CREATURE FOLKS - Resources

Here are some things to look at / read / try out:

MANCANDY RIG
 (there are some useful hints about constraints and setting up rigs to be found in this model).
Model and infromation here:
http://orange.blender.org/blog/mancandy-updated/


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Character Refinement
Look at "Avatar - The Last Air Bender" cartoon (available on Instant Watch on Netflix)

Also consider character stregths in "Triplets of Belleville" (I have the DVD)




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FINAL - UNFINISHED NARRATIVE

For those of you in the UNFINISHED NARRATIVE group, here are some links/resources to think about. Let these work as references, starting points and/or framework for your project:
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Chris Van Allsburg
http://www.chrisvanallsburg.com/harrisburdick2.html
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=allsburg+harris+burdick&gbv=2&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=

Borrowing Ideas from Writers (and overcoming Writers Block):
http://fictionwriting.about.com/u/ua/writingexercises/writingexercises.htm

Formal Narrative Structure (starting point for research):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrative_structure
http://www.notrain-nogain.org/train/Res/write/sbnar.asp

Mythology (if you haven't heard of Jospeh Campbell...you should definitely read/watch):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Myth

SketchUp > Blender

Here is the process of going from SketchUp to Blender 3D:
http://www.katsbits.com/htm/tutorials/sketchup_converting_import_kmz_blender.htm

When finished, you may want to go through this process as well:
http://www.blendercookie.com/2009/12/29/tip-cleaning-up-imported-models/

Texture Resource

http://www.cgtextures.com/

Here's an amazing texture resource. You can get 15 MB a day of these great textures. They're very high quality, and there are a TON of them. You do have to make an account, but other than that they're free (although you have to pay to use them for profit, I think).

(submitted by Eric Chandler)