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Ask Me Anything...

LycanthropeXLycanthropeX Posts: 2,287
edited December 1969 in The Commons

Ok I have seen a number of "ask me anything" videos on YouTube, people take questions from twitter and facebook and then do a video responding to those questions. I really do not have a following on twitter or FB so I figured I would open it up to you all. Basically my plan is to focus on my artwork, my inspirations etc. and have my art work in the background as I answer your questions. If I get enough good questions I will post a link here to the finished video. So here it is, your chance to ask me anything.

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  • Lissa_xyzLissa_xyz Posts: 6,116
    edited March 2014

    I always said I'd love the chance to walk around in your brain, and now that I can, I can't think of a damn thing. :shut:

    I just love your imagination and knack for turning things into something other than what they are originally. I loved watching your "how I did it" posts in FirstBastion's contests. Hell, a vid or two on your process with doing that would be nice.

    Do you post your stuff online somewhere these days? Your DA account that I knew about hasn't had anything since that Incidious contest last summer.

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  • LycanthropeXLycanthropeX Posts: 2,287
    edited December 1969

    I haven't been posting much online anymore. I really would like to get all my stuff in one central location where people can find it. trouble is a good portion of my work violates the TOS of most sites. Unfortunately the only sites that i can post on are usually adult/ porn sites, and while my work some times contains nudity, i really don't think of it as porn. My work is more towards the icky gore and violence side of things.

    DA is probably one of the few places where I can post my work... but I just never really cared for their site. Not sure what it is but going there kinda gives me the same feeling i get when I see trypophobia images. When I get some new images done they will probably go up at DA. I have been in a bit of a funk since last October, not really done anything since then and that is really not like me.

    Not sure if I will be doing any video tutorials. I don't have a program that does the screen videos like you see in most, and truth be told I am really crap at doing tutorials. Its so much easier to just do this stuff than it is to try to explain how to do it.

    I think I am coming out of my funk now and have a few projects in the works. I think a lot of my stuff is probably going to end up on my YouTube channel. I also have a comic book I have had on the back burner since last September. Not sure if or when or where that will be posted.

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited December 1969

    anything on camera framing other than rule of thirds?

  • LycanthropeXLycanthropeX Posts: 2,287
    edited December 1969

    Misty Whisky said:
    anything on camera framing other than rule of thirds?

    Not really looking to do a tutorial video, and there is so much out there on composition already, a quick web search will bring up a lot. The rule of thirds is not the only method of composing an image certainly, there are many others. But it is the simplest to learn and its very effective. One thing I will say that many 3D artists seem to lack is use of Line. Doing an image is like telling a story graphically. The subject of the image ( figure or object ) is your main character. You want everything else in the image to draw the eye toward your subject. You can use the other figures and objects in the scene like arrows to point toward the subject. In stead of placing objects randomly, place them so they draw the eye to the subject, use line and perspective to create arrows. Say you have an elf in a forest and you place a fallen log on the ground, instead of laying the log cross ways, lay the log so that the line and perspective point toward the elf. Everything in your scene should have a purpose, things are not just there to be there they are there to enhance the subject. If it doesn't enhance the subject then get rid of it. Subconsciously we all know this. When you sit back and look at a piece and it just isn't working somehow but you can't quite see why, usually its because a line is distracting from the subject. Once you know why something doesn't work you find you can quickly fix the problem, or better yet you start to plan your work so that you don't make those mistakes from the start. Another thing is don't be afraid of the dark, so many images in my opinion are just too bright and evenly lit. You can use light and shadow to enhance your subject just like you use line. If the subject is well lit then the further you get from the subject should be darker. The contrast will naturally draw the eye to the light.

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited December 1969

    hmm. thoughtfuls.

    would you be into offering critiques on composition if we post renders here? like, where the lines are screwy and where it would be better?

    would be nice for advice from a professional.

  • LycanthropeXLycanthropeX Posts: 2,287
    edited December 1969

    Misty Whisky said:
    hmm. thoughtfuls.

    would you be into offering critiques on composition if we post renders here? like, where the lines are screwy and where it would be better?

    would be nice for advice from a professional.

    not exactly what i had in mind for this thread. If there is some interest in that I might start another thread for that

    I was looking at this as more along the lines of "get to know the artist" rather than tutorials and techniques. I'm really terrible at tutorials. But I can do critiques fairly quickly and I try to make them encouraging. I hate critiques that get too negative and discouraging.

  • Scott LivingstonScott Livingston Posts: 4,340
    edited December 1969

    Vaskania said:
    I always said I'd love the chance to walk around in your brain, and now that I can, I can't think of a damn thing. :shut:

    I know, right?

    Thanks for doing this, LycanthropeX. If I think of any good questions I'll post them...

  • LycanthropeXLycanthropeX Posts: 2,287
    edited December 1969

    Scott-Livingston said:
    Vaskania said:
    I always said I'd love the chance to walk around in your brain, and now that I can, I can't think of a damn thing. :shut:

    I know, right?

    Thanks for doing this, LycanthropeX. If I think of any good questions I'll post them...

    who said they had to be good? evil questions are welcome, i'm not picky

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited December 1969

    do you have any favorite renders in the gallery? or on da gallery?

  • DireBunnyDireBunny Posts: 556
    edited December 1969

    What is the square root of bacon?

  • LycanthropeXLycanthropeX Posts: 2,287
    edited December 1969

    Dire Bunny said:
    What is the square root of bacon?

    narwhals bacon at midnight

  • LycanthropeXLycanthropeX Posts: 2,287
    edited December 1969

    Misty Whisky said:
    do you have any favorite renders in the gallery? or on da gallery?

    my own or someone elses?

  • Lissa_xyzLissa_xyz Posts: 6,116
    edited March 2014

    LycanthropeX said:
    I haven't been posting much online anymore. I really would like to get all my stuff in one central location where people can find it. trouble is a good portion of my work violates the TOS of most sites. Unfortunately the only sites that i can post on are usually adult/ porn sites, and while my work some times contains nudity, i really don't think of it as porn. My work is more towards the icky gore and violence side of things.

    DA is probably one of the few places where I can post my work... but I just never really cared for their site. Not sure what it is but going there kinda gives me the same feeling i get when I see trypophobia images. When I get some new images done they will probably go up at DA. I have been in a bit of a funk since last October, not really done anything since then and that is really not like me.

    Not sure if I will be doing any video tutorials. I don't have a program that does the screen videos like you see in most, and truth be told I am really crap at doing tutorials. Its so much easier to just do this stuff than it is to try to explain how to do it.

    I think I am coming out of my funk now and have a few projects in the works. I think a lot of my stuff is probably going to end up on my YouTube channel. I also have a comic book I have had on the back burner since last September. Not sure if or when or where that will be posted.
    I'm looking forward to seeing more from you. I keep getting in funks myself and spreading myself too thin. So many media styles I like and need to learn/expand on that I keep jumping in with both feet in everything and end up belly flopping and smacking my face instead.

    I would suggest Flickr with a content rating of restricted on your images, but their new system can be awful in some areas. For example, when setting filters, the settings window shows you the last used settings rather than the current settings for the album you're editing, so everything looks like it has the same damn settings when you're editing (when they don't). I went through flickr settings for 2 hours with a friend before we figured that out.

    Another option if you can afford it is getting your own webspace and throwing a gallery script on it.

    LycanthropeX said:
    What is the square root of bacon?

    narwhals bacon at midnight

    Sorry, I have to
    http://www.weebls-stuff.com/songs/Narwhals/ ;)

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  • Scott LivingstonScott Livingston Posts: 4,340
    edited December 1969

    LycanthropeX said:
    Misty Whisky said:
    do you have any favorite renders in the gallery? or on da gallery?

    my own or someone elses?
    I can't speak for Misty Whisky, but I'd be interested in hearing both...start with your own, and if you'd like to share any favorite images by other artists, that would be interesting to see too.

    How long do you typically spend on a project? And how much of that is postproduction? (Maybe there's no such thing as a "typical" project--in that case, what's the range of time?)

  • JaderailJaderail Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    This I got to see... I have one of LX's mini Tut's folks. For learning how to kitbash images into new images HE is the Man to talk too.

  • LycanthropeXLycanthropeX Posts: 2,287
    edited December 1969

    not looking to do a tutorial, this is a more "get to know the artist" sort of thing. More like an interview style format

  • GumpOtakuGumpOtaku Posts: 106
    edited December 1969

    LycanthropeX said:
    not looking to do a tutorial, this is a more "get to know the artist" sort of thing. More like an interview style format

    Okay, I'll play ball...


    1) What is your stance on realistic renders?

    2) Realistically, what is the average time of a render (including all render preparations and postwork?)

    3) What is your take on toon\anime renders?

    ~GO

  • LycanthropeXLycanthropeX Posts: 2,287
    edited December 1969

    GumpOtaku said:
    LycanthropeX said:
    not looking to do a tutorial, this is a more "get to know the artist" sort of thing. More like an interview style format

    Okay, I'll play ball...


    1) What is your stance on realistic renders?

    2) Realistically, what is the average time of a render (including all render preparations and postwork?)

    3) What is your take on toon\anime renders?

    ~GO

    good questions :)

  • DireBunnyDireBunny Posts: 556
    edited December 1969

    LycanthropeX said:
    Dire Bunny said:
    What is the square root of bacon?

    narwhals bacon at midnight
    awesome! one of life's greatest mysteries answered,only 12 more to go.

  • jorge dorlandojorge dorlando Posts: 1,157
    edited December 1969

    Ok...
    ... I'm from Brazil ... Everything you say apart from the forum, I need to translate into Portuguese of Brazil, to know what they are saying, thank you google translator by oline ...
    the question is:
    these two acronyms that appear in the subject of some topics:
    ISO, and OT
    What did it mean?
    thank you

  • Lissa_xyzLissa_xyz Posts: 6,116
    edited March 2014

    ISO: In Search Of. Used when someone is looking for something.
    OT: Off Topic. Generally used when the thread posted has absolutely nothing to do with 3d/art/etc.

    Post edited by Lissa_xyz on
  • LycanthropeXLycanthropeX Posts: 2,287
    edited December 1969

    Vaskania said:
    ISO: In Search Of. Used when someone is looking for something.
    OT: Off Topic. Generally used when the thread posted has absolutely nothing to do with 3d/art/etc.

    what what what? ISO doesn't mean Incredibly Super Orgasm????

  • jorge dorlandojorge dorlando Posts: 1,157
    edited December 1969

    Vaskania said:
    ISO: In Search Of. Used when someone is looking for something.
    OT: Off Topic. Generally used when the thread posted has absolutely nothing to do with 3d/art/etc.

    Hmmm, so that's it!
    as this is not translatable, I always tried to decipher this puzzle, by own account ...
    A weary time, I decided to ask
    Thanks for the help
  • Lissa_xyzLissa_xyz Posts: 6,116
    edited December 1969

    LycanthropeX said:
    Vaskania said:
    ISO: In Search Of. Used when someone is looking for something.
    OT: Off Topic. Generally used when the thread posted has absolutely nothing to do with 3d/art/etc.

    what what what? ISO doesn't mean Incredibly Super Orgasm????
    LOL

  • jorge dorlandojorge dorlando Posts: 1,157
    edited March 2014

    Vaskania said:
    LycanthropeX said:
    Vaskania said:
    ISO: In Search Of. Used when someone is looking for something.
    OT: Off Topic. Generally used when the thread posted has absolutely nothing to do with 3d/art/etc.

    what what what? ISO doesn't mean Incredibly Super Orgasm????


    LOL
    Here we go again ...
    "LOL" is the same as wow?
    Sem_título.jpg
    1920 x 1080 - 165K
    Post edited by jorge dorlando on
  • Lissa_xyzLissa_xyz Posts: 6,116
    edited March 2014

    'lol' is laugh out loud. You do it when something makes you laugh.
    'lmao' is laugh my ass off- when something makes you pretty much spit stuff out at your monitor

    The internet is full of acronyms and abbreviations.

    Post edited by Lissa_xyz on
  • jorge dorlandojorge dorlando Posts: 1,157
    edited December 1969

    Vaskania said:
    'lol' is laugh out loud. You do it when something makes you laugh.
    'lmao' is laugh my ass off- when something makes you pretty much spit stuff out at your monitor

    The internet is full of acronyms and abbreviations.


    Oh, this imao! Had also forgotten about him. Good point, I've seen this "imao" in various posts, but never did
    Well along with your previous post, I saved it here on my notepad:
    ISO, OT, imao and lol (and their meanings)
    thank you
  • jorge dorlandojorge dorlando Posts: 1,157
    edited December 1969

    And now I know the meaning of these, I'll get to use them too!

  • jorge dorlandojorge dorlando Posts: 1,157
    edited December 1969

    One other thing:
    In the image below, is a postwork script for poser render.
    There somewhere another plugin / script (not the reality), but that gives options postwork, as the post-render vue?

    Sem_título.jpg
    1920 x 1080 - 351K
  • Lissa_xyzLissa_xyz Posts: 6,116
    edited March 2014

    Poser just has basic postwork options. You'll need to take your render into something like PSP, Photoshop, Gimp, etc for anything major.

    @Lycan, I know I'm not you, lol.. just figured that since these aren't Lycan specific I'd go ahead and tackle 'em. :P

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