Bored@Home

2013-04-28T10:50:00.001-07:00

he lives in a world that as been separated through years of abuse

Some render setting I found online for C4D

2013-04-14T19:58:00.002-07:00

here's the steps involved in order to keep Cinema set up with reasonably optimal settings every time:

To set up your render settings and scene:

1) File->New...
2) Render->Render Settings

a. General->Name (give any name you want for this preset).
b. Save->Depth set to 32 Bit/Channel
c. Antialiasing->Filter set to Sinc
d. Effects->Post Effect->Color Correction, set Gamma to 1.8/2.2
e. Effects->Post Effect->Sharpen Filter, set Strength to 10%
f. Options->Ray Depth, reduce to 6, Shadow Depth reduce to 6 (speed increase).
g. Save Menu (in render settings window, not Save Tab), Save->Save Render Preset

3) File->Save As... save in Cinema4D application directory as "new.c4d"

To set up your materials and lights:

1) Create a new material (Materials Manager File->New Material), then in the attributes manager...

a. Illumination->Model set to Blinn
b. Click on Color Tab again
c. Attributes Manager Menu : Edit->Set As Default, click Yes to confirm

2) Create a new light (Objects->Scene->Light)

a. Details->Contrast set to -50%
b. Details->Falloff set to Inverse Square (optional)
c. General->Shadow set to Shadow Maps (soft)
d. Shadow->Absolute Bias, uncheck
e. General->Shadow set to Area
f. Shadow->Accuracy set to 50% (speed up!)
g. Shadow->Maximum samples set to 64 (speed up!)
h. General->Shadow set to off
i. Attributes Manager Menu : Edit->Set As Default, click yes to confirm

And that's it. Now every time you create a new material it will be using Blinn as default, every time you create a new light it will have inverse square falloff and a better contrast, and every time you create a new scene it will have the sharper and unclamped AA, gamma correction and sharpen enabled by default, and hopefully this should help you improve the overall quality of the renderings you create.

Similarly to this you may wish to reduce the "delta" setting in several of Cinemas shaders by default and again use a "Set as Default" to store the sharpened up shaders so that next time you use them in your bump channel you will end up with suitably crisp bump maps

2013-04-14T18:53:00.002-07:00

If you ever seen Mazinger Z then you know this guy is Boss Robot. I still have a lot of work to do on him but it was a good Sunday to play around on 3d.

2013-04-06T22:08:00.001-07:00

My little low poly toon house

2013-04-06T22:07:00.001-07:00

A Hover droid I made for an animation I'm thinking about

2013-04-06T22:06:00.003-07:00

Just something I was playing around with

2013-04-06T22:06:00.001-07:00

2013-04-06T22:05:00.001-07:00

Super Absorbent

2013-03-17T17:53:00.001-07:00

Here are the final renders. I am stumped for now. Will continue at a later time. maybe create a scene will all the characters in volved

I think the model is finished!

2013-03-15T22:16:00.001-07:00

Toxic Shock

2013-03-15T18:11:00.001-07:00

been working on my design..seems so simple but it's taking me a while to relearn the software. Still have more to do to it....I call it Toxic Shock

3D toy creation

2013-03-13T14:42:00.001-07:00

i created a plushie toy a few years ago and believe it or not have sold alot of them. I now have the oportunity to create them in vinyl or plastic and sell them. i have the model made. It definately needs tweaking. and although the model will be hand painted i want to creat the 3d image to reflect the original plushie i made for the packaging I am creating. thank you for looking

Am I being unreasonable? #1

2013-02-28T09:46:00.001-08:00

So I pay for my wife's car insurance and my name and hers are on the title. She lets her 18 yr old kid drive the car all the time to school and work. My concern is that the kid is not insured under us or on her own. Wife says is ok and I say its not. I also pay for gas for wife to drive not her kid who has two jobs and lives on her own...this causes fights because I dont agree! Am I being unreasonable?

pimps and hoes party 16 Feb 2013

2013-02-14T22:44:00.001-08:00

Should be a dun night comming up. I nees to find a good looking pimp outfit. I am not going as a hoe for sure ..lol

My 20th Air Force Anniversary party

2013-02-14T22:42:00.001-08:00

Had a crazy time with good people and loved ones.

New puppet purchase

2006-10-07T14:37:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I have posted, not sure what route I want to go with this blog. I still want to make puppets and I have so many hobbies, but funds are low and life is getting hectic.

I found this guy at a local thrift shop. He is very well made, but for only $4.95 I couldnt resist buying him. The Company that actually sells these puppes is called Sunny Puppets, so check the link out if yu are looking to buy a puppet instead of making one they are originally $39.95. Each comes with a detachable arm rod. The few puppets I have made I always wanted to make them full bodied and this has given me a better idea on how to accomplish this task. Now to save some money and collect the items I need so I can create more new puppets for my collection.

If anyone still reads this and can offer any ideas of where this blog can go please email me and let me know. Thank You!

More Colorado Pictures

2006-08-02T23:03:00.000-07:00

Well I received some pictures from my trip to Colorado Springs and wanted to post them and share them.

Tattoo in Colorado Springs

2006-07-18T17:37:00.000-07:00

While in Colorado Springs I was fortunate to meet a great group of friends, once I get some pictures I may post them here. One guy I will never forget is Jun, we decided to get a tattoo while we where there and found a place called Tatttoo America ran by a Vet named Bob. I got my kids names done in Japanese lettering and Jun got himself a geko in his arm. Maybe when he grows big and strong it will turn into a dragon like he had designed. Ha-Ha! Just wanted to share some pictures.

What's up? Bitches! & Hot Wing challenge

2006-07-16T15:35:00.000-07:00

While I was in Colorado Springs I had a great opportunity to meet new and interesting people. One guy at times greeted us with " What's up? Bitches!" although this may not make sense to most of you readers, I have uploaded an MP3 with him and I saying the same thing. If your phone uses mp3's as ringtones you are welcome to use it. The download link is at http://rapidshare.de/files/26034171/bitches12.zip.html
It is a zipped file and I am sure you know how to use it.

Also while I was there one of the guys decided to go to a Hot Wing restaurant and try and take on the challenge they offer. It is that you have to eat 12 of their hottest wings in under 6 minutes - the reward for meeting that challenge? A T-shirt from their establishment and a picture on their wall of fame. If interested check out this youtube video. Have fun!

Meet Johnson

2006-07-16T13:56:00.000-07:00

I have been out of town for the last 6 weeks and before I left I had made one final puppet. Although I didn't have time to post it before I left, I had to get it on line the minute I had a chance after I arrived. Hope you like him.

Builder: Carlos @ http://video567.blogspot.com/Pattern: The Glorified Sock Puppet Pattern
Character: Johnson
He is a glorified sock puppet who resembles a snake. I tailored him after a used car sales man we had in colorado springs. He kept saying that he was prior military and that military takes care of military. At the time my wife was pregnant with our second child and he sold us this "reliable minivan". He keeps saying that military always takes care of military. Two days later the Van caught on fire in the middle of the highway. So you can see the resemblance on why I chose a snake looking character. He wears a button up shit and a tie and has his silver earing and rings, to look like he has money. He is a fast talker 30 year old, who is separated from the military due to a medical condition. Maybe he was separated from the military due to his tounge?

Technical: There where no deviations to the pattern, this is my second Glorified Sock Puppet Pattern, but the first one that has been completed. I used everything the pattern stated and did not deviate in any way. I found his clothes in a thrift shop and his rings came from a party store. His earing we had in an old jewrly box and decided to use them since no one here would wear them. His eyes are small ping pong balls and the black in his eyes where cut from some moving eyes I bought at michaels. - Carlos

My Myspace link and logo

2006-05-28T21:57:00.000-07:00

Since everyone has a myspace account I figured I would share my link with everyone. If you would like to add me as a friend click on the image or this http://www.myspace.com/gemelos link and let me know. If you like puppets , art, old trucks or anything in this blog I will add you.

Puppet Television

2006-05-28T18:56:00.000-07:00

Puppet Television

With it's first episode "Chino's Arrivals", it gives puppet fans something new to watch on the internet. The material is not really kid friendly. There are many profane words used through the episode. I did enjoy the show, but would not let my children watch it. I am not knocking it in any way, there is no rule that all puppet shows should be for children, I only mention it if you are a parent to make sure you know what you are letting your children watch before hand. All in all good 1st episode, and it is to be continued. Check them out and you decide.

'68 Dodge D100

2006-05-25T11:15:00.000-07:00

dodge 68 may 06 (11)
Originally uploaded by jedilos567.

My Truck, washed and rims cleaned, plus I removed the topper it had on. (The bed topper is for sale BTW) It does have a lot of work to be done on it. it has a lot of rust on the bottom and the driver side door, where the hinge is at is rusted so its hard to open and close the door.

It is a pretty truck, I had received a PDF file with some truck views I opened it up in photoshop and made a new line drawing so I can start working on a paint scheme. I think I will leave it orange, but I will paint the top white and leave the rest orange. I plan on having a Puertorrican flag painted on the top of the roof like the General Lee, but all this after I get the rust removed. I also want t o lower it half way from where it is now and add Gull wing Doors.

Another stop motion test ~Snake Eyes~

2006-05-23T17:48:00.000-07:00

You can see it HERE if the embedding doesn't work

Just testing some more stop motion I did a while back. The end has the muzzle flash. It's very fast, but it was fun to put all the pictures together to make something move.

Jim Henson's Legacy

2006-05-21T11:54:00.000-07:00

NMAH: Muppets and Mechanisms: Jim Henson's Legacy: "Muppets and Mechanisms: Jim Henson's Legacy

May 19, 2006-September 4, 2006, first floor west at the Lemelson Center and third floor west "

The products of Jim Henson’s imagination have reached across generations and communities with warmth, wild humor, and fantasy. They combine the razzle-dazzle of American popular culture with technological innovation. Henson’s work transformed both the art and the science of puppetry from the simple, cloth, hand-and-rod Muppets to the complex figures of the 1982 film The Dark Crystal, which used a remote-controlled system of movement called animatronics. The objects displayed on the Museum’s first and third floors represent two important eras and achievements in Henson’s extraordinary career. Whether it’s the fleece-and-foam zaniness of the Muppets or the intricate creatures of The Dark Crystal, his work exhibits a constant and enduring appeal.