August 4th, 2007
Las Vegas Strip during the day.
Hit the highway this morning. Drove straight down Interstate 15. Past Zzyzx Road. Zzyzx would make a great software name. As in “Have they ported Zzyzx to Linux yet?” But, don’t bother to check the actual road - at the end, there’s only an derelict health resort. Kinda’ sad.
The exit to nowhere.
Now that I’m in San Diego, it’s nice to be reacquainted with moisture. Yes, actual humidity, which we rarely feel in Nevada.
I’ll check in at SIGGRAPH tomorrow…get the lay of the land. Here are a few of the events I plan to attend in the upcoming days:
Animation Theater / Electronic Theater
Autodesk User Group Meeting and Aircraft Carrier Party
Electronic Theater Opening Night After Party
SoftImage House of Blues Party
They’ll be others - some planned, some unforseen!
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August 3rd, 2007
Okay, I still have a day before I leave for San Diego. I live in Boulder City, just outside Las Vegas; hence, it’s about a 5-hour drive…
Meanwhile, I’ve set aside a little leisure time to paint. I recently started painting again after a long hiatus. I was very happy to see that I managed to improve in the interim, particularly with digital paint. I’m self-taught, so any improvement is always welcome. Here’s a new one I started last night -
2 hours invested.
When I use Painter, I tend to rough things in very sloppily, then refine part by part. The composition and exact subject are spontaneous (although I am attempting to paint a series of 12 “modern pin-ups”). This particular one was inspired by Emilie Autumn and the Victoriandustrial music scene. Victoriandustrial, as best I can describe, is a cross between Goth and Industrial Electronica. The painting needs another 10 or 15 hours before it’s finished…
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August 2nd, 2007
I couldn’t resist starting up a blog with highend3d.com. I’ll be kicking it off with a week at SIGGRAPH - the most important conference in the known universe!
Luke Skywalker made a risky trip to SIGGRAPH 2005.
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