Studio Artist’s MSG (modular synthesized graphics) has some new cellular automata processors. What’s especially interesting about these is that you can configure them to create representation imagery as well as the flat fractal texture fields you would typically see for this kind of imagery. The mathematics behind cellular automata are particularly fascinating because they create…
One of the cool things about digital media is that you aren’t restricted to conventional limitations associated with 2D or time based traditional media. I’ve been exploring the notion of fluid time in static and moving imagery recently using beta builds of upcoming Studio Artist 4. Once you have a digital representation of motion captured…
Studio Artist user Charis Tsevis made the June cover of the Japanese Mac Fan magazine with one of his awesome photo mosaic images created using Studio Artist.
Catherine Tate was the VFX supervisor for this years Sundance film ‘Half-Life’ directed by Jennifer Phang, which featured some Studio Artist processed footage. Catherine discussed with me some of the work that went into the Studio Artist generated visual effect sequences for the film. ‘I ran all the mini dv footage that was shot for…
Studio Artist user Jean Detheux will be doing a lecture tour of Ontario next week. The lecture-workshops, which focus on his animation work using Studio Artist and Final Cut Pro, will be given at the National Archives and De La Salle High School in Ottawa, the Alliance Francaise and the Centre Francophone in Toronto, and…
‘Half-Life’ is a film by Jennifer Phang that premiered at Sundance 2008 and has been winning awards at various film festivals this year. The film also features some visual sequences rendered using Studio Artist. There’s a Seattle International Film Festival showing June 6,7th, and a Los Angeles Film Festival showing June 29th. For more information…
Studio Artist user Bill Roth has recently completed a new Studio Artist animation project called ‘Some Assembly Required’. Bill describes Some Assembly Required as ‘a patchwork glimpse into the slightly manic process of self-concoction”, and it showcases a wide variety of Studio Artist paint animation styles.
Long time Studio Artist user Nina Paley’s animated film ‘Sita Sings the Blues’ makes it’s north american premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City this week. Most of the film is hand animated using Flash, but there is a little bit of Studio Artist processing included in the film as well in…
Homer Alaska based Studio Artist user Diane Peterson is a fiber artist who has been experimenting using Studio Artist to create mixed media fiber art. I wanted to share this because it’s an interesting example of moving beyond conventional digital artwork for the screen or traditional ink jet prints. And it’s also a great example…
Studio Artist user Theron Taber has a new online gallery of his Studio Artist work available for viewing at web.mac.com/theront. Theron is interested in creating photo-based images that take inspiration from painting. He’s especially attracted to scenes of ordinary life, and his gallery includes artwork generated from photos taken during his travels to the Philippines…