Category: Muse
2019: The Year in Software, Poser 11
This post was first published on February 10, 2020 on DeviantArt.com. It’s a bit of a time capsule of the journey towards Daz into Blender—Darryl 2019 was a big year as far as the software I use on a daily basis. Somehow, most of my daily drivers received massive changes, updates, or shifts at pretty much the same time. I want to quickly go over some Read More …
Poser and its Discontents
This post was first published on February 26, 2017 on DeviantArt.com. It’s a bit of a time capsule of the journey towards Daz into Blender—Darryl 2016 was a tough year for Poser. It seemed to continue its slow decline with very little positive news. 2015 was mostly about former Poser users gloating on various forums about how fine life had become using Studio. 2016 was Read More …
Umoja: Kickin’ Back on the Couch
Here’s a bit of a throwback. Umoja’s Kickin’ Back on the Couch. I made this back in July but never posted it because it’s really just a sketch. I’ve been learning to rig and pose 3D figures in Blender so I can later render them out as coloring book images. Once a figure is rigged, you have to test it out to be sure the Read More …
Kinara’s Children Coloring Book: Ujima and Ujamaa
Here’s another batch of images potentially destined for my upcoming coloring book. I haven’t forgotten about this project but have been patiently creating a workflow that would allow me to “easily” render these out of my 3D software, Blender, with crisp outlines for coloring. As I worked on it I really liked the comic book effect I was getting with the color behind the line Read More …
2020 Goals: Clothing and Texturing
Clothing and Texturing Another goal for the year is to create African themed clothing for all seven Kinara’s Children characters. In order to make new clothing, I use a combination of modeling new meshes (3D shapes) or downloading clothing meshes from various sources. Once sized and fitted to the figures, the meshes can be combined and retextured into brand new KC African style fashions. Read More …
2020 Goals: The Color of the New Year
GoalsIt’s two weeks into 2020 already. Hard to believe. The new year comes with resolutions and goals. I may have already broken a resolution or two but my goals for Kinara’s Children are still intact. One of my most important goals for this project is to see my Kinara’s Children images and content used for practical purposes. It’s cool to have a Kuji mug or Read More …
Ujima: Back to the Roots
Ujima gets back to his roots, getting ready for Kwanzaa with this new outfit. Ujima loves the city but sometimes a stroll in the woods can keep you grounded. Read More …