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Loving this!! ~ Yao Ming, a Former 7’5″ NBA player, is a Wildlife Conservationist

Loving this!! ~ Yao Ming, a Former 7’5″ NBA player, is a Wildlife Conservationist

Excerpt from Sports Illustrated: Since retiring in July 2011 from playing in the NBA for the Houston Rockets, Yao Ming has found a new passion, wildlife conservation, and has become a global ambassador for WildAid, one of the leading organizations working to reduce the demand [...]

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Concept Character Drawing ~ Mars Landing

Concept Character Drawing ~ Mars Landing

“KAMPALA CHRONICLES,” Comic and Animation Project ~ This is a concept drawing I did while watching the preparations for the Mars landing of the Curiosity Rover. I have always been a Science Fiction movie fan. I enjoy spending time drawing concept Drones and automatons, plus [...]

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DirectX 11, A Game Changer ~ Realtime Everything

DirectX 11, A Game Changer ~ Realtime Everything

I knew this day would come, and I have been dreaming about it for quite sometime since I joined the industry 15 years ago, what I did not picture was the dramatic results that Realtime Rendering in a Game engine would bring to the souped [...]

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Cartoon Series and Galiwango Film Partner ~ Faceware Technologies, Inc, Powered by ImageMetrics

Cartoon Series and Galiwango Film Partner ~ Faceware Technologies, Inc, Powered by ImageMetrics

A special thank you to the team at Faceware Technologies, Inc and ImageMetrics for their kind support of the Galiwango Film and My cartoon TV Series (https://www.sowl.com/2012/12/a-seed-for-nkoza-and-nankya/ ).  I am so excited about working with their talented team to help make the Galiwango film Characters even [...]

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Amazing Element 3D Plugin, Motion Graphics Design

Amazing Element 3D Plugin, Motion Graphics Design

Element3D ~ One word ~ EPIC!! ~ Andrew Kramer has just democratized Motion graphics design and 3D asset integration, giving every aspiring artist a fighting chance at getting a job doing a commercial. I think that Artistry and creativity is what’s going to separate the [...]

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Homeward Bound, Unsung Hero Film Tribute & Documentary

Homeward Bound, Unsung Hero Film Tribute & Documentary

Homeward Bound: Short Film and Documentary about My Journey Home to Uganda and Interview with the Brave Rangers who are working hard to protect Uganda’s Endangered Wildlife and their habitats. Featuring 4 men: a Porter boy, a Tracker, a Ranger and a Tourist Driver: each [...]

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3D Environment ~ Scene Inspired by “Battleship” Movie

3D Environment ~ Scene Inspired by “Battleship” Movie

I created this 3D scene after going out on a date with my wife to watch “Battleship” ~ The visuals and FX in the film were so amazing, I couldn’t wait to get back home and jump into Vue and 3DS Max, and see if [...]

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Short 3D Character Animation

Short 3D Character Animation

Here is the Video of the Short 3D Character animation featuring a Family learning How to get Along in a Small Fictional Village called Blameville. I used Motionbuilder for the Character Rigging and animation, and 3DS Max and Mental Ray for the Rendering. Postproduction was [...]

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Autodesk Sneak Preview Release: 3DS Max 2013 Hair and Fur Improvements

Autodesk Sneak Preview Release: 3DS Max 2013 Hair and Fur Improvements

VIDEO ~ Autodesk Sneak Preview Release: In this video Solomon Jagwe shows the new 3ds Max 2013 enhancements to Hair & Fur from the customer’s perspective and how he’s been able to apply it to recent work completed for a Mountain Gorilla Conservation Film. MACHINE [...]

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Deep Sea Diving Frontier ~ James Cameron Explores Mariana Trench

Deep Sea Diving Frontier ~ James Cameron Explores Mariana Trench

When legendary film director James Cameron returned to the ocean’s surface safely after an epic dive to the bottom of the deepest location in the world — the 35,576-foot Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean — it captivated the imagination of the world. Not [...]