The Orb by ronviers

Hey Foxxee if you get a chance look in on the birth of orb thread to see the one I did with an alien fetus inside it - creepy.

I just saw it... YOUZA freaky~

Hi Foxxee~

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Well, what can you say when it comes to a group of like-mind folks like us

I plead the fifth...

No Way!!!

And after I had given up!

It doesn't go by how many times it's downloaded, but how much usage it gets.

Yes, he has 3! Ron, you have to come back now.

Anyone can do that kind of art. Just a matter of learning the program and buying models to plop in the scene.

Of course Ron is coming back!!!

Congradulations!!!

Yeah, number of downloads doesn't mean anything.....it's your filter being used

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ronviers wrote: I still have lifetime upgrades to get

I don't think you can do it!!! ***overt attempt to use reverse psychology on Ron to get him back*** LOL......

LOL.... Well, you got the program.....and sure will come in handy with Maya. What are you working on now???

Can you post some of it???

I'm sure everyone would be willing to give you critiques as you go along. I look forward to seeing them

No problem, send them over and I'll give you a honest critique anytime time you like

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Carl wrote: Are we going to see some new filters from you Ron Smile

Definitely – I can hardly wait to get started. In fact I had an idea last night that might be pretty cool. Unfortunately I have other things I need to work on first.
I did manage to get most everything going again hardware wise. I don't like moving or opening my computer but because of the bad graphics card I had to three times, memory – two times, hard drive – two times. Now, after all that, the DVD has stopped ejecting. I probably knocked off a cable or something with all that screwing around. I use the DVD for burning archives and I am not making anything to archive right now so I will ignore it for as long as possible.
Back to work. I'm trying to figure out what the exact differences are between a shader, a material, a shading algorithm, a shading node, a shading material, a material definition, a shading node with attributes and maps, a shading group and shading network.

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StevieJ wrote: I was also getting confused reading what you were doing in Maya at the end there

Much of the confusion stems from my system of keeping two sets of notes; one for industry jargon and another for Maya terminology. Apparently I might as well call shaders, materials and shading materials, synonyms in the context of the broader 3D community. I figure that once I get the idea of how Maya handles the nodes, attributes, groups, and networks I will be able to follow what people are talking about in any case.

In Maya; as soon as a texture is attached to the attribute of a material it becomes a shading network - which sounds extremely close to what you just said.

does the new update do everything the old one did, ronviers?

thanks, ronviers

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StevieJ wrote: I like your improvements to this.

I do so dislike faint praise. The changes are spectacular.

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StevieJ wrote: I know you are not talking

Who's not talking? I'm talking. I have just been sulking. I noticed during the sign up process for the ff forums that ticking the ‘act like a big baby’ option disabled the ‘throw a tantrum’ and ‘maintain universal respect’ options but I decided to do it anyway – I’m not the tantrum type.

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StevieJ wrote: I hold insensitive Republican-leaning political views

Interesting alterations/improvements

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StevieJ wrote: I'm not as insensitive as you might think.

Hey, you're not really the 'leave britney alone' guy are you?! I love that guy!

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ronviers wrote: Hey, you're not really the 'leave britney alone' guy are you?! I love that guy!

LOL..... No, but I do feel sorry for her.....and even more so for her children.....

With that said, let's talk about something that I know you love.....UFC mixed martial arts fighting.....I think George St Pierre is going to woop Matt Serra's arse!!!

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Carl wrote: I like em especially preset 5

Ok Carl. I have made you your own custom orb filter - complete with a Carl slider.

Carlgvs Orb.ffxml