tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359819662024-03-12T22:44:53.282-05:00Epsilon ImaginingsSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12139654919668960186noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35981966.post-12417410694374910762020-06-06T18:03:00.000-05:002007-06-10T00:42:54.900-05:00Please note that the postings are in reverse order, newest to oldest, so scroll down to see the older posts. <br /><br />And click on the still images to get a larger view of them.Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12139654919668960186noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35981966.post-64148438440152546492017-07-05T12:42:00.000-05:002017-07-07T10:46:39.915-05:00Chrysler Corporation turbine-powered Plymouth Belvedere, 1953.<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "gill sans mt" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> Interest
in gas-turbine engines was fueled by the rapid technological advances during
and immediately following World War II.
Many ideas that were seen as futuristic had already become reality, and
turbine technology was no exception. Jet
engines for aircraft were built and tested during the 1930s and by late 1940s
and early 1950s, jet planes were rapidly rendering piston-driven planes
obsolete, and it made sense to some in the auto industry that cars of the
future would be powered by turbine engines derived from the same technology. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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gas-turbine automobile engine has significant advantages over a piston engine,
notably having fewer moving parts than a piston engine, less mechanical wear on
moving parts, a smoother ride, and the capability to operate on a variety of
fuels without modification. However,
applying turbine engine technology to automotive use also brings an array of
challenges, such as poor fuel efficiency at the lower power levels encountered
in a car moving in slow traffic or while idling, high exhaust temperatures,
making the engines small enough to be installed in a conventional production
car, and the expense of the exotic materials required that can cope with the
extreme operating conditions in a turbine engine. In addition to those
challenges, even such operational issues as the difference in acceleration and
braking performance compared to a piston engine would have to be overcome to
make the experience of driving a turbine engine equipped car no different than
that of driving a car with a piston engine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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story of Chrysler’s gas turbine cars began in the late 1940s based on work done
shortly after World War II on a US Navy turboprop-powered attack plane that
ultimately wasn’t produced. A turboprop
engine is a type of aircraft engine that uses the turbines of a jet engine to
turn a propeller rather that propelling the plane by jet thrust, and in a
similar manner, a turbine automobile engine is geared to the car’s transmission
to drive the car. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gill sans mt" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> Around the same time it was reported by Motor
Trend magazine that work was being done by both US and European companies on
automobile turbine engines, however, Chrysler’s work was kept secret. During the same period, turbine car work was
also being done at General Motors and Ford, but the work at either company was
not nearly as advanced as the work being done at Chrysler. For example, experiments were carried out at
Ford with Boeing aircraft turbine engines tested in existing cars, including a
Fairlane and a Thunderbird, but work progressed no further than that. An apocryphal story told about Ford’s
turbine test cars burning roadside vegetation was proven untrue, and was later
told about Chrysler’s turbine cars.
Meanwhile, work at General Motors progressed as far as a turbine bus and
the company’s Firebird series of show cars, however, the major difference,
besides how much more advanced the work at Chrysler had progressed, was in the
greater focus on the practicality of a turbine car beyond the engineering
development being pursued. As stated by
Chrysler engineer Budd Mann:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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corporation and the rest of the automotive world that a passenger car driven by
such an engine could compete with current production vehicles on the basis of
fuel economy, emissions, and cost.” “It
would have to do this while displaying its unique characteristics in terms of
performance, smoothness, and the sheer excitement of driving a car. So from the very beginning our program was
car oriented. Although we did a great
deal of laboratory and dynamometer work, every concept, every idea, every
improvement, was evaluated on the road.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gill sans mt" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> From the
beginning, the goal was to produce a turbine powered version of the proverbial
“family car”, rather than attempting to mass produce a production version of
one of the many futuristic and visually striking designs reflected in the
concept vehicles and future-themed art of the post-war period that ultimately
would have been impractical to make into functional vehicles for consumers to
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development work began in October of 1949, with design work on the company’s
first automobile turbine engine
beginning in December of 1952, with the engine installed in the company’s
standard 1953 model Plymouth Belvedere and first tested in December of 1953,
with the first public demonstration
taking place in March of 1954.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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engine was the first turbine engine to power a production car, generating 100
horsepower (74,570 watts). This car was
also demonstrated to the public at a ceremony for the opening of Chrysler’s
proving grounds in Chelsea, Michigan in June of 1954, however problems starting
the car required that the car be started out of view of the assembled reporters
and kept running to avoid having the car shut down and unable to be re-started. </span><span style="font-family: "gill sans mt" , sans-serif;">The starting problems were avoided at a
later display in </span><span style="font-family: "gill sans mt" , sans-serif;">New York City simply by placing the car on display indoors. </span><span style="font-family: "gill sans mt" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: "gill sans mt" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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first generation engine was later installed in a different Plymouth and used in
a cross-country test from New York to Los Angeles, with the use of
radiotelephones by the test drivers adding </span><span style="font-family: "gill sans mt" , sans-serif;">even more of a futuristic air to the
trip.</span></div>
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turbine, however, the research and testing that went into it was the basis for
Chrysler’s research and development work in automobile turbine engines for the
next 30 years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Detroit’s Coolest Creation.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Illinois.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Car</i>, George J. Huebner, Jr. (Chrysler Corp.) </span><span style="font-family: "gill sans mt" , sans-serif;">Paper 777A, presented at the Automotive Engineering
Congress, Detroit, Michigan, January 13-17 1964. </span><span style="font-family: "gill sans mt" , sans-serif;">Society Of Automotive Engineers, 485 Lexington
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Characteristics</i>, W.I. Chapman (Chrysler Corp.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Congress, Detroit, Michigan, January 13-17 1964 </span><span style="font-family: "gill sans mt" , sans-serif;">Society of Automotive Engineers, 485 Lexington
Avenue, New York 17, New York</span></div>
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Amadee Roy, Frederick A. Hagen, and Claude Belleau (Chrysler Corp.) Paper 777C, presented at the Automotive
Engineering Congress, Detroit, Michigan, January 13-17 1964. </span><span style="font-family: "gill sans mt" , sans-serif;">Society of Automotive Engineers, 485 Lexington
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Congress, Detroit, Michigan, January 13-17 1964. </span><span style="font-family: "gill sans mt" , sans-serif;">Society of Automotive Engineers, 485 Lexington
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Ventilation System</i>, R.A. Brauburger, R.S. Heym, and R.C. Ziengenfelder
(Engineering Staff, Chrysler Corp.)
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Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12139654919668960186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35981966.post-86474871039578325852009-03-13T16:03:00.002-05:002009-03-13T16:27:22.066-05:00Black and white photography:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVjlEAhNP8E611ThS4b14zl4LfB-iSNnEyLRN-7ABoo1q_Jj32maRKfZFwEX-RyvL0hbsT7raNqlukNPpR3_82JPLiKmcdVaWKKx81BjSeJkw8jduHT3AmJR14Kim6e3MxqKq/s1600-h/blackandwhiteplane1notitle.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVjlEAhNP8E611ThS4b14zl4LfB-iSNnEyLRN-7ABoo1q_Jj32maRKfZFwEX-RyvL0hbsT7raNqlukNPpR3_82JPLiKmcdVaWKKx81BjSeJkw8jduHT3AmJR14Kim6e3MxqKq/s400/blackandwhiteplane1notitle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312785547302375282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCb5yTru9VLUv-7sHvh0uth18pmHfE6zc6FF3IYJcxcHpo0m9BvQx1lEveOO1TYRM8AJk4-lva_2YH3WOFOjENMekLXvJ_GBtERFlIBBHD9vQE3wtglhWsc4qRx0KuANSXR37g/s1600-h/blackandwhitehighwayatsunset1notitle.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCb5yTru9VLUv-7sHvh0uth18pmHfE6zc6FF3IYJcxcHpo0m9BvQx1lEveOO1TYRM8AJk4-lva_2YH3WOFOjENMekLXvJ_GBtERFlIBBHD9vQE3wtglhWsc4qRx0KuANSXR37g/s400/blackandwhitehighwayatsunset1notitle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312785548635241906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLoef0MUWqAGTRjfUaa3HPqa21DmE7gsyhmR0pgaYDhBIpPB4ppj03NscehDY9sIdPumidYZ9qlcXSYC9sjCOm15S1tjpsvsoAkIFPq2tmkxvVWbyz9R2nZihxxPIEstrebKH/s1600-h/blackandwhitesunset2notitle.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLoef0MUWqAGTRjfUaa3HPqa21DmE7gsyhmR0pgaYDhBIpPB4ppj03NscehDY9sIdPumidYZ9qlcXSYC9sjCOm15S1tjpsvsoAkIFPq2tmkxvVWbyz9R2nZihxxPIEstrebKH/s400/blackandwhitesunset2notitle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312785541528401010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwDN4azSK8m2XoxAjKF3HCp1vhklZuwXoh5v_AVqAffNoxSfM18sgu4wmlF97oWVOiIx3tSMr1X3dMGbKibtYEC9BXGhkM38g8to69tQ6DL1N2d4Xi3AlxBTjnt-TBX6UEW14/s1600-h/blackandwhitesunset1notitle.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwDN4azSK8m2XoxAjKF3HCp1vhklZuwXoh5v_AVqAffNoxSfM18sgu4wmlF97oWVOiIx3tSMr1X3dMGbKibtYEC9BXGhkM38g8to69tQ6DL1N2d4Xi3AlxBTjnt-TBX6UEW14/s400/blackandwhitesunset1notitle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312785543655243410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Higher resolution images at:<br /><a href="http://www.simonboothstudios.com/"></a> in the Black and White Photography Gallery.Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12139654919668960186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35981966.post-65718841112548039072009-03-13T15:15:00.002-05:002009-03-13T15:22:40.839-05:00New digital art:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Zps_Uwis4o5s9GkDEbZ6-PAbuQKiRptSyrG7McAmxq-AJ1gEvffEI0pAEtS2vY0vGUK0PubJXYuiie-4QLpNCQpA-1Q995BjT-WhAcF1tgr1ZtsLnQqXYnUupHyLFyLJhih0/s1600-h/digitsketch1notitle.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Zps_Uwis4o5s9GkDEbZ6-PAbuQKiRptSyrG7McAmxq-AJ1gEvffEI0pAEtS2vY0vGUK0PubJXYuiie-4QLpNCQpA-1Q995BjT-WhAcF1tgr1ZtsLnQqXYnUupHyLFyLJhih0/s400/digitsketch1notitle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312769953100507410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmR0pwaKjUK5pES2zQZwsnWVx61TYVLY6TiaBeLtMk7WgORFc14pD50d6vs9wsx7LUj5dJIEMK1UxGHcWSEJ_2EUqA4tElAonZHJys1kpBKVxEx6JBeFRfStZ1EQQhL8652uog/s1600-h/surrealplane1notitle.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmR0pwaKjUK5pES2zQZwsnWVx61TYVLY6TiaBeLtMk7WgORFc14pD50d6vs9wsx7LUj5dJIEMK1UxGHcWSEJ_2EUqA4tElAonZHJys1kpBKVxEx6JBeFRfStZ1EQQhL8652uog/s400/surrealplane1notitle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312769947722683106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ofQsH03AvvxDSTIIH6YP3eKSIFFXbHiWGcE-61Y7Im5yz8RraIiSrWg6Bhq1tjkBjKL8xofR4Adw-BobZBCStRym0sGfViIXiuOnns9zl1ILIm5N-2MNKDpe-PALMV-CvZKA/s1600-h/surrealhighway2notitle.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ofQsH03AvvxDSTIIH6YP3eKSIFFXbHiWGcE-61Y7Im5yz8RraIiSrWg6Bhq1tjkBjKL8xofR4Adw-BobZBCStRym0sGfViIXiuOnns9zl1ILIm5N-2MNKDpe-PALMV-CvZKA/s400/surrealhighway2notitle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312769944536916434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqR-osI546VTJLN0d4zEr80An7LIzDFMR8wC3FoCWGcS8TO-D6hKmjzWxsfIgAnZgSlr5ShFKvM1Uy8byX5g_O_PMS-fV7-nmpCHjXF606CXvrN0V1sMwnT2PKnY42qsO5GI7/s1600-h/plane1digisketchnotitle.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqR-osI546VTJLN0d4zEr80An7LIzDFMR8wC3FoCWGcS8TO-D6hKmjzWxsfIgAnZgSlr5ShFKvM1Uy8byX5g_O_PMS-fV7-nmpCHjXF606CXvrN0V1sMwnT2PKnY42qsO5GI7/s400/plane1digisketchnotitle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312769943962590530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiheIf8w0Zl7Qs_5A5x_KRJchDiyoGydcwGnVJC5HwKI9VYZPvi4zQnJHcquZ0cV1JguJ4jfcJ81BmMvqH-hDmdDPx7bIwyoAckDCuSsr1SJ0ttDArmO41tG2VlNz0HQjMDEoHf/s1600-h/novasunset2notitle.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiheIf8w0Zl7Qs_5A5x_KRJchDiyoGydcwGnVJC5HwKI9VYZPvi4zQnJHcquZ0cV1JguJ4jfcJ81BmMvqH-hDmdDPx7bIwyoAckDCuSsr1SJ0ttDArmO41tG2VlNz0HQjMDEoHf/s400/novasunset2notitle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312769936450872722" /></a><br /><br />Higher resolution versions can be found in the Galleries at:<br /><br />http://www.simonboothstudios.com/<br /><br />http://www.simonboothstudios.com/Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12139654919668960186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35981966.post-76813205012442600332009-03-09T17:33:00.003-05:002009-03-13T16:26:40.156-05:00It's been a while since I've posted anything, but now I have alot of new work to announce.<br /><br />Check out my redesigned site, <a href="http://www.simonboothstudios.com">www.simonboothstudios.com</a> and check out Portfolio 2009 and the new Galleries links.<br /><br />A couple of examples of my current work:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbUMnGf9s5psOeEt7hlFspspB4T5nHIUcU3TxdfKooeH-rVlJ3tV7SAPhBVrnYdXdonXZgsaP-hi-6k0cSsVAIS0nmxb9cwDUDMqaAE1EYCK1IPG5SMGihllDXcsn_UG4l3Yq/s1600-h/nsnebulasunsetiia.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbUMnGf9s5psOeEt7hlFspspB4T5nHIUcU3TxdfKooeH-rVlJ3tV7SAPhBVrnYdXdonXZgsaP-hi-6k0cSsVAIS0nmxb9cwDUDMqaAE1EYCK1IPG5SMGihllDXcsn_UG4l3Yq/s400/nsnebulasunsetiia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311322065120646482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8aBF4roruf7nmniFiS319mvyP1Qobc9fsy8pLGLsPRXSIbHS8idWld3g3S3QsHTvqsZNFkJZIXxadz4pwZS-jWsmwWe0I1KzMU6R9PP5lMYzsT7uKLzSwDys9BX3GhXKLDGf/s1600-h/nsnebulasunsetia.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8aBF4roruf7nmniFiS319mvyP1Qobc9fsy8pLGLsPRXSIbHS8idWld3g3S3QsHTvqsZNFkJZIXxadz4pwZS-jWsmwWe0I1KzMU6R9PP5lMYzsT7uKLzSwDys9BX3GhXKLDGf/s400/nsnebulasunsetia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311322060131491906" border="0" /></a>Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12139654919668960186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35981966.post-3320637690796289192008-05-06T08:05:00.001-05:002009-04-07T02:52:20.350-05:00Portfolio: Long Demo Reel<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZQ1Mn9tLxlE&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZQ1Mn9tLxlE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12139654919668960186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35981966.post-37346985467477532792008-05-06T08:01:00.001-05:002009-04-07T02:53:25.358-05:00Portfolio: Short Demo Reel<br /><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Gs1J19kmqws&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Gs1J19kmqws&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12139654919668960186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35981966.post-74374204737818953582008-05-06T07:30:00.005-05:002008-07-03T08:28:15.228-05:00I have completed my Computer Graphics degree! The final course in the program was Portfolio Development, and here's the online version of my portfolio:<br /><br /><a href="http://simonboothstudios.com">Portfolio Site</a>Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12139654919668960186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35981966.post-9747777244718621292007-12-20T15:58:00.000-06:002007-12-20T17:31:38.838-06:00Movie Poster and DVD cover (click to enlarge):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3og0ClxO41brO9J-qg4NEVshZZc12GJLgd1Vx2yE4of8FqHwuOsaJU6d17JM2Gp2j5umQ5-v01NNOixlepvUMewJOIBrF0KlJ8XH2iCiHdcQ9CN_jp-NP7oKXIifqm4XfdAUI/s1600-h/dog+parade+DVD+cover+rgb.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3og0ClxO41brO9J-qg4NEVshZZc12GJLgd1Vx2yE4of8FqHwuOsaJU6d17JM2Gp2j5umQ5-v01NNOixlepvUMewJOIBrF0KlJ8XH2iCiHdcQ9CN_jp-NP7oKXIifqm4XfdAUI/s400/dog+parade+DVD+cover+rgb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146200628259018898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLgKVzs3KfyRQnAExNMeRFiT38_OIOAogIpBTTD60eoON0DzEO1y0RG1ME7khdUQ3W9SaMYUR5AYIkB-Y7iIgxudzNLVL1Fb6sY-p5plY-SuzBkh_PatqmxnhEqoK0WlDxM6f/s1600-h/dog+parade+movie+poster+rgb+copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLgKVzs3KfyRQnAExNMeRFiT38_OIOAogIpBTTD60eoON0DzEO1y0RG1ME7khdUQ3W9SaMYUR5AYIkB-Y7iIgxudzNLVL1Fb6sY-p5plY-SuzBkh_PatqmxnhEqoK0WlDxM6f/s400/dog+parade+movie+poster+rgb+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146200671208691874" /></a><br />Movie Poster:Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12139654919668960186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35981966.post-62916843485089184082007-12-18T15:12:00.000-06:002007-12-19T00:03:52.066-06:00Great Pawtriotic War Victory Parade!<br /><br />A greatly improved version of the original concept from several months ago. Overall a fun and challenging project, and open to even more improvement in the future as I gain more experience with Lightwave. On one hand I wanted to do so much more with this, but on the other hand I know that it's simply a matter of being more patient and taking the time to practice more with Lightwave rather than worry about how fast one becomes an expert with it. <br /><br />Still, I'm impressed with the final result. <br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/211IjFsKGY0"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/211IjFsKGY0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object>Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12139654919668960186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35981966.post-60735928148158621032007-12-14T22:12:00.000-06:002007-12-14T22:14:02.709-06:00More animation stills:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJ3LECEPJHrKkmVakX1vJzMO5id3HhdOAJQPsIhd4MZqERsuSUfVm1nQobhB5mNfL7fUN9nsa4-JRvnZonafdY4sFA_gGhqXRiFEmDWDYqVY4GjB5auTcDjmvPvlXZfiRJYwE/s1600-h/parade-13"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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Ordering a ticket for wheelchair accessible seating online was initially very nerve-wracking but ultimately went well, although I had to make a phone call a week or so after ordering the ticket to find out I wasn't getting an actual ticket in the mail but it was a will-call ticket at the box office that I could pick up the day of the concert. <br /><br />The 26th arrived and with my power chair going alone was very easy- I got to the theatre around noon so I need to kill some time before the estimate time the meet and greet might start, and the weather was only slightly chilly but otherwise nice so it was easy to head down the street to get lunch, then head back to the theatre. I didn't see much going on at the front of the theatre so I went around the block to the back and found a group of EWFs waiting. Met some really cool people, including a few people around my age, so I didn't feel too old being there ;-) <br /><br />To anyone who there, I apologize for talking so much, my enthusiasm gets the best of me sometimes. And it's difficult *not* to get excited about a Tori concert ;-) I was the guy in the grey and blue striped shirt.<br /><br />It turned out as we waited that there wasn't going to be a meet and greet that day, but even after we were first told, we still held out waiting just in case, and a good four hours just flew by as we all chatted with each other about other Tori shows we'd seen and in general about why we're so into her music. <br /><br />But unfortunately in the end there was no m and g that afternoon, so around 5 I headed out in search of a place to get dinner, and came back around 7 to the theatre, got my *real* ticket from the box office, and met more people in front and chatted more about how lucky it was the show was moved to San Antonio. <br /><br />Getting in was easy, a lot of people going in but not a huge crowd, and one of those rare occasions where I'm wheeling around and not feeling like I'm in anyone's way. And fellow EWFs are always really helpful ;-)<br /><br />My actual "seat", a parking spot for myself in my chair, was near the front on the right side of the theatre, but the slope of the floor made that spot high enough that I wasn't blocking the view for people behind me, and my view wasn't blocked by the people in front of me. <br /><br />Great opening act- need to find his CD.<br /><br />And then we got to see what we came for- the awe, the wonder, the pure genius, the supernova brilliance, the embodiment of perfection beyond the infinite that is our favorite piano goddess.<br /><br />Her performance just plain rocked. Really cool how the elaborate light show contrasted with the almost spartan stage set up. The tiny purple lights on the black backdrop reminded me of a weird star field. Mental note: get purple Christmas lights for next year <br />;-)<br /><br />It was a great setlist, a great mix of ADP songs along with her older work. She really got the audience involved with "Big Wheel". <br /><br />I've only had the opportunity to see a two other shows prior to this one (FtGH in '98 and SW in May '03) and I know all of her shows rock, but I think this is one where I've had the most fun. I've been working a huge project in my class, a lot of stress about it, and tonight was just a really great escape from that. But beyond that, there's just something about a Tori show that is so hard to describe, the same as it's difficult to really put into words how her music resonates with her fans. Seeing the energy and intensity she puts into her music is an inspiration to pursue what one is truly passionate about, and that one is never too old to still get out there and have cool things going on in one's life ;-) <br /><br />When the show was over that energy was still there, not a letdown feeling one would expect. I made my way outside and back to the rear of the theatre in case she might do the m and g, and got to hang out some more with other fans, and had a great time talking about what a blast the show was. But I had to leave at 11:30pm because my ride home was arriving and I think we had gotten the word officially that she wasn't going to be able to do the m and g. Someone in the crowd reminded all of us that while it's disappointing that we didn't get to meet her and didn't get autographs, that we still got one excellent concert that night, not to mention all the cool music over the years. <br /><br />Very true. Overall, still a phenomenal beyond the infinite show. If she was performing on Z'ha'dum I would make the trip without a millisecond's hesitation. <br /><br />We live for The One, We die for The One.Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12139654919668960186noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35981966.post-34248318188952621912007-06-25T00:21:00.001-05:002007-06-25T00:21:24.153-05:00This widget has successfully logged in! Replace this text with your<br /> first post.<br /> <br class="khtml-block-placeholder"><br /> <br class="khtml-block-placeholder"><br /> You can use ⌘-B and ⌘-I to make text <b>bold</b> and<br /> <i>italic</i>.<br /> <br /><br />Testing the Blogger Dashboard WidgetSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12139654919668960186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35981966.post-9769893336537905432007-06-11T03:28:00.000-05:002007-06-17T11:43:00.670-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PivA3D_rFCVC45CRlzOCaME7nDQuxP2z7M1GumLWWYPZYmINybJiqMMWabP7Bwv7mjoPBt9Xg4dPkYGUdKisAQaN09lZlANgT0_l9E6r-1mMe-KbQdGid3qffKv6WwHNpAQj/s1600-h/Jerichoflag.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PivA3D_rFCVC45CRlzOCaME7nDQuxP2z7M1GumLWWYPZYmINybJiqMMWabP7Bwv7mjoPBt9Xg4dPkYGUdKisAQaN09lZlANgT0_l9E6r-1mMe-KbQdGid3qffKv6WwHNpAQj/s400/Jerichoflag.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074814125718127010" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Jericho might be coming back!<br /><br />One of my favorite shows from the past season.<br /><br />Initial it was thought that it was canceled, but it looks like CBS might bring it back after all:<br /><br /><li><a href="http://jerichoboard.cbs.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=CBSMBJericho&tid=13329&redirCnt=1">Message from CBS</a></li>Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12139654919668960186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35981966.post-66841515701033438462007-06-08T14:46:00.000-05:002007-06-17T12:00:48.962-05:00Cool Atlantis launch!<br /><br />STS-117 just launched. After all these years I still get excited about the shuttle. The setting sun (Florida local time) provided unique lighting.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58FS1DSVgr7ZsG5Z8JvPSrFDmaBMHRqpHirqyE3OV0h7prwkNLHJTadyhFNi_9blqkuJapENZBegCOPqFnsunZ4woM4YcUSJb4FhDLsx5p9GjllpAobdbrjM-XlDEOuHsvahg/s1600-h/STS-117_patch_new.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58FS1DSVgr7ZsG5Z8JvPSrFDmaBMHRqpHirqyE3OV0h7prwkNLHJTadyhFNi_9blqkuJapENZBegCOPqFnsunZ4woM4YcUSJb4FhDLsx5p9GjllpAobdbrjM-XlDEOuHsvahg/s400/STS-117_patch_new.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073783002854605202" /></a><br /><br />Frederick Sturckow <br />Lee Archambault <br />Patrick G. Forrester <br />Steven Swanson <br />John Olivas <br />James F. Reilly<br /><br />more info at <li><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/">NASA's site</a></li><br /><br />After CNN's coverage stops, there's the actual NASA TV feed you can view online.Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12139654919668960186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35981966.post-74483284918959347122007-06-04T02:58:00.000-05:002007-06-17T12:01:25.576-05:00Hondo Air Show<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />June 2nd, 2007<br /><br />I hadn't been to an air show in a long time, and this one was a lot of fun. Lots of light aircraft, experimental homebuilt planes, and vintage military prop-driven planes. Jets are cool, but at the same time it's a rare treat seeing historic planes up close and actually flying. <br /><br />And Apollo and early shuttle-era NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz was there. That alone made the trip worth it!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7aOW1l60R4XybDFH_eW-pgI0W2LYcj7CetEA_isP2uG5NmrnDefigm2ldTD8RDvDb_Ozc617sdkhOjBZTvn891im-nxQw0YdjDCMZ5W8V1skmV-noQZEP1w3UQdGwWXkeXzn/s1600-h/IM001450.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7aOW1l60R4XybDFH_eW-pgI0W2LYcj7CetEA_isP2uG5NmrnDefigm2ldTD8RDvDb_Ozc617sdkhOjBZTvn891im-nxQw0YdjDCMZ5W8V1skmV-noQZEP1w3UQdGwWXkeXzn/s400/IM001450.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072132454840820258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ILAOO9wvoPZ0jKTfdaJkwZYZ6rYMKFkUbkPEntpK6xhyp7pgTgw3mZai6BicGv5n71EHRuQRTOKg7M1vOlxajWPLH9xJHNUg52waIq3xpkbdsn0uG75JFxRExe99RfRuHwU5/s1600-h/IM001451.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ILAOO9wvoPZ0jKTfdaJkwZYZ6rYMKFkUbkPEntpK6xhyp7pgTgw3mZai6BicGv5n71EHRuQRTOKg7M1vOlxajWPLH9xJHNUg52waIq3xpkbdsn0uG75JFxRExe99RfRuHwU5/s400/IM001451.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072132459135787570" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspkRWtkVkklDmCdBcojWBAGqsB4K6-bRSVbz5D9R3GmQlaBK6vaDVkU28W5W4dFRvFLiA15k25g9dz2PJORSvnx74uDPusCZFlUdmF8t0mpI31n8Ym80KzUN9wfoHEM17ofw6/s1600-h/IM001452.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspkRWtkVkklDmCdBcojWBAGqsB4K6-bRSVbz5D9R3GmQlaBK6vaDVkU28W5W4dFRvFLiA15k25g9dz2PJORSvnx74uDPusCZFlUdmF8t0mpI31n8Ym80KzUN9wfoHEM17ofw6/s400/IM001452.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072132463430754882" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlIKZj9vnpK6zu7smezOJOHgETszmd9DOOWCL-1qrh2iqJ0F1zy7MqcgM_cB8HFzXHw6ky_gYCUgT7EYU63M8xUbujC99KMm40xVylZl9ke22qF-pyJ3JTcydgdhsiFe2TzZJ/s1600-h/IM001456.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlIKZj9vnpK6zu7smezOJOHgETszmd9DOOWCL-1qrh2iqJ0F1zy7MqcgM_cB8HFzXHw6ky_gYCUgT7EYU63M8xUbujC99KMm40xVylZl9ke22qF-pyJ3JTcydgdhsiFe2TzZJ/s400/IM001456.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072132463430754898" /></a><br /><br />Photo with Gene Kranz. 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cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmPBwAQBkVUtEPdFQ0UXtyLa3OoE6Kvy7Ilgs1nImGZn21sHXvoiaCQNzMO76VQnf6js0CGX-c89p3CIWfWwd40pHKBceh6-TgVx2UCx1znk-lRikfjyI7Dys-7AEVolTh8ji/s400/IM001496.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072143845094089874" /></a><br /><br /><br />All in all, a fun Saturday.Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12139654919668960186noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35981966.post-24575587872854631122007-05-06T15:58:00.000-05:002007-07-15T09:04:13.100-05:00Final 3D animation project.<br /><br /><br />This was done quickly as a final exam project. Another one I hope to develop further as I get more practice with Lightwave.<br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=978586651312731762&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed>Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12139654919668960186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35981966.post-49673631156926929002007-05-05T20:03:00.000-05:002007-07-15T09:46:36.943-05:00Final 2D animation project.<br /><br /><br /><br />A quick and dirty Flash project, done in an hour or so as a final exam. Basic concept- illustrating an old joke.<br /><br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=3885027817729532035&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed>Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12139654919668960186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35981966.post-75783489683528149762007-05-01T15:52:00.000-05:002007-07-15T09:02:47.090-05:00Heroes of the Great Pawtriotic War<br /><br />Canine victory parade! <br /><br />A much-improved dog figure, watching 25 of his comrades on parade.<br /><br />Final regular project for the 3D animation class. I'm really happy with the result- worth the work I put into it and waiting through the 20 hours for it to render. <br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-5787994151408445732&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed>Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12139654919668960186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35981966.post-54681932001568512632007-05-01T04:37:00.000-05:002007-07-15T09:08:11.099-05:00Stills from the "Dog Parade" animation:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLFufkubeDS6gjDnoEpdUBxZBvKo3wiAS8PyvP9tOeqLQMwmmQu9qNdPGraV9Wey_m6HtSuHt_5S_0cb5myAjX58NHfz9TUWnDlTjIRgLd-SpNMtZCBLaJG3_6ddqkcmHVe55/s1600-h/dogparade0601.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLFufkubeDS6gjDnoEpdUBxZBvKo3wiAS8PyvP9tOeqLQMwmmQu9qNdPGraV9Wey_m6HtSuHt_5S_0cb5myAjX58NHfz9TUWnDlTjIRgLd-SpNMtZCBLaJG3_6ddqkcmHVe55/s400/dogparade0601.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072512349664985362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQnLDzs_UpTbuIN5k9I-3qWnIOZZftKFbYV9lLcWgfvVyNKCk-pSn1tCqAivIWq7pHNmAjGT3lYniX1DkrlAdZ8T4OtPbK_DKpT2qRnEXBv612hhBzyepJl1qyZpSPsb4Gz78/s1600-h/dogparade0602.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQnLDzs_UpTbuIN5k9I-3qWnIOZZftKFbYV9lLcWgfvVyNKCk-pSn1tCqAivIWq7pHNmAjGT3lYniX1DkrlAdZ8T4OtPbK_DKpT2qRnEXBv612hhBzyepJl1qyZpSPsb4Gz78/s400/dogparade0602.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072512349664985378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSq9lpWfPQsB2RX0ZCQI6QzSEWEHf6BXSiBM5WINAJkpFO8UlCtDOOvOi2Kthq27ayekyOHeX27LiOw7jk4FRfLoHnTL2T7UCDXJolGDgDXGBy7VFzeZGSUDLasDMKcR7xEcTg/s1600-h/dogparade0603.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSq9lpWfPQsB2RX0ZCQI6QzSEWEHf6BXSiBM5WINAJkpFO8UlCtDOOvOi2Kthq27ayekyOHeX27LiOw7jk4FRfLoHnTL2T7UCDXJolGDgDXGBy7VFzeZGSUDLasDMKcR7xEcTg/s400/dogparade0603.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072512353959952690" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_N2N08c6YxXl6nYin-qejWkKCIx531V0vrCWefGoXY0_D5v7gB8oOQyBNSDyaqCU9TeN9uGZ3kobaX5gpH3w1RfSGxpkTNMy6Xs3dKncFVAnTF6qU_m5izl0B3MOWDNoMFp4F/s1600-h/dogparade0604.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_N2N08c6YxXl6nYin-qejWkKCIx531V0vrCWefGoXY0_D5v7gB8oOQyBNSDyaqCU9TeN9uGZ3kobaX5gpH3w1RfSGxpkTNMy6Xs3dKncFVAnTF6qU_m5izl0B3MOWDNoMFp4F/s400/dogparade0604.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072512353959952706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGIa1qmXpEw0fIa6fCENoifE2ONMYjJ_SfO8GEtRRw02rWTMRADxc_dAi4Vp98jWKb7UBEqGONJ59PsawIBkJxaokcBEWYy3es4GcLuCjdnmn0la8hCZYo6SRoARNzlKKzOXax/s1600-h/dogparade0605.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGIa1qmXpEw0fIa6fCENoifE2ONMYjJ_SfO8GEtRRw02rWTMRADxc_dAi4Vp98jWKb7UBEqGONJ59PsawIBkJxaokcBEWYy3es4GcLuCjdnmn0la8hCZYo6SRoARNzlKKzOXax/s400/dogparade0605.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072512358254920018" /></a>Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12139654919668960186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35981966.post-41406421611746407272007-04-29T15:14:00.000-05:002007-07-15T09:11:57.988-05:00Character designs.<br /><br />Two characters I designed for the final regular 3D animation project. Ultimately the spacegirl character proved to be too complex to model in Lightwave in the time given for the project, as well as being beyond my level of expertise to do it right for an animation project. However, the dog character made the cut, so to speak, and was successfully modeled and animated.<br /><br />I look forward to devolping the dog character further, with better details and movements. I also will develop the spacegirl character when my skill at figure modeling in Lightwave gets better. Still, it was fun practicing drawing. I'm trying to improve my skill at drawing realistic people.<br /><br />The original drawings:<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJgD8iTDUZRbgK8uJ5YvVOwYiFuu-AjPzhNATZJBdXbCpg3FgeRvoFlDYJDSP9457z4Rwbp5z_m2_waXOxnuZo5wchFg8JAyO9H1k3Uf9LCoYFsTushOZMjtklX441f3_Ez3l/s1600-h/girlcharacter2+copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJgD8iTDUZRbgK8uJ5YvVOwYiFuu-AjPzhNATZJBdXbCpg3FgeRvoFlDYJDSP9457z4Rwbp5z_m2_waXOxnuZo5wchFg8JAyO9H1k3Uf9LCoYFsTushOZMjtklX441f3_Ez3l/s400/girlcharacter2+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073055680207798626" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1t0O1MWXJ8trTzYgUvlcjzuLSnpBHciq3yp6glXUbKfv6sIH3fT4MftkONDMOYNtpSSV2K0SM5cqDYkrFXSJX9LO1WObqHbKtckVR9tRJDGs4bhyphenhyphen7Xq-rvgTaFR5_FcYIOWwG/s1600-h/spacegirl+a1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1t0O1MWXJ8trTzYgUvlcjzuLSnpBHciq3yp6glXUbKfv6sIH3fT4MftkONDMOYNtpSSV2K0SM5cqDYkrFXSJX9LO1WObqHbKtckVR9tRJDGs4bhyphenhyphen7Xq-rvgTaFR5_FcYIOWwG/s400/spacegirl+a1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073055723157471602" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1ZkdMAEn2EUWoyE1U3SR4vZ2xx_wzZh-ACmm6mW9NeEejgSWYYmFfPpBcGjWLf-1dLsvZeRdTTjlLu_PqhfixnE8g0wBxjsKMvT1D2-MGlUoICwa3-d-Sn6NLY4Aijc7PNto/s1600-h/dogcharacter-a+copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1ZkdMAEn2EUWoyE1U3SR4vZ2xx_wzZh-ACmm6mW9NeEejgSWYYmFfPpBcGjWLf-1dLsvZeRdTTjlLu_PqhfixnE8g0wBxjsKMvT1D2-MGlUoICwa3-d-Sn6NLY4Aijc7PNto/s400/dogcharacter-a+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073055753222242690" /></a>Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12139654919668960186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35981966.post-60616688571027537882007-04-15T20:01:00.000-05:002007-07-15T09:51:14.405-05:00Fourth project for the 2D animation course. <br /><br /><br />After I heard the word "sandman" mentioned in the song, I couldn't resist spoofing "Logan's Run". ;-)<br /><br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=2447843813864693066&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed>Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12139654919668960186noreply@blogger.com0