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Now this is what I'd call a really quick release. Just before the X-Men sequel started it cinemas I started getting emails about my old X-Men screensaver that I did when the original movie came out. Turns out people still use it and like it! It's 3 years old now and it was a rush job way back then, but the effect does still look cool.

What I was trying to do back then was do an effect like the map table they used in the first movie. And altho the result didn't really look anything like it, it was still kind of cool to look at. Most people, including me, thought it actually looked like ice sculptures or something.

So the day before X2 was due for release here I had an idea for an updated version of the screensaver. I'd do basically the same thing, but this time have the ice form in the palm of a hand. It was Iceman's mutant abilities that gave me the idea. There's a scene in the first movie where he forms a rose out of ice on Rogue's desk in class. So I thought that might look cool.

What made me want to do it most was that I wanted to make a 3D hand, and I think it came out pretty well. I scanned my hand and then used it as a guide to make a 3D model. Ofcourse I'm left handed, so without thinking I made a left hand. So Iceman is now left handed. So there.

This is very rushed. It's far from the best thing I've ever done, but I still think it looks cool enough to release. It's well worth having a look at just for the wiggling handy-ness.

I don't plan on doing any updates to this. Maybe when the third movie comes out I'll do somthing else.

Enjoy!

v2.01 - 13th August, 2003 - Minor Update
Converted to work with UC3D