I’m a complete Firefox fanboy. There’s so many plugins that I couldn’t be without that I’m wedded to the browser.
However, there’s always been one thing about Safari that has made me want to change browsers: when you save an image by dragging it out of the window (something I do often while browsing ConceptArt.org), a [...]
I’ve just downloaded a program called SFXR by DrPetter. Windows only unfortunately, but really worth having. It’s a really simple specialised tool for creating 8-bit style sound effects that even I, who knows nothing of pitches and tones can use to make cool things. You can use the selection of sliders to change the attack, [...]
Today is a continuation on from the last tutorial. This one will look at a few more tools that are used in modeling your Farmer Joe. The series index is here.
Where we left off:
Here’s where we left off, just the basic shape of the head done. Because it’s going to be a very low-poly [...]
This is the second part in my Blender tutorial series. The series index is here.
So, on to the fun part: 3d modeling! 3d modeling is of course a massive subject. I’m not going to try to teach it, since I’m really not an expert or even particularly skilled. I’m going to teach you the basic [...]
Did you know that TextMate, the plain text editor that I thought I was using to write the theme is super-clever? Did you know that I’m also using it to write this blog post, and all blog posts previous? Also, it’s hella better for writing actionscript than Flash’s crashy, slow and messy interface. Also, it [...]
I’ve written a tutorial previously on setting up Blender’s UI, so if I miss something here, it may be in the other one.
Panels
So you start up Blender and it looks something like this. Now if we want to change some of the settings for Blender, get it working the way we want, the first [...]
Blender is a pretty handy piece of software to have around, if only because it’s free and works on every platform so you can always have it around. And unlike Maya, it’s small and fast. Like Maya though, it’s a horror show to learn initially. After you learn the twisted logic that is behind Blender’s [...]