Happy Camper

The modeling portion of my demo reel project is finished; I also decided to incorporate some of my best work over the past year. Although the crate was modeled by my instructor, Brett McLaughlin, I created the texture for it. The reel will showcase, in turntable format, my best models, finishing off with an adorable animated short, of my happy little camper!

Animation for Reel

I had a groovy idea when I woke up this morning ... I couldn't shake it, even after such little sleep!! X3 Going to model the cats from my kiddie book and add them to the tropical island scene I modeled for my last project!

WIP


Only half, but looking like a kitty cat none the less!!

3 More Sleeps...Until College!!

And I'm quite excited about it, too!! It feels like it's been years since I've let myself be involved in the things that I love doing - and I can't wait to get to school!! XD

Today, I've been tinkering around in my fave 3D program: Poser :) It's a delicious little animation program, that isn't that expensive for the average joe...which is good, because I'm quite the "joe" in the financial department right now. lol

Some pretty cool renders came out of working with these 3D anime figures today :) I'm quite pleased with how they're rigged! Here's an image from today's excitement!!

Finally Moving!

=3 Yes, it's true! I've finally sold my house in town here and I've found a great place to live for the upcoming months: my Dad's house, out of town! I feel so fortunate that I feel as if I am the luckiest girl in the world!

Tomorrow after work, he will be in town, and he's asked that I have a bunch of stuff (that I won't be needing in the next short while) packed up, so we can move it with us when we go tomorrow.

Life so far has been kind of strange: I've become kind of distant with the kittehs and I fear that Pickles is suffering in a way, where he's acting out like a rebellious "teen." Spook, however, seems to be unaffected by a lot of this and I wonder if we've become closer. I'm happy for that, but I want to work harder to help Pickles feel happier - I worry about him; he acts out, attacks for no reason - he's not happy and I feel it's because I've been neglecting them. :(

Now I'm almost finished my supper for the evening - am I stalling? What I have to do tonight:

• pack - I want to get some stuff in the upstairs PACKED
• >> in the closet
• >> in the 2 dressers
• >> possibly some random crap

It's now 8pm - I feel over whelmed when I "think" about the process and feel that it is best to just DO IT - once I am doing it, I'll feel better once boxes and bags continue to "pile up!" I may get only a short bit done tonight, but I guarantee: there is also a life lesson in this - and I believe I heard it right, on the news tonight; a great piece about a Winnipeg animator, Cordell Barker [link to CTV clip here] - he said:

"It's like most things in life: it's the anticipation is much worse than the reality." Quote Cordell Barker

=3 *cheers & big hugs to Barker* I really needed to hear that right now, let alone it was very inspiring to hear a clip on animation ... I'm going to get cracking on packing *a-hahaaaaaaboy* =3

*big hugs, lots of love*

PS - Barker says, to what makes a great animator: "Storytelling, timing, structure." Quote Cordell Barker

... PS - He's super good looking for an older dude ;-) X-D