My Final Jackalope Film is finally finished, and it also got a 3rd Place Trophy Last week:
I also got Cinema 4D and not only was I obsessively playing with it, and learning simple stuff, but I started doing my Logo animation/motion-graphics with a new NURBS Extrude. Here's a compilation of the older stuff and the new Cinema 4D. (I also have Houdini but I don't understand it at all)
My animated video content seems to do rather well. My views on YouTube don;t even get counted most of the time, tho'. I've tested it.
I did THIS Waterfall particles bit using JUST that CC Particle World in After Effects. It took several tries over a span of 3 weeks.
Oh, and I have Red Giant's Trapcode Suit! ^,^ So, I made a simple smoke test. I think this was the 3rd try, but it was rather easy. However, I must've obsessively looked up SO MANY tutorials for Trapcode that I didn't even do much with it, and it was THE PROGRAM PLUGIN I wanted SO BAD!
I also got some cool plugins by Video Copilot, but haven;t used them yet.
It's just that I got so obsessive with Cinema 4D, plus I often have a problem with pesky hackers. I honestly HAVE ZERO INTEREST in becoming some kind of 3D artist. But, I like using some bits to supplement my artwork. I DO NOT like the idea of 3D REPLACING ME AS AN ARTIST, NOR REPLACING MY ART.
I'm also a TERRIBLE Tweening animator, and I'm not good at curves N vectors.
Anyways, I am constantly looking up tutorials, demos, and resources to learn the various things I can do, often in combination, with the software I have now.
I'm curious to try to get Blender also.
The 2 main things I want to use 3D CGI Software are only a few things. For the most part, I prefer doing animation as a Traditional Animator, frame-by-frame, hand drawn. But I like VFX, and I like things like particles, extrude, and props like furniture, background elements, buildings, machines, architecture, and camera movements in an environment.
I'm FINE with using the 3D programs and elements AS A TOOL.
I am NOT 3D's bitch, 3D IS MY BITCH! It is MY TOOL! I MAKE THE ART. I AM THE ARTIST, and NOT THE MACHINE. ARTISTS ARE NOT MACHINES. (I feel the same way about this as I do about "the industry", but also aspects of academia, politics, herd psychology, social presuppositions, and many other things.)
So, what is it I wish to do?
Well, as always, I have a number of concepts that are LARGER GOALS, much longer down the line, but totally doable... Some day, I wish to do those things.
SOME DAY
THIS WILL BECOME A REALITY!
BELIEVE IT!
I KNOW it can be done because a BIG inspiration to me that proves to me it can be done is the beginning part of Titan AE:
The GRASS in the open planes and savannas. THAT is what I NEED it for!
Some of my old work:
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