This is my 3rd test of Easy Canvas together with Tablet Pro and Zbrush on my iPad Pro. I did a 1 Hour sculpting test that I condensed down to about 15 minutes time lapse, testing to see how well Zbrush 2020 worked on my iPad Pro, via the Easy Canvas connection. I am very impressed!! I will continue to share more tests as I sculpt different creatures.
Oh My Gosh!! I can’t wait for Unreal Engine 5!! 2021 come here already!! Real-time rendering was on my mind when I woke up to the news that UE5 was coming soon. I watched the video announcement multiple times. What a time to be alive as a Filmmaker and Game creator.
From the Epic Announcement: Unreal Engine 5 empowers artists to achieve unprecedented levels of detail and interactivity, and brings these capabilities within practical reach of teams of all sizes through highly productive tools and content libraries.
#tbt So this was my First Day heading out to my First Full Time Job as a 3D Artist and Animator in the USA, creating content for Video games, supporting the defense Industry. A friend who took this picture was my college mate and co-worker who got me the internship at the Defense contractor he was working at, I was hired full-time after my internship. 20 other people had applied to the job, people with Masters in Fine Art, and lots more experience than I had, but God had purposed that this was to be my training ground.
I remember feeling nervous, but also excited ~ I was finally going to be creating in real life, the things I had only imagined and experienced as a kid growing up in Uganda ~ I was going to build tanks, guns, animate aircraft, humvees, soldiers training you name it…
I see myself in this photo as a young Ugandan artist, in his parents’ backyard at Mutundwe, building wire helicopters, recycling toothpaste tubes to line the frame of wire fighter jets, cutting up discarded Styrofoam to create floating fleets of destroyers, rigging up transmitters and radios recycled from old TVs and radios, to build transmission stations… I remember the day Budo Junior school was taken over by Kadogos as the NRM pushed their way through Busega and towards Kampala ~ at this moment.. all those memories of glinting guns, harsh Swahili barked commands, artillery being swung around to aim towards Kampala… came flooding back.. I wondered if all those experiences would come back to help me in my career as a storyteller… and I can honestly say, they sure did.
I have met so many wonderful and patriotic friends in this industry and learned so much about the sacrifice and price of freedom, I will forever treasure the training and proving ground God chose for me …
Dear friends, Never give up on your dreams!! What started as a small dream, is now growing wings and flying on an international stage. Our Nkoza and Nankya “Enjovu, The Elephant Tail” short animated film got another recognition: We received another Laurel for Finalist in the Best Short Film Animation category from the Slovakia, Kosice International film festival. Gakyali Mabaga – Watch it at this link; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo2WyEgkcoI ~ Thank you so much for your continued support ?
Download our Nkoza and Nankya, iOS and Android app, a tool you can use to help your kids learn Luganda in a fun way and to learn about our rich and diverse Ugandan cultural heritage, through storytelling.. It features Luganda lessons, education Luganda games, videos, songs, and stories. Do please give it a try and share it with your family and friends. We will continue to add more fun content.
Our books are available to order as both Paperback and Kindle versions. They offer a Fun way for Kids and Parents to learn Luganda, and Celebrate our Rich and Diverse Ugandan Cultural Heritage.
Thank you so much to the Africa in Motion (AiM) film festival for screening our film. We are so honored to grace your screen in Edinburgh, Scotland as an Official Selection.
We are super grateful to Noitom for supporting us with their Perception Neuron Motion capture Suit tech, and to Reallusion for their generous support with the iClone line of tools which made this film a reality. Thank you to Faceware Tech, Inc. for their facial mocap tech as well and their support from the very beginning. We appreciate you all!!
A special thank you to the entire Sowl Studios team (www.sowlstudios.com), and to Diana Lwanga (Mukwano Gwabato) for gracing us with her vocal talent and music.
I was so inspired and blessed to meet Oscar-Winning Director Matthew A. Cherry and fellow Illustrator, Vashti Harrison. I homeschooled Little Nantayi and Solomon Jr, for 6 years, and during that time I had to learn how to do our daughter’s hair. The Hair Love animated short film hit home for me. So yesterday I took mukyala Jagwe, on a date for a screening of Hair Love. It was a blessed evening, and we heard the journey of what it takes to pursue a storytelling dream. We left super encouraged to continue working hard on The Adventures of Nkoza and Nankya and hope to inspire our fellow African and Ugandan storytellers. Friends, never give up on your dreams and dare to Dream Big!! ~ www.nkozaandnankya.com ~ www.sowlstudios.com
Woohoo!! Our 2nd Film Festival Official Selection!! 2020 is off to a Great Start!! Our Nkoza and Nankya Short Animated Film, “Enjovu, The Elephant Tail” has been selected by Lift-Off Global Network !!
We received our festival laurels!! We are super grateful! Here is to dreaming really Big!! Friends, Never give up on your Dreams ~ We invite you to join us on this journey by subscribing to our YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/user/NkozaandNankya ~ Kindly share with your family & friends. Thank you for your support!!
Woohooo!! I am a 2019 Ugandan Diaspora, Animator Award Recipient ~ On behalf of the entire Nkoza and Nankya team, I would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the Ugandan Diaspora Network Awards organized by Ronnie Mayanja in partnership with Dr. Maggie Kigozi. Even though I was not able to make it to the event in person, I am eternally grateful to you all for sharing in this moment to celebrate the work my team and I have been doing to champion the love for our rich and diverse Ugandan cultural heritage and languages, through Nkoza and Nankya. Thank you so much for this recognition and for shining a light on the value of using storytelling and animation in promoting our beautiful country, Uganda. I am confident that if we all continue to work together, we will help our children grow up knowing and loving their Cultural Heritage and Languages. I was represented on stage by My loving maama and the talented Bruno Sekandi Louis, our Lead 3D Artist ~ I invite you to join us on this journey by subscribing to our YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/user/NkozaandNankya and downloading our Nkoza and Nankya App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.SowlComix.NkozaandNankya ~ Mwebale nnyo nnyiini!!
I am excited to share with you this Short animated film, that I Wrote, Directed and Animated, from the Nkoza and Nankya Universe, entitled “Enjovu, The Elephant Tail.” Maama Nankya shares a bedtime story with Nankya. It’s based on an old folk tale and Luganda nursery rhyme we used to sing as kids growing up in Uganda, with an awesome moral of teaching kids to never ever be ashamed of who they are. We encourage you to build up your little ones and inspire them to celebrate their uniqueness and how God created them. Enjoy it with your little ones so they can learn a cool Luganda word: Elephant called Njovu in Luganda.
Download our Nkoza and Nankya, iOS and Android app, a tool you can use to help your kids learn Luganda in a fun way and to learn about our rich and diverse Ugandan cultural heritage, through storytelling.. It features Luganda lessons, education Luganda games, videos, songs, and stories. Do please give it a try and share it with your family and friends. We will continue to add more fun content.
Our books are available to order as both Paperback and Kindle versions. They offer a Fun way for Kids and Parents to learn Luganda, and Celebrate our Rich and Diverse Ugandan Cultural Heritage.
Thank you so much to the Africa in Motion (AiM) film festival for screening our film. We are so honored to grace your screen in Edinburgh, Scotland as an Official Selection.
We are super grateful to Noitom for supporting us with their Perception Neuron Motion capture Suit tech, and to Reallusion for their generous support with the iClone line of tools which made this film a reality. Thank you to Faceware Tech, Inc. for their facial mocap tech as well and their support from the very beginning. We appreciate you all!!
A special thank you to the entire Sowl Studios team (www.sowlstudios.com), and to Diana Lwanga (Mukwano Gwabato) for gracing us with her vocal talent and music.
This is a quick test to show how well Zbrush 2019 is working on an iPad Pro with Duet. I am using my PC and Duet extends my monitor to the iPad Pro screen. The Sculptris Pro feature is working nicely!! I can’t wait to create more models in Zbrush 2019 using my iPad Pro!! ~ Spare a minute to Subscribe to My Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/SolomonJagwe
I have uploaded a new video to my Youtube Channel: Tutorial showing how you can use the Perception Neuron Motion Capture data in the UnrealEngine, from iClone using the Unreal Live Link Plugin. This is a huge time saver, and also makes it possible to edit your mocap data in realtime, before applying it to your unreal character. I will continue to share my thoughts and results as I work more with the Unreal Engine, Unreal Live link, and the Perception Neuron Pro Mocap suit. ~ Daring to Dream really big!!
Our books are Available to order as both Paperback and Kindle versions. They offer a Fun way for Kids and Parents to learn Luganda, and Celebrate our Rich and Diverse Ugandan Cultural Heritage. Order the Nkoza & Nankya Comic Book #1 with a bonus Luganda illustrated Alphabet at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1719891419 ~ Nkoza & Nankya Comic Book #2, with Luganda and Swahili Animal names at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098905172 ~ and Princess Annitandra, Volume 1, Nankya and Nkoza’s best friend at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098578783 ~ Mwebale nnyo!!
Specializing in Art and Visual Technology | 3D Modeling, Character & Vehicle Animation, Oil & Acrylic Painting, Concept Art and Illustration
