I don't do pajamas
Fabric textures created with Filter Forge
I’ve created another textile filter with Filter Forge, and I’ve used 5 of the filter presets to create fabrics my bedroom test scene. The Surreal Fabricator filter is available at the Filter Forge web site. My 6-yr-old son wanted to play with the controls and ended up creating the variation that I used for the accent pillow.
Pillows with linen fabric
Linen Fabric Samples
I’ve spent some time learning how to use Filter Forge, and I have come up with a filter that I think might be useful. My little Christmas present for everyone is a pair of throw pillows with an assortment of fabric bitmaps I’ve rendered out of Filter Forge. You can download the zip archive Here. I’ve also included the filter, made with V 2.0. which you can load into Filter Forge and play with.
Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas to all!
I thought I’d mention that Filter Forge, Inc is offering a 70% discount on all versions of Filter Forge for a limited time. They have a free 30-day trial. http://www.filterforge.com
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I wish you all a wonderful holiday season filled with love and peace. I wish you good health and prosperity in the New Year!
A conversation with my 6-yr-old son:
Mom: Come at look at my picture!
Patrick: Candy! Candy! Candy!
Mom: What is it really?
Patrick (as if he’d just gotten clothes for Christmas): Wood.
Chair with Kokopeli motif
It will be a while before the blog gets back to its old self again. I changed web hosting and the transition has been typically annoying. Not a fault of the host though.
Update: I think everything is pretty much the way it was. The new host seems much faster to me.
“Gunning not just for personal triumph for yourself, but for durable achievement to be proud of for life is the difference between winning things and leadership; it’s the difference between nationalism and patriotism; it’s the difference between running for office and devoting yourself to public service; it’s agreeing that you’re part of something; taking as your baseline that you will not seek to reach your own goals by stepping on your community; it means coming to terms that your country needs you…” – Rachel Maddow, commencement speaker to Smith College Class of 2010
Here is the speech in its entirety: http://www.smith.edu/collegerelations/com2010.php
This is dedicated to Arion Render - poetry in motion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V83JR2IoI8k
Thomas Dolby “She Blinded Me With Science”
They’re pretty big, but they give you a pretty good idea of the speed gains Arion offers.
Hi all, I have the flu and will be out of commission for awhile. I will answer comments and emails, but I don’t think I’ll be producing any new tutorials for little awhile. Meanwhile I’ll be consuming lots of fluids and resting as much as the kids will allow. 
Going to see my dad in the hospital. See you next week.