Art + Story

Cocktails with Gloom

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“This is not the cleavage you were looking for,” is what he told the guy at the bar who was staring at him. And this was not a pickup joint, anyhow, nor a place to meet clients; this was his favorite neighborhood dive, or close enough. So Gloom took his third? Fourth? Hypnotini back to his table–maybe a bit unsteadily–and sat again at the booth he had to himself. . . . → Read More: Cocktails with Gloom

3D models

The Perfect Face

The Deckagon Face

Neither beauty nor what is “good” in art are arbitrary notions. The response to beauty, at least, has been shown to be hard-wired, and it definition susceptible to mathematical description. . . . → Read More: The Perfect Face

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Victoria 3 Resources

Retro figures are IN. There’s a secret underground dedicated to improving and reusing older human meshes. . . . → Read More: Victoria 3 Resources

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New Cooltuna Freebies

Making that horn set for FemaSu inspired me to start modeling again, so I whipped up a nice spiked cuff to match the spiked collar done quite a while as well as a simple ring parented to various fingers. You should go get these, if you use DAZ3D’s Michael4 (M4 for short). . . . → Read More: New Cooltuna Freebies

3D models

Jack Tomalin’s UV Mapping Handbook

Jack is one of those artists who model and texture for DAZ3D, and if you love beautiful, detailed, well-behaved sets for Poser (etc.) then you have probably bought some of his things.

Jack put out a freebie “UV Mapping Handbook” that is aimed at beginners. I’m going to read it. If you have questions about this somewhat . . . → Read More: Jack Tomalin’s UV Mapping Handbook