From the "Dust bunnies FAQ" :

Q. What are dust bunnies?
A. Go look under the sofa and see for yourself.

More : http://www.dustbunnies.com/dustbin.htm

Dust bunnies can be modelled with blobs and media though no dust bunny has appeared
yet in this group.

Gilles

Steve wrote:

> What are dust bunnies?
>
> Steve
>
> Gilles Tran wrote:
> >
> > Funny how things work... It's always difficult to track down sources of
> > inspiration, but here is the (almost ?) full list of credits !
> > - The original Ken Tyler picture was titled "Re:If you can't go to heaven" and
> > posted on Jan, 20 (21:48). It features a head which is part metal on the top,
> > something I found particularly appealing (I'm weird, OK).
> > - Having another look at Lance Birch's Mr Wirro makes me think that there is no
> > doubt that it made its way into the Ken creation picture, at least
> > inconsciously. I remember seeing it and telling myself for a couple of minutes
> > that I should definitely grow up and buy Max because these were really cool
> > pictures.
> > - Dominique Jacquel's Spatch tutorial page features a Millenium Falcon which is
> > half mesh too :
> > http://www.mech.ed.ac.uk/~dom/gfx/irtc_art_howto.html. The technique presented
> > is exactly the one I used (though the wireframe was obtained through Chris
> > Colefax's mesh macro and I never used Spatch).
> > - The first computer-generated pictures I ever saw were the ones in the movie
> > Tron (1982), and there was an animated (and rather crude) faceted "face" that
> > impressed me a lot and got me started in this 3D thing (though it took me
> > several years to actually start).
> >
> > Now, inspiration also comes to me in lots of surprising shapes, including dust
> > bunnies.
> >
> > Gilles
> >
> > Lance Birch wrote:
> >
> > > Get over it Ken... ;-)
> > >
> > > Actually I REALLY liked this image (and your wonderful description Ken)...
> > > it kind of reminded me of my Violent Society animation I did a few months
> > > ago... featuring "Mr Wirro"!!!  :)
> > >
> > > http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/parallax/359/current_projects.html
> > >
> > > The above address is for anyone vaguely interested in what I just said...
> > > (oh, and it's not really a current project anymore... just that I haven't
> > > had time to update that section yet)
> > >
> > > Comments on those images would also be appreciated for anyone out there even
> > > taking notice of me still...
> > >
> > > --
> > > Lance.
> > >
> > > ---
> > > For the latest 3D Studio MAX plug-ins, images and much more, go to:
> > > The Zone - http://come.to/the.zone
> > > For a totally different experience, visit my Chroma Key Website:
> > > Colorblind - http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/parallax/359/colorblind
> > >

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