Prophet-Blaq In reply to Eden-West [2016-03-20 20:26:36 +0000 UTC]

Since it is you I guess I have to come out of hiding.
The question is what song was it!? The fate of the world rests on your answer!

You know social media isn't really my thing, I hate to type. I had been meaning to hit you up anyway to speak on your freakin murder bots you been rockin with. I'M FREAKIN JEALOUS, I SAID IT!

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Eden-West In reply to Prophet-Blaq [2016-03-23 01:34:57 +0000 UTC]

I actually.. oh wait now I remember what started all this hell. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYXsjA… There you go. >> 

Nah I get that too, it's just you were on a roll so I knew something was going on for a while if you weren't responding. Hahaha i'm happy you like my teams work! XD Remember it isn't just me! 

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Prophet-Blaq In reply to Eden-West [2016-03-23 07:22:31 +0000 UTC]

I freakin love it! You protected the world this time young sir…this time! I know I been on this persons music b4, now I gotta put some on the iPod so I don't 4get again. I still play Sable out regularly lol.

I feel you that its a team deal, but I'm specifically speaking on your modeling skills man. They teams all together work looks clean and very professional, but I think the models came out dope and whoever did the twitchy animations lol.

To be real I stopped posting cus I hadn't had a chance to respond to a lot of people and didn't want to post something new till I had the chance to catch up with comments...didn't really work out that way tho lol.

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Prophet-Blaq In reply to dbrm [2016-03-20 20:18:46 +0000 UTC]

BWAHAHAHA! Yo, reading this made my day HAHA! Thats hella funny. Thank you Alphabet, I'm really glad you like them so much. Maybe one day I'll get back to it
Thanks again fam!

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dbrm In reply to Prophet-Blaq [2016-04-01 23:22:29 +0000 UTC]

Np man! Didnt know you stopped though, you should continue with it

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Prophet-Blaq In reply to EV-ARTWORK [2016-01-08 22:09:35 +0000 UTC]

Um...well I didn't go to school plus I do everything the wrong way so I might not be the best person to ask, but I can try.
I do base models in maya, detail in zbrush, then go back to maya for all the rigging and animations and stuff. As far as focus, I don't have a life, like at all. When I 1st started I think xbox360 was coming out(I been doin this for a long time lol) and I couldn't afford it so I did this instead lol. It was kinda like playing videogames to me anyway so it just held my attention, thats how it worked for me anyway.

I can't speak on 3DCoat or Blender but I know a lot of people use blender and you can find a lot of stuff on youtube for it. Its kinda like that for most of the stuff tho, if there is something specific your trying to learn then the best thing you can do is just look for tutorials on youtube. Other then that its kinda building up your technique is all. Its always easier to start off with monsters, they don't have to look like anything people can recognize so they always look right lol. But if modeling is all your worried about then you can get real nice at that pretty quick (much better then me) the animation is another story tho. Before animation you have to be able to rig up a 3D model, and thats something a lot of people don't like to do. You can always download pre rigged models by searching for them on google if you want to just practice animation, a lot of animation students do that.

Thats pretty much all I got. I might post up a time when I will be streaming me working on something so I can show a lil bit of my work flow, that might help answer some questions.

 

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EV-ARTWORK In reply to Prophet-Blaq [2016-01-08 22:43:31 +0000 UTC]

I see.  Well, awesome you were able to learn it, and I get the reasoning, part of the reason I especially want to keep pushing what I can do in art and get into 3D is because of the game angle, and it is because I'd prefer to try my hand at making one as opposed to just playing them.  I have a full time job, so that makes time to learn new skills a bit of a chore, but thanks for the quick answer regardless.  And maya huh?  

Still, seeing something in action would be cool, so if you ever do stream, just let me know, please.  And I do ask because, watching tutorials is one thing, actually getting to talk to someone who actually DOES it is another.

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Prophet-Blaq In reply to Goldlory [2015-12-24 22:58:30 +0000 UTC]

HA, thank you very much. I don't know about all that, but I really REALLY appreciate it

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Prophet-Blaq In reply to jupital [2015-12-16 20:27:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! Sorry I'm late, I been working a lot, but I'm hella happy you took the time to look me up and stop by my page :]. I will try to start posting more regularly once things slow down a lil bit.

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Prophet-Blaq In reply to DangerSideburns [2015-10-10 02:26:35 +0000 UTC]

Yo, thank you Sideburns! I don't know how much longer I can keep goin, but I'll do my best.
Good lookin out fam!

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Prophet-Blaq In reply to nekonotaishou [2015-03-16 19:26:36 +0000 UTC]

NO, I'm not okay, I'm not okay at all. My head hurts and something smells in my place........ it might just be me tho, but thats not the point.
Nah, I'm koo, just been stayin busy. I would have got something posted up but my browser keeps shutting down, I even typed this message to you like 3 times but every time I go to hit send it crashes on me :[. And they still wont let me in the club  

Anyway, I see you been rockin with Vue, thats whats up. Also.......I FREAKIN LOV MACARENA!

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nekonotaishou In reply to Prophet-Blaq [2015-03-22 20:19:13 +0000 UTC]

Oh nooo! I hope your browser starts behaving properly soon! Dang, that sucks.

I don't understand why they won't let you in! It's so stupid! I'm gonna ask around again, see if anyone will invite you in.

Thanks lil' bro! Learning Vue's been fun, though I'm not sure I'll ever be too good at it; just not keeping my interest too long.

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Prophet-Blaq In reply to nekonotaishou [2015-03-29 03:01:23 +0000 UTC]

This computer been like this, its just getting worse lol.

I'm not even trippin anymore off that funky o film thing, I ain't gon push it, but thank you so much for all the help you've given me with it all.

You don't seem like the type that just likes to set up a scene, and thats all vue is good for. I know it says that it can integrate with maya but it really cant (not good anyway) and anything worth rendering out that has really good quality vues settings have to be dumb high to do it. I used it for 2 or 3 years but looking back I would say it just aint worth the time like that, especially for a artist like yourself that already knows what your doing. It would be like you knowing how to model but then going and using a bunch of daz poser models and stuff.

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nekonotaishou In reply to Prophet-Blaq [2015-03-29 03:25:25 +0000 UTC]

Oh no! 8( time for a new computer maybe?

I checked the status of the last note I sent to the help desk, and I think you should get an invite soon

With vue, that sounds about right. I do like the instant backgrounds it can give, and the skies and atmosphere effects are pretty darn sweet, but, I can't see myself becoming a vue expert. It just feels like more trouble than it's worth to make a clean image, or get exactly what I'm shooting for. If I were a matte painter or a compositor, I can see how vue would be super useful, but I'm not either  Y'know?

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Prophet-Blaq In reply to nekonotaishou [2015-04-03 17:25:08 +0000 UTC]

Vue does have really nice skies and atmosphere effects, I can't knock that, but it is more trouble than it's worth. Like you said, if your not using it for matte painting then it don't really do much good.

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Prophet-Blaq In reply to Eden-West [2015-03-02 07:17:13 +0000 UTC]

They ain't gone yet, I still got them..... still got this ganglion cyst too but I don't care, I'm ready to blow, I been ready! I got my super square box WoW gamer wrist braces on and some tiger balm heating patches under them for good measure, lets do this!

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Eden-West In reply to Prophet-Blaq [2015-03-14 17:17:19 +0000 UTC]

How's that wrist of yours sir? I haven't heard from ya for a while so I hope your hands haven't snapped off. I still need a useful rival dammit! >( At least it sounds like you have better support now, are those gamer support wrists actually real!? xD they sound silly as crap.

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Prophet-Blaq In reply to Eden-West [2015-03-20 21:51:55 +0000 UTC]

Wouldn't you just love if they fell off, then you could take over the 3D game by your self, well they ain't gon yet sister! I still got some fight in me and my WoW wrist braces on deck(I think they help). You may have won this round but this battle is far from over sir !

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Eden-West In reply to Prophet-Blaq [2015-03-26 07:28:48 +0000 UTC]

I'm... trying to imagine you.. with these huge nerdy like.. giant buster braces that make you barely move around.. and when ever you do you just knock over random shit, like glasses with water in them, or crystal expensive figurines that are on your desk for no apparent reason. You're just also crashing shit and you're like *sigh..*  XDDD 

I will win the battle unless those insanely large braces knock me out from you moving around and me getting in the way!   

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Prophet-Blaq In reply to Eden-West [2015-03-28 23:24:25 +0000 UTC]

The thing is thats exactly whats happening!! Crystal figurines, sighs and all! Stuff will randomly just appear in line of my giant buster braces just to get broken. Everyone knows when I'm coming cus all you hear are crashing sounds and cats...... this is the life I chose to live....... .........

Blah blah! I will defeat you! I don't need my giant buster braces of manly otakudom to do you son! YOU WILL TASTE MY WRATH!!!!

BTW, I guess head shakin is something anime girls just do. They got like 50 of these things.
                  They just keep going........... took me 10minutes to pick the one that worked. Dedication?? Maybe.....idk......BLAH!
 

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Prophet-Blaq In reply to nekonotaishou [2015-02-26 19:53:23 +0000 UTC]

Its not goin, not even a lil bit. At least they sent me somethin last time sayin I wasn't pretty enough to join, this time they didn't even message me back . Maybe it was the threats I was making, I don't know.

Thanks for checkin up on me big sis. I ain't been logged in for a while thinkin if I just gave it time, but I was wrong and now you gotta go beat them up for me. Inigo Montoya said it best "There will be blood tonight!"

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nekonotaishou In reply to Prophet-Blaq [2015-02-28 22:34:16 +0000 UTC]

Dammit, that sucks.

I've sent an inquiry to the helpdesk to see of I can get a do-over on my film invite (the person I used it on has quit DA), and I've also posted an ask on the official DAFilm group. Let's see if this does anything?

In the meantime, keep an eye out if they send you an approval email-thing or whatever? It says it might take up to a month =_=

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Prophet-Blaq In reply to nekonotaishou [2015-03-02 06:37:02 +0000 UTC]

 I can't believe you went through this much trouble to help me out Neko.... I was just playin, I mean not about me tryin to get the film thingy but about you doin any and everythin you could stopping at nothing to make sure I was a film club card holder. When I logged in and seen that post I didn't even know what to say, like really, I'm stuck. At this point I don't even care if they give me a invite or not, (I'm lying, I want in!) I'm just so so very thankful and blown away that you would give me a hand like that. I really cant thank you enough sis!  

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nekonotaishou In reply to Prophet-Blaq [2015-03-03 02:32:40 +0000 UTC]

awww lil bro ;-; I'm just happy to help, 'cuz you're cool

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Prophet-Blaq In reply to nekonotaishou [2015-03-03 03:27:17 +0000 UTC]

I'M NOT AS COOL AS YOU, SUPER COOL GUY!!!  

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nekonotaishou In reply to Prophet-Blaq [2015-03-03 19:39:26 +0000 UTC]

I BEG TO DIFFER! I DON'T KNOW HOW TO RIG CREATURES AND DO ALL THE COOL STUFF YOU CAN DO. I don't even know how to do a displacement map-thing ;_; how to get all the detail from a zsculpt into a low-poly model in Maya?? I don't even... And then rig it??? And then render it?????????? And particles too????!!!   *'splodes*

SO YOU'RE COOL

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Prophet-Blaq In reply to nekonotaishou [2015-03-05 21:16:37 +0000 UTC]

For the displacement and normal map its really easy to do in zbrush. You have to have your uv's laid out and all your sculpting done, but once you got that all you gotta do is go down towards the bottom of your tools till you get to Texture Map Displacement Map and Normal Map tabs. If you need a texture map put the model up to the highest sub lvl and just hit "New from Polypaint" to get whatever you painted to become the texture. Hit "Clone Txtr" and it will send the texture to your texture tab at the top of the window, but you have to hit flip V before exporting the texture file cus it will be upside down when you get it into maya.

Norm and Disp are pretty much the same steps they just take a lil longer to generate. 1st set your model to the lowest sub lvl instead of the high then go to the Normal Map tab. I like to have "tangent" "adaptive" "smoothUV" and "SNormals" all checked, oce you have that just hit "create normalMap". It might take some time, but once its done hit "clone NM" under the NormalMap tab and export out the same way you did the texture map(I use tif files, same as png for the most part and maya reads them fine).

Disp I check "adaptive" and "flip V" and from there I just hit "Create and export Map" unless im gon make a layered texture in photoshop.

And thats it! From there I'm sure you know how to use the nodes in maya to get the textures on you model, and if you have a prob with that just let me know and I will do my best to explain what I know. Rigging is a lil bit more intuitive and I don't know what I'm doing when it comes to rendering but I can do my best to point you in the right direction. I might do a live stream of me doing some of this stuff so if I do I will be sure to let you know b4 hand


Thanks again Sis!!! Your cool Buddy!

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nekonotaishou In reply to Prophet-Blaq [2015-03-07 00:39:10 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow a lot of really good advice! Thanks! I'll try all of it! Thank you lil bro!

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Prophet-Blaq In reply to nekonotaishou [2015-03-07 01:30:02 +0000 UTC]

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Prophet-Blaq In reply to SimonGangl [2015-02-19 20:16:38 +0000 UTC]

Yo thank you man , I'm gigin over the complement. When I seen your The Last Unicorn piece the first thing I did was start trippin. That movie always mad me cry as a kid, I don't know, maybe it was the animation style, or the extinction of the unicorns......I guess I was just a sensitive lil kid lol. I when I seen your piece the other day I was like "Aw Man, Tauros and Rapidash" it would be hot!........My bad, I go off on tangents some times lol.

Anyway, I'm really glad you like my work. I don't really do to much concept art, when I do I don't post it, I do it on paper and not with no tablet.

Thanks again Simon!

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Prophet-Blaq In reply to JWiesner [2015-02-19 02:25:47 +0000 UTC]

Yo thank you J, that means hella hella much comin from you. I found out about you the other day from your "The saints are crippled" on the front page of DA, once I seen that it was a wrap. Your lighting in that and in hella your other pieces is off the chain and I'm especially fond of your sketches. Your a very talented artist that I take great pride in the complements you've given me.

Thanks so much for the lov 4real!

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JWiesner In reply to Prophet-Blaq [2015-02-19 05:36:22 +0000 UTC]

Oh stop flattering me, you!

Animating things is a great skill as well! Man, imagine you creating a whole pokemon videogame with these designs. And you play the trainer, traveling the world, and possibly having to run away and hide from giant pokemon if they're too powerful for your team. Like you're out with your lv5 charmander on day one, take a break near a river and then OH SHIT GYARADOS.

8D

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