Author Archives: Dave C

From ZBrush to Blender

I managed to do it. At long last, I managed to sculpt something in ZBrush and export it to Blender exactly how I want it. Low-poly base mesh with a nice detailed normal map. It was a lot simpler than … Continue reading

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Stick Figure Camera Tracking Test

Inspired by a question on Blender Underground. I made a simple plane and applied my stick figure to it as a texture with transparency. Then I added a track to contraint to make it follow the camera. Then I added … Continue reading

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A Brush With Reality

Here’s a little (deceptively simple) picture I made with Blender. A Brush With Reality by ~dodgydavec on deviantART

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Adaptive subdivision in Blender

Now this is very interesting. I downloaded a huge build of Blender from graphicall.org which is packed to the brim with all the extras you could want. Probably. But that’s not the point of this post. Inside the build is … Continue reading

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Next step: Matching website

I’ve edited the banner in the background on my blog. The next step is to get the rest of my website to match it. I think this might mean starting the design from scratch. Aaaargh, like.

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Upgraded

Big thanks go to my Brother, Steve, who has repaired and upgraded my WordPress blog. I can now reinstall my plug-ins and blog on the move from my iPod. Woooooo.

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More exploding words

Still really enjoying playing with Blender and curves and exploding things. This one was requested by family friend Kyri. With a ‘Y’. Yup.

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Inflating Triquetra

Here’s the main symbol from the TV show, Charmed, as you’ve never seen it before. You can probably tell I’ve been enjoying exploding things in Blender.

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Exploding DaveC

Well, what can I say about this? A friend of mine on Blender Underground’s forum wanted to know how to do this in Blender. Specifically, get it to write out a word in 3D and then have it explode. So, … Continue reading

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Mr Rabbit and Hugo Bumble

Some of you may have seen my rabbit in an earlier entry. The one with the jaw dropping to the floor. Well, I needed to finish the picture. I needed him to have a reason to look like that. And … Continue reading

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