Friends of Mike James Media ™

Software:

Luxology - Home of "modo" 3d modeling software

I transitioned to this software in September of 2008, and absolutely love it. The product, company, and community are a great group of people. Thank you, Luxology!

Adobe - Resistance is futile... (Great applications for graphic artists)

If you're doing either 2D or 3D graphics, you'll find it handy to at least purchase "Photoshop" or "Photoshop Elements", and possibly other Adobe applications.

Wacom- Pen tablets, and the Cintiq

A lot of the applications we use for graphics work can be made better with a pen tablet. If you haven't already made this move, check them out.

Favorite 3D Artists

I have too many personal favorites to list them all., so don't be offended if you link isn't here. To submit a link, email me.

• Dog House Animations - Mike Burnett - 3D artist and animator
• Milviz.com - Military Visualizations
  Highly-detailed, excellent military modeling (!)
• gelmi - Brilliant artist and modo user
• deg3D - The starship master

3D Modeling-related communities:

• Luxology Forums - "Modo" artists and forums
• CG Society - Huge wealth of art and resources for digital artists worldwide
• Mil-Art.com - 3D Artists specializing in military subjects
• Military-Meshes.com - 3D Artists specializing in military subjects

The latest Mac-related info:

• MacLife.com (publishers of "Mac Life" magazine, previously "MacAddict" magazine)
  Find the latest news on all Apple developments at MacLife, presented with a sense of humor.