May - 2022

My Research Interests

As an artist who uses the computer, my animations and artwork represent large parts of my research. But my work as an artist/animator who also teaches leads me into compelling avenues of inquiry that may not be aesthetically stimulating, but which are relevant either in producing my artwork or teaching my students. MEL scripting, for example, is not beautiful to look at (unless you are a technical director perhaps); but it may facilitate some aspect of animation that is not readily apparent. This section of the site is dedicated to providing some explanation of these types of projects.

ek_characterToolkit.mel

This is an update to the scripts and interface I created in 2008. Each button has a "?" button next to it that describes each task. Each button activates another subroutine/script that is manipulated with a separate interface. Within almost every interface, there is a help button that describes how to use the script. One major change I made from earlier is that I combined all my scripts into one .mel script called 'ek_characterToolkit.mel.' This has made distribution to my st