Leumeister

@Leumeister

Whoa, you really know your Blender history. OK…that’s…good. Very good.

“The only way to build and publish virtual worlds.” 😛 Riiiight, Jahshaka. Riiiiight.

I KNOW though. C’mon, guys. Seriously.
Thanks for looking into those; I’m still going to keep ’em in mind, but we’re definitely going to have to check out Blender. ([Read more]

@Leumeister

Ah, Miss Flournoy, reading too much into things. There’s a message for all who like to do that too much.

XD Well, they’ve got it down all right.

At least I don’t do it on purpose. I don’t like to do it, it just…happens. I’m a regular overthinking machine. I mean, human. I’m not a machine. But you get the point. 😂

Oh I know, t…[Read more]

@leumeister Thanks for the recommendations! I may have to check them out 😀
It’s on my list of things I’d like to get into. Sadly, right now, I don’t have the time to commit to a project like that. I really admire people who put the time and energy into animation, as it’s quite time consuming!
Do you have a favorite something to animate, like…[Read more]

@Leumeister @Sam-Kowal

Yeah…it’s an interesting dilemma to say the very least. I think, I don’t think, it would ever really be possible, because only God can make real sentience, and humans, no matter how incredibly complex were their discoveries and inventions, could never reproduce what God does. Subcreation; we can ultimately only ever mimic…[Read more]

@emma-flournoy @leumeister Wow, this is a really intriguing topic. It’s really interesting to see what you guys are saying.

I think, the idea of completely sentient robots, who can reason, is pretty sad too. Because of course they couldn’t have souls, and they would be the picture of hopelessness. Of course, God could give them souls, but for…[Read more]

@leumeister  YESSS, GO FOR TRISTAN!!

…Sorry *nervous smile*

That sounds awesome! I really want to read it! And YES, definitely touch on the robots, souls and Christ thing! That sounds so heartwarming!

@leumeister
*bursts in with a puff of glitter*
I LOVE *ahem* I looooove 2d animation! Old cel animation like the Disney movies are one of my favoritest things ever. (My favorites are Sleeping Beauty and Jungle Book.)
I also really love some traditionally animated shows like The Last Airbender and Voltron: Legendary Defender.
I’ve never animated a…[Read more]

@Leumeister

Yup. Let’s hope. 😉

Wait, REALLY?! Well…yay! I came across Blender several times in my searches, but I passed it by because (1. As far as I could tell it was only for animation, not videos as well, and (2. It said it had a very steep learning curve, and Douglas (my brother) is incredibly liable to give up on steep learning curves.…[Read more]

@Leumeister Because they, being robots, but built in such a way to act as humans, and almost, in effect, BE humans, will therefore seem like humans. And think like humans, right? And in all other ways, seem human; but, being robots, they wouldn’t actually have souls, would they? Or at least…maybe not. I dunno. And since they would think and see…[Read more]

@leumeister Cool!

That’s funny that you mention those Autodesk programs, I use Maya 2016 and have attempted to use 3D Studio Max 2016. I’m taking a homeschool course from a site called School of Game Design that teaches you pretty much everything you’d need to know to make 2D and/or 3D games, and Maya and 3DS Max were two of the programs that…[Read more]

@Leumeister Well, he knows basically nothing about the actual craft of writing; he just thinks he wouldn’t like it. He’s tried writing his stories down before—starting, at least. Maybe when he actually knows what good writing entails, he’ll like it. 😉

And I’ve thought of asking you before (because you’re the animation guy) but just never…[Read more]

@Leumeister Oh well. 😛

@leumeister Thanks for being so patient with all my questions! I’m not sure if I’ll ever try computer animation or not, but it’s certainly something I’m considering. Blender sounds awesome.

Thanks again for your great advice! 😃

@Leumeister Somehow I don’t think this will be helpful. XD But I like Camille, Raphael, and Lachlan. Especially Lachlan for the last guy. Which is bad because that has the least votes, and is therefore, not helpful. ;P But it really seems to fit him. The other two do too, but not in extreme like Lachlan did when I read it. And those sound like…[Read more]

@Leumeister I’m pretty sure my eleven year old brother is headed this direction. 😉 He’s writer material, and has stories in his head, but has professed a deep hate of doing the actual writing (though he loves practicing his handwriting, which is a rather strange thing). So he wishes he had a movie-making program where he could just make his…[Read more]

@leumeister Since Blender is free, does it have a lot of ads? Also, are there any apps for animation? Or does computer animation always have to be done on a computer? What is the simplest program for a beginner? Would a background in art help? How long does it take to learn animation? Sorry for all my questions. 😊

@leumeister  I am interested in animation because my Dad is a computer geek! I understand the term “vector graphics,” because of him! I don’t know who else knows what that is XD  Can you remind me what “armature” means? I can’t believe I don’t remember!

The only little animation I’ve done is stop-motion. I’ve done it with LEGOs, drawings, and e…[Read more]

@leumeister  Of those two I would pick Tristan — I like that name (if I haven’t mentioned before) 🙂

@leumeister I also enjoy watching, creating, and writing things that are/will be animated in 3D. 😀 Although currently I only have ideas for games/movies/series that would involve animating things… I have started to work on a very few of my ideas, and based on those examples, I’m not sure if I’m exactly good at the modeling part… Of course in…[Read more]

@leumeister Animation has always fascinated me, especially the kind Pixar does. I’ve always wanted to try it, but I was wondering what programs to use and where to buy them? How much do they typically cost? Is it hard to learn?