First test of a new style of 2D characters for Studio Hrimfaxi’s next animation: Pegasus X5: The Invisible Invaders!
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“Animated Me” for the 2020 Lockdown
Just prior to our city entering lockdown back in March, 2020, the company I worked for set up the entire staff to be able to work from home with little to no service interruptions for our company, nor any downgrade…
Starship Hrimfaxi Episode 01, Epilogues
It looks like the action in the Janus system is done for now… but is it really all over? Jump into adventure with the Starship Hrimfaxi! “The Hrimfaxi Adventures” are 3D animations, “Starship Hrimfaxi” are 2D. A dab of inspiration…
Starship Hrimfaxi Episode 01, Part 03
Do the nefarious goings-on in the Janus System come to an end, or is this just the beginning of something much bigger? Episode One, The Janus Jump: Part 3 of 3. “The Hrimfaxi Adventures” are 3D animations, “Starship Hrimfaxi” are…
Starship Hrimfaxi Episode 01, Part 02
Episode One: The Janus Jump, Part 2 “The Hrimfaxi Adventures” are 3D animations, “Starship Hrimfaxi” are 2D. A dab of inspiration from Star Trek: The Animated Series, a dollop of Fireball XL5, a pinch of Norse Mythology with a heavy…
The Hrimfaxi Adventures Episode Two: The Pirates
The second episode of The Hrimfaxi Adventures, a proof-of-concept animation, testing DAZ Studio’s lip synch and animation capabilities using OpenGL on a low-end Macintosh. A fun learning experience.
Hrimfaxi – Mars Fly-bys
Many versions of the Starship Hrimfaxi have been used over the years in different images, this is the final version that was chosen to be used in the first animation tests. Here’s the ship and planet used for a slow…
Back to the “retro” Future, Toon-Style!
DC comics in the late 50s and early 60s had a strong Science Fiction vibe running through most of their titles, in many cases due to editors Julius “Julie” Schwartz and Mort Weisinger, both of who were long-time science fiction agents and…
de terra ad astra
My earliest genre influences, – as with many children at the time -– came from television, movies and comics/books. On the TV front, I was born too late to enjoy the runs of Space Patrol, Rocky Jones-Space Ranger, Tom Corbett-Space Cadet…
LSH: The Early Days
The Legion of Super-Heroes, in its earliest days, was pure fun and adventure (how suiting that it’s first run as a series was in Adventure Comics). What it also had was potential. Being set in the 30th century, it fit…