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August 2009:

I have just completed a new short clip (added to the downloads page) while experimenting with the particle and composite node editing system in Blender 2.49a. With all the news going on here in South Africa, and the rest of the world for that matter, about the H1N1 viral outbreak, I thought I would take some inspiration from it.

We have also changed the way the Downloads section works when Animated Clips are involved. Due to size limitations on the hosting side, and no slowing down on the production of the clips, we have moved all our current and future clips to Vimeo. They are all still viewable from this website on the Downloads page tho...

July 2009:

It has been a very busy month so far, progress is going quite well. I am becoming increasingly intrigued by the physics system in Blender, it is consuming too much of my time as far as the animation project is concerned. Perhaps it is the dormant scientist in me trying to tear its way out. I suppose, when you think about it, 3D has roots in science after all. Trying to recreate the world around us and manipulate it for experimentation. The rest of us try and create what we dream about, have nightmares about and care about. Either way, you have to be both scientist and artist to play in the 3D playground.  The real road to success, though, is to mediate these two sides.
If you loose, all is lost... If you win, the world can watch, with gaping jaw, at what could never be, in all its awe and beauty...

More June 2009:

I am finally back at home and very happy to be! I have just added a little something to the Media on the right, as well as adding the Teddy as a wallpaper in various sizes for your consumption.  I have been playing around with the Procedural texturing in Blender and this is the result of the tests, I always try and have a project in mind when testing so that I don't give up. I will be rigging and animating this character too, soon.
There has also been a little sprucing up of the website, fancy new buttons and a few other tweaks.

June 2009:

Just a quick update to the Media Panel on the right to show the progress on the concept character I am busy with. I am out of town for the next two weeks and do not have access to a PC that can handle Blender, so further updates will be a bit on the thin side. The main animation project is going a bit slower than I would like, but I am fine tuning some skills needed to further the project.

More May 2009:

After a few setbacks during the last month, a couple of things have had to be put on hold, most of my Blending has been very difficult to get to lately. This is now a thing of the past, and I have begun with the concept phase of the second project on the go. You can see a character concept on the right of this post. You can send you C&C through the contact us section. more----home



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