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Warlord720

M.D. McCallum

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Commercial Artist, 3D Animator and Character Creator, Published Author, Project Manager and Legend in his own Mind.

User Since: Mar 08, 2018

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Marvelous Designer 9 Brings New Tools

Nov 07, 2019 at 11:44 am by Warlord720

CLO Virtual Fashion released version 9 of its clothing app, Marvelous Designer (MD9) about a month ago. This update packs in a few new tools that are very promising to improvi.... Read More

Puget Systems Workstation - First Use

Oct 31, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

As it always is in life, the Puget System workstation was delivered during a time of travel, changing weather and not enough hours in the day to take the system out of the box.... Read More

Confidence. Seems you either have it or you don't.

Are you scared of the Deep End?

Oct 24, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

Confidence. Seems you either have it or you don't. Not much in between as just a little bit of confidence can go a long way whereas the reverse can keep you from realizing y.... Read More

Quick & Easy Winter Items in Marvelous Designer

Oct 17, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

With Fall here and Winter approaching its time for warm weather clothing and other items such as comforters, pillows, blanket, and bedspreads. It's also the time of year quest.... Read More

Review: 'Automatic Unfold' UV Unwrapper

Oct 10, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

In a recent article, I mentioned unwrapping and a tool I use in 3DS Max, PolyUnwrapper, which saves a lot of time and aggravation. One thing worse than skin weighting is unwra.... Read More

With New Tools Low Poly is Still a Mindset

Oct 03, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

Two of the dominating factions of 3D usage sit firmly at each end of the spectrum. On one end you'll find the high-poly world of image rendering for various uses from advertis.... Read More

Tips: AAA Texturing for the Masses

Sep 26, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

Without AAA texturing a model is just a mesh… and meshes are a dime a dozen. A lot of us can make meshes but can we texture them? Not so much for some of us. Maybe even.... Read More

InstaLOD IS in iClone 7... Sorta

Sep 19, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

In today's busy world, some of the answers to our questions are right in front of us, but we don't see it. Such a case is InstaLOD and iClone 7. Ever since Reallusion a.... Read More

Review: Adobe Spark Post for Android

Sep 12, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

Alright. I admit it. This desktop tower fanatic has finally used a productive app in (gasp) Android on (double gasp) a Galaxy Tab E and liked it (hell HAS frozen over)! Now w.... Read More

Deep Fake Detection Squad

Sep 04, 2019 at 03:49 pm by Warlord720

Whilst reading about the latest, easy to use, Deep Fake app I am even more concerned about the little things those Deep Fakes will screw up. You know… like the upcoming.... Read More

Supersampling - The Unknown SuperHero of VR

Aug 29, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

A funny thing happened on the way to reviewing VR flight simulators. I got sidetracked into the dark side of gaming and VR, looking… nay… praying for a way to ac.... Read More

Review of FLYINSIDE VR Flight Simulator

Aug 21, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

A couple of weeks ago I reviewed a simple, budget-priced virtual reality flight sim, the Cessna VR Flight Simulator. It is a nice introduction to VR flight sims if one is not.... Read More

Do You Make Things Harder Than They Have To Be?

Aug 15, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

In my world of 3D content creation, there is a personality that sticks out more than it probably should. It doesn't necessarily represent the majority of 3D artists, but it do.... Read More

Game review: Descent into Flight Sim Madness

Aug 08, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

Even though I've been away from flight sims for years, I've always liked them. This dates back to green and black CRT screens and Microsoft's first flight simulator. The only.... Read More

Why So Many CC3 Characters Look Alike

Jul 31, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

The other day I was searching the web for something on Character Creator 3 when I came across an answer to a great question about CC3. Why do a lot of CC3 characters look the.... Read More

Tips: Painting Versus Sculpting Detail

Jul 25, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

When you first jump into 3D, there seems to be so much to learn that it can be overwhelming. It's not just dealing with the mesh as you may have already found out. It involves.... Read More

5 Tools in my Character Toolbox

Jul 18, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

My last article on CC3 changing the way characters are made spurred new questions about what tools are in my character pipeline? While these are not the only tools I use, they.... Read More

Character Creator 3 is changing how characters are made

Jul 10, 2019 at 02:56 pm by Warlord720

I've carried on before about this topic but little did I realize, when it came on the scene in its original version, how much Reallusion's Character Creator would change my 3D.... Read More

Understanding Decimation Poke Through

Jul 04, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

If you made a character or made clothing for a character enough times you eventually if not right away run into layer poke through in extreme or even regular poses when transf.... Read More

Review: NYNE Bass Pro Bluetooth Speaker is on 'can't do without' status

Jun 27, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

Last week I got notice of a sale on a Bluetooth speaker. It was on Musicians Friend Stupid Deal of the Day for $59.95 a discount from the usual $150.00 street price of the uni.... Read More