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Macro Photography ~ Bug Study, Canon DSLR

Macro Photography ~ Bug Study, Canon DSLR

Macro Photography ~ Bug Study, Canon DSLR ~ I shot these photos with a Canon 7D and a 100mm F1.4 Macro Lens. I enjoy delving into the the life of creatures, in this case, bugs and a snake I saw at a Zoo. There is [...]

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Concept Robo Buffalo Drawing

Concept Robo Buffalo Drawing

Concept Robot Buffalo Drawing, Daily sketch ~ My love for Robotics and wildlife series: I drew this while taking a mental break from animations and editing work on the second short sci-fi film, NaEEXUS II. I was inspired by the African cape buffalo, with a [...]

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My Favorite GPU Render Engine is Octane

My Favorite GPU Render Engine is Octane

My favorite GPU rendering engine is hands down Octane, now in its 4th, 2018 and 2019 versions. It’s made it so much easier for me to light and render the scenes in the episodes of Nkoza and Nankya, and for a number of my cinematics [...]

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Concept Robo Dragon Drawing ~ Sketchbook

Concept Robo Dragon Drawing ~ Sketchbook

Concept Robot Drawing, Daily sketch ~ I love Robotics and wildlife, I drew this while sitting with my family sharing stories and taking a break from animations. I am doing this as an exercise to continually put ideas to paper and to use it as [...]

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Iron Man ~ tyFlow Simulation Test, 3DS Max and Octane 4

Iron Man ~ tyFlow Simulation Test, 3DS Max and Octane 4

Iron man thinking, Maggots ain’t got nothing on me.. but tyFlow got something on me!! ~ This is my second test with this awesome plugin tyFlow for 3DS Max. I am using the target attraction node and taking the tyFlow worms scene a little further. [...]

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tyFlow is an Awesome Plugin for 3DS Max

tyFlow is an Awesome Plugin for 3DS Max

Every now and then, a plugin comes along with the potential to change the workflow of many CG artists, and sometimes it takes a while for said plugin to be adopted and for it to be embraced by casual and professional users ~ well, recently [...]

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N-aEEXUS Sci-Fi Short Film I Directed and Animated

N-aEEXUS Sci-Fi Short Film I Directed and Animated

Wooohooo!!! I am officially a Sci-fi Film Director!! lol!! “N-aEEXUS”, the Short Film I Wrote, Directed and Animated as a one man team in partnership with Reallusion, using iClone and Character Creator 3, is finally online and I can share with you the amazing journey!! [...]

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Speeding Up Your 3D Renders using Octane 4 Render Engine in 3DS Max

Speeding Up Your 3D Renders using Octane 4 Render Engine in 3DS Max

A quick Tutorial showing how you can speed up your renders in 3DS Max using the Octane 4.0, featuring 2 of my favorite features: Denoiser and Dynamic Subdivision ~ I am using GPU rendering with Octane to render a short film based on Pacific Rim, [...]

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Home Made Head Mounted Camera Rig with iPhone X, iClone Motion LIVE, LIVE Face

Home Made Head Mounted Camera Rig with iPhone X, iClone Motion LIVE, LIVE Face

“Never ever be accused of not using your head” Katwe Style… I brought my old home made head mounted camera rig from retirement and updated it to support an iPhone X. I am now using it to do combo full body and facial mocap using [...]

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Facial Mocap with an iPhone X and Face Cap

Facial Mocap with an iPhone X and Face Cap

This is a quick test I did using an iPhone X and Face Cap, I captured myself singing Amazing grace. I rendered the scene in 3DS Max using Octane with a single light to capture the mood. At least now we are getting back the [...]