A former student of mine, Emma Wittwer, shared with me a great link of awesome Photoshop tutorials by PiXimperfect on YouTube. He has over a 1 million subscribers so he is definitely doing something right. Continue reading “Photoshop tutorials”
I’ve talked about SLib browser as means in maya to have an organized asset library. Another great feature is ability to import HDR images with sky domes based on your renderer of choice.
There is no shortage of Photogrammetry software these days.
Take a look at this list
Here is a great talk from Siggraph on the process (and using Unity’s delighting software):
They are using Reality Capture for scanning. It’s pretty cool. I’ll have to do some tests to compared it to Agisoft’s Photoscan. Autodesk has their own software as well, ReCap. Things have really taken off since the days of RealViz’s Image Modeler.
It used to be we’d make fun of tv shows like CSI or the like, when they’d get a low resolution image and then conviently “enhance” it and find all the wonderful detail.
So, Inktober surprising takes over my time through the month. I’ve used this website character designs for figure reference. It’s pretty cool.
There has been an increasing amount of places where you can find (either free or small fee) tons of high resolution imagery for reference. Gumroad has some good spots, like Photobash. Continue reading “Figure reference and stuff”
Royalty free photography is nothing new, stock photography has been available from companies for some time. But now artists have started to use websites like Gumroad to sell their photography individually in a more even playing field with larger companies.
I also wanted to highlight the power of doing a quick paintover on top of a detailed matte painting to resolve some elements of it’s design and look.
To all the men and women who have died in service to our country, we remember and honor you today.
My wife, Tamiko, and I went down to Lyon Air Museum with her Dad. It was the last weekend where an official Tuskegee Airplane was on display. It’s located on the west side of the John Wayne Airport in Santa Anna. It houses an exhibit comprised of authentic aircraft, rare vehicles and related memorabilia, with emphasis on the defining event of the 20th century – World War II. The pieces in the collection are just stunning.
Here is a sampling of the photos I took as we experienced this wonderful museum.
