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Topic: Do you use a PC or a Mac? Pls help w/ my stats paper! |
Ben Barker
Replies: 43
Views: 16024
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Sun May 05, 2002 6:59 am Subject: Do you use a PC or a Mac? Pls help w/ my stats paper! |
PC 3D mostly, some 2D as well. |
Topic: Hey fellow artists. CG alien desktop |
Ben Barker
Replies: 15
Views: 5045
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Sat May 04, 2002 7:37 pm Subject: Hey fellow artists. CG alien desktop |
What a coincidence. I was just looking at your stuff on the alienware website today, and wondering if you took part in artist's forums.
I think this is one of your better pieces. Here's a crit, thou ... |
Topic: The Best Sijun Threads |
Ben Barker
Replies: 16
Views: 5166
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2002 7:59 pm Subject: The Best Sijun Threads |
Don't thank me, thank Dhab, or the great artists here who tolerate our bullshit and give great advice images/smiles/icon_smile.gif
Here's some more. Despite what people say about the state of the ... |
Topic: Blade Two (no spoilers!!) |
Ben Barker
Replies: 11
Views: 3617
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Forum: Random Musings Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2002 4:51 pm Subject: Blade Two (no spoilers!!) |
Yeah, I agree. It was very entertaining. |
Topic: Photoshop 7 Brush Engine Info |
Ben Barker
Replies: 5
Views: 1828
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2002 4:45 pm Subject: Photoshop 7 Brush Engine Info |
Hmm, I don't know. Photoshop has gotten to the point where everything they add just makes it take more and more memory, and gives a smaller and smaller benefit. You can only make a program so good. Bu ... |
Topic: The Best Sijun Threads |
Ben Barker
Replies: 16
Views: 5166
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2002 5:20 pm Subject: The Best Sijun Threads |
Here are a few, though I lost my bookmarks a while ago, so these are pretty recent. Got any threads with valuable tips, informative paintovers, or the like? Post them here for people who might have mi ... |
Topic: please help in my search for this artist |
Ben Barker
Replies: 4
Views: 1513
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2002 4:53 pm Subject: please help in my search for this artist |
Keel is Vebjorn. One of my favorite artists. [url=http://home.broadpark.no/~vstromm/index.htm]http://home.broadpark.no/~vstromm/index.htm |
Topic: About Atheists |
Ben Barker
Replies: 13
Views: 3931
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Forum: Random Musings Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2002 4:34 pm Subject: About Atheists |
I've wondered about that myself. Where will I get married? I've decided it will be wherever my fiance wants to. Frankly it makes no difference to me. |
Topic: Blender 3D is GONE |
Ben Barker
Replies: 2
Views: 1255
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2002 4:28 pm Subject: Blender 3D is GONE |
Bummer. Hopefully they will GPL the source and release it. |
Topic: GI Joe commercial |
Ben Barker
Replies: 9
Views: 2712
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2002 12:01 am Subject: GI Joe commercial |
Wow Dr. Bang, you aren't kidding.
http://www.benbarker.com/gijoecitadel.jpg
I hope there is an explanation for this. |
Topic: 3d Male Head |
Ben Barker
Replies: 11
Views: 3343
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Forum: Work in Progress Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2002 7:00 pm Subject: 3d Male Head |
I think he means the mons, like the mons pubis. The pad of fat above the labia on the front of the pelvis.
Nice modeling jobs on both. Don't forget to close in the back of the mouth and add teeth. Th ... |
Topic: A fun little versus game |
Ben Barker
Replies: 120
Views: 26374
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Forum: Random Musings Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2002 2:36 pm Subject: A fun little versus game |
????
David Bowie
David Bowie vs. Jeff Goldblum as the Brundlefly |
Topic: Photoshop - difference between CMYK & RBG |
Ben Barker
Replies: 8
Views: 3067
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2002 9:25 am Subject: Photoshop - difference between CMYK & RBG |
"I guess my main concern is what can I do to get what I have showing on my computer monitor to look fairly similar in print and on video/TV/etc..."
In a different world maybe. You can only take steps ... |
Topic: Influenced by Giger? (Survey for coursework) |
Ben Barker
Replies: 4
Views: 1613
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2002 9:06 am Subject: Influenced by Giger? (Survey for coursework) |
Yeah, I am too. Especially my junior year in high school. Jesus christ, my classmates thought I was nuts. A couple of the other art teachers asked my teacher, when he showed the work, "Aren't you afra ... |
Topic: Words of windows |
Ben Barker
Replies: 13
Views: 4334
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Forum: Random Musings Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2002 3:26 pm Subject: Words of windows |
What's that Walt Disney quote about needing animators to make movies? I thought someone had it in their sig... |
Topic: Techies against creativity |
Ben Barker
Replies: 47
Views: 20037
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2002 7:40 pm Subject: Techies against creativity |
I guess it all comes down to the old "nature versus nurture" argument that is applied to so many things today. But when I said "the desire to be an artist", I meant people who are serious about it. I ... |
Topic: Best 3D Animation I've Ever Seen. |
Ben Barker
Replies: 4
Views: 1753
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2002 10:01 pm Subject: Best 3D Animation I've Ever Seen. |
Wow, that was awesome.
I always liked this website: [url=http://www.amazonsoul.com/main.html]http://www.amazonsoul.com/main.html |
Topic: Techies against creativity |
Ben Barker
Replies: 47
Views: 20037
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2002 7:08 pm Subject: Techies against creativity |
Lunatique, I agree. But I also believe almost everything on that list can be learned, or deficiencies can be turned into strengths through practice. Perhaps it's very American of me to believe the old ... |
Topic: pc vs. mac in college |
Ben Barker
Replies: 3
Views: 1651
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2002 9:11 pm Subject: pc vs. mac in college |
Graphic design, anything 2D, including video editing is usually mac.
3D animation, industrial design, everything else usually pc.
There are exceptions to both. |
Topic: Techies against creativity |
Ben Barker
Replies: 47
Views: 20037
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2002 8:47 pm Subject: Techies against creativity |
It's all about how you see things. There's no mystical cap to your drawing ability, that you can improve so much but never any more. The only thing keeping you from drawing like you desire to draw is ... |
Topic: Big Black Lies |
Ben Barker
Replies: 71
Views: 15670
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Forum: Random Musings Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2002 8:13 am Subject: Big Black Lies |
I predict this thread reaches over 100 posts.
Prove me wrong. |
Topic: IE problem |
Ben Barker
Replies: 2
Views: 2079
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Forum: Random Musings Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2002 9:40 pm Subject: IE problem |
Hmmm. I've heard turning down video acceleration in your display properties a notch or two can sometimes solve weird browser display properties. Especially on shitty ATI video cards like mine. As can ... |
Topic: Speach about Evolution... |
Ben Barker
Replies: 83
Views: 22270
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Forum: Random Musings Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2002 9:28 pm Subject: Speach about Evolution... |
Humans have evolved technology far faster than we've evolved the wisdom and understanding to use it properly. We spend so much energy devoting ourselves to individual "religions", and thinking that ou ... |
Topic: Techies against creativity |
Ben Barker
Replies: 47
Views: 20037
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2002 5:52 pm Subject: Techies against creativity |
Lunatique, you are so right. I had a digital design teacher like that. He believed, and I quote, that "once you know what buttons to push, a 10 year old can make 3D animation". Interestingly enough, h ... |
Topic: Need HTML help plz! |
Ben Barker
Replies: 2
Views: 1725
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2002 10:55 am Subject: Need HTML help plz! |
Usually web servers have to have a file called index.htm, or index.html in the root directory to open. Name your main page index.htm, or make an index.htm page that is a splash page and links to txcma ... |
Topic: Jez is FURIOUS. |
Ben Barker
Replies: 18
Views: 4057
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Forum: Random Musings Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2002 12:24 am Subject: Jez is FURIOUS. |
It's obvious your're not an idiot. And the situation sucks. But if you work in service you know that, in general, you work to help the customer. All the time some circumstance gets in the way, totally ... |
Topic: Jez is FURIOUS. |
Ben Barker
Replies: 18
Views: 4057
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Forum: Random Musings Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2002 10:50 pm Subject: Jez is FURIOUS. |
No, fire away. I deal with people's bitching all day. I've been physically threatened. I won't take anything you say personally.
Just remember there are reasons behind dumb policies. Usually dumb re ... |
Topic: Jez is FURIOUS. |
Ben Barker
Replies: 18
Views: 4057
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Forum: Random Musings Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2002 10:32 pm Subject: Jez is FURIOUS. |
OK, I work in customer service in a pretty big retail computer chain, so here are a few things to remember. Remembering these things will get you a lot farther in any retail situation:
1. Our store s ... |
Topic: Zbrush crap or godlike? |
Ben Barker
Replies: 4
Views: 1679
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2002 9:35 pm Subject: Zbrush crap or godlike? |
Exactly. Pixelator's stuff really rocks, but I've seen some extreme crap too. |
Topic: What's a good scanner? |
Ben Barker
Replies: 3
Views: 1101
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Forum: Random Musings Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2002 10:04 pm Subject: What's a good scanner? |
Well, the DPI has no effect on the aspect ratio. It is the density of the image's pixels. It should probably be ppi, pixels per inch, but since printers use dots per inch I think the terms are interch ... |
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