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
Adobe Spark Post for Android

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
FLYINSIDE VR Flight Simulator

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
Are you a Serial Overcomplicator?

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
Cessna VR Flight simulator review

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
Character Creator 3

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
3D Sculpting

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

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

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
NYNE Bass Pro Bluetooth Speaker

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
Sextortion Email Scams

Why you shouldn't fall for sextortion email scams

Jun 20, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

I'm not really sure what audience I'm writing this for because no man I know visits porn sites, let alone acknowledge it if they did, so we'll just say this is for genera.... Read More
A clean mesh is a great mesh.

Using ZBrush ZRemesher to Cleanup CC3 Topology

Jun 13, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

Reallusion's Character Creator 3 is a great tool for creating characters and for providing base meshes that can be exported to 3D apps like ZBrush for further refining or comp.... Read More
Listen to my Alexa Conversations

Go Ahead Amazon... Listen to my Alexa Conversations

Jun 06, 2019 at 02:00 pm by Warlord720

I don't know why the two richest men in the world must pick on some of us technology users so much. Don't they have other things to do? You know what I mean… Jeff Bez.... Read More

Which is best? Wireless, Self-contained or Tethered VR?

May 30, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

It's only been a few weeks since I initially wrote about the Vive Wireless Adapter for their HMD (Head Mounted Display). That review on it at $299 US came from the "Is it stil.... Read More

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