Archive for the ‘CG’ Category

Two Great Tastes In One



Do you like projection mapping? Do you like Blender? Then you'll love projection mapping in Blender.Warning: dork alert.

Meet Your Marker



We need markers -- mostly for the purpose of camera tracking but also so that we have a little indicator of where force fields go. I thought there would just be some markers out there in the wilderness of Necrosis 6. Brian has drawn this. I think a pair of ...

Meet Your Marker



We need markers -- mostly for the purpose of camera tracking but also so that we have a little indicator of where force fields go. I thought there would just be some markers out there in the wilderness of Necrosis 6. Brian has drawn this. I think a pair of ...

Gettin’ Me Some Learnin’



I've been reading this book: "The DV Rebel's Guide" on production and post production.The guy who wrote it, Stu Maschwitz is one of the founders of the Orphanage.Things I've learned:1. When shooting DV (of any format) it doesn't really matter inherently whether you're shooting green or bluescreen. Because the colors ...

Gettin’ Me Some Learnin’



I've been reading this book: "The DV Rebel's Guide" on production and post production.The guy who wrote it, Stu Maschwitz is one of the founders of the Orphanage.Things I've learned:1. When shooting DV (of any format) it doesn't really matter inherently whether you're shooting green or bluescreen. Because the colors ...

ProLost, Blurs, Truth in Advertising



ProLost: A tale of three blursMy brain is getting close to exploding. So, we're not supposed to use Gaussian Blur now? Gee whiz.I'm reading this book by Stu Maschwitz. More about that... soon.But here's another link: http://prolost.blogspot.com/2006/10/corona.htmlLike I said, my brain's going to explode.In any case, here's some of ...

ProLost, Blurs, Truth in Advertising



ProLost: A tale of three blursMy brain is getting close to exploding. So, we're not supposed to use Gaussian Blur now? Gee whiz.I'm reading this book by Stu Maschwitz. More about that... soon.But here's another link: http://prolost.blogspot.com/2006/10/corona.htmlLike I said, my brain's going to explode.In any case, here's some of ...

Build a Planet



Adventures in CG have included making this planet. This will be Necrosis 6 from Angry Planet. I worked it out in 2D (Photoshop) using this tutorial.Ooh -- update! Phillip Drawbridge sent me this link for even more better planet making tutorial action! Actually, there's all kinds of space-imagery Photoshop magic ...

Build a Planet



Adventures in CG have included making this planet. This will be Necrosis 6 from Angry Planet. I worked it out in 2D (Photoshop) using this tutorial.Ooh -- update! Phillip Drawbridge sent me this link for even more better planet making tutorial action! Actually, there's all kinds of space-imagery Photoshop magic ...

Oof!



So, here's a helpful little hint when working with Blender. When you can't find the "File" menu, you have to open up the User Preferences tab to get to it. The File menu. That's right, it's not at the top all the time.Welcome to my hell.As for learning Bryce, well... ...