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by sbowling
26 Jun 2012, 02:50
Forum: News
Topic: Soon: Isotropix Clarisse?
Replies: 41
Views: 13739

Re: Soon: Isotropix Clarisse?

Looks so much like After Effects it makes me want to vomit. After effects is easily one of the worst user interfaces I've ever used.
by sbowling
20 Apr 2010, 08:57
Forum: Tutorials
Topic: Hand Modeling in Softimage
Replies: 1
Views: 2060

Re: Hand Modeling in Softimage

Not trying to be mean, but you have some topology and proportion problems with that mesh and the thumb is all wrong. Rest your hand on your desk in a relaxed natural pose and look at which direction your thumb is facing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTtk8Z_6AEQ&feature=related This popped up w...
by sbowling
19 Apr 2010, 10:16
Forum: Tutorials
Topic: U/V Unwrap a tube
Replies: 2
Views: 1904

U/V Unwrap a tube

Last week at work I saw someone asking about creating UVs for some shoelaces and I've had this tutorial for unwrapping a tube for a while now. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find the thread where the question it was posted on (possibly a different site) so I'm going got post the link to it here. htt...
by sbowling
24 Nov 2009, 08:01
Forum: Plugins
Topic: AoN_XSI Beta
Replies: 45
Views: 14406

Re: AoN_XSI Beta

Awesome! Your AON Shaders are probably the only thing I missed since moving to XSI from messiah. I would have gladly paid money for them, but if you want to give them away, I will not aregue with you =) I look forward to having the rest of them when you get areound to releasing them.
by sbowling
31 Aug 2009, 02:17
Forum: Tutorials
Topic: Modelling: Stereo System by Peter Vigilante at vimeo
Replies: 2
Views: 1613

Re: Modelling: Stereo System by Peter Vigilante at vimeo

There are several problems with this modeling technique. the firs being it's extremely sloppy. Booleans should really be avoided at all costs in any 3d program. Instead of using booleans to cut out a space for the speaker I would have done a merege/delete to attach the speakers to the box, deleted t...
by sbowling
14 Aug 2009, 04:06
Forum: Materials & Shaders
Topic: Old skin (NO SSS)???
Replies: 27
Views: 4949

Re: Old skin (NO SSS)???

Letterbox wrote:
use a phongs
Phong is probably the last shader I would use for getting any kind of realistic skin.
by sbowling
14 Aug 2009, 04:01
Forum: News
Topic: Luxology releases "modo 401"
Replies: 9
Views: 3076

Re: Luxology releases "modo 401"

have you guys tried modo? What can you say comparatively on Softimage? ~o) I dumped Modo for Softimage (XSI at the time) and have never felt the need to go back. Modo retains too many of the quirks and bad workflows from Lightwave and has the worst material/texturing system on the face of the planet.