I was waiting to see if we were all going to get pulverized into dust. Now that we live to see another day, here's Alexa: Alexa This is from way back when, before google or whoever named their voice thing Alexa. Way back, I made some videos about Alexa. In this one, she's singing with… Continue reading My girl Alexa
I am in the midst of making a series of animations set to songs, here, and midway, I figured out something important. The song has a lyric about reading a book, so I made an animated book, with things coming out of the book. When the second page starts turning, the sparkly heart that came… Continue reading Storytelling tip: matching animations to lyrics
This is my first animation about Sweden in three years, almost. There's a few more I want to do. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFZ75CWvEss&pp=0gcJCa4KAYcqIYzv
I made a couple of videos with snow in Blender (in this one below, the snow starts about 10 seconds in): https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5hsBUlBYBv8 To make the snow, I am using the particle systems in Blender to release the snow. I have an emitter over my scene: Blender log cabin in the snow scene. The red arrow… Continue reading Making snow in Blender
I get to give a talk at a conference next week, woo-hoo! It's on data visuals that you can make using free computer programs like R, QGIS, and Blender3D. Here's a little preview. https://youtube.com/shorts/5jzPF1bZPs4?feature=share
The last time I made a video about Sweden, it was fall 2017. Can't believe we're 6 years past 2017. The time gap was not intentional. I just got caught up with other things. But I finally got one done. . Taylor Swift singing about Sweden (Mirrorball): I made this in Blender 3D. I tried… Continue reading A new video about Sweden
I think this is one of my favorite scenes I've ever made in Blender: Those are the angel chimes completed, and I have them spinning; and as they spin, they shoot sparkly hearts out the mouths of the trumpets of the angels!
I love angel chimes. They are so gorgeous. I have one at home, it has 3 trumpeting angels and a star on the top. So, I've been creating a 3D version in Blender. I'm using the clearest angel-chime photo I could find online to help get it all right. I can't wait to finish it,… Continue reading Angel chimes in Blender3D
I was on a long train ride recently, and I traced out this trumpeting angel in Blender: Trumpeting angel in Blender I love these angels! I recently found out you can see statues of some of them in Philadelphia, along the Schuylkill River. If you are in the area, I would definitely go check them… Continue reading Trumpeting angels in Blender
I'm learning how to make a firework in Blender: Firework in Blender Isn't it beautiful? I used this Blender firework tutorial. I've learned how to make other sparkly stuff the last while: A comet, or a shower of gold Glowing particles A ball of glitter
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