1. Daytona Paint Job by Paul

    Green and Beige Triumph - Side View

    When someone puts one of my models to good use, I always love seeing the story behind it and the final results. Here are a few images of what Paul has been up to with my Daytona model.

    Paul mentioned that his IRL Daytona’s paint is looking really bad. He mentioned that the stickers on the tank (more…)

  2. 17 Tools For Making Awesome Client Presentations

    Yet another great post from our blog-guru rockstar designer +Jessica Moon at digital-telepathy #blog

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    17 Tools For Making Awesome Client Presentations | Vandelay Design Blog
    Ask five designers how they handle client design presentations and you’ll get five different answers. Some like to do their presentations in person, accompanying their designs with printouts detailing…

  3. Motorcycle Tire Deformation Order

    Tire Deformation Order Snapshot

    I recently posted a couple of images showing what I’ve learned about modeling a motorcycle tire that’s subdivided. In this screencast, I’ll show you the best way to

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  4. Cinema 4D Motorcycle Chain Rig Walkthrough

    Motorcycle Chain Walkthrough Snapshot

    Here’s a video walkthrough of the motorcycle chain rig I recently posted. I’m trying to create more screencasts as I think they have long lasting value, just as a blog post like this one does. The main purpose of this walkthrough is to accompany the download for this rig available at TurboSquid. The video below walks you though the modifications necessary

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  5. Panorama of CO2 Chart

    I took this image when visiting the Birch Aquarium at Scripps in SanDiego back in 2007. It's composed of three images shot at 14mm and then stitched together and projected as a fisheye. This image is the first that inspired me to get a fisheye lens. I still have not gotten one, but with my current micro-four-thirds setup, a manual focus fisheye is within reach (price-wise). #blog #scripps #panorama

    Panorama of CO2 chart

  6. Papasan Chair Screencast – How the cushion was made

    Papasan Chair - Puffing out the pillowing with displacement

    After one of my commenters requested a tutorial on the creation of this cushion, I started thinking about how to go about doing this.

    Unfortunately a lot of folks request tutorials on topics too broad or lengthy for me to cover in a simple one-screencast sitting, but the Papasan request was manageable. My commenter’s request was simple and to the point.

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