Matt Jones | Multimedia Specialist

Tag: 3d modeling

  • The Museum: Update #2

    The Museum: Update #2

    Progress update for my new web developer portfolio. Creating a 3D museum to showcase all my stuff from 10 years of film and video production. Final product will be a static HTML website that features a full screen 3D museum environment that the user can walk through and interact with. If you missed the first…

  • The Museum: Update 1

    The Museum: Update 1

    The first update of who knows how many… Super excited to start a new project!

  • 3D Cursor In Blender

    3D Cursor In Blender

    Using the 3D Cursor in Blender Intro Hey guys, what’s going on! In this video, we’re going to take a look at how to use the 3D cursor in Blender. The 3D cursor is, if you take everything and delete it, it is this little circle here in the center. That is the red and…

  • 5 Ways to Improve Topology

    5 Ways to Improve Topology

    Improve Topology Here are some fun tips to improve topology on your modeling projects. If you’ve done any high resolution sculpting, or imported some very dense 3D scans, you’ll definitely want to do something with all those vertices. Here are a few tips and tools to help you massively reduce the amount of verts in…

  • [VIDEO] Intro To Mesh Modeling in Blender

    [VIDEO] Intro To Mesh Modeling in Blender

    Intro to Mesh Modeling in Blender Learn mesh modeling in blender: Multiple ways to add meshes to your scene Switch between Object mode and Edit mode Scale objects Transform objects Rotate objects Edit meshes directly, creating your own custom shapes Keyboard shortcuts to make your workflow faster The basics of the Loopcut

  • [VIDEO] Layout Control in Blender 2.8

    [VIDEO] Layout Control in Blender 2.8

    Layout Control in Blender 2.8 Let’s take a look at some concepts that will help you gain a better understanding of layout control in Blender 2.8. In this video, we’ll cover: Every single window type in detail Creating and deleting custom tabs Creating custom themes and loading from the theme preset library Saving your custom…

  • [VIDEO] Blender 2.8 Overview

    [VIDEO] Blender 2.8 Overview

    Blender 2.8 Overview This is a high-level overview of Blender 2.8. In this video, we take a look at: Information provided on the Splash Screen Navigating the 3D view What the 3D cursor is and how to use it Creating, editing, and manipulating objects The Collections system and how you can use it to organize…

  • Subsurf vs Multires: What’s the Difference?

    Subsurf vs Multires: What’s the Difference?

    My name is Matt and I’ve been using Blender for over 10 years. Today I came to understand the difference between subsurf and multires. I’d like to share that information with you now.

  • Using 3DConnexion Spacemouse with Linux

    Using 3DConnexion Spacemouse with Linux

    Uh… 3DConnexion Spacemouse Wireless? If you’re like me and spend any amount of time in the 3D world, whether it’s for game design, game development, motion graphics, 3D animation, or CAD, you’ve probably felt a bit limited and slow when it comes to navigating the 3D viewport. In some programs, you even have to grab…

  • How to Make Realistic Trees in Blender

    How to Make Realistic Trees in Blender

    This Christmas…. This Christmas, I got a 3D graphics assignment. Sorry, I can’t say ‘This Christmas’ without singing it. Assignment received For this assignment, I was asked to create a look-and-feel animation that conveyed the spirit of Christmas in a general sense. The ending needed to focus on gift giving. First, I developed a concept…