Life in 3d

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Welcome to the Blog where I talk in general about the site and how things in the world are influenceing me and the work, as well as updates to the site like new image galleries, styles i'll be trying out, etc...

I try to update this as often as is possible, but as we all know, time doesnt stand still. :P

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Uni Choices

Posted by Jake at 02:03 PM on February 28, 2009

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Yesterday, I got my final Uni offer...

I now have until 4th May to choose a firm choice for where I want to go, and an insurance choice for if I dont meet the criteria for the firm choice,

It's all a bit daunting really, as this is the choices that are gonna influence the next 3 years at least of my life, and further down the line, when getting a job! mad

But hopefully all will be good, and I can make my choices.

University Offers

Posted by Jake at 07:07 PM on February 24, 2009

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Just a brief update really as to what I have going on in terms of 3d at the moment...

I've been applying to universities over the past few months for various courses in 3d and animation, and I finally have all but one offer back from them. And by the looks of things, im relatively confident. They all require around C's and D's from me, except my first choice which is a bit higher... But all the same, achieveable with the right effort.

I took my portfolio of work along with me for some of the uni interviewsl and they seemed pretty pleased with some of the work I had in there, althought, the consistent advice i recieved was to start drawing, and learn to sketch out ideas and concepts first before taking the leap into the actual 3d scene and models. So I think maybe Life In 3d may get a new album of sketch and concept work that I will scan into the computer. cool

Thanks for reading. smile

A Little Story

Posted by Jake at 09:42 AM on January 05, 2009

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Last night as I had my toothbrush in hand, I grabbed the toothpaste which is next to the hot tap, which is on the left, and the cold tap is on the right, and the soap is in the middle, I had in my left hand the tube of toothpaste, and in my right, my toothbrush while I rested my hand on the cold tap ready to rinse the brush before use. When something I didnt realise until I started to brush my teeth happened...

While resting on the cold tap I had not noticed my toothbrush happened to be in contact with the soap which I had just used to wash my face so was still wet, and therefore I had soap on my toothbrush, not nice...

But, as you may well have already concluded, I did not notice, and upon applying toothpaste to the brush, I began to brush away, until I thought, that tastes a bit funny.

Thats when I noticed the brush marks in the soap. :/

Today my throat is a bit sore from it. :P

Happy New Year!

Posted by Life In 3d at 09:50 AM on January 01, 2009

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Hey guys and girls!

A lot has been going on with the site in terms of updates towards the end of last year, and now we're into the new year!

Happy New Year!

Merryments aside, the site now includes:

Members system
Forums
A Product store
Video upload
Generally tidier site!

So, go give these new features an explore, get to grips with them and have a good time! And become a member to get the full benefits of the site.

UPDATE: Maya is coming....

Posted by Life In 3d at 12:11 PM on October 08, 2008

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Hey reader's.
Long time no blog, (or something like that

).

After visiting a prospective university the other weekend and discovering the prominence of Maya there, I'm going to be starting working with that, which means the work on the site may not be as good as I learn the program

But on the plus side, I'm preparing a portfolio and so more work should be appearing on the site soon from there. All good things.

Looking forward to creating some great 3d!

New Project - Toony Animation

Posted by Life In 3d at 05:59 PM on July 05, 2008

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I am moving onto a new project, this project is a short animation of a cartoon style dogfight between the flying saucers and the earth jets.

I've already modeled the jet, the saucer, the set (part of it), and some missiles as i did not want to commit myself to the project and then find it too difficult to make!

You can view the current progress in the Current Project page, which has now been changed from the Lego project, and also in the Image and Video galleries.
Hope you enjoy it!

Site Updates and Progress

Posted by Life In 3d at 04:41 PM on April 23, 2008

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First of all, let's talk about the Lego project that is taking up most of my 3d time at the moment (which is limited as it is big grin

)

The Lego project is going along nicely, with the bar/pub pretty much finished, except choosing colours and the need for various small ambient objects (glasses, etc...).

Secondly, you may have noticed the new Web Store, Video and Image Galleries. The new galleries are much better as you can, view, comment on, and find images easier due to categories.
The Web Store is also a great addition, as now, you can also buy some of the work you see on the site for your own use in animations etc...

There is a whole lot more to say, but only limited time. So why not explore the site some more and see for yourself what's here!

Improved Image Gallery

Posted by Life In 3d at 10:56 PM on March 15, 2008

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Hey people.

The site has been updated with a new image gallery, viewers of the gallery can now comment on the image, and also the images are larger than in the previous image 'gliders'.

I've been working lately on rendering refraction, an early attempt is in the new gallery, why not go comment on it?

Here is the image as well.

Happy viewing, and remember to comment and suggest new ideas big grin

Back On Track

Posted by Life In 3d at 02:58 PM on February 08, 2008

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Hey, sorry, I've not been updating the site as often as I would really have liked to. Life has been pretty hectic and i guess the 3d has had to take a back seat for a while, but - fingers crossed - I can get back to creating and updating, I've just stared working with crowd in Max 8, so maybe a short animation will soon be up.

Also I have decided to add a work in progress page, and possibly feature other peoples work on the site if they would like, but I would need to know if there was an interest in that idea before it could start up.

So that's all in short, feel free to comment and make contact with the site.

Remember to keep coming back for fresh content and check out the site affiliates and friends.