<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' version='2.0'><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657386947468183978</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:14:45 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Clockwork Epoch</title><description></description><link>http://www.clockwork-epoch.com/blog/blog.html</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Clockwork)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>7</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657386947468183978.post-30436121581750267</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-30T20:14:45.514-05:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>art</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>animation</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>ui</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>after effects</category><title>New Work, New Tools</title><atom:summary type='text'>Feeling: Restless 
Music: Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity

Added some new work, two UI mockups and a new illustration piece.

The one mockup I'm actually rather proud of, as it's animated using After Effects CS3 - my first attempt at using the application, but I dove right in and picked up the basics rather quickly. It could be because of my Flash animation experience, but to me, After Effects </atom:summary><link>http://www.clockwork-epoch.com/blog/2008/10/new-work-new-tools.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Clockwork)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657386947468183978.post-9193476044571372509</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:06:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-06-30T00:23:27.350-05:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>flash</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>world of warcraft</category><title>Into Black Temple!</title><atom:summary type='text'>Feeling: Accomplished
Music: .38 Special - Trooper With an Attitude

Last night, my World of Warcraft guild, Vulgar Display of Power, finally popped its head into Black Temple. We'd investigated it once earlier a month ago, but last night was the first time we went in there seriously. After getting 3 of the 5 bosses in the Hyjal Summit raid down, we were pretty confident we could do well.

We </atom:summary><link>http://www.clockwork-epoch.com/blog/2008/06/into-black-temple.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Clockwork)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657386947468183978.post-1624575528500604736</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 21:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-05-25T16:34:45.143-05:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>art</category><title>Limbo.</title><atom:summary type='text'>Feeling: Nervous 
Music: Cameo - Word Up

I've been hard at work on something the last couple weeks. I don't want to talk about it much because it's up in the air, I feel like I may jinx it, but right now I'm waiting with baited breath.

Words can't express the excitement and anxiety I'm feeling at the moment, but things feel electric and explosive. They also feel somewhat tenuous. I want to do </atom:summary><link>http://www.clockwork-epoch.com/blog/2008/05/limbo.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Clockwork)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657386947468183978.post-684954687164485666</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:11:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-04-20T18:32:20.200-05:00</atom:updated><title>Another Model Down!</title><atom:summary type='text'>Feeling: Upbeat
Music: Tally Hall - Banana Man



Alright! Got the Desert Domicile textured, along with all its objects; it's replaced the untextured version in my gallery and portfolio. I always forget which way alpha channels work until I get back to doing them, then I remember. I'm sure I'll remember as I do more of these.

Originally inspired by this image, I wanted to get into doing some </atom:summary><link>http://www.clockwork-epoch.com/blog/2008/04/another-model-down.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Clockwork)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657386947468183978.post-6989216660143533549</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-03-26T15:16:06.281-05:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>art</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>environments</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>3d</category><title>The Polygon - What's in a Name?</title><atom:summary type='text'>Feeling: Busy
Music: Hall and Oates - Maneater

Oh man! Been hard at work, doing a few local jobs in addition to my own work. Posted two new images in the gallery, four-panel sketches and color keys of environment concepts, and I'm in the middle of getting a new model constructed - it's my first non-character mesh, pretty exciting!


As I'm working on my next model as well as conversing with </atom:summary><link>http://www.clockwork-epoch.com/blog/2008/03/polygon-whats-in-name.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Clockwork)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657386947468183978.post-2626090963794784236</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:28:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-03-06T16:52:51.394-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>art</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>maya</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>3d</category><title>November to January in Retrospect.</title><atom:summary type='text'>Feeling: Productive 
Music: Earth, Wind &amp; Fire - Boogie Wonderland



Updated my gallery with samples of what I've been working on the past few months, and the keyword for this time was Maya. Up until this past November, my knowledge of working with 3D modeling packages was severely limited; I didn't have any real structure for learning anything at SIUC, barring one limited 3DSMax class. But, I </atom:summary><link>http://www.clockwork-epoch.com/blog/2008/03/november-to-january-in-retrospect.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Clockwork)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657386947468183978.post-5423190641022684492</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:02:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-02-21T05:10:53.726-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>website</category><title>First Post!</title><atom:summary type='text'>Feeling: Accomplished 
Music: Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood

My blog has been integrated into my website! I've had the option available on my Google account but never used it, decided that it would be a good thing to put into my site. It's been awhile since I've updated things, so this should make the process easier. It should also serve as a good place to talk about my experiences, </atom:summary><link>http://www.clockwork-epoch.com/blog/2008/02/first-post_21.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Clockwork)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>