FREE iClone Cutie 4U: "JADE"

I've written about the importance of hi-res images when creating your iClone characters. This is needed for the ENTIRE character (meaning for clothes AND face). Sure, you can get away with using low-res images (Lord knows I've done it MANY times). But they are not really ideal if you plan on having the character appear in extreme close-ups in either your still or moving shots. So choose a nice high resolution image to get the best results. I really liked the high resolution texture for the face of this unique character here. I call her , "Jade". She's another iClone cutie for your collection. She can be a rocker, a vampire, a Goth chick, .... a sexy mime (can mime's be sexy? Well, I guess French mime's can.). Her cut off shirt top is made by non other than "Skulty", an amazing iClone artist and all around good guy.

Till Next Time, ...... "Keep Cloning" ....... Pauly

DOWNLOAD "JADE" HERE

(Once in a while, my free file service acts weird. So if you ever have problems with the download of ANY files here, please Email Me, and I'll be happy to send them to you.)

FREE Character 4U: "MUHAMMAD ALI"

My daughter recently had to do a book report for Black History Month. She had to choose a famous black American and find a book to read about the individual she chose. She picked out a book called "Sports Heroes and Legends: Muhammad Ali" by Carrie Golus. When I read her finished report, I was truly amazed by the life this man has led. I was so inspired by his will to keep fighting, not just in the ring, but also for what he believed in. Now I'm no "rah-rah" patriotic kind of dude by any means. But learning about this amazing American really made me think about what is truly important to me, and what I would do to keep it. For me, it's family and quality of life. When I was a teenager, I worked as an usher at New York City's Radio City Music Hall. I remember one day a large group of people walking in the theater, as they huddled around a tall figure in the center of the crowd. It was Ali. And I also remember how everyone referred to him as "the Champ", even though Tyson was holding the title at the time. Makes you realize, you're always known as being a winner, when you have fought all your life for what is truly valuable to you.

Till Next Time, ...... "Keep Cloning" ........ Pauly

DOWNLOAD "MUHAMMAD ALI" PROJECT HERE

(And for more iClone famous Americans, check out my

AMERICAN HISTORY VOLUME at Reallusion, Inc.)

FREE iClone Motions 4U

Have any of you ever experimented with the motion editor in iClone? It's really amazing. If you're pretty new to iClone, you know that iClone already comes with some fantastic motions for your characters. But surprisingly, many older users still don't realize that they can actually create their own customized motions with the motion editor. Now, I have said time and again, that I'm no genius at 3d animation. I'm just a schmuck from Queens, NY. But this motion editor feature was so easy to use, it made me feel like I had been a pro for years. The process of creating my customized motion was pretty fun. My wife got a kick out of watching me do it too. Let me explain. I videotaped myself with a locked down full body shot, where I faced camera and flexed my muscles. Grant it, I have no freakin' muscles, but I did the moves anyway. I was then able to load the video into my iClone motion editor, overlay the iClone "skeleton" or "mannequin" figure to my own image, and move the limbs of the figure to match my movements on the video. You don't have to do it frame by frame. You can skip many frames and continue matching it up. iClone will create a motion path for you automatically. When you're done, export it as an iClone motion, and use it for your characters whenever you want. It takes a little time, but it's a fascinating process to learn. And the results can be really cool, seperating your motions from others out there. So try it and see what you come up with. In the meantime, Andrew from Machin-X: Machinima & Digital Puppetry Blogspot (a very cool site, by the way), was kind enough to share an excellent link with me from www.truebones.com . The link is a FREE download of about eight .bvh motions which you can convert for use in iClone. Big thanks, Andrew! Click here and download the motions. Ok, ... gotta get to the gym now and build up those wimpy ass muscles.

Till Next Time, ........ "Keep Cloning" ......... Pauly

PS: Check out the Muscle Flex Motion Test below

Old Clones to New....Meet "DARKONIA"

A while back, I created an iClone version of Princess Selenia (from the movie "Arthur and the Invisibles"), and shared it here. If you never got her, just click the link above to download her. But judging by the amount of record breaking downloads for this character, I've decided to create an original evil counterpart for Princess Selenia, just to show you how easy it is to re-texture an existing character and make a new and original one. I used the old "Selenia" character as my template. So here she is. Presenting, ..."Darkonia" (she's in the picture above). She's a cunning little pixie-like vixen, who is always up to no good. iClone is perfect for creating original characters based on actual films and stories.

Till Next Time, .... "Keep Cloning" .......... Pauly

Endless Anime Creations & FREE Character 4U

I've said this before, .... I've always loved Anime. It appealed to me since I was a kid, when I first watched "Speed Racer". And even though there were only Anime animal characters in the series, I also loved, "Kimba the White Lion" (Showing my age now, eh?). But I've made quite a few Anime characters in iClone, and I wanted to give you the actual template I use to make them all. Here is "Anime Man". With this one character, you have all you need to create endless variations of iClone Anime characters. Place him in your custom character folder, but be sure to click ADD, when in FACE mode, and keep it in your face library. I use this same Anime style face over and over again, to create new Anime characters. It's all in the way you texture, folks. I shared this character at the forum a while back. But for those of you who never got it, feel free to

DOWNLOAD "ANIME MAN" HERE.

(NOTE: File Host is weird sometimes. If you have a problem downloading, try back. If it persists, Email me, and I'll send you the file.)

And if you want a great female counterpart for him, please go to Reallusion and check out my "Anime Girl". Enjoy!

Till Next Time, .... "Keep Cloning" ..... Pauly

How To Create Facial Hair & FREE "Gnome" Character 4 U

iClone doesn't have any facial hair which can be added to it's characters. Sure, you can texture mustaches or stubble onto a character. And you can even create the illusion of a beard, by adding appropriate beard texture, and then playing with the sliders for the chin while in FACE, MODIFY (kind of like the way I did with my Santa character). But wouldn't it be great to make characters with outrageous facial hair? You know, really long beards and such? I'm sure Reallusion will provide this at some point. A minor thing to work on with all of iClone's amazing and ever evolving features. Well, in the meantime, here's a very simple little trick, ...... take one of the hairstyles, and flip it over or around. A no brainer, eh? Play with the scaling, and positioning, and you'll soon have an iClone character with some very cool new facial hair (see Gnome photo). Give it a whirl, and go nuts with it.

DOWNLOAD "GNOME" CHARACTER HERE

Till Next Time, ...... "Keep Cloning" ....... Pauly

Another FREE iClone Babe 4 U: "Tanya"

Here's another iClone beauty. I call her "Tanya". She's totally hot (she's not real, Pauly, get a grip, man!). Wish I could have attracted babes like this in High School. I was such a shy geek. In my school, chicks like this always went for the a#$holes. It was always us nice guys who knew how to treat girls, that never had dates. The good news is that Karma is good, and now most of these same old High School jerks are unemployed toothless losers with beer bellies, who frequently end up on the Jerry Springer Show. So I guess it pays to be a geek, after all (I now have a totally hot wife). Anyway, "Tanya's" tube top and mini skirt were made by Skulty, a very talented iClone artist. You can find more of Skulty's work over at the CoolClones Forum, in the Freebies section. Big thanks to him for allowing me to add his work to my character, and share it with all of you here. Ok, gotta run now. Jerry Springer is on.
Enjoy!

Till Next Time, ...... "Keep Cloning" ....... Pauly
DOWNLOAD "TANYA" HERE
(Note: Necklace in photo not included)