rokket opened this issue on Dec 16, 2012 · 176 posts
rokket posted Sun, 16 December 2012 at 3:03 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Sun, 16 December 2012 at 3:04 AM
I finally have enough of a story and the initial lead characters to get this thing going.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Sun, 16 December 2012 at 3:05 AM
Simon was the team leader 7 years ago when Miki made her debut as a CIA agent. After that operation, he was asked to attend a special camp where he and 14 other candidates were given a battery of tests; both physical and mental. They had blood drawn, which they were lead to believe was to insure they were healthy. In fact, it was so their DNA could be tested to see if it was compatible with the formula they would receive if they passed the initial tests. Simon was the only one to make it all the way through. The formula gave him enhanced strength and stamina, mental prowess, and the ability to shoot lightning from his hands, as well as draw it out of the air in short bursts. He can’t sustain drawing lightning out of the air for long, as it weakens him. It is only a last resort. He is not invulnerable, but he has a large pain threshold which serves him well. He is the team leader. Code name: Green Lightning.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Sun, 16 December 2012 at 3:05 AM
Hank Thompson was an Army Special Forces team member. His unit was hit by an IED while on assignment in Iraq, and he was left brain dead. He has no family, and no living relatives, so the team who created Green Lightning convinced the Army to turn his body over to them. Since his brain had ceased to function, they couldn’t use the same formula that was used on Simon. They went about replacing destroyed body parts with electronic ones. The result was a cyborg entity nicknamed Gabriel. He has greatly enhanced strength and speed, his eye piece has infrared, x-ray, and sensor array capabilities. He also has a nasty little surprise embedded in his right arm. A liquid metal blade was implanted there that he can extend and retract at will. He can’t speak, but he doesn’t need to. His programming makes him follow all lawful orders without question. He was assigned as Miki’s bodyguard when she was recruited onto the team. His doctors claim he feels no emotion, no pain, nothing. But he seems to be exceptionally fond of Miki, beyond the scope of his assignment. Code name: Gabriel.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Sun, 16 December 2012 at 3:06 AM
Miki was recruited to the CIA 7 years ago. She was invited to join Simon’s field office, but that never came to pass because of Simon’s subsequent assignment to Archangel. Miki spent the next seven years going back and forth from field agent to lab rat. Her first lab assignment was to crack the laptop taken from an enemy operative. Although she had no idea what was on it, she knew it was big. She didn’t know it would lead to the CIA forming Archangel. She is recruited to Archangel after being rescued by Simon and Hank during a failed mission. She has natural gymnastic and martial arts abilities, but her DNA wasn’t compatible with the formula. For that reason, she is given a stylized electronics embedded Ninja outfit to increase her natural agility, strength and stamina. Hank is assigned as her bodyguard initially, but after she is given the suit, she doesn’t really need him. Just don’t tell Hank that. Code name: Black Star Ninja.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Sun, 16 December 2012 at 3:06 AM
Karen came by her powers differently than the others. She was a research assistant in a lab deep in the desert in Nevada. A lab accident resulting in an explosion transformed her into living fire. She can generate fire from her body and call it out of the air. She doesn’t wear the special plate armor, since it would literally melt off of her when she is in her fire form. She didn’t start out as one of the good guys. Her initial reaction to her transformation was rage. It took Miki to convince her to use her abilities for the good. Karen struggled with her weight before the transformation, and she harbors hatred toward men that she still carries with her. Even though it seems to be buried, the rest of the team is still cautious of her. She is not given undercover assignments because her transformation is triggered by her emotions. If she loses control of her abilities she could do catastrophic damage before she can be contained. Code name: Blaze.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Sun, 16 December 2012 at 3:08 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Sun, 16 December 2012 at 3:08 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Sun, 16 December 2012 at 3:08 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Sun, 16 December 2012 at 3:09 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Sun, 16 December 2012 at 3:10 AM
By the way, here is the bar I used for the renders above. Let me know if you want it, and I will see if I can package it and get into the freebies section:
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
primorge posted Sun, 16 December 2012 at 5:57 AM
Nice to see you back, Rokket. Looks interesting... Perhaps you'll let me offer some critique and advice when it comes together a little more. I'm a long time time comics fan and have spent some time around others who were professionals in the medium, even considered attending the Joe Kubert school of comics and animation when I was younger (R.I.P, Joe). Instead opted for a fine art education. My best friend, also deceased, ended up going there.
Anyway, Have you ever read Will Eisner's 'Comics and Sequential Art'?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics_and_Sequential_Art
Scott McCloud's 'Understanding Comics' is also really excellent!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Understanding_Comics
Both definitely offer inspiration in terms of the technical aspect of the medium.
Looking forward to seeing more of your efforts!
estherau posted Sun, 16 December 2012 at 4:18 PM
great to see you finally starting.
Love esther
I aim to update it about once a month. Oh, and it's free!
rokket posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 3:20 AM
Quote - Nice to see you back, Rokket. Looks interesting... Perhaps you'll let me offer some critique and advice when it comes together a little more. I'm a long time time comics fan and have spent some time around others who were professionals in the medium, even considered attending the Joe Kubert school of comics and animation when I was younger (R.I.P, Joe). Instead opted for a fine art education. My best friend, also deceased, ended up going there.
Anyway, Have you ever read Will Eisner's 'Comics and Sequential Art'?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics_and_Sequential_Art
Scott McCloud's 'Understanding Comics' is also really excellent!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Understanding_Comics
Both definitely offer inspiration in terms of the technical aspect of the medium.
Looking forward to seeing more of your efforts!
I will definitely ask for and receive advise. This is my first effort with this, and while I know I have a great story to tell, I am a little bit on the naive when it comes to putting this together. I am going to get a comic creation software very soon. But I will look at those links you posted.
Thank you.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 3:23 AM
Quote - great to see you finally starting.
Love esther
Yeah, it's a little daunting, but I am about ready now. The first 3 episodes are written with a cliff hanger at the end of each. I have been studying how series are put together, and I am certain I can entertain and keep 'em coming back once this thing takes off.
Any advise on a good web site to use? I don't want to do the slide show thing like yours, so I guess maybe get a free site from google and learn some HTML?
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
estherau posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 3:28 AM
R u going to use some tooning eg photoshop filters?
I aim to update it about once a month. Oh, and it's free!
primorge posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 3:36 AM
I was wondering esther, what do you use? I have Semidieu's Cartoon Shaders and Toonit and AlienSkin's SnapArt plug ins for photoshop but have yet to really seriously start working with this stuff. I like a lot of the Toon things I see done with Poser and PS.
primorge posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 3:41 AM
Rokket, I just recently started building a website through Weebly... Pretty easy and free! you can have as many pages as you want of images as long as each image is under 10mb. The site is highly recommended.
Esther could probably give you more advice on this topic but weebly is pretty damn nice.
rokket posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 3:43 AM
@ esther and primorge: no, I am not going to toon this one up. I prefer the semi-realistic look of what I have so far. I will be doing a lot of post work, though, especially on Blaze. There is a scene I was working on where Green Lightning attempts to capture her when she first appears with a specialized shackle gun. She is in human form, but transforms when he locks the shackle on her ankle. That's also when he learns she can pseudo-fly by heating the air around her. She takes off and after she gets a few hundred meters into the air, she melts the shackle and lets him fall.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 3:45 AM
Quote - Rokket, I just recently started building a website through Weebly... Pretty easy and free! you can have as many pages as you want of images as long as each image is under 10mb. The site is highly recommended.
Esther could probably give you more advice on this topic but weebly is pretty damn nice.
I'll look into that one. I want to be able to post my pics as large as possible, so that there is no mistaking what is going on in each frame. I thought about just going with frame-by-frame, but I would lose the comic aspect of it. So I will probably go with a comic book style page, just a bit larger than 8.5 x 11 in.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 3:47 AM
Did I mention that I am making almost 100% of the clothing, props and sets that I will be using. Other than the Poser figures, I am going to produce everything I need.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 3:48 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 3:49 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
primorge posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 3:51 AM
Anyway feel like Blabbing, Kind of OT... but maybe not. This Plug-in for Carrara by Digital Carvers Guild is high on my wishlist: http://www.digitalcarversguild.com/plugin.php?ProductId=15.
Images I've seen made with this are incredibly nice (almost as nice as Cinema4d's Toon features). Just spent $40.00 on Terai Yuki 2 (she so cute!) a little while ago so I'm Cg cash strapped for a little while.
All right, time to top off the coffee.
primorge posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 3:55 AM
Nice work, Rokket. You're going to make all of the content from scratch? That's one hell of an undertaking! Your modeling skills will be sharpened to a razors edge with such an endeavor. I would relent and utilize a lot of the excellent freebies out there to lessen the work load... If it were me.
rokket posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 3:58 AM
Quote - Anyway feel like Blabbing, Kind of OT... but maybe not. This Plug-in for Carrara by Digital Carvers Guild is high on my wishlist: http://www.digitalcarversguild.com/plugin.php?ProductId=15.
Images I've seen made with this are incredibly nice (almost as nice as Cinema4d's Toon features). Just spent $40.00 on Terai Yuki 2 (she so cute!) a little while ago so I'm Cg cash strapped for a little while.
All right, time to top off the coffee.
I don't have Carrara. I am still fussing with open source things right now, besides poser. I learned how to use a few of Blender's features while I was away, and that was what pushed me to where I am now.
Where did you get Terai Yuki 2? I'd like to see what she looks like...
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 4:00 AM
Quote - Nice work, Rokket. You're going to make all of the content from scratch? That's one hell of an undertaking! Your modeling skills will be sharpened to a razors edge with such an endeavor. I would relent and utilize a lot of the excellent freebies out there to lessen the work load... If it were me.
Yeah, because I have been finding that a lot of the freebies I try to use have something that is just a little off. So I usually end up just making my own stuff. I will probably be ready to to be a vendor by the time the first edition of my comic has run... lol...
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
primorge posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 4:05 AM
rokket posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 4:07 AM
Quote - Being that you are an Indie comics creator you can use the many excellent free resources at www.blambot.com
Nice... thanks!!!!
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 4:08 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
primorge posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 4:08 AM
Terai Yuki 2
http://www.contentparadise.com/productdetails.aspx?id=9886
Images
http://www.google.com/images?q=terai+yuki+2
rokket posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 4:11 AM
Quote - Terai Yuki 2
http://www.contentparadise.com/productdetails.aspx?id=9886
Images
http://www.google.com/images?q=terai+yuki+2
Whoa, she is cute. I would be messing with her all day and get no work done... :biggrin:
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
primorge posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 4:14 AM
Think the gun could use more detail but interesting idea, it has a Police Baton vibe to it that works with the concept.
primorge posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 4:16 AM
I'm surprised you don't use A3 more, she has so many excellent freebie clothes... you seem to be more of a Miki fan, though.
rokket posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 4:17 AM
Quote - Think the gun could use more detail but interesting idea, it has a Police Baton vibe to it that works with the concept.
I am still working on it. I have to shape the butt stock to a more conventional rifle shape, and the area in front of the triggar will eventually become where you load the CO2 cartridge that fires the projectile. The shackle self locks when it meets any type of resistance.
There is a nylon rope attached to the shackle that you can lock when you capture your perp. It won't reel in however, when the shackle is closed, so whatever line you paid out, that's what you have to work with until you can subdue them.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 4:20 AM
Quote - I'm surprised you don't use A3 more, she has so many excellent freebie clothes... you seem to be more of a Miki fan, though.
I don't have A3, V4,5, any of them. I only have what came with Poser 9, and later Miki and Tyler.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
primorge posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 4:22 AM
Well, anyway, hope you check out that Blambot site. Catch up with you later, Rokket.
rokket posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 4:28 AM
Quote - Well, anyway, hope you check out that Blambot site. Catch up with you later, Rokket.
I will check it out. I may go with the same software that Esther is using, which has all the fonts. I downloaded a trial version, but I was so busy that I never got to use it until after the trial period ended.
I have to log off now, so hopefully this thread will attract some more attention...
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
estherau posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 5:41 AM
Wow u need a whole production team.
I aim to update it about once a month. Oh, and it's free!
edgeverse posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 12:14 PM
Rokket, when your comic is live, lemme know.
3D Digital Comics & Art/My homepage
http://www.edgeversemedia.com
monkeycloud posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 6:41 PM
Looking forward to seeing this develop Rokket.
I especially like the Blaze character idea...
edgeverse posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 9:43 PM
Blambot is great.
3D Digital Comics & Art/My homepage
http://www.edgeversemedia.com
estherau posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 10:21 PM
Attached Link: http://www.plasq.com
the software comiclife that I use for doing the panels, balloons and sound effects etc can use blambot fonts or any other fonts you own. Any software you can find to cut corners will speed up your comic making.Vue is handy, even if it is just to make backgrounds for your outdoor scenes. you can import pz3 into vue and render in vue as well but genesis won't import properly into vue yet.
Love esther
I aim to update it about once a month. Oh, and it's free!
estherau posted Tue, 18 December 2012 at 11:33 PM
oryou can for example make a spherical render in vue and save as HDRI and map it onto the BB envirsphere which is a really usefull freebie. then your character can walk around in the forrest in poser.
I aim to update it about once a month. Oh, and it's free!
primorge posted Wed, 19 December 2012 at 2:56 AM
You use ComicLife esther? I have an older copy of that from years ago on one of my discs... Pretty fun as I recall, also think I got it for free or very inexpensive. Thought maybe you used Manga Studio.
rokket posted Wed, 19 December 2012 at 3:31 AM
Quote - Wow u need a whole production team.
Lol, hopefully I won't have to go that far! I got this far on my own. I will probably put up an episode a month until I get the whole process down. Then I am hoping for one every other week.
Have to see what kind of readership I get though, before I get too deep into it...
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Wed, 19 December 2012 at 3:32 AM
Quote - Rokket, when your comic is live, lemme know.
Sure. I am probably going to make some sort of announcement here, so that way I can garner some attention.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Wed, 19 December 2012 at 3:35 AM
Quote - Looking forward to seeing this develop Rokket.
I especially like the Blaze character idea...
She and Green Lightning were the only hold overs from my original idea, when the storyline was centered on Simon as Green Lightning. But now the story is centered on Miki, though Green Lightning is still the leader and will see a lot of action in the early stages of the story.
Blaze was originally thought of as the antagonist in both version of my story. In the first version, it turns out that Green Lightning's best friend, who was going to be played by James was the real bad guy. In the new story, she starts out bad, then goes good.... sort of.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Wed, 19 December 2012 at 3:36 AM
Quote - the software comiclife that I use for doing the panels, balloons and sound effects etc can use blambot fonts or any other fonts you own. Any software you can find to cut corners will speed up your comic making.
Vue is handy, even if it is just to make backgrounds for your outdoor scenes. you can import pz3 into vue and render in vue as well but genesis won't import properly into vue yet.
Love esther
I had the trial version but I didn't get a chance to do much with it before the trial period expired. In other words, I never got a chance to show my wife that it was something worth buying.
I get to talk to her this weekend on Skype. I am going to bring that up again.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Wed, 19 December 2012 at 3:40 AM
She is Alyssa Montegue. She can be compared to Joan Collins' character on the 80's tv show "Dynasty". She is pretty much self-centered and narcissistic. She is friendly toward you only if it suits her purpose.
She is going to be fun to write.
This was about 10 minutes in the face room.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Wed, 19 December 2012 at 4:18 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Wed, 19 December 2012 at 4:20 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Wed, 19 December 2012 at 4:37 AM
The small magazine looking thing is a CO2 cartridge which allows you to fire the weapon only once. It slides into the pistol grip like a standard 40 Cal or 9MM pistol magazine. There is a cartridge release on the left hand side of the pistol grip to eject the spent cartridge. Effective range is the length of the Kevlar embedded chord (not shown) which is attached to the shackle. The chord is 15 meters long.
The chord is wound into a small package known as a 'load' at the factory, and slides into the top of the actual magazine, which is in front of the triggar guard. There is a bright orange arrow on the top of the load indicating which way faces to the front. Once it locks in place, a pull of the racking arm (not shown, it is on the left hand side of the weapon) pulls the end of the line forward and locks it onto the support arm of the shackle. There will be an audible sound indicating that the line is locked into the shackle support. If you don't hear that sound, rerack the weapon. If you don't hear it on the second try, remove the load and replace it with a new one. To remove the load, push slightly foward on the back side using the thumb of your non-firing hand and then pull up.
There are front and rear sights on the top of the weapon. It can be fired from the shoulder like a standard rifle, or from the hip. Firing from the shoulder is the most accurate means. The shackle can be aimed at the ankle or wrist of the perpetrator, but should NOT be aimed at center mass nor the neck. Shackling a suspect's neck will cause death.
The shackle can be fired at the bicept, but has been known to miss, and tear the muscle from the perpetrator. It is therefore advised not to use the bicept as a target unless no other means present themselves to capture the suspect.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Wed, 19 December 2012 at 4:40 AM
I think I put waaaay too much thought into that weapon. I am only going to use it in the story once during the first edition. It may come back later on, I haven't really decided...
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Thu, 20 December 2012 at 4:55 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Thu, 20 December 2012 at 5:08 AM
I may change some things around for her costume. I am making a couple more clothing items for her right now, so maybe she will get a more classy look. This costume doesn't really fit her character, now that I really look at it.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
estherau posted Thu, 20 December 2012 at 7:14 AM
what about a leather biker type suit like the jsuit at renderosity?
Love esther
I aim to update it about once a month. Oh, and it's free!
rokket posted Fri, 21 December 2012 at 6:32 AM
Nah, I went with this. I am going to keep the leopard print catsuit for when it's appropriate, though.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Fri, 21 December 2012 at 6:34 AM
Right now I just have him in a loincloth to cover his ho ho's.
I am going to make a doorman appropriate suit some time this week, as her story is the first episode. I started the renders this morning. It's coming along nice.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Sun, 23 December 2012 at 3:38 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Sun, 23 December 2012 at 3:42 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Sun, 23 December 2012 at 3:42 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Sun, 23 December 2012 at 3:42 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Sun, 23 December 2012 at 3:43 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Mon, 24 December 2012 at 3:03 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Mon, 24 December 2012 at 3:05 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
vilters posted Mon, 24 December 2012 at 4:13 AM
Nicely done.
Like the face and the hair.
Poser 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7,
P8 and PPro2010, P9 and PP2012, P10 and PP2014 Game
Dev
"Do not drive
faster then your angel can fly"!
rokket posted Mon, 24 December 2012 at 4:15 AM
Quote - Nicely done.
Like the face and the hair.
Thanks! I am posting bits and pieces as I go, just to generate some interest in the story. I am hoping to have the first issue online within the first couple weeks of the new year.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
estherau posted Mon, 24 December 2012 at 5:04 AM
yep she looks good.
I aim to update it about once a month. Oh, and it's free!
rokket posted Mon, 24 December 2012 at 5:50 AM
Quote - yep she looks good.
She won't look that good when the story starts. I have decided to begin with their origin stories. You kind of know Miki's already, but it will be there. And the rest.
I introduce my villain too. That one will be a surprise.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
estherau posted Tue, 25 December 2012 at 7:06 AM
surprise villain? an evil twin maybe hehe?
I aim to update it about once a month. Oh, and it's free!
rokket posted Wed, 26 December 2012 at 4:34 AM
Quote - surprise villain? an evil twin maybe hehe?
Nope. You will have to wait and see.
I toyed with the twin idea, but not as a villain. You will have to wait for that too...
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Wed, 26 December 2012 at 4:35 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
estherau posted Wed, 26 December 2012 at 4:45 AM
You know, I've been thinking, I still think it would look heaps better with just a little tooning. you could use a toon filter in poser, overly the image onto the original, and then turn the tooned one down to opacity of 28% so there wasn't much. but I think even a little bit would look incredibly good.
Because poser people never really look real anyway, unless someone spends forever on one still image.
Love esther
I aim to update it about once a month. Oh, and it's free!
rokket posted Wed, 26 December 2012 at 5:07 AM
I'll do a render later and see what happens.
The idea had been tossed about making an animated film again. Someone saw what I was doing and started talking about it. I almost got hooked, but told them I tried that and it didn't work well for me, so I went to the comic idea. They have never used Poser or anything we work with, so they don't know. They assume it's load the stuff and hit the make movie button...
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
vilters posted Wed, 26 December 2012 at 5:13 AM
Rokket, you should do what you are comfortable with.
Everybody has his/her own style.
That's what makes us all different.
Poser 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7,
P8 and PPro2010, P9 and PP2012, P10 and PP2014 Game
Dev
"Do not drive
faster then your angel can fly"!
estherau posted Wed, 26 December 2012 at 5:15 AM
Attached Link: http://motionartist.smithmicro.com/
I think you have to bear in mind the lifespan of a human being, the cost and your other comitments. A comic can tell a story and will be done with far less blood, sweat and tears.Love esther
PS you could consider motion comics if you want the best of both worlds. there is a SM software called motion artist which is in development.
I aim to update it about once a month. Oh, and it's free!
rokket posted Wed, 26 December 2012 at 5:21 AM
I don't really know how to use that toon filter. I have to play with it. The only thing I saw was a toon outline which didn't look all that hot to me.
@vilters: I always do.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
estherau posted Wed, 26 December 2012 at 5:26 AM
Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/toon-actions-2/59922
oh I don't mean within poser. use a photoshop filter or filter for whatever compositing software you use afterwards for your postwork. (I do it from within poser but I think if you're not so keen on a toon look, then the photoshop method would work fine for you). do you not own any postwork filters? or should i say photoshop actions. you can just overlay your tooned one over the original and turn down the effect until you are happy with it.Love esther
I aim to update it about once a month. Oh, and it's free!
vilters posted Wed, 26 December 2012 at 5:36 AM
Or?? For a faster workflow?
Poser has a build in Postwork Manager.
From Top Row => Scripts=> Partners=> Shadersworks=> Postwork Manager
No documentation, but very easy to figure out.
Ester is right, life is too short to learn it ALLLLLLLLL.
Poser is VAST.
Ha-ha-ha-, like Aussie deserts.... :-)
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"Do not drive
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estherau posted Wed, 26 December 2012 at 5:41 AM
we have some rainforests too I'll have you know.
BTW esther is always right.
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vilters posted Wed, 26 December 2012 at 5:45 AM
Poser 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7,
P8 and PPro2010, P9 and PP2012, P10 and PP2014 Game
Dev
"Do not drive
faster then your angel can fly"!
estherau posted Wed, 26 December 2012 at 5:48 AM
she looks angry already.
I aim to update it about once a month. Oh, and it's free!
rokket posted Thu, 27 December 2012 at 2:44 AM
I use GIMP 2.8 for my postwork. I have never really looked at a lot of what it has. I will try it out and see later.
In the meantime, I did a set of render tests. Here is the original render:
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Thu, 27 December 2012 at 2:44 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Thu, 27 December 2012 at 2:45 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Thu, 27 December 2012 at 2:46 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Thu, 27 December 2012 at 2:47 AM
I like the original render and the last one with the overlay of the original render on itself.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Thu, 27 December 2012 at 2:48 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
estherau posted Thu, 27 December 2012 at 7:45 AM
Great wowork now i think toon actions from photoshop may work in gimp??
i like the last couple render bebest your tombstone (so to speak) looks great!
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samcclung65 posted Thu, 27 December 2012 at 5:17 PM
Attached Link: http://www.strangeartmedia.com/
You've got a pretty good start here, rokket. Building props and clothing from scratch is a lot of work, I do it some too for the same reasons you posted. I currently need a full custom small city. Just downloaded the 30 day trial of City Engine, I hope that's enough time to get it made.Anyway, reading this thread yesterday inspired me to get a new website up and running. The old one got deleted when my ISP stopped providing free web space. I render in Vue like estheru and do a whole lot of post work in Photoshop and Manga Studio.
estherau posted Thu, 27 December 2012 at 6:06 PM
I have city engine too. It is enough time but u don't own the rights to use the assets - including the low poly cars and facades in your renders. So it may not be enough time to get your own content in there. It does work well in poser. Consider the indi licence if ESRI still has that one since taking city engine over.
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estherau posted Thu, 27 December 2012 at 6:06 PM
Hdri can be really useful for city scenes. Map to the BB free envirsphere.
I aim to update it about once a month. Oh, and it's free!
estherau posted Thu, 27 December 2012 at 6:06 PM
Hdri can be really useful for city scenes. Map to the BB free envirsphere.
I aim to update it about once a month. Oh, and it's free!
rokket posted Fri, 28 December 2012 at 3:31 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Fri, 28 December 2012 at 3:33 AM
Quote - Hdri can be really useful for city scenes. Map to the BB free envirsphere.
But first I have to figure out how to make an HDRI image....
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Fri, 28 December 2012 at 3:57 AM
Quote - You've got a pretty good start here, rokket. Building props and clothing from scratch is a lot of work, I do it some too for the same reasons you posted. I currently need a full custom small city. Just downloaded the 30 day trial of City Engine, I hope that's enough time to get it made.
Anyway, reading this thread yesterday inspired me to get a new website up and running. The old one got deleted when my ISP stopped providing free web space. I render in Vue like estheru and do a whole lot of post work in Photoshop and Manga Studio.
I took a look at some of your work. I don't know if it's just me, but I couldn't read the tiles. They wouldn't expand large enough for me to see what was being said...
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
estherau posted Fri, 28 December 2012 at 6:37 AM
for city scenes you can either render a city scene like one of stonemason's or dreamlands and make an HDRI or you can buy HDRIs. I do both. but I render my HDRIs in vue which you probably don't have. YOu can get a camera and software for making HDRIs and you can walk around city streets taking city photos. then you can map your spherical HDRI to a dome and then walk your figure around inside the scene in poser.
Love esther
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estherau posted Fri, 28 December 2012 at 6:48 AM
render samcclung65? It looks like you draw. real drawings. Oooher. we don't want your type around here. Just kidding. Great job. you're prolific.
Love esther
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samcclung65 posted Fri, 28 December 2012 at 8:12 AM
rokket - yeah, the pages are not optimized for the web and are kind of hard to read. I planning to get it printed, that affects page and font size. Maybe having a hard to read web version will get people to order the 'real' version?
Do use as many different Poser figures as you can, they help give variety to your characters.
estherau - Thanks for the heads up on the City Engine usage rights thing, I missed that. I did get a road network done, that's the main thing I wanted.
Also, I combine renders and drawing, trying to get my own unique look. I couldn't do it without Poser and Vue.
Scott
estherau posted Sat, 29 December 2012 at 12:41 AM
YOur artwork is totally amazing. your style is unique and great.
Love esther
PS if you write to the CE folk they may give you permission. It can't hurt to ask.
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rokket posted Sat, 29 December 2012 at 11:45 PM
Here is the finished product.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Sat, 29 December 2012 at 11:46 PM
I also like that I can motion blur. There are a ton of features in GIMP. It's almost on the same level as Photoshop and it's free.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
estherau posted Sun, 30 December 2012 at 12:03 AM
Yes I've heard that. And it may well be possible to use photoshop actions in gimp See what u can find out.
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rokket posted Sun, 30 December 2012 at 12:08 AM
Quote - Yes I've heard that. And it may well be possible to use photoshop actions in gimp See what u can find out.
I checked on that back when I had GIMP 2.6, and I am now using 2.8...
There are brushes that people have made from the Photoshop brushes that work in GIMP. I am not sure about other things. Since I only just decided to go the comic route, I hadn't bothered to find out if other things work or not.
Again, I may scrap the toon filter idea all together and just go with the pseudo realistic look. I have to figure that one out. There are things that I want to do that don't translate well in toon filters.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Sun, 30 December 2012 at 12:41 AM
Yes, I made that skimpy little outfit for her...
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
estherau posted Sun, 30 December 2012 at 1:38 AM
estherau posted Sun, 30 December 2012 at 2:07 AM
Attached Link: http://chiselapp.com/user/saulgoode/repository/script-fu/wiki?name=sg-tooninator
well if you do decide to add a bit of tooning I just googled gimp and tooning and this was the first one I came up with. I would recoment overlaying something like this over a normal picture layer and reducing to say even 22%.Love esther
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rokket posted Mon, 31 December 2012 at 7:12 AM
Thanks, Esther! I will check that out and see what it does.
In the meantime, I am kind of liking the look of rendering with no lights and using BB's envirosphere... This first one is Sydney, with one spotlight on her because no lights didn't bring out the blonde hair...
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Mon, 31 December 2012 at 7:12 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Mon, 31 December 2012 at 7:13 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
estherau posted Mon, 31 December 2012 at 10:44 PM
you're going well.
Hope you can start the story renders soon.
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rokket posted Tue, 01 January 2013 at 3:55 AM
Quote - you're going well.
Hope you can start the story renders soon.
Yeah, that's coming next. When I start I will be offline until I get the first couple episodes done. The same process I used when I was writing screenplays: no tv, no radio, no internet, no outside interferences. I will write it out screenplay style, then transfer the story to story board and then renders.
I am still thinking not to use standard comic format, and just go frame by frame, so that I can render to 1920x1080 pixels. I am looking at different options right now.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
estherau posted Tue, 01 January 2013 at 4:11 AM
I use the internet extensively when I'm doing any creative writing to look up how to do things eg safecracking.
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rokket posted Tue, 01 January 2013 at 4:29 AM
Quote - I use the internet extensively when I'm doing any creative writing to look up how to do things eg safecracking.
Love esther
I do all my research before I start the script. The only time I will break from that is if I change something midstream and have to go back and rewrite. Then I may have to look something up. But other than that, I will close off and keep myself from distractions. Like this site....
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
estherau posted Tue, 01 January 2013 at 4:35 AM
yes, sounds like a good idea. Hope you get a lot done and don't get a deep vein thrombosis in your leg from sitting too long.
Love esther
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rokket posted Tue, 01 January 2013 at 4:45 AM
Quote - yes, sounds like a good idea. Hope you get a lot done and don't get a deep vein thrombosis in your leg from sitting too long.
Love esther
Yeah, I am careful. I do a lot of work with my laptop at chest level standing up. I sit every now and then.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
Ariah posted Tue, 01 January 2013 at 9:55 AM
It seems, from what you have posted, that you are sort of decided on the graphic style. May I just suggest something?
The font, Comic Sans... Well, the name may be alluring but trust me, this font screams "I'm new to online comics".
Let me just post a link to one pretty nice book: http://www.amazon.com/Thou-Shall-Not-Comic-Sans/dp/0321812816
There are dozens of free (and viable for commerical use) fonts out there, and each and every one of those is better than comic sans. Take a look here: http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/list/style/Comic
I, personally, am fond of Zud Juice from Blambot: http://www.blambot.com/font_zudjuice.shtml (the site has already been mentioned here)
Another thing is lighting the scene. Some scenes in Poser just turn out flat / with no depth. Or the colours get that dustbowl treatement. It's mostly lighting fault. If we take a look at film and tv productions, the skin and scenes in the high budget ones look so good because the light is fake ;) i.e. it is simulated, not re-created.
A nice fill-in light, a key-note light - the parameters differ with every scene (well, sometimes they change in one scene a dozen times). Adding extra contrast in postwork is also a good idea. Some Poser-made comics look "underfunded" (for a lack of a better word) because they pay little interest in lighting...
Sorry for the long post, I just used to create Poser comics and am working on a new project for quite some time now. I have indeed started with comic sans and sub-par lighting myself ;) There's a proof at the top of the post ;) Then I changed a thing or two... (and then i stopped creating, a trend I'm trying to subvert now)
rokket posted Wed, 02 January 2013 at 3:21 AM
I have no intention of using the comic sans font when I start the actual comic. I used it because I don't have the software I am going to use when I start the comic. I will be making extensive use of Blambot and a few other sites once I get into production mode. I am still in script at this time.
Most of what I posted in here was 5 minute renders just to get my point across. What I will put online will be far above the quality that you have seen here.
But thanks for your comments. Don't worry, I have my bases covered. It's the story that will be the deciding factor for me, not the renders.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Wed, 02 January 2013 at 5:49 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Wed, 02 January 2013 at 5:51 AM
This will be my last post for awhile. I am in script now, so I will be offline for the next couple weeks while I write and rewrite this thing. See you all later. Before I go live with my comic, I'll PM a link to those select few for preview and critique.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
Ariah posted Wed, 02 January 2013 at 12:21 PM
;) I didn't mean to be harsh or anything, rokket! I'm looking forward to seeing your comic / graphic novel.
I too think the script is one of the most important things in a comic book (as is plot in the novel). That and interesting characters.
Once the dialogue and the narration flows, folowed by good camerawork, everything is fine ;)
aeilkema posted Fri, 04 January 2013 at 2:27 AM
Attached Link: Comic Life 2
Also play with the lights in your scene, don't use the same settings or light sets in every scene. Find the lights that represent the mood in the scene and make them stand out. On top of that I would say move the camera around a bit more to get the perfect angles.
I've attached a sample comic I made a while back for fun. It's not top notch, but gives a good example of what comic life can add to your comics and how you can use different light settings and camera views.
Artwork and 3DToons items, create the perfect place for you toon and other figures!
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/index.php?vendor=23722
Due to the childish TOS changes, I'm not allowed to link to my other products outside of Rendo anymore :(
Food for thought.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYZw0dfLmLk
aeilkema posted Fri, 04 January 2013 at 2:38 AM
Sorry, you can't read this one most likely, it's in Dutch. I'm making this for a non-profit organisation. When it's done it will be printed by a proffesional printer. I did work for them before and they printed various comics I made. It's very cool to see your comics on the web, but it's another thing to see them printed in a booklet and realise they just ordered 10,000 copies of it. That's kind of exciting to know that more then 10,000 people will actually hold your comic in their hands and read it.
Artwork and 3DToons items, create the perfect place for you toon and other figures!
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/index.php?vendor=23722
Due to the childish TOS changes, I'm not allowed to link to my other products outside of Rendo anymore :(
Food for thought.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYZw0dfLmLk
aeilkema posted Fri, 04 January 2013 at 2:45 AM
Good luck and I'm looking forward to seeing more!
Artwork and 3DToons items, create the perfect place for you toon and other figures!
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/index.php?vendor=23722
Due to the childish TOS changes, I'm not allowed to link to my other products outside of Rendo anymore :(
Food for thought.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYZw0dfLmLk
rokket posted Sat, 05 January 2013 at 12:07 AM
Thanks...
I realize the thread is now 5 pages long, but if you had read through it, you would see that ComicLife2 had been mentioned, as well as a few other software items.
I am not going to toon up my renders either. I am thinking I won't go the traditional comic route either, so I won't use a comic software. I want my panels to be optimized for the web and be 16x9 resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels), so I will probably be doing them frame by frame instead of a comic page. I have no intentions of ever printing it.
I am doing a graphic novel. I am taking a break from the writing to get some other things done, and in looking at my script, a serial just isn't going to work for me. So it's going to be 110-120 page script that I will translate into a graphic novel. I will do all the renders and get the whole story done before I post online.
I have to rewrite the first 40 pages. I didn't like the story arc, so I am changing it now.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Sat, 05 January 2013 at 12:10 AM
With the software I do have, if I need to do split panels or anything else, I have that capability.
Thank you to everyone for your advice and knowledge. Being a hard headed man, I am going to see what I can come up with first, before I give in and take the advice, but I appreciate it all the same.
See you in a few weeks...
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
estherau posted Sat, 05 January 2013 at 8:19 AM
Maybe u could just try the demo version ( if there is one). For comic life. It would truly save u a lot of time.
I aim to update it about once a month. Oh, and it's free!
aeilkema posted Sat, 05 January 2013 at 8:37 AM
Quote - Maybe u could just try the demo version ( if there is one). For comic life. It would truly save u a lot of time.
Yes it would and it will be fine for creating a graphic novel as well. It's excellent for creating online comics / graphic novels as well.
Artwork and 3DToons items, create the perfect place for you toon and other figures!
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/index.php?vendor=23722
Due to the childish TOS changes, I'm not allowed to link to my other products outside of Rendo anymore :(
Food for thought.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYZw0dfLmLk
Ariah posted Sat, 05 January 2013 at 11:30 AM
Quote - I am not going to toon up my renders either. I am thinking I won't go the traditional comic route either, so I won't use a comic software. I want my panels to be optimized for the web and be 16x9 resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels), so I will probably be doing them frame by frame instead of a comic page. I have no intentions of ever printing it.
Oh, so it's going to be more cinematic in approach. i like that. You may want to check out this webcomic:
http://requiem.spiderforest.com/
It has - I believe - similar art approach, at least on the surface.
The story there is quite complex and characters abound ;) I like it, though. It's still pretty static and the light could use some alteration ;)
Quote - I have to rewrite the first 40 pages. I didn't like the story arc, so I am changing it now.
I know what you mean. I've been re-designing the first issue of my graphic novel for a year now. And recasting the parts.
Good luck then!
rokket posted Mon, 07 January 2013 at 7:25 AM
Quote - Maybe u could just try the demo version ( if there is one). For comic life. It would truly save u a lot of time.
I downloaded it again, and I will install it when I am ready to start putting the story together. My only issue is that I will start really liking it, but with my current financial state, the wife won't let me buy it. Even if it is cheap. I will just have to hope she will give in once she sees what I've done with it.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Mon, 07 January 2013 at 7:30 AM
Quote - > Quote - I am not going to toon up my renders either. I am thinking I won't go the traditional comic route either, so I won't use a comic software. I want my panels to be optimized for the web and be 16x9 resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels), so I will probably be doing them frame by frame instead of a comic page. I have no intentions of ever printing it.
Oh, so it's going to be more cinematic in approach. i like that. You may want to check out this webcomic:
http://requiem.spiderforest.com/It has - I believe - similar art approach, at least on the surface.
The story there is quite complex and characters abound ;) I like it, though. It's still pretty static and the light could use some alteration ;)
Quote - I have to rewrite the first 40 pages. I didn't like the story arc, so I am changing it now.
I know what you mean. I've been re-designing the first issue of my graphic novel for a year now. And recasting the parts.
Good luck then!
I see what you mean. I don't believe they are using Poser, though. Doesn't matter. There is a way to bring life to renders and a way not to. I will have that one down before I commit anything to copy.
I hope to have something going soon. Life is getting in the way of things right now.
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Wed, 09 January 2013 at 4:44 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
estherau posted Wed, 09 January 2013 at 5:00 AM
Now there were some free wheelchairs, I think from ziggie.
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rokket posted Wed, 09 January 2013 at 5:05 AM
Quote - Now there were some free wheelchairs, I think from ziggie.
Love esther
My story opens 30 years in the future, Esther. I need something that looks a bit more 'futuristic' than the standard wheelchair. Plus then I couldn't say that everything was modeled by me... :biggrin:
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vilters posted Wed, 09 January 2013 at 5:16 AM
Man, I love your spirit: Building everything.
I used to model in anim8or.
Then went to Hexagon.
And a week ago I downloaded Blender.
30 years in the future?
Hovercraft wheelchairs??? ;-))
Just kidding.
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"Do not drive
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estherau posted Wed, 09 January 2013 at 5:26 AM
You're going to die. but i love your spirit.
Love esther
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vilters posted Wed, 09 January 2013 at 5:31 AM
Die??? Huh? Where did that come from???
Are you overheating down under???
:-)
Psst: Tony, never talk like that to a woman with a gun in her hands. :-(
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"Do not drive
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estherau posted Wed, 09 January 2013 at 5:32 AM
I'm really quite friendly. the safetycatch is on.
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rokket posted Wed, 09 January 2013 at 5:52 AM
Quote - Man, I love your spirit: Building everything.
I used to model in anim8or.
Then went to Hexagon.
And a week ago I downloaded Blender.30 years in the future?
Hovercraft wheelchairs??? ;-))
Just kidding.
Close. Actually, just streamlined it a bit. It's made for a blind man, so it has sensors to help him navigate around a very stylish retirement home...
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estherau posted Wed, 09 January 2013 at 5:56 AM
sounds good. is he paraplegic or quad?
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rokket posted Wed, 09 January 2013 at 5:56 AM
Quote - You're going to die. but i love your spirit.
Love esther
Nahhhh, I would never let it get that far. That chair that I posted is almost complete. Total time on it so far: less than 45 minutes. I can go from inspiration to usable in about an hour, so I think I am doing pretty good. And if it comes to it and I can't make it, I will definitely download a freebie and use that.
But most of what I am making are static props, and occasionally something with a couple moving parts. None of these things are very complicated or high poy. They are mostly procedural textures too. I am not taking the time to UV map any of it. I will do all that in the future and upload them all in the freebies section when I am done.
This includes a ton of dresses and other things that I made for the female characters. I don't think I would give away their superhero things.
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rokket posted Wed, 09 January 2013 at 5:58 AM
Quote - sounds good. is he paraplegic or quad?
Neither. Just really old. And blind.
He lost his eyes during a mission. He was in an explosion.
But that might be giving away too much, huh?
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estherau posted Wed, 09 January 2013 at 6:02 AM
nah not giving away too much, but sounds instersting. well I'll bet, he'll somehow be able to see with a superpower which wears off at 0600hrs?? how close am I?
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rokket posted Wed, 09 January 2013 at 6:10 AM
Quote - nah not giving away too much, but sounds instersting. well I'll bet, he'll somehow be able to see with a superpower which wears off at 0600hrs?? how close am I?
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Pretty far off. He's over 70 years old and has been blind since he was in his early 40's due to the explosion. All I will tell you is that the story I am writing is seen through his eyes (yes, there is a pun in there somewhere). He was there. He is being interviewed for a magazine. Archangel was thought to be a myth, and a couple reporters find out that he may know the truth behind all of it, so they interview him.
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estherau posted Wed, 09 January 2013 at 6:16 AM
aha, sounds really good. I was totally off track.
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rokket posted Wed, 09 January 2013 at 6:17 AM
And speaking of 0600hrs, it's 2115 here in Sasebo, Japan. I have to get some sleep. I have a long day ahead of me, and I still want to write a few pages before I turn in.
Good Night/Good Day to all of you, wherever you may be.
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rokket posted Wed, 09 January 2013 at 6:19 AM
Quote - aha, sounds really good. I was totally off track.
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Yeah, but that would have made a pretty cool sub-plot: the hired help at the retirement home can't figure out who keeps getting up in the middle of the night to watch the 'adult' movies on the television... or something like that. ;)
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estherau posted Wed, 09 January 2013 at 6:27 AM
And when the patient's get bullied he will stand up to them.
I had a real patient tell me horror stories from the nursing home. eg the chairs in the dining room are hard so they like to take a cushion from the loungeroom and put it on the chairs whilst they eat and then put it back after, but they were told they were not allowed to do this.
And one of the nurses has a dog that she brings into the nursing home. she pats it and then touches the patients food but when the patients objected they were all brought into a room and asked who objects to the dog being in the dining room, and everyone was too scared to say except for one patient, even though secretly they all complained about it too each other.
and when they have inspections they are too scared to say what is really happening there.
We live in a subtropical climate and when they go into high care they can't have aircon. In low care they can have it if they pay for it.
There's a lot more stories.
It's really aweful. they need a superhero.
Love esther
I aim to update it about once a month. Oh, and it's free!
rokket posted Wed, 09 January 2013 at 6:41 AM
Quote - And when the patient's get bullied he will stand up to them.
I had a real patient tell me horror stories from the nursing home. eg the chairs in the dining room are hard so they like to take a cushion from the loungeroom and put it on the chairs whilst they eat and then put it back after, but they were told they were not allowed to do this.
And one of the nurses has a dog that she brings into the nursing home. she pats it and then touches the patients food but when the patients objected they were all brought into a room and asked who objects to the dog being in the dining room, and everyone was too scared to say except for one patient, even though secretly they all complained about it too each other.
and when they have inspections they are too scared to say what is really happening there.
We live in a subtropical climate and when they go into high care they can't have aircon. In low care they can have it if they pay for it.
There's a lot more stories.
It's really aweful. they need a superhero.
Love esther
I feel for them. It's a pity when we treat our elderly like they are a burden on us. If more people would stand up for them, they would perhaps get better treatment. Then they would have their superhero.
Unfortunately, my guy isn't much of a superhero any longer. And he is living in a pretty lush retirement home. In fact, he took up smoking just to piss the nurses off, and none of them has had the courage to tell him he can't smoke in the lounge. They just give him dirty looks when they pass by him. And of course, he can't see them doing that.
I will send you a copy of my first act when it's done. I am going by U.S. movie standard, so I have a 3 act play. Act one will end under 20 pages, judging by action movie standard of a page per minute of screen time. I think you will enjoy it. And you can let me know if it hits the mark, and if it kept you reading or if you started skimming... and of course if you can't wait to see what is going to happen next...
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estherau posted Wed, 09 January 2013 at 6:44 AM
I already can't wait.
I aim to update it about once a month. Oh, and it's free!
rokket posted Wed, 09 January 2013 at 6:51 AM
A couple more days. Of course, what you will see will be the first draft, but it should be pretty cool.
My biggest fear is that I have a really great thing going, but I drop the ball and don't execute it properly. A lot of movies do that, a lot of potential, but don't deliver. I don't want that.
Well, good night for real. PM me your email address again. I don't think I added you to my address book...
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estherau posted Wed, 09 January 2013 at 7:18 AM
hehe my email isn't secret
esther@pacefiction.com
BTW a lot of movies do do that, but it is usually the ending where they fall apart. Especially I find that with scifi. they start off with a really great idea, but lack the imagination to carry that idea all the way through to the end.
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monkeycloud posted Wed, 09 January 2013 at 7:58 AM
Quote - It's really aweful. they need a superhero.
It is awful :(
Perhaps this is a job for my very own GND. She's my own brand of superheroine...
...really need to work on this character some more I think. Maybe I should think of doing a comic myself sometime, around her?
Still watching your comic development with interest Rokket :)
vilters posted Wed, 09 January 2013 at 8:02 AM
Grr, why do all women have weapons????? :-)
They have a mouth..... :-)
Diving for cover...
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monkeycloud posted Wed, 09 January 2013 at 8:07 AM
Well, Geriatric Ninja Doris' samurai sword is really only for show, Vilters.
She'll despatch most opponents with just a "look". I've yet to capture that "look" in a Poser render, however... when my wife has that same look, it usually isn't a good time to take a reference photo ;)
vilters posted Wed, 09 January 2013 at 8:16 AM
I know "the look".
:-)
So? They have all weapons, a mouth, AND "the look".
GOD, help humanity. This is not "humane".
(Was gonna ask for a gun, but Esterau has that already.)
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rokket posted Fri, 11 January 2013 at 4:54 AM
Quote - hehe my email isn't secret
esther@pacefiction.com
BTW a lot of movies do do that, but it is usually the ending where they fall apart. Especially I find that with scifi. they start off with a really great idea, but lack the imagination to carry that idea all the way through to the end.
Love esther
My point exactly.
By the way... email sent. Remember, its TOP SECRET....
Only kidding. You are just getting the first act of the first draft. The final may not look much like this at all...
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rokket posted Fri, 11 January 2013 at 4:55 AM
Quote - > Quote - It's really aweful. they need a superhero.
It is awful :(
Perhaps this is a job for my very own GND. She's my own brand of superheroine...
...really need to work on this character some more I think. Maybe I should think of doing a comic myself sometime, around her?
Still watching your comic development with interest Rokket :)
That image gave me nightmares the last time I looked at it.... :lol:
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rokket posted Fri, 11 January 2013 at 4:58 AM
This one looks too much like something you would find in a clinic today, so I am going to redo it.
I am also not too fond of the controls on the right arm rest. Doesn't fit the overall sleekness of the model.
And it poly HUGE... over 70,000 on it. I was going to decimate it, but that screwed everything up.
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monkeycloud posted Fri, 11 January 2013 at 5:07 AM
Splendid job on that wheelchair! I'm inclined to agree regards the little control box.
Perhaps a neural impulse control headset would be better?
That tech is already a reality...
vilters posted Fri, 11 January 2013 at 5:10 AM
Hello , thanks for sharing.
Looks "strange", if I may say so.
The seatpan looks a bit "long-deep" compared to the height.
And with those small front wheels, its gonna be very, if not impossible, hard to drive along.
And??? In 30 years or so, a PC-tablet would "standard" be incorporated. :-)
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rokket posted Fri, 11 January 2013 at 5:21 AM
Awesome suggestions! Thanks!
The only problem with using a tablet is that the intended patient is blind, so I am thinking it will be a voice activated unit with sensors and auto drive.
And I did the seat pan like that on purpose, but I guess it didn't turn out as good as I thought it would.
The front wheels were a modelling error. Instead of mounting them on the side of the supports like I originally intended, I went for mounting them under the foot rests. I ended up scaling them down to fit under there and screwed the pooch.
Back to the drawing board... errr, the modelling app!!!!
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rokket posted Sat, 12 January 2013 at 7:53 AM
It's got an auto drive system that is voice activated. In the next pics, it's hard to see because I have to redo the textures, but I actually put a rack and pinion steering unit on the front wheels. It took me almost 2 hours to render 3 pics. I can't use it if it's going to take that long, so I have to find simpler ways to get the textures done.
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rokket posted Sat, 12 January 2013 at 7:55 AM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Sat, 12 January 2013 at 8:01 AM
There is a story going around the hospital that a nurse and male intern were getting frisky in the back room with one of these chairs and forgot to disengage the auto drive. When things got hot and heavy, the chair, which is designed for the elderly, misread the signals it was receiving from the randy lovers and rushed them to the infirmary. Unfortunately, the chair moved so fast neither could get off of it, and their clothing was left behind.
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estherau posted Sat, 12 January 2013 at 8:02 AM
rokket posted Sat, 12 January 2013 at 8:09 AM
Quote - hehe
Yeah, believe it or not, I came up with that little story as I was posting it...
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rokket posted Sat, 12 January 2013 at 8:11 AM
I noticed some distortion in the footrest with the mesh. I am going to have to take a look at that tomorrow...
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rokket posted Sat, 12 January 2013 at 11:17 PM
If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.
rokket posted Sat, 12 January 2013 at 11:18 PM
Don't ask me what is going on in the scene. I have no idea what James is doing...
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edgeverse posted Sat, 12 January 2013 at 11:34 PM
Maybe hes trying to shield himself from her heat?
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rokket posted Sun, 13 January 2013 at 4:41 AM
Quote - Maybe hes trying to shield himself from her heat?
That was my original intention, but when it rendered, it looks like he is either pushing her away or using some sort of powers on her.
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vilters posted Sun, 13 January 2013 at 4:56 AM
Make his upper body lean back a bit.
When you are afraid , and want to protect yourself, you lean back.
Lean forward is attack.
Good job on the wheelchair.
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rokket posted Sun, 13 January 2013 at 5:01 AM
Quote - Make his upper body lean back a bit.
When you are afraid , and want to protect yourself, you lean back.Lean forward is attack.
Good job on the wheelchair.
That's what I get for cheating and using a premade pose. I just altered an existing pose instead of what I normally do, which is pose them myself.
Thanks for the comment on the chair. I am happy with it now.
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rokket posted Mon, 14 January 2013 at 3:59 AM
Back in script today. Wrote about 10 pages. I read Lew Hunter's Screen Writing 101 again, and he advised not writing too much more than that. Tomorrow I will re-read those pages and write 10 more. Probably be close to finishing the first draft by the middle of next week.
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