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Friday, May 23, 2008
Event: Drawing Day - June 7, 2008
So you know how to draw, you know how to sketch, you know to fill in some colors also?
Then , pick ur pencil, board, paper and get, set, go on 7th June....
So you know how to draw, you know how to sketch, you know to fill in some colors also?
Then , pick ur pencil, board, paper and get, set, go on 7th June....
Drawing Day is a worldwide drawing event encouraging everyone to drop everything and draw for the sake of art. The internet is an open canvas. Help us create 1 million drawings online this day and boost online art communities.
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Tool: Create your smiley banner
Ever wanted to create your own smiley text...ever wanted to send a smiley message to some one in your friends, class, team, family with the smiley winking and saying something like "Eddi - you rock!". Ok then here it is on how you can do it...
Ever wanted to create your own smiley text...ever wanted to send a smiley message to some one in your friends, class, team, family with the smiley winking and saying something like "Eddi - you rock!". Ok then here it is on how you can do it...
Here's a very cool link to create your own smileys banners:
http://stratsdot.com/smileysigngen/index.php
I created this smiley board by this site itself !! Enjoy !
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Game: Awesome Games !!!
Games... Games... Games... just can't have enough of them...
well, how can I ... they just tend to be improving each year. Here is some quick snapshot of some very cool games that we can expect in 2008 and 2009...
Games... Games... Games... just can't have enough of them...
well, how can I ... they just tend to be improving each year. Here is some quick snapshot of some very cool games that we can expect in 2008 and 2009...
I have not added much description, rather just put official text on these games... but can't resist to get hands on all of them...
Some awesome games for this year !!!
Sega Superstars Tennis
Wii Fit
Wii Fit is a combination of fitness and fun, designed for everyone, young and old. By playing Wii Fit a little every day, you, your friends, and your family can work towards personal goals of better health and fitness.
The Wii Balance Board can read your real-life movements and bring them to life on screen, just like the Wii Remote™ controller. Realistically snowboard down a mountain or walk a tight rope—it's just one more way to get into the game.
Gran Tursimo 5 Prologue
Rainbow Six Vegas 2
(restricted)
Team Rainbow is a multinational task force comprising counterterrorism experts from around the globe. Equipped with state-of-the-art weapons, Team Rainbow is deployed during terrorist crises. When all other attempts have failed, Rainbow is brought in to save the lives of innocent people. They do not negotiate with terror. They destroy it.
Games recommended by BBC Click
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Thursday, May 22, 2008
Social book marking on ToonTune
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Tool: Free or Trial Animation software
There is an artist within everyone... the tools just boot them on ! Some cool free or trial versions of animation software worth trying 2D : Software: Macromedia Flash Software: Adobe AfterEffects Software: Animator-9 3.6 Software: AniS 1.0 Software: Jumpwel Software: Macromedia Director Software: Sqirlz Lite 1.1d Software: Sqirlz Morph 1.2c 3D : many of these are not free, but good to get hands on for trial version Software: Maya 6.5 Software: 3D Studio Max 7.0 Software: Cyberdelia Software: FreeCAD 8.0 Software: Gmax Software: Serif 3D Plus Software: Special Effects 3.2 Software: Touch Art Sampler 017
So for all my friends who want to catch some cool 2D or 3D animation software, here is a list that you may like to go through...
There is an artist within everyone... the tools just boot them on !
So for all my friends who want to catch some cool 2D or 3D animation software, here is a list that you may like to go through...
Publisher: Macromedia
leading name in 2D vector animation.
Publisher: Adobe
Motion graphics and visual effects for film and media.
Publisher: Key Technology
Make animated GIFs from your digital camera.
Publisher: Tom Whittaker
Simple image manipulation for the web.
Publisher: Phildes
Basic object manipulator for use in HTML; uses Java applets.
Publisher: Macromedia
Create interactive ShockWave content.
Publisher: xiberpix
Animated image distorter that exports in AVI format.
Publisher: xiberpix
image morpher and blender. Capable of outputting in Flash format.
Publisher: Alias WaveFront
The latest version of an industry leader in 3D modeling and animation.
Publisher: Discreet
Version 7.0 of the award-winning 3D modeling and animation software package. Also comes with trials of Character Studio and Mental Ray.
Publisher: Askoh.com
3D Animation with support for exporting into Macromedia Shockwave.
Publisher: Askoh.com
Bit of a beginner’s 3D CAD and simulation program.
Publisher: Discreet
a free 3D program that lets you make your own modifications, customizations, and models for Gmax-ready video games. Based on 3D Studio Max.
Publisher: Serif
Allows animated shapes and landscapes.
Publisher: Mathematically Beautiful ScreenSavers
Very limited range of pre-set animations controlled by user preferences.
Publisher: Derivative
More of a VJ/synthesizer studio than anything else, but still lets you play with animations. Looks rather fun.
Publisher: Caligari
Full 3D rendering and output. Seems completely free, though you have to register to get an unlock code on the website. Cross-compatible with many programs.
Software: Touch Art Sampler 017
Publisher: Derivative
More of a VJ/synthesizer studio than anything else, but still lets you play with animations. Looks rather fun.
in case some link is not working, drop a comment pls
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Event: Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival
Recently came across news item on a animation festival which is considered among quite the prestigious ones... sharing the info with you folks...
The 12th Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival (SICAF) opened on 21st May for a five- day run.
Around 387 animated films from 36 countries are to be presented during the event, while a library equipped with some 1,000 comic books is to be set up.The SICAF was launched in 1995 in a bid to promote South Korea' s animation industry and raising public awareness of local talent.The Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival (SICAF) is an annual showcase festival of animation, cartoon and related art genres held in Seoul, South Korea since 1995.
SICAF is the leader of the festival representing cartoon-animation showcase, providing opportunities for tasting new trend of industry, exploiting trade market, finding business partners and competing creative artworks throughout its main programs.
Since its inception in 1995, SICAF’s animated film festival has been the gateway to introduce a big range of world animation and debut promising talented films. More than 1,500 films a year are submitted to animated film festival over its competition and non-competition categories, which is as high volume of collection as compared to world top animated film festivals. Animated film festival also provides prize money to the winners in competition categories in a way to assist film production of the filmmakers
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Game: Do we need wii ?
Do we need wii ?
huh .. huh .. huh...
absolutely yes...
Here's why :
The Wii (pronounced as we) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo...
Do we need wii ?
huh .. huh .. huh...
absolutely yes...
Here's why :
The Wii (pronounced as we) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. The console is the direct successor to the Nintendo GameCube. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3.
wii consists of unique motion sensitive gameplay options which detect your motion and makes characters in games move accordingly. It has a revolutionary controller and a remote which makes you feel all and all in control of the game and the environment. The Wii Remote can be used as a handheld pointing device and detect movement in three dimensions. Another is WiiConnect24, which enables it to receive messages and updates over the Internet while in standby mode.
Whats more enchanting is that wii is quite compact - just 2.7 pounds and measures 8.5 inches long by 6 inches wide by less than 2 inches thick. Wow! call it fancy of the generation now to get all things nano sized.
And how can it not have some free online services and gameplay ! Online gaming means certainly more business for creators and associates. Among the other good things that wii promises is compatibility with all GameCube games and controllers. It also has a built-in SD slot for storage and photo viewing.
But what makes it appealing to all of us is that is a affordable console... yes, we can now afford to get a wii :-)
Find out FAQ on wii at http://www.thewiire.com/faq.php#36
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Tool: Its a bird, its a plane, its a flybar !
Its a plane, its a bird, its a flybar -
the Flybar has changed bouncing up and down forever...the space hopper and skateboard now need a new place to be stacked up.
Ok.. you don't know whats flybar... come on...
Its a plane, its a bird, its a flybar -
the Flybar has changed bouncing up and down forever...the space hopper and skateboard now need a new place to be stacked up.
Ok.. you don't know whats flybar... come on...!! Of course you know that you can just stand on a stick with peddals and hop up and down feeling like you are flying.. feeling like you are a bunny... feeling like you stand tall among all ... feeling like you have spring in your walk... feeling like you are the jumping superhero !!!
If you want to catch the various variations you can do a flybar, here is a cool video which shows almost 80 variations... gee! you never knew you can jump in so many ways !!
Alright, now lets do a bit of technical tune check by ToonTune on the flybar...the Flybar uses the principle of elasticity to its advantage. In case you have still not studied this principle or are just not recalling it, here is what I recall on elasticity as "the ability of a material to return to its original shape after its shape changes". But here's the catch... while designing anything if you extend beyond its elasticity limit, it can break... yeah, break and yeah, if it breaks you could be in some trouble. But hats off to flybar makers, its resilient and its elastic.
"Springs ... they stretch, they can store energy that can be used to do work in the future. This type of stored energy is elastic potential energy. As elastic potential energy is released, it is converted into kinetic energy, or energy of motion. ... a rider bounces on a pogo stick, his weight and the force from his legs are stored as potential energy in the elastic material, either a spring or an elastic string. When the elastic material recoils, all of the stored energy is transferred back to the rider, who uses the thrust to bounce higher. "
You can catch more detail on Flybar at http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/flybar.htm
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Sunday, May 18, 2008
Tool : Create your own comic strip
One of my hobbies has been to create comic characters and then sometimes rope them into a comic strip. I started off by copying characters from comic strips, sketching them in my drawing book and then putting in colors in there. The tough part used to be making a tickling comic strip. So if I used to draw something, then put in some text and then used to think "hmm.. nope...you can do better" or "hey.. its just not gud enuf". And I used to...
One of my hobbies has been to create comic characters and then sometimes rope them into a comic strip. I started off by copying characters from comic strips, sketching them in my drawing book and then putting in colors in there. The tough part used to be making a tickling comic strip. So if I used to draw something, then put in some text and then used to think "hmm.. nope...you can do better" or "hey.. its just not gud enuf". And i used to end up drawing again and again.
So, here is the technology aided comic strip creator and yes, you don't need to download a software. All you need to do is just get online -> select characters --> select background etc --> put in text --> and sequence up frames.
Alright, now that I have tempted you enough...
So, here's how if you always wanted to create comic strips on the fly ?!!!
Here's your chance...
Two cool picks to create your own comic storyboards:
http://www.quicktoons.com/create
Up factor.... nice and easy
Down factor .... does not let you edit strip once created
The comic strip that is posted in my first blog is in fact created by first link here - quicktoons..
http://stripgenerator.com/create/
Up factor .... nice collections of humans, things etc.
Down factor .... we need colorful backgrounds !!!!
If you like the link, drop a comment down here.
So wishing you happy cartooning , doodling and coloring - all with mouse clicks !!!
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Welcome to ToonTune...
This is the first post of ToonTune and an introductory note to the post.
The blog is not meant to be a place where I will post everything on cartoons and is not a place where I will pick the coolest stuff around here.
So..whats this Toon Tune anyway
Just a fun place for toons, games, tools, blogs...
And did I say some magic... ????
Hold on your cursor on this blog and you will find in something that will keep you engaged, involved and tuned in :-)
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