While having lunch at a neighbourhood shopping centre, I saw something that is pleasantly surprising. Big Buck Bunny is being played at the entrance to Challenger the computer store. The 3D movie drew a crowd of mainly mothers and their Read More …
FISH is a short 3D animation that was created using Blender 3D and GIMP. It portrays an inquisitive little fish. For this piece, modelling, rendering and animation were done entirely within Blender. For rendering, node compositing was used together with Read More …
This is the third Blender 3D Work-in-progress for FISH. Here, I have rendered the initial animation. Using only scanline render, the rendering was fast. To create Depth-of-field and underwater colourcast effect, I use composite nodes and Z value. The water Read More …
Looking for a free 2D CAD and drafting tool? Perhaps, you can try DoubleCAD XT. As an ex-AutoCad user, I find DoubleCAD XT easy to understand and use. In fact, it seems that much of the AutoCAD commands (at command Read More …
This is the second work-in-progress for Fish, which is created with Blender 3D. Here, I have created the individual actions using the Action Editor. The individual actions are ‘collaged’ in the NLA ( Non-linear editor). Basically, I am trying to Read More …
This is a cool Blender 3D modelling tutorial. It shows how a soccer ball can be created. For this tutorial, a basic understanding of Blender modelling is required. The tutorial is created by Soh Wee Lian, who is a member Read More …
DAZ Studio 3, has been released for a while now. There seems to be much improvement to it. This popular 3D character posing program is now available in two different versions: A Free Version and an Advanced Version. Both versions Read More …
Dear Reader, I stumbled upon this cool info about a new 3D lighting technology not long ago. Illumination Brush is an amazing way of lighting a 3D scene. It seems like an interactive and extremely intuitive way of image-based lighting. Read More …
For a change, I decided to do something different from the usual product and machine modelling. Fish is a Blender 3D work-in-progress. I have yet to complete the rigging and texturing. This is what that have been done so far. Read More …