than on windows, however with mudbox, the performance goes so far out the window that it's practically useless. Sorry autodesk, we'll keep harassing you for a linux version.

Vikid

Octopooss

rabbit man

fashionista - #2

fashionistas - #1

Mystic.

I've been meaning to post this guy up for a while. This is old progress but I never got around to posting it. So here it is.

fairy concept for my next sculpt.

to change from evil birds.

dino bird sculpt.

It's not following the concept I made so much, but hey it was a random warm up sculpt to get back into it. My next ones should be a little better. The photo was taken with my brand new Nikon D60.

concept for a sculpt.

Yes i like evil birds...

Random concept art

A boring day at work.

some very unoriginal sketch.

a life drawing sketch from a couple of weeks ago.

Sorry for not posting more lately, I have been very busy at work.

Life drawing.

long time no update... Here's some life drawing.