For anybody who reads this blog, my apologies for the absence of recent film reviews. I'm immersed in computer graphics - possibly the coolest thing there is in the entire world, if not the Milky Way and neighboring galaxies. It's become an obsession. I listen to CG podcasts in the car, read CG magazines cover-to-cover, and am taking a class with a super cool instructor who makes it all look easy. Above is a hand I modeled. It needs some more work, but it's getting there.
I'm pretty happy with how this light saber effect came out:
And here is a cool animation I made with a very simple effect:
And here is an UBER ROUGH Pre-Viz of a Star Blazers short I'm working on:
Anyway, this particular post will serve only those interested in learning CG. Below is a list of sites featuring references, tutorials and other CG related items. My inbox was getting too crowded with emails I sent to myself with the subject heading: "Check this site out too."
I promise there will be more film reviews in the future (and soon if the WGA strike happens this week!) Until then, here are some very helpful CG related websites for you aspiring CG artists in this or any galaxy:
Autodesk's community website:
http://area.autodesk.com/
Another good CG community website:
http://www.simplycg.net/
Texture a real person's face onto your 3D model!!!:
www.3dtutorials.sk/userimages/noesis/PhotoshopFacemaps/Photoshop_Facemaps.mov
Vehicle blueprints:
www.suurland.com
http://www.onnovanbraam.com/
Modelsheets and more:
http://www.animationmeat.com/
Modeling guides & Tutorials:
http://www.fineart.sk/
http://www.learning-maya.com/23-0-modeling-tutorials.html
Anatomy of a human being from planet Earth:
www.bartelby.com/107/
Medical images & illustrations:
www.mic.ki.se/Medimages.html#hematol
www.chiro.org/chimages/diagrams/ (Human Spine)
hon.nucleusinc.com/categorie...0&TL=512&A=1027
Boats:
www.modelismonaval.com/servi...arga_planos.htm
http://www.tutorialscentral.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=30
Airplane blueprints and measurements:
avia.russian.ee/index2.html
Cars:
http://jpracing.racerplanet.com/modules/myalbum/viewcat.php?op=&cid=1
http://www.racesimcentral.com/
House references:
http://www.houseplans.com/
Smorgasboard:
qbranch.cottages.polycount.com/ref_links.shtml
CG Society:
forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=25&t=39710
How to render wireframes in Maya: http://www.konradbeerbaum.com/tutorial_wireframe.php
How to draw Bugs Bunny (traditional animation):
http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2007/10/heckling-hare-step-by-step-construction.html
Make an explosion in Maya:
http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:X5czZDppR24J:www.digitaltutors.com/digital_tutors/display_video_store.php%3Fvid%3D210+%22Fluid+effects%22+maya+explosion&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1
Free sound effects site:
http://www.therecordist.com/pages/downloads.html
If anyone knows of a site featuring wireframes from Pixar films, please let me know.
