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Topic: What the hell is wrong with you people? |
Dan3d
Replies: 9
Views: 2953
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Forum: Random Musings Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2001 5:52 am Subject: What the hell is wrong with you people? |
I'm a complete newbie to this forum ... been checking in and out for about a month or so. I am a member of a few other forums ... one for a real time 3D game engine I use and another for art. Each for ... |
Topic: Level Design |
Dan3d
Replies: 5
Views: 1788
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2001 5:05 am Subject: Level Design |
I certainly believe that level design is an art and is much more than architecture. I "good" level designer has to understand textures (often he will create his own textures for his own levels), when ... |
Topic: WACOM problem - pointer shaking |
Dan3d
Replies: 8
Views: 2990
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2001 4:55 am Subject: WACOM problem - pointer shaking |
These guys beat me to it! I had the same problem at work and found when I moved the tablet away from the monitor it stopped shaking. |
Topic: howdy, sailor |
Dan3d
Replies: 10
Views: 2787
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Forum: Random Musings Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2001 4:48 am Subject: howdy, sailor |
I would come close to killing her. I don't let even my kids throw away a bad sketch without my permission, let alone one of my finished pieces (whether it was going to be sold or not). |
Topic: Wacom Tablets (size) |
Dan3d
Replies: 22
Views: 6761
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2001 10:20 am Subject: Wacom Tablets (size) |
quote p.s. sorry about that price thing with Maya dan... it had been a looong day.
NP images/smiles/icon_smile.gif |
Topic: Mac's suck? >:O |
Dan3d
Replies: 22
Views: 6366
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Forum: Random Musings Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2001 3:27 am Subject: Mac's suck? >:O |
Hey, Pat! Thanks for clearing that up for me. |
Topic: Some great work. . . |
Dan3d
Replies: 17
Views: 3793
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2001 9:47 pm Subject: Some great work. . . |
At first I was amazed. Then I began to see the size of each one of his renderings. While they look very detailed (and they are), we have to remember that we are looking at these renderings at a lot sm ... |
Topic: Mac's suck? >:O |
Dan3d
Replies: 22
Views: 6366
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Forum: Random Musings Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2001 8:12 pm Subject: Mac's suck? >:O |
Up until MACOS X, MACs were not truly multi-threaded. This meant that you could only run one application at a time. Oh, you could "open" two applications, but the app in the background was not active ... |
Topic: Feeling a little crabby... |
Dan3d
Replies: 6
Views: 1586
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2001 7:01 pm Subject: Feeling a little crabby... |
I used a photo reference for the sketch and the coloring. I sketched it freehand (did not trace) using a Graphire tablet in Photoshop and painted it using the same. |
Topic: Feeling a little crabby... |
Dan3d
Replies: 6
Views: 1586
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2001 8:19 am Subject: Feeling a little crabby... |
Mezioc,
Thanks! |
Topic: Feeling a little crabby... |
Dan3d
Replies: 6
Views: 1586
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2001 10:59 pm Subject: Feeling a little crabby... |
Hi TE,
Thanks for the kind comments and the good crit. I agree about the legs. As to the eyes ... this particular crab DOES have purple eyes in real life. This is one reason I chose this subject. I w ... |
Topic: Feeling a little crabby... |
Dan3d
Replies: 6
Views: 1586
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2001 10:25 pm Subject: Feeling a little crabby... |
Hello all,
Below is a sketch of a crab:
http://www.web2d3.com/forum/crab_sketch.jpg
And this is the colored piece:
http://www.web2d3.com/forum/crab.jpg
The sketch and the coloring were all do ... |
Topic: Starting in 3D CG: what's the best one to start? |
Dan3d
Replies: 25
Views: 7129
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2001 6:11 pm Subject: Starting in 3D CG: what's the best one to start? |
kit,
When you are wrong, you are wrong. Scream and slap all you want. I'm sure your electronic slap will really hurt me bad.
In any case, MAYA is about (notice the word "about") US$7,500 (not counti ... |
Topic: Wacom Tablets (size) |
Dan3d
Replies: 22
Views: 6761
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2001 5:08 am Subject: Wacom Tablets (size) |
They won't take your money or sell you something that doesn't work. Read my previous post! I said I bought one from there and I am pleased with it. It works perfectly. Also the WacomDirect site IS WAC ... |
Topic: Starting in 3D CG: what's the best one to start? |
Dan3d
Replies: 25
Views: 7129
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2001 3:17 am Subject: Starting in 3D CG: what's the best one to start? |
That's funny! I started with Pov back when the 486DX was king of the computers (and I had a whopping 4 megs of ram!) |
Topic: Starting in 3D CG: what's the best one to start? |
Dan3d
Replies: 25
Views: 7129
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2001 7:02 pm Subject: Starting in 3D CG: what's the best one to start? |
Maya Unlimited does not cost $50K. Get a life.
I use MAX daily, but I personally could never get used to Lightwave ... that's just me. But I will suggest a great starter 3D application that doesn't c ... |
Topic: PC or MAC |
Dan3d
Replies: 29
Views: 7949
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2001 1:32 pm Subject: PC or MAC |
DAAP? Not sure what or where that is (possiblty I should be?). If you are asking about art training, I've not gone to school. I am self trained. |
Topic: Wacom Tablets (size) |
Dan3d
Replies: 22
Views: 6761
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2001 12:30 pm Subject: Wacom Tablets (size) |
Go to [url=http://www.pricewatch.com]www.pricewatch.com and see if anyone is offering a Wacom for cheaper. This is the best site to compare prices. You can also go to the "less than new" section and ... |
Topic: Madness.. what's your thought. |
Dan3d
Replies: 7
Views: 2389
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2001 12:28 pm Subject: Madness.. what's your thought. |
That is insane. If I could get that to be interviewed, then I would make a living on being interviewed images/smiles/icon_smile.gif. |
Topic: Employed artists thread |
Dan3d
Replies: 14
Views: 3231
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Forum: Random Musings Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2001 9:48 am Subject: Employed artists thread |
I broke into the business about two years ago and I now work for a company doing 3D modeling/web design/CG graphics. I have never been to school for my trade. I was a salesman for about 5 years and go ... |
Topic: Who's a good webhost? (pay) |
Dan3d
Replies: 3
Views: 1164
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Forum: Random Musings Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2001 9:40 am Subject: Who's a good webhost? (pay) |
I also recommend ABAC.net. I've used them for over 2.5 years and am very pleased with their service. |
Topic: Rent! @#$%!!!! |
Dan3d
Replies: 15
Views: 3438
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Forum: Random Musings Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2001 9:39 am Subject: Rent! @#$%!!!! |
I'm renting a "split house" (one huge house, split left and right with one family renting the left and me renting the right hand side). Its like a duplex. This house is in Cherry Hill, New Jersey (a n ... |
Topic: hey macintons heterophobes.. |
Dan3d
Replies: 20
Views: 4165
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Forum: Random Musings Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2001 9:33 am Subject: hey macintons heterophobes.. |
I never shut off my PC unless I am upgrading my hardware. It runs 24/7 even when I am on vacation. I have run Win95/98, WinNT4 (all service packs) and Win2000. I do agree that Win2000 is very stable ( ... |
Topic: PC or MAC |
Dan3d
Replies: 29
Views: 7949
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2001 9:08 am Subject: PC or MAC |
Where I work (www.intermediainc.com) all the artists have both a MAC and a PC on their desks. I have observed several things here. Some of the artists are die-hard MAC users (mainly my Art Director). ... |
Topic: The Dodge and Burn method? |
Dan3d
Replies: 16
Views: 4668
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2001 8:46 am Subject: The Dodge and Burn method? |
Yes, SCREEN and MULTIPLE are the absolute best when adding light/dark areas to your work. Use Dodge and Burn only sparingly. |
Topic: TeamGT forum |
Dan3d
Replies: 15
Views: 2971
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Forum: Random Musings Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2001 6:53 am Subject: TeamGT forum |
Same name |
Topic: Does Any One Have a Template for CD-ROM Labels for Photoshop |
Dan3d
Replies: 2
Views: 1061
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2001 10:16 am Subject: Does Any One Have a Template for CD-ROM Labels for Photoshop |
The Topic says it all images/smiles/icon_smile.gif |
Topic: How big is your errrrrr.....computer set up? |
Dan3d
Replies: 66
Views: 36454
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2001 7:39 am Subject: How big is your errrrrr.....computer set up? |
PIII 933 Mhz 512 MB PC133 SDRAM ProphetII MX 64 MB (GeForce2) Old 17" monitor images/smiles/icon_sad.gif Win2000 SP2 |
Topic: Cyber-Orca Completed! |
Dan3d
Replies: 7
Views: 2319
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2001 6:44 am Subject: Cyber-Orca Completed! |
Thanks for the great compliments. It really helps me along as I am somewhat new to this style of 2D CG art.
This piece was created entirely in Photoshop 6. I sketched it using a Wacom tablet and col ... |
Topic: 3D game texture sets |
Dan3d
Replies: 6
Views: 1636
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2001 5:19 am Subject: 3D game texture sets |
Get 'Texture Kit' by Eni Oken:
[url=http://www.oken3d.com/texkit/html/texturekit.html]Here
Not only does it have some nice textures on it, but it tells you have to make elements to create the textur ... |
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