Dana's Animated Mind

The world would be a better place if all people tell you exactly what's wrong in the first place? Usually when I go to the Doctor, I don't tell him "I feel like crap." I tell him the main symptoms, and generally I am right on the ball of what's wrong with me. Of course, when you had bronchitis as near chronic as I had in the past few years, you pretty much know the symptoms of the bad. A deep bellowing cough, low-grade fever, inability to take a deep breath, and sometimes some shortness of breath. Yes, I had it that many times.

So when people come up to me, and go "My computer has a problem", it tends to make me want to strangle them. I would like to believe that even the most novice of computer users are intelligent enough to describe in their own way what is happening. Believe it or not, a person telling me they have no internet on the system does give me a little more information then "My computer has a problem." It gives me a starting point.

One of the grand reasons why I enjoy animating. I generally know what is occurring, and makes it easier for me to fix. It's just one of those things I guess.

Take for example this lovely lady to your right. When I brought her into Carrara, her maps got a little confused when I tried to condense them. It took awhile to figure out which ones went where, but got it worked out. Initially, the dress was black, but made a shader to have it go to blue. It worked out better, and made it look like an elegant gown this way I think.

I am back to animating I guess.:) It's the only way I find sanity.