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Video Motion Capture EOY 2022
December 18, 2022Motion capture from video files has improved with time with some recent new entrants on the field, so I thought I would give a quick ...
Why I am excited for Mocopi
December 4, 2022Mocopi (I assume a play on "Motion Copy") is a relatively low cost motion capture device announced by Sony for release in 2023 Q1. There ...
How to Write an Anime Script (2022 Q4 update)
November 15, 2022I have been working on creating my own animated cartoon using 3D computer animation. This is a personal hobby project, so I have been taking ...
Spy x Family CG Fan Work
October 30, 2022Spy x Family (pronounced "Spy Family") is a popular manga series now available as an anime. It has some great characters and a fun plots. ...
Rain, raindrops, puddles, and water in Unity HDRP
October 24, 2022One effect I used in my first episode is rain to amplify the mood. This involved raindrops on glass windows, rain falling from the sky, ...
New Unity ebook on Workflows for Technical Artists
October 22, 2022Unity recently published The complete overview of Unity toolsets and workflows for technical artists, an ebook summarizing many Unity technologies and concepts directly relevant to ...
Motion Capture Tools (my 2022 list)
October 6, 2022Here is a list of motion capture (and related) tools I have come across on twitter or similar. Feel free to leave a comment for ...
Lighting Tricks in Unity HDRP for Cinematic Effect
September 25, 2022I am creating a simple animated cartoon using Unity and the High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP). One challenge that comes up is how to control ...
Splitting a Master Sequence between Scenes in Unity
September 11, 2022I am using Unity Sequences to create a cartoon series (slowly). It is probably more accurate to say I am learning the technology to create ...
An animated short film created in Unity by students!
September 5, 2022Some students were asking about using Unity in the Unity Forums for creating a short animated film. Limited access to the computer at school, strict ...
Unity HDRP Lighting, Exposure, and the Sequences Package
August 22, 2022In this post I describe how I am planning to get the exposure right when using the Unity Sequences package with the High Definition Render ...
HDRP Shader Graph and Wind Zones
August 20, 2022I am (slowly!) working on creating an animated cartoon series using Unity 3D to animate the characters. I am upgrading the project from the older ...
Wind in HDRP - my journey so far
August 14, 2022Added Aug 20, 2022: Please note: This post can still be interesting, but if you want my final answer, check out this newer post. One ...
MICE Outlining
August 13, 2022Another masterclass series from the Writing Excuses podcast that I found interesting on script writing as M.I.C.E. This stands for Milieu (a place or location) ...
To Cel Shade or Not Cel Shade - that is the question!
July 10, 2022Anime style animation (and cartoons in general) normally use cel shading 3D computer animation shading, but made to look more flat. So before you start ...
Emotional Impact in Scriptwriting
July 3, 2022This is my summary of a podcast I found on YouTube (its available on multiple platforms) from "Bulletproof Screenwriting", an interview with Karl Iglesias (author, ...
The use of camera movements
June 20, 2022There are many great resources out there on how to move the camera for a great camera shot. Here I share a few videos introducing ...
Unity Built in Render Pipeline to HDRP Upgrade Instructions
June 18, 2022The following is how I upgrade my 2021.2.0b5 projects to 2022.1.1f1 (my new baseline version). I am doing this as there have been a number ...
HDRP Depth of Field with moving targets
June 13, 2022Depth of field is a Unity camera effect in allows you to blur the background and foreground, creating greater focus on your character. I recently ...
Artistic considerations when designing a location
June 12, 2022In this blog I talk about the artistic side of deciding what to include in a location design. I am using Unity to do my ...
My Stages of Animation Production using VRoid Studio and Unity
June 10, 2022What are the normal stages in creating an 3D animated video? There are variations depending on whether you are doing a full length movie, a ...
HDRP Camera Depth of Field Effects (blur)
June 9, 2022I am in the process of upgrading my Unity project from the Built in Render Pipeline to the High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP). HDRP does ...
Why I Stopped using Scene Activation in Unity
May 22, 2022The Unity Sequences package support has a number of features to make it easier to create movies, game cutscenes, or in my case short animated ...
Animation Hair and Cloth Physics Bounces
May 15, 2022One common problem with animating characters is when you instantly cut from one pose to another for characters with physics on hair or cloth. Physics ...