Did this to help out a friend.

Thanks,

John

So, I’ve recorded a couple of demo’s, drew a little drawing to go along with the songs, and put them up on Reverb Nation!

Take a listen.

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John

So, I modeled a character in my free time and decided that it needed fur. Since I don’t have the money for fancy fur packages and 3D rendering software, I decided to use Blender. Let me tell you, this package keeps getting better and better everyday. Posted above is a picture of my furry character. He may not end up looking exactly like this when I am finished with him. I may change the color, but I like him anyways. The fur was made by growing out particles in with the length and density based on weights, combing and trimming in the nice particle mode, color being derived from UV and an alpha ramp on the hair to give the it a nice soft falloff. There is a great tutorial for this on Blender Cookie. After going through the tutorial, I was amazed by how easy it was to texture, style the hair towards the tail and haunches and comb the hair. It renders very quickly too!

On a side note, the only other time I have played with fur was using Lightwave 3D 9.6′s fiber effects.

Here are two models I did in my free time.

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John

Photograph of the book

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0984801502/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_alp_iX37ob0E7F2D7

Go Check out this unique book authored by Darren Lutz, Pam Dennison, and illustrated by me!

Here is what Darren Lutz and Tina Lutz has to say about their creation.
“Rocks In My Socks is the story of Gracie, an adorable pint-sized pink triceratops, learns about acceptance through some unexpected visitors that show up in her favorite pink and white striped socks.

This unique book combines an endearing story and characters with games and activities to further engage and excite its readers.

There are 13 activities that can be played manually with colors, markers, or pencils. Learn about colors, matching, recognition, colors and music associations, and even some of Gracie’s favorite dance moves.

But, for extra added excitement, 8 of the games integrate Augmented Reality where the activities jump right off the page with animation, sound, and game play…It’s a book like nothing you have experienced before!” – http://rocksinmysocksbook.com/

So, head on over there and check out some of the work that the talented people at Balance produced!

Here is one of the latest projects I worked on.

I supplied the 3D animation, modeling, storyboards, and design for this commercial spot under the direction of Darren Lutz and the Balance Crew!

I felt like drawing a Historical Beasty. I did the sketch in pencil, and then used illustrator and photoshop to finish it.

Thanks,

John

I colored the Doctor sketch. It’s the 11th doctor.

Here it is!

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John