"Big dog" robot project. And who thought walker robots would never be viable, uh?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAGOf1JvFu0

It's really awesome to see that the thing even has such an advanced sense of balance that even when kicked it still managed to get back upright

As mentionned on my original Deviantart gallery, I have started a new gallery where to post my newer and better art.

Look for it there, starting with a werewolf pinup right for this halloween

http://lmercier.deviantart.com/:

Tags: new gallery
Current Mood: content

Well, things are doing a little bit better. Could still be more, but at least I managed to make by.

Amongst different things, are art I've been comissioned, which always was a boost to the ego. More post to come about this soon.

Of other news is 3d stuff. I am now on the last curves of the process of finishing that tank I often posted about here. As such, I should soon have more pics about this. Especially as I've been trying to perfect up a bit more my texturing technique as I've done yet another overhaul of such recently. So, again, expect pictures to be coming soon.

Still no job, but resuming the search again monday. We'll see how that pans out.

Mostly just to update a bit on the recent events, so there's a bit less of a depressed note on this journal.

So, today I was greeted by the new of my employer telling me my services wouldn't be needed for this week... or the others that follows.

Ergo, I was fired, apparently due to a mistake I had done a few days ago which, compiled with many mistakes I had done in my first weeks of employment after my three days of formation preceding me being launched to take care of the store alone, had made them start doubting my capacity to do the job.

Which, well, means I'm now without income and only with around 600$ to my name and for only relief the fact my family won't asks a rent from me... even then, the situation could be much better...


I'm starting to think of taking on art comissions again but I'm not sure how to do at it. And past attempts usually yielded very few results(to the point that the only few people that seemed interested to pay money fo r my work in the past were furries asking for "mature" content...)...

... but the thing is, no matter what I do, it's now mid-october. Most jobs who looked to hire new employees(even with a minor economic boom such as the one the region of Quebec has been having over the last year), have already done so and have filled their needs. As such, I'd consider myself extremely lucky if only one month passes until I can hook a job.... more realistically, I'll probably have to wait around 2 or 3... 2 or 3 months during which I have nil income...

Tags: bad news, lost job
Current Mood: disapointed

A friend's request, for a dungeon and dragon character of his.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnoJecu9e7c&feature=fvw

... looks like it'll be awesome.

And we're talking about a movie featuring sentient ragdolls in a post-apocalypse landscape: [link]

I mean... on first look, one almost think "for kids" with the look of the ragdolls yet on the other hand the movie has... something I can't define when I look at that trailer. Something that seriously make it looking to be more than just a "children's movie". I dunno if it's the more serious look, the awesome metal-ish soundtrack used in the trailer... the eeringly post-apocalypse landscape... whatever it is, it makes the trailer almost mesmerizing to watch. Then maybe it's how it somehow cannot help but remind me of some asian epics like "The 7 Warriors/Samurai" or even some of the more western stuff like the Lord of the Ring's "fellowship of the ring"... 9's numbered group somehow cannot help but to remind me of something akin to this. And it's good.

In a way, thinking about it, I think that's the thing. When was the last time we a movie(aimed at kids) seemingly trying to aim for a "grand quest" epic, rather than just slapstick comedy trying to present "morals of life" or such? And Narnia doesn't count because it's just remakes.

I mean, we did have Pirates of the Caribean... but beyond that, what did we got? And especially in animated movies... the last time I can think of anything trying to reach "epic tale" status of sort for a western animated movie was... well, Titan After Earth. I mean, what happened to "Grand Adventure/Quest" movies that could be appealing to kids? To the Willow? The Titan: After Earth? Les Maîtres du Temps(european, but one of my favorite and probably quite an example of a "grand adventure" in a way, since the main characters tries to save a kid stranded on a planet during all the movies' length... with quite a bit of a twist at the end)?

Damn, so many looking at pre-2000(I can't even name most of them) yet now every movies nowdays all seems like they want to be the next "morals of life" Shrek.

Not to say it's a bad genre(Shrek was great as that kind of movie), but with how many seems to be fully aimed at this, something like 9 is a breath of fresh air.

Though recalling that reminds me of Stardust... which I seriously need to watch again, as one of those few movies of the "grand adventure" type that's been released post-2000.

People have seemingly so focused on the "telling stories of real-life with humor" that it sometimes that stories "only" about some adventure or grand quest like the stories we used to tell our kids before they go dreaming don't get told anymore...

I hope 9 can be one such story.

Panzer 4 included for comparison

Tags: r-35 tank model

After much revisions of the textures, modifications of the modelling... it's been decided to give it a new texture job:

Current Mood: Neutral