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Video Release Domino Grey Much Ado About Nothing

Artist: Domino Grey Song “Much Ado About Nothing” Originally released on the Extended Play -Butterfly Affect II Pretty Imposter Album Note: They had never met in person and finally agreed to have dinner. He sat down and waited. The girl looked nothing like her profile and he was pleasantly surprised. She used a fake picture to make sure guys were interested in her for the right reasons. Domino Grey adds a Pretty Imposter to the Butterfly Affect series. Deep House, Electronica and techno cuts abound. 01 Much Ado About Nothing [La Cocina Redux] 128 Bpms

So we released a video for this record and I got a mature content notice from YouTube.

My video for Domino Grey “Lonely Angel” had the comments automatically turned off by YouTube. It said it was done, in part, to protect creators- due to the sensitive nature of the content. This is a new thing for us, but I guess a hint of suicide and religion hits a nerve. I didn’t see what was off in “Much Ado About Nothing” as I’ve seen way worse in other videos. Maybe Bots or AI tripped over the video. We won’t be worrying about this. Maybe it is Much Ado About Nothing.

Cosmic Centipede streaming on Webtoon!

The Comic Book Cosmic Centipede by Drew Spence is now streaming on the Webtoon platform.

https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/battlestrux-universe/list?title_no=862496

Comic cover Cosmic Centipede by Drew Spence

Do you want to live in a world where great ships loom across the skies? Do you want to visit galaxies and have adventures on the edge of the universe? Do you want to follow the history of the human race from its beginning to its end? If so, begin reading books from the BattleStrux universe!

Stories and Works related to the BattleStrux Universe.

Enter the BattleStrux

The Crew of the Mantis-1 faces its greatest challenge as Captain Dynamics Plus is lured into a trap at the end of the universe. Cosmic Centipede, episode 5: The End of All Things Imagined.

https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/battlestrux-universe/list?title_no=862496

Official Video for the Lenzmen Dynamics Plus track “Cosmic Centipede Episode 5” from the album Dynamic Universe Volume 02 Foresight Wars. Set to rerelease in April 2023, originally recorded circa 1996.

Album Release Dynamics Plus Jade Mantis

It’s killer rhymes and an aggressive delivery from the Deadly Jade Mantis Lenzmen Dynamics Plus. The science gets heavy and deep so prepare to rewind this a few times to catch it all.

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Album Release: Mental Flex – Dynamics Plus

I hope you enjoy my music and get a glimpse of how I evolved, changed and grew into the Dynamics Plus of today. In many of these songs you can hear the seeds of imagination and see where some of the pathways I’ve taken were discovered. Thanks for listening.

Super Links to Explore this release

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The Dynamic Universe magazine Issue 02

We are dropping The Dynamic Universe magazine Issue 02 in print.

Welcome to Issue 02 of The Dynamic Universe magazine. In this release, we have World of
Fantasy, Girl Next Door, Rocketman and Force Six, The Annihilators Holidaze Special Blood
Bath part 1 (of 2). Rated Mature, Adult Content. All stories and art by Drew Spence. Thanks for joining us. ~ $24.00USD

A collection of short stories by Drew Spence. Also included is Part I of the REDUX version of Force Six, The Annihilators Holidaze Special from 2017. 80- pages, deluxe format. Previews are available at purchase link. Thank you for your support.

The Dynamic Universe magazine Issue 02 is available now!

The Dynamic Universe magazine Issue 02. Rated Mature for Adult Content. Available to order in Print ~ $24.00

VIDEO Release The Big Dynamic Robot Show Episode I

So yes, in the zone we’re in- making videos for lots of records. This video is for Lenzmen Dynamics Plus, off the Doctor Atomics and the Fortress of Solitude album. It came out in 2005, physical copies and digital. We had some great reviews for the release. Years later, we’re making a video. As you’ve seen there’s a good number of tools at play. Runway AI does the transition from image to image using their Image Interpolation tool. Studio d-id is the clip where Doctor Atomics speaks. You might have recognized that effect from the “Lonely Angel” video from Domino Grey. Some VFX are custom clips done straight in Adobe Premiere and others are from a site that sells clips.

The Big Dynamic Robot Show Episode I

Daz Studio does the heavy lifting as the source of all characters and animation. Video upscaling was done with Topaz Video AI. The comet in the opening was done with GENMO. Runway AI was back with Gen-1 for the knocked out “dream sequence”. Oh and Ron Deviney (A vendor in the Daz Store) pretty much gets credit for any effect that wasn’t animated. No, wait, I hand drew the lasers in Photoshop and Griffin Avid did all the graphic effects. Thank you for your support.

MOPHO Last Analog Transmission

February 28, 2023 Leave a comment

In 2008, the Editor in Chief of Producer’s Edge magazine, Drew Spence, was inspired by the Dave Smith Instruments synthesizer MOPHO. Sound designer and Media Editor Griffin Avid released a soundpack of elements created purely by the MOPHO. Rap Artist Lenzmen Dynamics Plus released the album Dynamic Universe Volume 12 Battlestrux Year One: Captain of a Starship. The bonus track “MOPHO Last Analogue Transmission” was bundled with the magazine DVD. That song was entirely composed of sounds made with the MOPHO.

This work is a depiction of the events detailed in that music recording. It’s a song created in tribute to the Dave Smith Instruments MOPHO desktop synthesizer. A vessel responds to a hail and find out what the Push It button is for on the MOPHO.

The young Captain Dynamics Plus will see the light of destruction. 22 Pages, full color, standard format for your collecting pleasure.

Comic Book cover for Drew Spence comic BattleStrux MOPHO. 2023 The Dynamic Universe
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We also have a music video for MOPHO Last Analogue Transmission.

This video is Dedicated to the Memory of Dave Smith.

Daz Studio Orestes HDRI issue

January 12, 2023 Leave a comment

Daz Forum post: HDRI is blurry

“How do you use Orestes Iray HDRI Skydomes – Erupiter or other products by Orestes. All I find are files to load render settings. When I do a iRay preview all I see is a fuzzy varible colored sky. I don’t see any planets or moons like what shows on the product page. Do you need to buy other products to get those celestial things? Do you need to load a skydome or something? And where would you find that? Thanks.”

Griffin Avid said:

You need to rotate the HDRI until you get the part of it that shows the view(s) from the promo. Since they are usually large skies, you might need to get the camera to point the perfect way.

The option I usually do – is to render the exact scene without the HDRI dome included.

Environment Mode (Dome and Scene)
Draw Dome (Off)

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Then I render the HDRI all alone in its own scene and pick all my favorite views and place those behind the render so I can have full control of the camera angle and the backdrop. I can also try a whole bunch of different ones and compare them. I only really do this with HDRIs that have a super-sweet spot.

Kitbash3d.com Mission to Minerva Entry Drew Spence

November 5, 2022 Leave a comment

Kitbash3d.com has a global art challenge where they have released a free kit and artists are able to use the kit in an animated (motion) or 2D (still) piece. Submit the piece to the contest by tagging Kitbash3D.com (#KB3Dchallenge on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or Artstation). Details of the contest rules and prizes are on the site. https://kitbash3d.com/pages/minerva

I discovered Kitbash3d years ago. They were offering high quality model kits that were mostly aimed at high-end 3D users, artists, VFX and concept/story board illustrators. The packages come in different software formats. [3DS Max, Blender, Cinema4D, FBX + OBJ, Houdini, MAYA, Unity, Unreal]. My main software is Daz Studio so I usually download the Unreal or Blender version and export to OBJ+ Texture files. At around $199 USD it’s a solid deal for the amount and variety of pieces that come with any set. For me, there was no hesitation with jumping in on this contest. Their kits were already part of my asset library and the Mission to Minerva offering would be an easy addition.

Planet of Fallen Champions Cover Art Drew Spence

The follow-up story to the graphic novel The God of Fury took place at an army-like basecamp. I found the overall layout inspirational and some of the elements, like the radar towers, figure prominently in the story. The Transport and Rover are key vehicles. I need a lot of functionality from the assets I use for my comics. Kitbash3d does a wonderful job of supplying models that look great up close and they have now implemented texture sizes as a choice. I’ll be sharing my comic book entry across all my social media profiles. Thank you for your support.

You can read the full comic book here.

Drew Spence is a graphic comic writer and illustrator

from the United States. He creates under the title of

The Dynamic Universe, which published the digital comics

Force Six The Annihilators and Killer Butterfly. He has

combined his music and video into several works including

Mark of the Griffin, which is both a graphic novel and web

series. These comics are available in digital format on

Amazon Kindle and in print from Indy Planet. He is part of

the instrumental group Fallout Shelter which provides

the soundtrack.

Drew Spence is a graduate of Stony Brook University with

a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Art and holds various

certificates – from graphic arts to web design.

He currently lives on Long Island, New York and

produces his work from the aptly named Fallout

Shelter Studios, where he crafts crafty and clever

comics using CGI and photorealistic image manipulation.

The Social Behaviors.  

https://www.TheDynamicUniverse.com

The Dynamic Universe can be engaged on the various networks.

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/TheDynamicUniverse

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/TheDynamicUniverse/

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/dynamicamusic/

Twitter

YouTube

http://www.Youtube.com/DynamicaMusic

We are The Dynamic Universe. We create graphic comics. They sit between traditional strips and a 3-D style of photorealistic drama. Enjoy the science-fantasy action adventure with terrific tints, great graphics and compelling story-telling. Read the comic and enjoy the soundtrack. Story and art by Drew Spence.

Dynamic Spider-Man Plus Issue 05 Chapter 18 & 19

February 25, 2022 Leave a comment
Dynamic Spider-Man Plus Page Pull
Peter Parker wakes up and gets the packet.
Dynamic Spider-man Plus
Energy Fields and fielding energies.

Issue 05 Chapter 18 Wake up, Time to Rise. Peter Parker wakes up to a new realization as a Truth is uncovered!

Issue 05 Chapter 19 Long Arms of the Law Terrorists-as-Crooked-Cops get straightened out. The Long Arms of the Law reach into the sinister plot. Doc Oc does damage. The Dynamic Spider-Man Plus continues…

This is a brief explainer and recap of The Dynamic Spider-Man Plus comic book series demo that’s being shared on webtoon hosting sites. The 8-issue series is being broken up into chapters and uploaded weekly.

Updates on Thursdays or Fridays.

https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/the-dynamic-spider-man-plus/list?title_no=710590