been a while. old pose, new clothing

i've been completely busy with work and summer visiting

so this skirt was made by me in 5 minutes. that was the point; the quickest way to make a dynamic skirt in hexagon.

i need to post a how-to; it's really very simple. 3 ovals, a tricky smoothed polyline, a surface, and two easy material zones.

the next trick i figured out was using multiple dynamic groups. the one for the waistband has friction values of 1 which means it won't slide on the skin; stays in place at the waist. moreover, it has really high stretch values to prevent stretching. i make it a little narrower than the waist so when it drapes, it pops to the outside of the body in a form fitting way. the rest of the skirt is a light material that's really slick (low friction values) so it poses easily.

a triangle based mesh seems to be horrible for dynamic clothing; comes out all jagged. i think it has to do with the fact that triangles are always planes. quads can form saddles and such which makes for a smoother shape when it deforms.

i found "changing room confessions" on youtube which has some cute dresses i want to try to model. the girly tunic dresses are easy enough. i want to try some crinoline mini dresses i've seen in various runway shows. i haven't figured out what settings to use to mimic the fabric.

oh well, back to work (the work that pays, not the graphics work i do for fun)

i won't have much time for cgi for the rest of the month.