I've heard of AfterEffects, and it just struck me I should search for some material that shows what exactly this software can do. I found this video on YouTube, it was pretty cool. It looks like AfterEffects doesn't do the exact sort of 3D computer animation that you can pursue through Blender. But on the… Continue reading Other animation software
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How to make a crescent moon in Blender
I've been wanting to do this for a while, but I googled "crescent moon in Blender", and there wasn't a whole lot of help. There was one tutorial that purported to show how to make a full moon, with all the craters on the surface. I'm not sure if it actually does because I didn't… Continue reading How to make a crescent moon in Blender
Caterpillar in Blender
I had to make a caterpillar for our Butterfly animation. I couldn't find a tutorial online, but I found this short video of a finished caterpillar, and modeled mine off of it. This is mine: And I got it to scrunch itself up, as well, it just doesn't look as clean as in the video:
Animations With Kids – Butterflies
After a slow start getting in touch with teachers, my Animations With Kids project is on a roll. I think. It needs a better title, though. I almost have finished up with the first classroom at Irvin Elementary, and am already started with the second. Next week, I'm going to begin with 3 new classrooms… Continue reading Animations With Kids – Butterflies
New school project
Not too long ago, I grumbled on here about how no teacher wanted me to come to their class and do a free project with them. I am adept at grumbling, so why hold back if you're good at something? And besides, I can't just write about when I'm full of hopes and everything is… Continue reading New school project
Making an apple in Blender
Not a kitchen blender, mind you, but a 3D apple. This was a nice tutorial for it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3INXsREoYk0 There were two others I found, but they just seemed weird. I like this one. At the end, I think the coloring of the apple to make it red got a little mixed up, but as far… Continue reading Making an apple in Blender
more fun stuff in Blender
I already wrote about easy panning and zooming in Blender, and now I've learned how to shorten the image on the screen so you can, for example, put a black bar of captions at the bottom. And I just now realized I can even rotate photos! In this miserable time of hopelessness and evil, this… Continue reading more fun stuff in Blender
How to pan and zoom in Blender
When you're making an animation, you actually have to "render" each frame of the film. So for example, this little snippet .... is actually composed of lots of images like this, all strung together and flipped through: It's a super nice way of getting things done, but the process of getting your computer to "render"… Continue reading How to pan and zoom in Blender
Parchment scroll in Blender 3D
I wanted to make something that looked like a constitution: That was what I came up with. I like it. However, while making an animation, the thing mysteriously unraveled and I couldn't figure out how to stop it. I thought, no biggie, I'll delete it and make another. Well! I was using this tutorial and… Continue reading Parchment scroll in Blender 3D
Failures
Failure #1. I have a PhD in science, tons of skills both technical and creative, and tons of experience, but I was rejected from a 3-month internship. Yes, that stung. They contacted me for an interview, and because of the time difference, I was dragged out of bed before dawn to prepare for it. I… Continue reading Failures
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