In-depth CG tutorials
This is the the first part in my Whale Modeling, Sculpting and Texturing workflow videos. The other parts can be found here: part 2 || part 3 || part 4 Here I show the modelling portion. It’s done in Blender. The process is presented as time-lapsed videos with annotations. It is not quite a tutorial […]
Humpback Whale Modeling in Blender (Part 1) Read More »
Often we want to perform an action to many objects in Blender. The most common way is to select all objects of interest, then ask Blender to manipulate them in some way. In many cases Blender just does what we expect and that’s great. Other times there are simple (tho sometimes obscure) workflows built inside
Automation in Blender: 8 ways to simplify repetitive tasks. Read More »
I recently wrote a tutorial about the basics of command line rendering in Blender. If you haven’t read it, check it out here. There I explained why using the command line is a good idea. I also gave you the most basic command that you’ll likely use 80%+ of the time. c:\>blender -b file.blend -a
Rendering from the command line in Blender: Part 2 – down the rabbit hole Read More »
I recently converted to command-line-ism. In this article I’ll explain the benefits of rendering your final animation from the command line. (You know? That ancient looking Windows thing where you have to type commands by hand. ) It’s not as scary as it looks. I promise!!! And the benefits far outweigh the slight hassle it
Blender – improve render stability 100% by rendering from the command line Read More »
There are a few ways to get jobs that I see. Knowing People The best by far is “knowing people”. Most of my jobs last year came through one of my ex-teachers from college. We became friends, kept in touch and eventually we started working together. When people know you and trust you it’s really
More ways to start freelancing and get clients Read More »
In this article I am going to outline a very straightforward approach to starting your freelance career. The artists I want to talk to: -have some artistic ability (no need to be a master but you have to offer something to your clients) -have very few or no clients at all -want to earn a
How to START freelancing as an artist from scratch: The Brute-Force method Read More »
In this tutorial I am going to show you how I created my lips alpha pack. So by the end you’ll know how to create high quality alphas (not just lips). I’ll also share FREE samples of my alphas and other resources so stick around to find out the details 🙂 . Process Overview Here
Creating brush alphas for Zbrush/Blender (+ FREE alphas giveaway) Read More »