Dan Ablan Gets interviewed

[policarpo]

very kick ass!

i've always wanted to hear a thing or two or three or four from dan ablan!

[Dreamwave]

cool, Mr Alblan, I'm your biggest fan :bounce: ;)

hehe I just purchased the newest book :p

[hanzo]

Dan Ablan has some nice work...
I like that house in the night, looks ghosty

[proton]

Dan's books are amazing....he really know's how to teach what he knows....which isn't as easy as it sounds.....

I have his books and have read a few of them morew then twice :)

I look forward to going thru his training videos when time allows it....

[dablan]

Thanks guys!
Thank you WIlliam for the interview too!

Dan

[proton]

Thanx for taking the time to share with all of us!

[jeroentje]

He cool.
I got "Digital Cinematography & Directing" as my price in the living toons challenge. That was a good book :)

[My Fault]

I don't know, writing all those books he sounds awfully well edumacated. You know how those smart guys can be, talking nice, knowing things, living in a house with running water.... crazy stuff like that. :p

Great stuff!

[Signal2Noise]

Originally posted by My Fault
...well edumacated...


:D A bit fast with the typing? You meant "edukated", right?;)

[My Fault]

Originally posted by Signal to Noise
:D A bit fast with the typing? You meant "edukated", right?;)

Nope, that's how they dun spelled it at my skool :surprised

[Signal2Noise]

:shrug: :)

[aurora]

I have a couple of Dan's books and they have turned me into a major Dan-Fan! I loved the detail in his interview and HIGHLY recommend 'Digital Cinematography & Directing' to everybody it generic but when it does get app specific in pictures he adds some for LW, Maya, 3DMax and others as much as possible.
This Dan fan says Dans the man!
OK I'll go home now.

[S_3D_A]

Ahh I remember dan. I also have several books of his. I actually had one of his good friends as a teacher when I went to school. Never got to meet dan though:shrug:

[dablan]

Who was your teacher? Where did you go to school?

Dan

[aurora]

WHOA, Dan!!! Nice to see you here. I noticed in the interview that you visited CG Channel but have never seen you around CG Talk before. Does this mean you will at least occasionally hit the Lightwave forum here at CG Talk. I know a few thousand people that would literally be begging to hear from you in it.

[dablan]

Sure - I'll click in often.

First, I have to come up with a cool handle... how about Proton? No, I think that's used.... how about snotface? No.... that belongs to someone else....

Well, I'll think of one and see you on the forum..

Dan

p.s. Anyone going to NAB? I'll be doing a demo at the MGM,
Monday night April 7th. Here's the info on TOAST3!
Click here http://www.virtualsetworks.com/Toast03.htm

[proton]

snotface was taken so I opted for Proton :)

[Joril]

Originally posted by dablan
First, I have to come up with a cool handle...
What about "insider"...

[wmendez]

Very cool interview Dan the Man!! :cool:

[fletchman]

I thank Dan is great. i just got his Character Builder DVD set and it rocks!!! :airguitar

[iratethemad]

I'll be there for the toast Dan cant wait

[Goon]

you need to top SplineGod. ÜberDiety of the Pixels perhaps? That may be going a little to far but you two could fight for Mt Olympus. Sell tickets and popcorn and such.

[facial]

Hey, you bring coool stuff here, Thax, man. :thumbsup:

[Insider]

Joril -

New name - thanks to you. Good idea.

I'll send you a book. Email me 3d@agastudios.com.



Dan

[dark_lotus]

Ooo that just reminded me, I've been meaning to get his "digital cinematography & painting" book since it came out.

[fender]

Great interview:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[PiNs]

Hmm....so i see you're from the south side, huh? So, I hope you're not a Sox fan, because you south siders are a plague. A PLAGUE I TELL YOU! :scream: J/K your geographical location in the greatest city ever has no effect on youre mistake in not liking the Cubs. :cool: I'm just playin, I'm just jumping to conclusions because....well.....thats what i do. :buttrock: You're great at what you do, keep up the awesome work.

[fender]

heHee.... GO CUBS!:beer:

[froggyplat]

Originally posted by Insider
Joril -

New name - thanks to you. Good idea.

I'll send you a book. Email me 3d@agastudios.com.
Dan

lol, so can I make you an awesome avatar and have you send me a book too?;)

great to see you on cgtalk!

[Nborg]

Great interwiev! Sounds like a nice guy, will have to buy some of those books:)=

[Oktavian]

Yes indeed! A nice interview with a likeable man.

[onlooker]

Originally posted by fletchman
I thank Dan is great. i just got his Character Builder DVD set and it rocks!!! :airguitar

fletchman, give up some details of that character builder set. I've been eyeing that for a while, and there is not much of a description on it. Would you say a newbie would need some, or any prerequisite to go through the set?:wavey:

[Duffman]

Wow, love your work Dan! Your city scene is just mind blowing!

Here's to you Dan! :beer:

[fletchman]

Originally posted by onlooker
fletchman, give up some details of that character builder set. I've been eyeing that for a while, and there is not much of a description on it. Would you say a newbie would need some, or any prerequisite to go through the set?:wavey:


Hi Onlooker,

Dan Ablan takes you through the steps in building a original humaniod character. He goes through the box method of modeling and also gives great hints and tips on uses of other tools to sculpt it. He then does weighting, rigging, animation and rendering taking you through the whole process start to end. I would say that as a newbie it is a fantastic resource and also gives you insite to creating a unique charachter without a backsketch reference. :thumbsup:

[Insider]

Duffman -
thanks.

I've yet to create anything decent.

Soon.



Dan

[onlooker]

Originally posted by fletchman
Hi Onlooker,

Dan Ablan takes you through the steps in building a original humaniod character. He goes through the box method of modeling and also gives great hints and tips on uses of other tools to sculpt it. He then does weighting, rigging, animation and rendering taking you through the whole process start to end. I would say that as a newbie it is a fantastic resource and also gives you insite to creating a unique charachter without a backsketch reference. :thumbsup:

Excellent! That was what I needed to hear. :thumbsup: Thanks:beer:

[Redf]

" " " three times over,excellent,thanks.:thumbsup: :beer:

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