Getting back into the swing of things, and my goal of one complete scene a week. Going to the mythic this week with The Tree of Life and the Ouroboros. Thanks to Oana from Blendermama for all her input on the polishing details, OR as she says it, “the true story: ‘…for all her input […]
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I didn’t want this one to look totally real, so I added lots of iridescent shimmer and really green grass. Bright colors help with the idea of not so real. I am trying for a memory of a happy summer exploring and discovering rather than an absolute photograph.
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Growing up in Michigan, snow days were just a fact of life and snowmen and sledding was what you did after the big snows. Of course that was after you tried tunneling through the snow drift on the front porch (and had it collapse on the top of your head). Well, these guys were created […]
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I worked over a week on this little piece of cheer. I wanted to make something that was cute and told a story. You see I came up with a happy Christmas morning and getting a puppy (seal pup). I entered this in the BlenderGuru competition on the BlenderArtist Forum. Deadline is 19 December. I […]
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This is a piece of a larger scene I am working on for another BlenderGuru competition. These are the cute little characters that make up the center part of my Christmas story. I don’t like posting things that aren’t a complete scene, but I am thinking this is a “teaser” for more to come.
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Just a quick still life to get in the holiday mood. Nothing special about this one, but it was nice how the garland turned out.
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Just a quick render for this week. I feel I have to keep up with my goal of one complete scene render a week. Even with other activities in life converge to keep me from doing something more complex or creative. This is my second coffee scene, but it is a total scene. While the […]
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I guess I am still in my still life phase. A simple, yet satisfying, breakfast for the on-the-go American. This is also my first full scene rendered using the new rendering engine for Blender 2.6 called Cycles. It is much easier to set up a realistic lighting scheme to get the nice soft shadows and […]
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“It is exactly because life is a series of confrontations with the mundane that we observe so little. Therefore, the artist’s role becomes not to illustrate the fantasic but to illuminate the obvious.” – Marshall “In Plain Sight” Shouldn’t all artists have at least one still life study in their portfolio? I suppose I could […]
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I just can’t seem to resist a contest. This one is for the CGCookie Blender Create a Pumpkin Contest. “Model an epic pumpkin that a Rancor would shutter in fear at the mere site of it….rated PG, would you show it to Mickey Mouse?” with those words in mind, I went for a bit of […]
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