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Saturday, July 27, 2024

What makes Autodesk Maya the best 3D Software for animation?

The advent of computer graphics goes back to the 1940's where the very first computer assisted graphics began in many different fields across the world.  Initially CG was more research based and used mainly by the millitary. It was only later that CG was used in film, TV and art.

One of the most popular software used to create three dimensional computer graphics in today's time and age is Maya by Autodesk. Created by combining three existing softwares, (The Advanced Visualizer by Wavefront Technologies, Thomson Digital Image (TDI) Explore, PowerAnimator by Alias, and Alias Sketch!), the first version of Maya was released in February 1998 by Alias Systems Corporation. It wasn't until 2005 that Autodesk bought Maya.

What makes Maya so popular with the artists is the fact that Walt Disney Feature Animation worked closely during the development of the User Interface. The User Interface is very intuitive and clear. All the functionalities are neatly arranged into categories and sub categories making it simpler for the artists.

Since its inception Autodesk Maya has been used to create visual assets for many movies, television and web series, games, et'cetera.

Users define a virtual workspace to implement and edit media of a particular scene. This software can be used to create 3D models such as characters, props and backgrounds; to unwrap the models for texturing. Maya is also used for adding controls to the 3D models, this process is called rigging. It is also used to animate or add motion to various objects in a 3D space using a timeline. Once the animation is done, virtual lights are added into the scene to render high quality sequential images when compiled may result into a video. Maya can create dynamic particle systems and stimulate fur, hair and cloth. It also supports procedural modelling and texturing. It also has a huge library of visual assets that can be used to create elaborate and mesmerising graphics. The node based material creation offered by Maya helps artists script visually to create stunning graphics.

Reasons why a 3D artist should learn Autodesk Maya:

  • Maya is the one stop shop for all you 3D needs.
  • It is compatible with Windows, Linux and OSX.
  • Maya is used by top feature film animation studios.
  • Award winning films use Maya.
  • Maya offers a free student liscence making it financially easier to learn.
  • There is a lot of learning material available both online and offline.
  • Maya supports various file formats making transitition of work between other software easy.
  • Maya is built in a way that makes collaboration amongst huge teams effortless.
  • It is one of the few software that support NURBS Modelling.
  • Many people across the world use Autodesk Maya which has created a huge online community where knowledge and information is shared openly.
  • The chances of landing you dream job drastically increase when you know Maya.
  • Learning a robust software like Autodesk Maya will help make the transition to other proprietary software easier.

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

You should know

You are not talking to me because:


  1. I am like a spam caller trying to make a sale
  2. Our relationship has gone stale
  3. You lost your phone
  4. You just want to be alone 
  5. I am accident prone
  6. You don't love me anymore
  7. When I speak you feel bored
  8. You don't care
  9. You don't dare
  10. There's nothing to talk about
  11. You might shout
  12. You have a doubt
  13. You deserve better
  14. I didn't write you a letter
  15. I broke your trust
  16. You want me to call first
  17. You found someone else
  18. In a dark place my mind dwells
  19. I misbehaved with you
  20. I can't catch a clue
  21. I am very fake
  22. We didn't camp by the lake 
  23. I like DC and you like marvel
  24. I am too much of a rebel
  25. I think too much
  26. You don't like my touch
  27. I broke a few chairs
  28. I didn't kiss you on the stairs
  29. I am not physically fit
  30. I can't go beyond the Aquila rift
  31. I am a liar
  32. I can't change a flat tyre
  33. I didn't write a poem for you
  34. I am always singing the blues
  35. You have your reasons
  36. There are only four seasons
  37. You believe I'm not enough
  38. With me life might be tough
  39. You are looking for true love
  40. I don't know what love is
  41. I am selfish
  42. raisins are called kishmish. (not in english)
  43. I hate politics
  44. You don't like my gimmicks
  45. You didn't watch game of thrones
  46. I don't eat chicken bones
  47. I ruin things with words
  48. You don't have pet birds
  49. You like hills and I like beaches
  50. I learn more than what life teaches
  51. I don't believe in taking revenge
  52. I am scared of a needle on a syringe
  53. I choose to be the same
  54. My excuses are lame
  55. I am ignorant of a few facts
  56. You make up for what I lack
  57. You don't like my voice
  58. It is only your choice
  59. I lack self control
  60. I have sold my soul
  61. I make the same mistakes
  62. I only eat vegan cakes
  63. I am a dead heart
  64. I make a lot of art 
  65. I am simply a puppet 
  66. I play in the shark pitt
  67. I have a few mood swings
  68. I don't have wings
  69. I am broke
  70. I smoke
  71. I cry when I watch a few good movies
  72. I point camera and tell "say cheese"
  73. I've watch all the seasons of roadies
  74. I don't like small talks
  75. I like wearing dreadlocks
  76. I don't own a pair of crocs
  77. I wear mismatched socks
  78. I have survived electric shocks
  79. I can escape fort knox
  80. I am a living paradox
  81. I lack discipline
  82. I like the tuna with the blue fin
  83. I am my own priority 
  84. I have an addictive personality
  85. I am lost in my duality
  86. I have escaped reality 
  87. I am a bit lazy
  88. I am a bit crazy 
  89. I am not very punctual
  90. I am not very practical
  91. I am a bit anti social
  92. I am a liar
  93. I am a thief and a cheater
  94. I am a womaniser
  95. I am a people pleaser
  96. I didn't finish reading waking the tiger
  97. Your parents instructed not to
  98. Your friends insisted not to
  99. An earthworm doesn't have legs
  100. To make an omlete you need to break some eggs



I can think of a hundred reasons

and a hundred more

but not truly know.

I wish to change my present reality

can't do that without 

accepting what is completely.


Tell me about the creatures of the deep dark ocean.

Tell me there is a solution.

Tell me there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

Tell me the words of the lullaby for the devil.


I'll listen to what you have to say.

Call me whenever, even everyday.

I'd love to hear from you

and tell you that I hate girls like you

who keep a man hopeful yet confused.

Not you, you're special!

Friday, July 19, 2024

bow chica bow wow!

What is evil?
Something immoral!
Very cruel!
In a world
Waiting to
devour you
at the first 
chance it gets.
Evil shows
you how to live
beyond that
which you dread.
Pushing you
closer to death.
Pushing you
closer to the edge.
So you have
a chance
to spread
across the
ever expanding
Infinite.
Evil is that 
which manipulates.
Wishes to
control fates.
Can't give
but takes.
But seldom do we
truely see
the role it plays.
Like the hidden
roots of a tree,
providing support.
Into darkness
it has grown.
It's actions
have a reason.
That it knows best.
Put it not through
your meager test.
There's as much
bad in you
as there's
in me.
As we
lay in the
wake of reality.
That feeds
on consumption
of anything
and everything.
That needs
Rehabilitation
but rarely finds
completion.
These minds
Seek confirmation
of what they
already believe.
Refusing to see
that nothing
is ever complete.
With or without
these rosy glasses
there's a heart
that beats.
Let it sound
it's rhythm
to the ones
who plead.
In ways that
can't be decoded
so easily.
What is life
if not a journey.
Ask not for comfort
but strength.
To be.
To thrive.
Not just
Live.

Spelled backwards EVIL
is just LIVE.
I know you already knew.
These words are just
thoughts that flew.
Feelings that grew.
From the morning dew 
to the sun setting view.
Sown into me and you.
Are the threads of
the old and new.