Creativity and Crap

I’ve reflected lately on doing new stuff. Part of this is driven by my recent work experiences but a large part is an ongoing conversation I’ve been having with myself over the last two years. It’s been woven into the fabric of my life, taking on the...

A Second Apology

Life is a funny thing sometimes. You think you’ve got a clear (or not-so-clear) idea of where you’re going and how you’re getting there, when suddenly the entire cart of apples overturns, leaving you scrambling for something solid and anchored to...

An Apology

I realize that I’m seriously late in posting the latest update to the Virtual Creation series. The biggest reason for his is that, while working on the next installment. I managed to crash Carrara. For a while it looked like I had corrupted both the tutorial...
Virtual Creation: Serious Shading

Virtual Creation: Serious Shading

Over the last two posts I put all the foreground elements into place. Now that the objects in the scene have basically been set up, I think I’m ready to work on fixing colors and textures — the shading. This is the beginning of the end; we’re now...
Virtual Creation: Foreground, Part 2

Virtual Creation: Foreground, Part 2

Aloha from Sunny Atlanta! (I wish I could substitute Hawai’i for Atlanta, but oh well!) If you weren’t aware, my family and I have spent the past week on a working “vacation” in our old stomping grounds. My driving memory has come back with a...