Made these today in a fit of wondering what to do today. I used the latest build of Blender (latest builds available on Graphicall.org). Do have a little look-see, won’t you?
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Couple of new photos
Sometimes I take photos. Once in a while, I take photos which I think are good enough to share. Here’s a couple I’ve taken in the past couple of weeks which fall under that category.
Click on the images to get more details about the pictures.
Pile of Leaves by ~dodgydavec on deviantART
Posted in Photography
Tagged autumn, cold, fall, foggy, leaf, leaves, mist, misty, morning, nature, park, Photography, winter
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National flags blowing in the wind
I created this video following a tutorial which you can find here by Andrew Price (Blender Guru). I’m pleased with the overall effect. I was trying to make it look kind of ‘real’ without trying too hard lol.
The flags are both cloth simulations with a nice strong breeze blowing them about.
I’m going to be animating a short 3D movie.
After making some 3D effects for a previous meerkats movie, I’ve been asked if I’ll do all of the animation for the next one. It’s quite a challenge but I’m gonna give it a go. My first step is to make all of the characters and start a library. Here is a meerkat head that I’m working on…
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| From meerkat movie 4 |
I shall be doing the whole thing in Blender. Hopefully, Blender 2.5 will be stable before I get into full flow. Or will the be Blender 2.6?
The COMPLETE Spongebob Squarepants Wallpapers
Here it is. All 6 main characters from Spongebob Squarepants in wallpaper form all in one place.
Took me approximately a week of modelling and rendering to get it done. Hope you all like them.
Spongebob Wallpaper Collection by ~dodgydavec on deviantART
As usual, all made with Blender.
Posted in 3D, Artwork, Funny
Tagged 3D, background, blender, cartoon, collection, comic, design, deviantart, digital, face, Funny, modeling, modelling, render, spongebob, squarepants, wallpaper
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Spongebob Squarepants Wallpaper Collection
PLEASE SEE THE UPDATE HERE FOR THE COMPLETE COLLECTION
I’ve just finished making the first four wallpapers in a collection (see http://davecollison.com/blog/2010/08/14/my-most-popular-deviation-ever-so-far/).
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| From 3D Gallery |
My most popular deviation ever (so far)?
After the last post in my blog, it seems I have struck gold with a very simple wallpaper. I took a model I made of Spongebob Squarepants and adjusted it to fit a wallpaper. Took off his trousers, legs, sleeves and arms and stretched him out to fit the screen.
I got this:
Spongebob Squarepants Backdrop by ~dodgydavec on deviantART
Well, within the space of 12 hours, it’s had THREE HUNDRED views. I’m astonished and very pleased. On a side note, I discovered by entering the search term “triquetra wallpaper” at deviant art that my own triquetra wallpaper is the most popular in views and downloads by about a quarter of mile! Go me! 😀
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Tagged 3D, background, blender, cartoon, charmed, design, deviantart, face, Funny, modeling, modelling, render, spongebob, squarepants, triquetra, wallpaper
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‘Please Wait’ minimalist wallpaper
Not sure what the secret is of a popular post over on DeviantArt but, well, I made this very simple wallpaper (using Blender, of course) and posted two versions of it on DA. One with text and one without. This one, without text, seems very popular. Almost 170 views in one day and nearly half of those downloaded the picture.
Please Wait 01 by ~dodgydavec on deviantART
Normally my deviations get less than 10 views in TOTAL! So what’s the secret? Simplicity? Eye-catchingness? I know that’s not a word, but it’s all I could think of.
If you want to use the image as a wallpaper, click here and download it.
Back Garden Waterfall in Blender 2.53 Beta
Still working on the CG for the little meerkats movie. I’ve completed my first scene which is a waterfall with a secret entrance in a back garden. I quite enjoyed putting all of the elements together. It’s really satisfying watching the bit come together as a whole. The grass, leaves, rock, wind effects, water effects and spray. That’s actually all it is. It looks like so much more. I’m certainly very happy with it.
My first ocean tests in Blender
I have been approached. Some chaps who have made a couple of flash animations involving certain ‘meerkat’ characters have approached me to create some VFX for their next instalment. All of the VFX so far involve water.
Soooo. I’m practising water stuff in Blender. This is my first reasonable result of an open ocean. I’m gonna keep trying to get the exact effect I’m looking for. A bit more choppy. A bit more well placed foam. Maybe a bit more ‘depth’ to the water. I am quite happy with it so far though.
If you could let me know what you think of it, any comments would be great. Thanks.
