In addition to the new header graphic, my team and I are working on adding several new features to the site including a new button! We're also working on making the tutorial section more exciting with better thumbnails and graphics (no flash, don't worry).

We are back finishing up the Special Edition Tutorial DVD with tons of new behind-the-scenes videos and features. But we are also working on releasing another new product next month...
ahh, what the heck, It's TWITCH! (Release date TBA)

Plus, Part 1 of the Eye Replacement tutorial should be out on Monday or Tuesday with the part 2 later in the week.

As you can see we are very busy, just because we don't post everyday doesn't mean we're not working hard. Keep up the patience and great content will continue to flow.

And some of you killed the sandpaper joke.
Let us never speak of it again.

I'm finishing up a fun tutorial for creating some missing eyeballs. I'm sure you could also make the eyes black with this technique or even change the eye color. With a little work an empty eye socket might be possible as well.

Please don't beg or ask when it will be ready, that just slows down the process. If you are really desperate for this effect, get some sand paper and a mirror.

Time to get back to work.

Just wishing everyone happy holidays. My friend Cheryl Bennett took these great shots for our holiday cards and I wanted to share them with you too. Obviously you can see little Katie Kramer likes her mom a bit more but I'm not giving up :)

It has been a fun and exciting year, so thanks for making this site what it is today. For now, I've got to carefully unwrap some presents to make sure everything is on schedule.

*Where is my hat with the flashlight on it?*

I've been playing in 3D a bit more... This time using particles to control the destruction. It is a bit less precise, notice the overlapping of the first 2 letters, but it is much more robust when using hundreds of pieces.

Basically the text is broken into chunks. They are then turned into particles which "fall apart". As they fall apart they emit more pieces or chunks so that it looks like pieces are flying everywhere.

In another test, I used reactor to build the base simulation and then had those pieces emit debris. Essentially making half of the composite reflecting real physics and the other half using particles to cheat physics.