tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277552024-03-07T17:47:04.648-05:00cyberchaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13275932052909638043noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227755.post-31644058957500084462008-07-13T08:50:00.015-04:002008-07-19T17:54:25.086-04:00

Back in the early 80's my little brother had an Atari 2600. I saw an ad on TV this morning that reminded me of that great Activision game, Pitfall:I spent many happy hours vine-swinging Jungle Harry over tar pits and alligator-filled lakes. Oh, how that digital Tarzan yodel takes me back! Another family favorite was Megamania. Check out the thrilling gameplay (you might want to skip the lame

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Hey, I'm blogging again! Just when you thought it'd never happen... so... what's going on in my life? Well, I'm always up to something, and yesterday's entertainment consisted of creating animated GIFs using stereo pairs. For example, I took a stereo pair of this 3D doodad I created:and put together the two images, using Adobe ImageReady, to make this:Oooooh... the 3D-ness... ya gotta love

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After experimenting with the image varation in Joel Faber's new version of Apophysis, I found a great tutorial by Michael Faber that outlines how to separate an image into its R,G,B channels for import into JF's Apo. In a fit of recursion, I generated a render that uses a previous Apo render as image import (click for larger view):Another tutorial, not to be missed, is nemopaice's Julian

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Wow, lookit me -- two posts in one day. I'm making up for lost time! Joel Faber has released a new version of Apophysis that includes, among other features, an image variation. This allows you to import any image, and use it as a design element in your Apophysis renders. Cooooool. I haven't even begun to scratch the surface of this coolness, but here's a sample animation using a simple star

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To say I left this blog languishing is a bit of an understatement. But! I'm back with renewed vigor, and resolve. How about a couple of Apophysis renders, as a peace offering? Click for larger size:Tags: blog death | I'm back | apophysis | fractal animation

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Fellow fractal enthusiast PadleyWood has put me onto a great set of free Photoshop plugins from Redfield. The fractal imagery to the left was generated with Apophysis, then post-processed using Redfield's Lattice Composer. Check out PadleyWood's gallery of Redfieldized Apophsis renders here.Tags: freeware | photoshop plugins | photoshop art | london ontario

cyberchaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13275932052909638043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227755.post-1145216468637564462006-04-16T15:26:00.000-04:002006-04-18T15:56:57.226-04:00

The folks at mental hygiene have published a brilliant howto, outlining the steps required to create your own post-it note mosaic. The technique was apparently dreamed up for an office prank, where coworkers rendered The King in post-its on an unwitting victim's wall. UPDATE: option8 @ mental hygiene informs me that it wasn't a prank. Please see the comments below.Tags: post-it notes |

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OK, it took me long enough, but I've finally modified nthd.org's turtle and L-system scripts to work in three dimensions. The turtle now rolls and pitches in addition to turning. This allows the script to render those three dimensional L-systems I've been dreaming about. I've uploaded a sample render of a 3D Hilbert curve to flickr:I'll post the code here when I've finished cleaning it up.

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I've been playing with some of the great MEL scripts at nthd.org. There is much other treasure to be enjoyed there in addition to these MEL scripts. Tags: mel | maya | 3d animation | london ontario

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These are just a couple of images I've generated with Apophysis, a free fractal flame editor for Windows (click on the images to see them full size). I discovered this wonderful tool while browsing groups at flickr. Check out this flickr pool dedicated to the amazing imagery people have created using Apophysis.Tags: apophysis | fractals | freeware | london ontario

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I've created a digital art photoset at flickr, and have uploaded some of my Photoshop art. I figure it's better to put it where someone might actually see it and (hopefully) enjoy it. This "cave lizard" series was created when I discovered the joys of Photoshop brushes. I was impressed by all the textures it's possible to achieve using brushes combined with the different blending modes.Tags:

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Here's the fake tilt-shift photoshop tutorial, mentioned in my last post, taken to the next level. Jeff Sacilotto has applied the technique to video. You can check out his handiwork here. Neat-o.Tags: postprocessing | tilt-shift photography

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I just found a great tutorial that shows you how to manipulate ordinary scenery in Photoshop to make it look as though it were a photo of an architectural model, or landscape of miniatures. I followed the tutorial to adjust this photograph I took atop a tower at Mt Auburn Cemetery. The principles underlying the tutorial's photomanipulations are those of tilt-shift photography. You can click on

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Camille Allen's miniatures are so convincing that I can almost hear them gurgling, gooing, or whatever that sound is that babies make. This woman is the queen of polymer clay as far as I'm concerned. You can see more of her amazing offspring here and here.Tags: camille allen | miniatures | amazing art

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I just stumbled upon Found Magazine, an interesting 'zine that collects and publishes found photos, notes, love letters, cards, or any other detritus revealing a slice of life. Apparently, the initial inspriation for the project came when found-er Davy Rothbart discovered an angry note, intended for someone else, on the windshield of his car. You can see some of the great "finds" online at the

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I've taken my first ever walk cycle, turned it into a sprite, and using Maya dynamics and a few simple expressions, now have multiple green dudes walking across a hilly nurbscape. Too much fun.Tags: 3d animation | london ontario

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This morning I saw a cool image pop up in my Flickr zeitgeist chicklet which led me to the flickr squared circle pool. Curious about this class of images, I did a quick google for "squared circle", which turned up Krazydad's Squared Circle Colr Pickr. Krazydad has also created several other interesting color pickrs: Color Fields, Flowers, Crayon Box, Graffiti, Flickr Central, Doors and Windows

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If the video does not display properlyclick here to upgrade to Flash 8I've been experimenting with Maya dynamics, specifically hardware rendering. In an act of saccharin sentimentality, I've applied pixie dust to my beloved siamese cat's kitten photo. Well, he's magical, isn't he?Tags: particle systems | 3d animation | london ontario

cyberchaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13275932052909638043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227755.post-1142612438037937202006-03-17T10:56:00.000-05:002006-03-17T11:58:18.850-05:00

I recently got an e-mail alert that processing 1.08 has been released. It's nice to be reminded about the vibrant community of processing geeks who enjoy doodling with code. I also see that Tom Carden and Karsten Schmidt have started a processing hacks wiki. I'll be keeping an eye on that.Tags: proce55ing | digital art | computer generated art

cyberchaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13275932052909638043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227755.post-1142546574545591692006-03-16T16:46:00.000-05:002006-03-16T17:04:23.943-05:00

Plan59's stylish gallery turns the viewer away from both food and reproduction in one masterful stroke -- a cure for obesity and overpopulation at last! Just force overweight or brooding members of the population to feast their eyes on this and they'll think twice about acting on their impulses.Tags: vintage ads

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Now, why didn't my mother ever pack me a lunch like this? (be sure to check out all ten bento-rific pages). Truly, an artform.Tags: bento | food art

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If the video does not display properlyclick here to upgrade to Flash 8Wow, highend3d.com has some really great mel scripts. I recently created this video by merging a couple of scripts I found there. I also added a couple of my own simple shading networks to the galaxy clouds (consisting of a particle cloud volumetric material fed by a couple of circular ramps to define color and

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So, I'm watching Totally Spies over my McDonald's breakfast this morning, fast forwarding through the ads, and... WTF?! Stop. Must take closer look. It's the Fur Real Friends Cuddle Chimp! Some toy designer at Hasbro is having way too much fun. ...and in other animatronic weirdness, bask in the not-so-subtle-symbolism as Japanese performance artist Momoyo Torimitsu's businessman robot takes a

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Since the release of Photoshop CS2's new "Merge to HDR" feature, there has been a lot of buzz about HDR photography. So, naturally, I've gotten curious and have been tinkering with HDRShop, Photoshop CS2's HDR, and PhotoMatix, all of which do the job of merging and tonemapping multiple exposures to extend dynamic range. Playing with HDR photography got me thinking about how great it would be to

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I just had an epiphany while browsing the flickr astronomy pool. Let me preface what I'm about to say with the admission that I only saw 2001: A Space Odyssey once in the theatre when I was around ten or eleven years old. I should really see it again, because my primary memory of it is that it is long and ponderous (which it probably was for a ten year old!), but I digress. The pictures that

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