digitani

Sorry I've been away for so long.  A lot has been going on.  Part of the reason is that I have been distracted once again by a shiny object.  This object being cell-shaded 3D anime.  I have been wanting to do this for a long time, but I just figured it out recently.  I know Poser has a good toon render engine, but I recently found out how to do a really good job via DAZ Studio using only free shaders.  Check out the blog at my site to see an explanation of how. DAZ Studio Free Toon Shaders I plan to do an in-depth tutorial on how to do anime style cell-shaded renders in the future, but it is taking a while. Darn short attention span!  ;-)

Hey, I am starting a new music video, and I want to make this one a collaborative effort.  I have been wanting to experiment with collaboration in an animation for a long time now.  I created a project for this on The Animation Developers Network. Check out the details here. The song is called Beat the Bass.  Like with my last video, -stikebeam- this song comes from an independent artist on Newgrounds and the song is under a Creative Commons license, so it is OK to redistribute it as a music video. I think more will be merrier in this situation, so if you like animation, don't hesitate to throw your hat in the ring.  It should be a way to

Finally -strikebeam- is finished!  I am pleased with the way it turned out.  Let me know what you think! If you like it, please send the link to your friends, and if you have a YouTube account, please rate me. Streamed version Downloadable Full DVD Quality I hope you all enjoy it!  Thanks for checking it out!