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Tag: animation

  • [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] Procedural Texture Mapping

    [VIDEO] Procedural Texture Mapping

    The Problem I’ve got a procedural texture that I’m happy with. It’s been fine for still renders. But when I animate the object, the texture slides around. I figured the obvious solution would be to bake down the procedural texture into a regular UV image map(s) like diffuse, specular, AO, roughness, etc. But when I […]

  • [VIDEO] “Never Forgotten” Series Teaser 2019

    [VIDEO] “Never Forgotten” Series Teaser 2019

    Still working on a handful of shots right now, but here’s what I have so far. I learned a TON of new stuff with this project and had a blast!

  • Particle Systems And Rigid Bodies

    Particle Systems And Rigid Bodies

    Update on the “Never Forgotten” series animation! I’ve since shifted from the desert sands and dunes into a more abstract ‘title sequence’ type vibe. For this section, I’m using particle systems and smoke simulations 100 percent of the time. Starting to get some of the shots back from the render machine, and they’re looking pretty […]

  • Using the Cell Fracture Addon to Destroy Statues

    Using the Cell Fracture Addon to Destroy Statues

    Getting Started A few weeks back, I tried my hand at creating desert dunes out of a plane. As part of that same project, this week I’m using the cell fracture addon to destroy some statues. I started off with a couple of characters created in MakeHuman. A couple people on blender.chat mentioned that MakeHuman […]

  • Swap Memory: It’s Like Downloading More RAM

    Swap Memory: It’s Like Downloading More RAM

    How Do I Download More RAM? It’s kinda like changing the blinker fluid in your car. You can’t. You shouldn’t. I mean… stuff like that doesn’t exist. But, if you’re finding yourself in a situation where you are running shy on your current installed amount of RAM, is there anything you can do without hitting […]