Menders Blog

2009-02-03T21:25:00.000-08:00

Damn Waylan and your damn non image accepting computer.

To find a shadow

2008-01-30T17:22:00.000-08:00

So... Hang drum, have you heard of it?

Basically it's a UFO that creates a phenominal sound... I want one.. But where to aquire such a beast... Where indeed..

Simply put: "Wana' eat?"

2008-01-12T18:17:00.000-08:00

I was going to make a huge post about the state of things and stuff and junk and miscellaneous blah, but I figure I'll just make it point form:

- There have been alot of page views recently according to the top right counter...
- I am not dead
- The lack of posts is because,, you know.. stuff and junk..

yeahhh thats about it. .. And stuff and things...

Ceph update

2007-12-05T17:16:00.001-08:00

Revisited an old friend to correct some flaws.

2007-11-25T20:25:00.000-08:00

Alright then. Lets discuss why the reflections make the objects seem as if they are floating.

Well, there is a simple explanation for this: The objects are floating. Go figure.

Because I can.

2007-11-25T18:02:00.001-08:00

The render is taking longer than expected for just a preview... But I want to get this square done so I can see.. you know.. things.. stuff..and even some ect.

Time to reflect.

2007-11-22T21:54:00.001-08:00

Yeah, It was a corny title, but what can you do. You simply can not win them all.
Lets play with the lights a little longer.

The Eternal Struggle

2007-11-22T13:19:00.000-08:00

Glass; 3d's nemisis!

Recently posted on XSI Base was a clever individual who found a inexpecive way to get very good looking glass out of his Blinn node. GJ to one user : Ewald

I fiddeled with his method for awhile, and while my results were not perfect, they did come out quite decent.

Quick Render > Lighting

2007-11-18T22:27:00.000-08:00

no Caustics, FG, GI, AO, EIEIO yet .. Quick render

Picture one : Quick render
Picture two: Green = approved areas
Red = crap
Need to add another edge between each edge of the wine casks to make them rounder.
brighten the image.
lets go.

Wine_Cellar_Lighting

2007-11-18T17:53:00.000-08:00

The guys at blogger are pretty cool.. They give me 1024 megs of free space to do whatever I wish with, as long as it doesn't hurt children or walruses. Good show.

I'm not dead; honest I'm not.

2007-11-15T18:38:00.000-08:00

The lack of updates is due to the type of things I am doing right now.

I mean, I could post pictures of ... a room with the default scene light in it... and things half un-wrapped... ect ect,, But nobody is intrested in that stuff..

Well.. I suppose I can't talk on behalf of everyone.. There may be somone who simply loves dim lit rooms and dull colors... .. .. That came out wrong; But I figure I got my point across.

Bar Stool Concepts

2007-10-20T23:46:00.001-07:00

Before we get into the three sentence rant, let me state, I am referring to CHAIRS. That is all.

I need a stool... Not just any stool... It has to fit by a bar... .. So what I need would in fact be a Bar Stool..

Now, this stool has to fit in a wine cellar, by a dark hard wood dining table... They have to fit together in the same room and look /natural/ ,,, we'll probably go with the miniature barrel stool..

Cellar Progress

2007-10-19T23:36:00.000-07:00

Well, my Zbrush has gone screwy on me, slowing some progress... Which makes me frown.
Sooo if anyone has suggestions on this problem, have at er :

I've got the issue out to three separate fourms,, hopefully some E-genius will hear my cries of dismay.

As for updates in modeling, I give to you one image of progress:

I realize that both the chair and table have but one leg each, don't worry... XSI doesn't have gravity if I don't want it to. ...

I'll add them later.

Cellar

2007-10-16T23:15:00.000-07:00

I have nothing to say to you, large open text window.

ChibSisco's glasses are not transparent :(

2007-10-11T22:25:00.000-07:00

Well.. First encounter with a this problem.. My transparency map is being ignored.. (for this guys glasses)

He doesn't have odd UV clusters... the image is a 32 bit targa with transparent backing.. Tried black and white image also.. Hurr we'll stomp this problem yet!

(Speaking in the third person... About myself... can't be good..)

ChibiFransisco and his small problem

2007-10-10T23:15:00.000-07:00

Well... On our left, we have the Valve sorce rig... On the right, we have ChibSisco.. I am uncertain as to if scaling the rig will mess somthing up... We'll have to ask Carl.

Either way, Progress on ChibSisco >> 1100 Polys

Raw Raw, fight the power.

2007-10-06T22:59:00.000-07:00

Simon! Don't beileve in me who believes in you, believe in you, who believes in yourself! Your drill is the drill that will penetrate the heavens! HEAVENLY BREAKTHROUGH

Lets get the ball rolling again.
2 months, 2 weeks
Objectives :

a) Graduate, ofcourse. I suppose this should be the last point,, but we will make an exception this time simply because I typed it first.
b) Set design (XSI) Lets make somthing nautical. Yes, I have used that word as a adjective, sue me.
c) Make some kick ass extreemly low poly cartoon models for GPW.. on saturdays... Frown.
d) Render, render, RENDER!
e) Render
f) Tuck tone and tighten. Oh wait... Tweak trim and amazify.. Yeah, amazify.

Go watch Gurren Lagann if you havn't. Best anime so far imho. Beats out both Eureka 7 and Death Note~~ Raw raw

Composit

2007-09-22T19:59:00.000-07:00

Over, math comp., screen NO NO MIX WAIT IT WAS SCREEN; NO YOU FOOL, SUB!!

Yeah, renderings done, lets put the peices togeather.

Lets scan EVERYTHING

2007-09-15T00:26:00.000-07:00

Today was kinda lame. Scan scan scan, Pen tool pen tool pen tool.

Anyways; here are some doodles / charecter packs / life drawings

Also:

Warning: This post contains nudity.

874 polys

2007-09-13T02:51:00.000-07:00

I shouldn't of tried this when my attention should of been directed at term end.. and you know.. passing class...

Lighting and render is poor, probally fix it on break.

-Aprox. 5 hours start to complete.

(Zbrush)

(low poly below)

Must find a way to rip this from the stream...

2007-09-12T20:31:00.001-07:00

\( ^_^ )/

2007-09-07T15:16:00.000-07:00

This blog is going to be hell to organize if I ever do...

But wait, there's more!

2007-09-05T21:08:00.000-07:00

Order now and get your very own shallow cherry box of fake hobby water! All for the low low price of $99,99.99

Needs less bump probally..

ofcourse, render needs tweeks

Posing of the skin part of mr.squidsnail

a bath

oh wait. thats me.

RE:Milestone > Sept 4

2007-09-05T17:27:00.001-07:00

How does blogger keep these blogs free? I've got a few megs of pictures on here... Multiplied by countless other peoples blogs... That's quite a bit of web space..

And there are no advertisements that I can see... Meh, don't look a gift horse in the mouth I suppose.

lol wut

2007-09-01T13:39:00.000-07:00

The pear is now my most favorite denture wearing fruit... Who ever made the pear, is my hero.

Head and sholders knees and toes.

2007-09-01T00:48:00.001-07:00

We need those guitars, that are like, double guitars..

A home with a view.

2007-08-29T23:48:00.001-07:00

Why didn't anyone talk me out of this hell?

2007-08-24T20:41:00.000-07:00

It must of been a Monday when I decided to take this mammoth on.
"Lets model a city... and and.. it should be living.. and... and and in the sea!! AND!! ummm... it should have farmland, and and, like, a wooden tree house like city.. but also.. also it should have better stronger buildings on the flatter surfaces!! Yes!! This is totally doable in a month.. gogogo!

14 of 14 people say they use vowels in their every day speach.

2007-08-14T17:05:00.000-07:00

Dr.Seuss would be proud.

2007-08-09T14:43:00.000-07:00

Lets model this out.. Yup..

It's a secret to everyone.

2007-08-07T23:09:00.000-07:00

Snapjaw_More

2007-07-28T23:57:00.000-07:00

Every smile you fake, every claim you stake...

And, @ Wlow:

Show me how your garden grows...

2007-07-27T21:55:00.000-07:00

Snapjaw_Updates

2007-07-27T02:15:00.003-07:00

A long, long time ago in a land far away,There was a monster without a name.The monster wanted a name so badly.
So the monster left to go on a journey to find a name.
But the world was so large that he split into two to make his journey.
One went to the west and the other went towards the east.The monster who went to the east found a village.

At the entrance of the village there was a blacksmith.“Mr. Blacksmith, please give me your name,” said the monster.
“You can’t give away your name,” the blacksmith replied.
“If you give me your name, I’ll enter you and give you strength.”
“Really? If you can make me stronger, then I’ll give you my name.”
The monster entered the blacksmith.
The monster became Otto the Blacksmith.
Otto the Blacksmith became the strongest man in the village, But one day he said,“Look at me. Look at me. Look at how large the monster inside me has become.”
Crunch Crunch! Munch Munch! Chomp Chomp! Gulp!
The hungry monster ate Otto from the inside out.
The monster returned to being a nameless monster.
Even when he entered Hans the Shoemaker…Crunch Crunch! Munch Munch! Chomp Chomp! Gulp!
He returned to being a nameless monster.

When he entered Thomas the Hunter…
Crunch Crunch! Munch Munch! Chomp Chomp! Gulp!
He once again returned to being a nameless monster.
The monster came to a castle looking for a wonderful name.
In the castle, there was a sick boy.
“If you give me your name, I’ll give you strength.”
“If you can cure this illness and make me strong, I’ll give you my name.”
The monster entered the boy.
The boy became well.
The king was so pleased!
“The prince is well! The prince is well!”
The monster liked the boy’s name.
He also liked living in the castle.
So even though he was hungry, he endured.
Every day his stomach growled, but he endured it; However, he was so hungry that one day he said,“Look at me. Look at me. Look at how large the monster inside me has become.”
The boy ate the king and even his servents.
Crunch Crunch! Munch Munch! Chomp Chomp! Gulp!
Since there was no one there anymore, the boy went on a journey.
He kept on walking for days and days.

One day, the boy met the monster who traveled to the west.“I have a name. It’s a wonderful name, too.
”The monster who went to the west said,“I don’t need a name. I’m happy even without a name.”We just have to accept that we are monsters without a name.The boy ate the monster who went to the west.

The monster finally had a name,But all the people who could call him by that name have disappeared.And Johan was such a wonderful name, too.

Snap Flower

2007-07-26T00:39:00.000-07:00

And I ran,, I ran so far away.. I just ran... I ran ... yeahhh you get the point.

I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts..

2007-07-23T11:25:00.001-07:00

Fiddel-dee-dee...

$5 says it rains on Saturday :(

2007-07-19T22:47:00.000-07:00

I am getting many questions all along the lines of " is it going to be white like that?! "

In short : No. White is the new grey.

Snapjaw 3

2007-07-17T18:12:00.000-07:00

For a limited time you can get "Hello Kitty" paraphernalia in your McDonald's happy meals... Think they'd let you trade it for another thingy of fries?

Snapjaw WIP2

2007-07-16T18:02:00.001-07:00

Potassium Nitrate is found in "Stump Remover" btw.

Starting the engine

2007-07-12T13:55:00.001-07:00

Semester end

Semester start > lets get back to mad~

Starting with this guy here, named "Snapvine" beacuse I couldn't think of anything better, haha. Jawplant... Botanicus Chompimus... Angry level 45 nature based plant found in jungle terrain... 45?! man im shooting low , haha. Either way, lets get back to 3d:

Also! If anyone knows where I could aquire some Potassium Nitrate (KNO3), fill me in (clickclick)

Timeline of June 17

2007-06-18T06:08:00.001-07:00

3AM : Finish Demo Alpha for Monday
6AM: Sleep
Noon: Wake
8PM: leave to set up furniture in friends new shop
9PM: Drinking leads to slower work.
Midnight: Inflict wound on friend that bleeds profusely
1AM: Sit in hospital
3AM: Arrive home and fool myself into thinking I can sleep
4AM: Decide I am not that easy to fool and should use this time more effectively
7AM: To class! gogogo

the sun :(

2007-06-10T07:00:00.001-07:00

I must invent a way to push the sun back below the horizon. It is too damn bright...

Or I could invest in thicker blinds....

Or I could just sleep when the sun was down,, and it probably wouldn't bother me as much..

Such difficult.

Title:Title:

2007-06-02T20:04:00.000-07:00

This month seems to be 3d month, where the D stands for I need a small break.

I realize that the only D in that sentence is at the end of 'need', and usual an acronym is meant for the first letter of one word, but shucks, I'll let Somone else sort it out.

Next on the turntable...

2007-05-30T21:38:00.000-07:00

[Edit] Alright, alright, insted of explaining many times, I'll just explain it once here.

Note on the engravings on the wheel (Picture 1)

Both of the referenecs are from guildmates names;

SIK&SIK RUBBERS : Pun on both Sikfrenzy and Sikfury > Two guildies with at least six kids EACH... I figured the brand SIK&SIK RUBBERS wouldn't be your best choice if you were hoping to avoid child birth...

BIGGMOFO RIMS: Biggmofo is the screen name of the guild leader; I figured BIGGMOFO RIMS just sounded right.

MALICIOUS MADE - GG: (not seen in above photo) Malicious is the guild name, GG ( good game )

Why is the title the most difficult thing of my posts?

2007-05-30T06:47:00.001-07:00

(See title)

Adoxa (Project Start GO!)

2007-05-27T06:28:00.000-07:00

Hollowroot > Adoxa > Weakness

From nothing to this in 7 hours; pretty decent I.M.O.

This is the charecter I'll be using for my final Zbrush assignment (starting Tuesday)

Time to bust out the awsome.
Time to check my blood/sugar level...
Time to get another Coke.
No.... my blood is already 40 precent syrup by now...
...

..
Maybe I've earned a 3 hour nap... Yup.... .. after some poly pulling.

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2007-05-25T23:44:00.001-07:00

I'd like to thank Trent .T for reworking my concept into what you see in the first picture (his pencil work). Your ideas are much appreciated.

And now, on with the show.

Cola V2.0

2007-05-25T00:26:00.000-07:00

I'm pretty sure, if I melted all the Coke cans around me, I could make a fulling working locomotave that would put Tomas the Steam Engine to shame.

Thats right Tomas, how do you like me now? .. Sure.. your steel and iron frame would outlast my tin based train... and my train would probally end up looking more like a lump of slag metal.. but.. but... I could put it on your track when you were least expecting it and take some sad insane joy out of the fact that I crushed childrens dreams of one day growing up to be just like you. I wanted to be a steam engine one day Tomas, why didn't you fufill my wishes?! You too Cliffard the Big Red Dog! Why can't I be large and red too?! Oh the agony :( ...

Alright, done with the crazy, up with the progress.

OingoBoingo ... Yup..

2007-05-20T21:31:00.000-07:00

Todays letter is "L"

2007-05-17T23:21:00.001-07:00

Wait... L is dead... and was replaced by the seccond L.... Who has been found out by N... But L gave up his notebook so N wouldn't have any evidence on him... I've got a hunch that the guy who got L's notebook will ultimatly kill the current L and N and become the new Kira... Maybe.

Platypus

2007-05-16T18:48:00.000-07:00

Frown

2007-05-12T05:00:00.000-07:00

I fail at proper render techniques. I'll ask for assistance on Monday. Until then, onto the Honda Shadow Ace... Project..... GO!

2007-05-08T13:16:00.000-07:00

Floating flaping flailing inflatiable arm man

2007-05-03T23:41:00.000-07:00

Revisions _ Shorter cab
Larger feet
Leg details
Cab Window Change
Subtle dents (probally not too visiable in poor quality render at such a distance.)

Iguana PAU

2007-05-02T07:31:00.000-07:00

I've figured it out. I just make myself believe that unfinished models are the alliance, and the only way to eliminate them is to finish quickly! Yes! it all makes sence!

pauuu from midnight to 7:00AM >> An iguana head.

Much Music

2007-05-02T03:52:00.000-07:00

Not the much loud, not the pay to view much music, I'm talking the poor mans, basic cable package, channel 45 much music. That Much music channel that only plays music past midnight; In the day, its like a endless talk show or some show about a music idol doing their laundry and walking their dog.

Anyways, I've come to the conclusion that this much music only hosts about 20 songs, and then it repeats. It doesn't even try to fool the viewer by putting it in a different order. HIT SHUFFLE DAMN IT. Either way, I am pretty sure I've subliminally memorized the words to all the songs from listening to countless repeats.

The next step is to make it more efficent by slurring all the songs into one compact sentence..

it would sound somthing like.... Surrender your glamorous worm from a crow whos not much of a broke ass paralized girlfriend... Ba da ba da flopsey flopsey...

I think I'm on to somthing here..

Relevent Topic Title

2007-04-29T02:36:00.000-07:00

Dear Adune,

2007-04-28T04:25:00.000-07:00

Attached please find the arm revision. Upon comtemplating your statement, I found it very hard to argue with your undenyable logic. Thank you for helping me to improve the capabilitys of the miners who purchace the new model Vo3-Scorpion (tenitave name).

Also, please pick up milk on your way back from orgrimmar.

Kisses, Voltfext.

P.s : Tell Bigg to move Gruul to Thursdays.

P.s.s: Tell me if you find any cheap spellstrike.

P.s.s: Ignore the green color of the picture,, it wont be green for long.

Pau.

2007-04-28T00:23:00.000-07:00

hmm

2007-04-25T23:50:00.000-07:00

You'd think by now I've ingested enough coke to meet the daily recommended dose of something... Cancer probably.

Will enough Coke melt your stomach?

2007-04-25T07:01:00.000-07:00

Calorie intake: 1280

Carbohydrates: 344g

Almost close to being a significant source of saturates, trans, cholesterol, fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium and iron.

From 2 to 7 am... Not bad I suppose...

No-Name Coke

2007-04-25T02:59:00.000-07:00

Calories per can: 160
Carbohydrates: 43g
Not a significant source of saturates, trans, cholesterol, fibre, vitimin A, vitimin C, calcium or iron.

3am

Calorie intake : 480
Carbohydrates: 129
Not a significant source of saturates, trans, cholesterol, fibre, vitimin A, vitimin C, calcium or iron.

Gooooo Zbrush!

For the horde! ....

2007-04-24T03:29:00.000-07:00

Actully... I dont think this would fit in warcraft to be honest. And besides, if warcraft were to adopt mechs... what would the orc peons do? They get their job done while sleeping 90 precent of their life.. if a mech were to be placed on the team, and do 100x the work in one tenth the time... we'd either have more Shatrath refugees, or the peons might level and become warriors and such!

Anyways, pictures.

...

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--

Drill heads PAU

2007-04-23T19:39:00.000-07:00

Pau!

If you look at the time stamp, you'll find I dont sleep...

2007-04-22T04:23:00.000-07:00

Sleep is a crutch, hurrrr..... *Breaks leg*

To do:

-Drill arm (drill bits!)
-Claw arm
-... rotational... ass piece.. yup.. that's a technical term..
-The bottom window for the cab... Yeah... How did I miss that? .. W/e w/e
-Tube from back tank to drill arm
-But wait there's more! Order now and get not one but two fully working interchangeable tri-functioning backwards compatible hyper speed turbo efficient set it and forget it grease cutting pound losing ,punctuation ignoring, never dull patented Noriega technology recently developed by scientists in a lab testing lipstick on different types of frogs to try to figure out what brand the male frogs are more susceptible to in the hopes that we can someday repopulate the small zen gardens in the back of Japanese wanna-be's and gay middle aged men's yards with a rare type of frog found only in small children's sand buckets on the beach.....

I think its time for bed.

Slow.

2007-04-21T02:37:00.000-07:00

Well... 9ish hours a day, and I get very little accomplished (imo) ... Need ways to speed up my modeling...

Anyways, pictures.

Need to add crease to top of air bottle.. mental note.. check.

2007-04-19T22:02:00.000-07:00

In no particular order, and with very little Witty commentary, I give to you progress.

For the last time, not all mechs have lazers!

2007-04-14T16:34:00.000-07:00

I suppose I should dust off the blog and use it for updates.. I get bored when I can't watch other peoples progress on their blogs, so i'll break the cycle and update mine! (thats a good bullshit reason, right? Updating is'nt procrastination at all; honest!)

Soooo my spaceship idea got shot down for being too primitave, which I agree, it was pretty simple... But it still would of looked great finished =x I'll probally do it as a side project when time premits. (buying spare time, paying with blood)

Moving along > Lets do a Mech-walker-miner-thingy. Thingy is a technical term by the way. It is used to define many articles, such as : Things, stuff, junk, whatever, and sometimes "Y".

Using my very minimal knowledge of illustrator, I've poorly outlined the walker. (Using a 4H pencil to draw is great until you have to scan it, and your scan looks like a white piece of paper)

Anyways:

Down to the pictures!

(As a side note, I have no bloody clue what the tubes are supposed to connect to on the real application of the engine,,, but i'll stick em somwhere natural lookin' on the mech... yup..)

Clay

2007-02-28T17:11:00.000-08:00

Movie Poster

2007-02-27T08:11:00.000-08:00

Come Wed- I'll have photos of the clay model I've been working on.

Render Final

2007-02-27T07:48:00.000-08:00

I must put some time away for sleep at some point... Prehaps next week.

One of these goes to the contest...

Needs More Pirates.

2007-02-24T02:32:00.000-08:00

I figure its about time to re-check into the Done Inn....

maybe tomorow

Soon

2007-02-24T00:47:00.000-08:00

Run little rabbit run, for soon our two worlds will become one.

^-- Watership Downs ?

The Done Inn

2007-02-23T22:02:00.001-08:00

Checked into the Done Inn for two days... progress came to a screeching halt. gears are turning again... no worries, no worries...

Unwrap is underway (...Frown)

2007-02-21T00:02:00.000-08:00

Added 'ear holes' to the sides of the 'face'; behind the eyes.

Unwrap... My FAVORITE part,,, next to shaving my head with a cheese grater.... well... its not that bad,,, but you get the point. Started the unwrap tonight and got halfway through the skin portion of this model.

The attached picture shows three things,,, Mainly because I didn't want to use blogger to attach and arrange three separate pictures.... Anyways

1: (top left) Yellow shows what has been unwrapped, Black shows what isn't unwrapped (more or less )

2: (Middle) Unwrap of the 'face' (eyes shown)

3: (Bottom Left) I re-shaped the bumps on the tentacles slightly. This new more defined shape makes the unwrap process so much quicker and just as accurate. Note to self: Overlapping polygons are friends with triangles; and I've been told not to hang with that crowd.

And thats all for me tonight. Bedtime!

2007-02-20T20:17:00.000-08:00

I need a shape like : --.
--------------'--.
----------------'--,
-------------------'--------------.
----------------------------------

I have a shape like : ''\
------------\
-------------\
--------------\
---------------------------------------,
---------------------------------------/

See the difference? Worst text drawings ever, but it makes sense to me. The fix will be quick enough, then I'll be ready for unwrap. Deadline is approaching!

Brain Bubble

2007-02-17T16:27:00.000-08:00

It was suggested to me to give the ceph-- a 'brain sack' sorta deal like an octopus, but it looks award and out of place on this thing.

Eyes, Webs, Bace, Shell

2007-02-13T15:24:00.000-08:00

Pushed out the eyes,
Added eyeballs ( 5 seccond spheres, woo )
Webs between the tenticles
pushed the shell > the shell is no longer semetrical on both sides: its pushed so the inside curl is more to one side.

Shell work & Rough Positioning

2007-02-08T15:25:00.000-08:00

Worked with the shell; I'm pretty sure that it will look quite decent when painted/bumped

Roughly positioned the two just for a photo: I don't want to necessarily connect the shell and body into one mesh, rather than just parent the two together. I'll have to find a way to nicely transition in between the two so it looks like one piece.

Almost kissable, is'nt it...

Suction Cups

2007-02-08T13:10:00.000-08:00

For increased mobility and a deadly underwater grip _

Body Up

2007-02-08T12:52:00.000-08:00

Needs Suction cups

Shell rework

2007-02-06T15:45:00.000-08:00

Reworked the shell to make it easier to work with.

Rough Modeling

2007-02-06T01:40:00.000-08:00

Rough is rough, and as rough, these roughs are not smooth.

I may have to re-make the shell.. we'll see how it plays out when I start playing with it.

Reference

2007-02-05T15:16:00.000-08:00

For the Hard-core modeling challenge, I've chosen the Cephalopod creature from the movie "Mysterious Island".

Big thanks to RobertoOrtiz and Diabolos from the CGtalk forums for supplying the above reference photos.

Some reference Photos of the Cephalopod