Itsartmag has posted a nice making of interview on Promotion Studio’s Lighthouse film. The article is a nice look behind the scenes and into the thought process of the short.
Itsartmag – Making of Lighthouse short
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Author Archives: brian
Ear modeling tutorial
Recently, we posted about a Blender head modeling tutorial on cgarena. Well it looks like the author has completed the ear tutorial to accompany it.
Wixel clouds
What is a Wixel?
Cut out animation in Blender
While some of you may be familiar with these animations, (one was nominated for the 2007 Suzanne awards) they are some excellent examples of cutout animation done utilizing Blender and GIMP. And well worth spotlighting. See a couple videos embedded after the cut and a link to more at their Vimeo gallery.
You can for more info about the artists at their blog here.
Bone-driven texture animation
This is a neat little demonstration of IPO drivers used to control textures. The demonstration uses the Mancandy model and rig. Video after the cut or you can find the video on vimeo.
Head modeling tutorial
Ashish recently emailed us to point out a great step by step head modeling tutorial, by Carlos R. Bisquertt, done completely in Blender. It has been published by CGarena and can be found here.
Suzanne sighting
Occasionally we get word that Suzanne has popped up in some unexpected place. Which we love to see of course! Spread the Blender monkey love! Maxwell Renderer has released a new version and on page 3 in the pdf flyer whose wide-eyed and grinning face do we see? Suzanne of course!
View the pdf here and Suzanne in all her subdivided glory.
Modeling a soccer ball
This is a pretty good step by step tutorial on modeling a soccer ball in Blender. There is one possible change I’d make to the tutorial.
Note: This tutorial is great for a simple prop in the background. But it doesn’t stand up in accuracy. Upon reviewing the tutorial further and receiving comments this is indeed not a completely accurate representation of a soccer/football. For a video demonstrating how to create an accurate version see here.
Review: Modeling a Female Body
This post is a review of the Body modeling DVD created by Jonathan Williamson of Montage Studio. If you don’t know about Jonathan Williamson or Montage Studio I recommend browsing our past posts here at Blendernation or checking out montagestudio.org. They have a blog they keep up to date on the latest happenings at the studio.
In this review, I’ll do my best to touch on each topic covered on the DVD, so the reader can get an understanding on whether or not this DVD is for them, as well as describe the quality of the content.
Troll vs Cube animation
This is a fun little animation of a Troll and a cube created in Blender. Video embedded after the cut. Or view it directly on Vimeo here.
