 PROJECT
NEWS/LATEST UPDATES/POINTS OF INTEREST |
| NEWS
26.01.2007
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| With
recent issues and commitments at home I have had to limit
the amount of time I spend online and even how much time I
dedicate to sketching and modeling. As 2007 creeps on I am
finding more time to get the site updated and catch up with
friends online. |
Friendsggraph 2006 was extremely successful
and we covered a lot of topics from rigging to character animation
to modeling. We had a great time and all of the attendees
gave us high points for the training.
We
asked the group what they would like to see the next year
and what we could do to improve... and we listened. We moved
the training closer to the "strip", and this year
we are covering a complete project from concept to render.
Glen Southern, renowned character designer
is creating an amazing robot warrior style character. Larry
Shultz will show us how to model this beast, while Dave
Jerrard and Nicholas Boughen texture and light it, and that's
just by day 2. Then we move on and Larry & Timothy both
show us there different rigging styles, and Timothy Albee
who has spent the last year animating cylons on Battlestar
Galactica will show you how to animating this Character.
We wrap up the last day with Jennifer Hachigian,
Tim Dunn and Dave Jerrard showing you how to apply dynamics
to the character and render the final scene.
This training will be much more than any
other training seminar on LightWave ever done. The caliber
of artists doing the training range from Spiderman III,
Battlestar Galactica, I Robot, and many many more to plugin
development and years of training experience.
This
is sure to be the training seminar that sets the bar for
all LightWave seminars from this point forward. Don't miss
this, this could be a once in a lifetime event. Did we mention
it is in Vegas?
KURV Studios 2007
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| NEWS
07.11.2006
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UPDATE: A lot has happended over the Summer and Autumn of
2006 and all of it life changing. With the death of my Mum
and an illness in the family 3D Graphics have had to take
a back seat in my life. My 3D Modeling Forum www.subdivisionmodeling.com
has continued to grow without me attending every day. Many
thanks have to go to the hardcore moderators and back-room
boys namely Jason, Dave, Adam and Pat. Without these Sub-D
would have folded by now and gone the same way as so many
other forums.
I have been unable to commit to any new ZBrush training days
other than those I have done from my Studio here at home.
I have also decided to take a break form recording training
titles for a while. |
| NEWS
15.12.05 |
SILO
II: Modeling a Head Released this week.
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This week sees the release of the next SILO DVD in
my series. This new title covers how to make a 3D
head in SILO starting from a Photoshop sketch. The
DVD has over 5 hours of training and covers some of
the different styles of modeling employed by Silo
modelers including box modeling, extruding edges to
define a shape, stitching together patches of polygons.
The DVD is available from KURV
STUDIOS as are my earlier titles
Don't forget KURV
has now made their full DVD catalogue available from
the UK saving money and time for UK and EU residents.
Visit KURV
UK to find out more.
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| NEWS
24.11.05 |
KURV
STUDIOS DVD TRAINING AVAILABLE FROM THE UK
KURV Studios now offers delivery from with the UK to UK
and EU destinations. The full range of training DVDs in available
to UK residents without the need to purchase from the US.
Simply go to the new
KURV UK website and follow the instrustions for a UK order.
These include my ZBrush
and SILO
titles.
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| NEWS
21.08.05 |
SOUTHERNGFX
OFFERS OFFICIAL UK BASED ZBRUSH TRAINING
I have recently started to offer ZBrush
training to artists and Studios in mainland UK. This consultancy
based service is fully backed by Pixologic and the training
delivered is part of the syllabus that Pixologic
uses in the US and Canada. |
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training can be tailored to suit the audience and ranges from
a 2 hour overview of ZBrush that is suitable for universities
and serves as an introduction for people who have little awareness
of the programs capabilities. Up to a two day training course
with a structured syllabus that covers all the main features
of the program and uses practical exercises to demonstrate
each one (sometimes including un-released features where available) |
| NEWS
28.07.05 |
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| NEWS
09.05.05 |
| An
interview just prior to the release of Silo 1.4 |
| NEWS
05.01.05 |
Some
of my latest sculptures using Sculpey and Chavant nsp clays
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 I
was offered a couple of spreads in this latest offering from
Ilex press. I did a tutorial featuring my Minder Robot and
a ZBrush Sci-Fi image.
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Digital Sci-Fi Art by Michael Burns
"Science
fiction is a hot topic for digital artists. The breadth
and quality of the artwork in this genre is astounding,
and more exciting work is being created every day.
Digital Sci-Fi Art describes the software and techniques
that the worlds's leading sci-fi artists use to create
new worlds, strange characters and impossible creatures." |
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| FORUM
THREADS OF INTEREST
Smellybugs
sculpting thread and Concept art 0ct0ber 2004
One of the best concept-to sculpture
threads I have ever seen. This thread has helped me improve
my sculpey skills more than any other tutorial.
My Machine Flesh Thread at CGTalk
Posing
a Dragonet in ZBrush
Why
can't I use ZBrush Displacement with Lightwave?
Box
or Point-by-Point modeling - Which do you favor
High
rez ZBrush work - the next release of ZBrush
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NEWS
31.03.04
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POLYMER CLAY PIT
