A few days back I bought a
copy of Painter X. After a few days of exploring the new features
I decided to create a new image with it. The result can be seen in
the Painter Gallery
September
6, 2008
I have recently been playing
around with creating some new strokes in Expression. I drew a building
using these new strokes a while back and I have finally got around
to uploading it to the Expression
Gallery.
August
23, 2008
Here is an interesting site,
where the owner creates clever animations from photographs
I'm on a roll with ArtRage
at the moment, and I've just added another painting to the ArtRage
gallery
January
16, 2007
Just added another two ArtRage
paintings to the Miscellaneous
Gallery and have decided to now start an ArtRage
Gallery as I have quite a few more paintings in the pipeline
January
11, 2007
I have just spent a few
days playing with a new painting program. The program is called
ArtRage, and version 1 has been around for quite a while and was
free. Version 2 is the latest incarnation and there is still a free
version, but now there is a version with more features that costs
only US$20, I think that it worked out to about twenty six dollars
Australian.
Anyway, the way that the paint works is excellent and it is very
close to working with oil paint. I have just added a new
image to the miscellaneous gallery that was done in ArtRage
I really recommend that you check out this program, download the
free version and give it a try. It really is fun.
December
1, 2006
Xara have just announced the latest
version of their vector based drawing software - Xara Xtreme Pro.
It has some great new features aimed at the professional user,
check it out and download a demo by clicking on the image at the
right.
October
19, 2006
If you are looking for a
real bargain on 3D software then don't miss out on this, Bryce 6
for just US$6.00 (that is sixdollars)
OK so you need to be a DAZ platinum club member, but that will only
cost you US$29.95, so you can pick up the very latest version of
Bryce for a total of US$35.95
The normal price is US$99.95, so it is a really great offer. Click
the picture below to find out more, this offer closes on November
20, 2006.
May 23,
2006
Junk e-mail is not
from me
Unfortunately a lot of people are receiving junk e-mails which are
using my domain name as part of the e-mail address. Do not open
any of these e-mails as they are not from me. Just delete them
I do not send e-mails to anybody from my web site. I reply to genuine
queries and that is all. From what I have been reading on the internet
it is apparently very easy for people to do this sort of thing,
have a
look here for an explanation, it would also appear that it is
virtually impossible to stop this from happening. It is also a problem
for me as I have to deal with all of the ones that get bounced back
as junk mail.
So all that I can do is offer this explanation about what is happening
and hope that fate eventually deals with all of those people that
misuse the Internet for their own illegal and/or immoral purposes.
Realsoft 3D 4.5
You can find a full copy of this underrated modelling, rendering and
animation package, licensed for personal use, plus a special learning
edition of the current version of the software on the cover CD of
3D
World issue 75
Xara have just launched the
latest product in the Xara X range of graphics software, a replacement
for Xara X¹ called Xara Xtreme. Click on the logo for more details
>>
September
29, 2005
Koolmoves 5 released. I
have been using this program for some time now, and it is a very
capable alternative to Macromedia Flash, at a much lower price.
You can read more about it, see some great examples, and download
a free demo from the
Koolmoves web site
Toon Boom Animation announced today
the release of Toon Boom Studio V3. This release includes a number
of new features and improvements to help you animate better!
I have tentatively added a
non computer section to the galleries. I am not sure if this will
stay or not. Anyway check
it out here and let me know what you think
Well I have just installed
a new larger hard drive, and decided that it would be a good time
to re-install the OS and software, and generally have a good clean
out.
So I am slowly getting back to a state where I can start working
again. I am still playing around with cartooning and animation stuff
at the moment, but I do feel the 3D modelling urge starting to bite.
Anyway, before I forget, I have recently downloaded a new Flash
creation tool called KoolMoves, it is very reasonably priced and
initial experiments are looking good, I will tell you more as I
get a handle on it. If you like you can download a trial version
which actually will let you create Shockwave files, you just can't
save your source files. You can find it at KoolMoves.Com
I have also installed a new guest book. This one is hosted on my
site, the old one was pumping more and more random ads at visitors
and only displaying signings for the last ten days, so if you haven't
signed my guest book, or it's been a while since you did, you can
sign
it here, if you like.
April 7,
2004
Have added a new area to the
cartooning page, it's about why
you may want to think about cartooning with Macromedia Flash.
March 22,
2004
Whoops, I've been busy
working on the site but I've forgotten to update this page.
Anyway, I have added a new section The
booklist where I have stared to write a brief description on
some of the books that I find useful. So far There is a page for
cartooning books and a page for books on animation. I will add more
books as I get the time. I have also provided links to Amazon for
each of the books, so you can go and check out what other people
think of these books.
I have also added a new section
on cartooning(as opposed to animation). This
area is for stuff such as strip cartoons, single panel cartoons
and comic books. There isn't too much in the cartooning section
at the moment, but I have put a mini tutorial on drawing with Flash,
this will be a series, and I will add more tutorials as they are
created.
It is quite remarkable what can be achieved with Flash, from what
appears to be a very limited set of tools, but they are very versatile,
and the biggest advantage as far as I can see is that once you learn
how to use the few tools available, you can just concentrate on
the process of creation. I find I often get side tracked when using
some of the major graphics programs, playing around with all of
the extra tools and special effects.
Actually I have now gone back to Flash 3, for cartooning purposes.
It has a very simple layout, it loads in about 1 second and really
has all that you need for drawing cartoons. Even this
cartoon drawing tutorial was created with Flash 3.
Well that's enough for now, back to the (Flash 3) drawing board.
Maroochydore IT section has moved to the Mooloolooba
campus. We have a brand new building with brand new equipment, and
of course teething problems, but once everything is sorted out it
will be great.
Maroochydore ??
A few people have asked where the heck is Maroochydore?
It is located on The Sunshine Coast in sunny Queensland, Australia.
To find out more have a look at The
Sunshine Coast tourist information web page.
Oh by the way, Mooloolooba is just a few miles up the coast from
Maroochydore.
Site Revamp
Actually, many of you will have never seen my old site, as it was
only intended for students undertaking my multimedia classes at
Maroochydore TAFE. However some of my students have persuaded me
to make this available more widely. I think that their logic is
"Why should we be the only ones to suffer?"