"Open source development will mess you up fool!"
My name is Roland Hess. Here is a list of things that I do in no particular order:
- Develop for the Blender open source project
- Write books (here and here, another one coming in July of 2010)
- Serve as the technical expert for other people’s books (here, here and here)
- Build, configure and run Linux servers
- Develop AJAX-based web applications on the LAMP stack
- Create art, animation
- Plumbing, roofing, electrical, masonry, septic, carpentry
- Try to become a better shot
- Apply my expert knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXPress and InDesign at work
- Brew and keg my own beer
- Play the organ (all four manuals plus the pedals!)
- Play various other instruments
- Sing (I’ve performed on-field at an NFL game, and sung the National Anthem at a MLB game)
"My dog does not respect you, but I do."
I also graduated from an Ivy League school (Penn). It’s neither here nor there in general, but that really impresses some people. So if you’re one of those people and have lots of cash you want to throw at a Penn grad, call me!
I like to be busy, and if I’m not writing a book at the moment, it means that I need more to do. So, if you have an animation or web development project that needs someone with an artistic eye but an engineering temperament, shoot me a message. You can grab a .PDF of my resume here.
Why “harkyman?” My oldest daughter asserted several years ago that all girls like Barbies and all boys like – what’s that called, dad? Harkyman? She meant to say Pokemon, but I liked “harkyman” better. I still do.
"From time to time, sacrifices have to made."
I came across this: http://www.blender.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5143&highlight=audio
I couldn’t find your email-address, I don’t know if it’s still one of your occu’passions’…
Niels
Missing image on TUT page.
http://www.harkyman.com/searsbarn01.html
Thanks. Updated.
Hi there, Roland. Could you please email me at marcia@modernfeed.com ASAP? We were hoping to use one of your pieces for our company’s website. I’ll explain further privately. Thanks!
[...] of Elephants Dream and Big Buck Bunny will start at 5pm and will include a special appearance from Roland Hess who will do a presentation on Blender and talk about Elephants Dream in which he as involved [...]
Your Link to the BlenderPeople documentation is down.
http://www.harkyman.com/blenderpeople/blenderpeople.0.8.pdf
Hi, I saw your example in this post: http://www.blender.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6541
How did you manage to apply softbodies/wind to a skeleton rig ?
I’m searching like crazy over may forums and didn’t find anything.
Thank you !
Help me I can not do with the attack bp movements with swords and even with whoever attacked drops to the ground. really need your help urgently. In the tutorial I can not do the movements of walking of the dolls .. required desde ja nanamcunha@yahoo.com.br
Hi Roland,
I’m new to Blender. I love this program and think it is very generous of the developers to provide it free of charge.
I recently purchased your book “The Essential Blender”. It is a wealth of wonderful info! I am, however, having a problem. I can’t find certain tabs and controls that you refer to in your book. I have version 249.2.
Example:pgs 294 and 295 (Particles). I can’t find the “Particles Panel”. Is it called something else now vs. the time of publication of your book?
Also, I can not find a “Deflection”panel. In the illustration on page 294 it reads “Field and Deflection”. Is Deflection now referred to as “Collision”?
I’m spending a tremendous amount of time learning this awesome program but find myself spending equally large time blocks looking for panels that may or may not be there or referred to by some other name than a previous version.
Any wisdom you care to impart, I would be MOST appreciative!
Thank you for your consideration and fine book!
Kip Ross
Hey Harkyman,
I’ve just started learning Blender a few weeks ago, with your great book Essential Blender. That book seems to be a good start for a noob like me. The difficult program Blender is very clear explaind by your instructions. I’ve tried to learn Blender before with other documentation, but it didn’t work well for me.
You are the best. ( I’m doing a wave right now …. )
You have the knowledge of an old wizard, but you still look 21 !
My first language is dutch, so I hope this is readable englisch.
Kind regards, Marc