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Archive for November, 2008
Here's an impressive list of 73(!) websites that offer free texture resources. More will be added in the future.
Elye wrote:
Hi, I've recently completed a new music video for some local rappers I know. I did all the animation in Blender, even though it's 2D (or 2.5D). Thought you might like to check it out!
I certainly do :) Very nice and professional work, thanks for sharing!
Day to Night Compositing Case Study
11 Comments Published by banor on November 29th, 2008 in Tutorials
Ivan Hoffmann (digitalh) has made a case study on a great compositing technique for turning a day shot into a night shot – and he had to do the compositing work in a short amount of time. For all you filmmakers out there, here's your chance to learn more about this very useful "Day to Night" technique!
Free rendering on 250-CPU Grid
144 Comments Published by Bart on November 28th, 2008 in 3D News, Toolbox
The Centre for Parallel Computing (CPC) at the University of Westminster, London are test-driving their 250-CPU Grid. It's built around Blender and they're inviting YOU to render your work there.
Time-lapse video: modeling a wasp
35 Comments Published by Bart on November 28th, 2008 in Videotutorials
Sebastian König has posted a very nice time-lapse video in which he models, a wasp. It touches many techniques including subsurfaces, IK and even a spot of grease pencil sketching.
Event: Game Cultura 2008 Sao Paulo, Brazil: Do It Yourself (November 08 > February 09)
7 Comments Published by Bart on November 27th, 2008 in Conferences
Almost two hours of tutorials about Sculpting with Blender
17 Comments Published by Allan Brito on November 27th, 2008 in Videotutorials
An artist from Brazil called Leonardo Davi published on his blog, a great collection of tutorials about sculpting with Blender. The tutorial was meant to be his final project, for a degree in visual arts.
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The news is spreading! Today, we received a message from Russia where Maksim Zinchenko translates all our news into Russian. Great job, Maksim!
Google Summer of Code Summit – report from Kent Mein
6 Comments Published by banor on November 26th, 2008 in Google Summer of Code
Here is a report on Google Summer of Code Summit from Kent Mein. Go ahead and read what he has to say
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Tony Mullen has posted a set of pictures from his latest workshop in Tokyo.
Here are two upcoming workshops at the end of this week and next week in Spain and Austria.
Dark Scarab Blender Tutorials
8 Comments Published by Anthoni Caldwell on November 25th, 2008 in Tutorials
The Dark Scarab site has many tutorials for blender users, cover car modeling, cloth, etc.
The Chinese blog Crossmovie diligently translated our articles into Chinese. Hello unknown author – now YOU're on BlenderNation too! :) Would you care to introduce yourself to the community?
Visualization of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct for the BBC Wales
12 Comments Published by Tim Formica [Room335] on November 24th, 2008 in 3D News
See3D recently completed work on a visualization of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct for the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales.
It is due to be aired on BBC Wales for their premier episode of 'Hidden Histories', a series documenting great engineering achievements of the Industrial Revolution.
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Blender Appearance at Intel Core i7 Launch Event
33 Comments Published by Bart on November 24th, 2008 in 3D News
Randall Rickert (professional 3D animator, used to work for Not a Number) showcased Blender at the new Intel Core i7 launch event.
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Goodnight Moon
10 Comments Published by Alex Delderfield (AD-Edge) on November 23rd, 2008 in Art, Tutorials, Video, Videotutorials
Here's a short animation by Dan Finlayson inspired by the song 'Goodnight Moon' by Shivaree, a large portion of it was made using Blender and some rather intriguing techniques.
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
1 Comment Published by Bart on November 22nd, 2008 in General 3D or Art related
For those of you who are interested in learning to draw by hand, this book may be a big help: its concept is that all people can learn to draw what they see by using techniques to trick the right side of the brain to take over and block out the left side. This right side is the artistic side the left side the more analytical.
Inspired 3D Short Film Production
0 Comments Published by Bart on November 22nd, 2008 in General 3D or Art related
Covering every aspect of the short-film production pipeline, this book demonstrates each concept and technique through a combination of general theories, examples, exercises, case studies, and interviews with short-film directors and industry specialists. Full of amazing imagery and one-of-a-kind content (including a robust DVD filled with dozens of award-winning short films) it is a must-read book for current and future animated filmmakers.
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