So here I am...

Hey,

My name is Daniel and I am an aspiring Character Effects artist. I would love to work in TV or Films, but games and other medium are in no way out of the question as long as I can explore the 3D world I love so much.

I am currently working on my Demo Reel as a Full Sail University student in which I want to experiment with various character effects such as fur, cloth, hair, and feathers. It has been a long road to get to this point and a lot is still to come. In the process of learning as much as I can about dynamics, shading, lighting, rendering, scripting, and all the other awesome aspects of my work, I found that the internet is lacking a lot of information that would be useful while troubleshooting several issues I have come across.

As I brought this issue up with my instructor, she suggested that I share what I have learned so far and put my own tutorials out there. I thought this was a great idea so, after spending an appropriate amount of time procrastinating, I hopped on my laptop proceeded to start this blog.

Now, I have to explain a few things...
I have never made a tutorial in my life, and at this point I am still learning myself, so I will start off posting about my work and how I am progressing through it... At some point during, or shortly after the projects are completed I will post videos explaining the process used to achieve the effects, as well as other methods that I have found are commonly used or possible. Some will be full walkthroughs and others will be highlights on certain aspects of the process. I will do my best to make these videos as useful as possible to those who come across them.

Next, My foundation is in Autodesk Maya. I have working knowledge of several different software that will get you the same effects, but my strength is in Maya and here is where I feel more confident. As I experiment more, I will add what I learn from whatever software I use to this blog and try to compare the pros and cons of each.

Lastly, a reminder...
I am only sharing this information because I feel that it should be out there. I know it can be useful to others that find themselves in my situation. This in no way means that I have stopped learning. Research can only take me so far and if someone finds something wrong in what I am saying, or a more efficient or effective way of carrying out these effect I would be very grateful if you let me know so I can add this information to the blog.