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 am making an animation -- about Sweden! -- and New Years! -- and it starts with snow. Isn't it pretty? It's all made in Blender. Not sure which I love more. What do you think? https://youtube.com/shorts/9ph-ZQnuIpI
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
I downloaded all the Open Street Map for Gaza. The data is representative for what Gaza was like before its current destruction, it has not been updated: You can download the Open Street Map data directly through Blender, using the BlenderOSM plug-in, which is awesome. I didn't want to overtax my laptop or the internet,… Continue reading Gaza Open Street Map data
I made a video about not planting vinca: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3JBtcSOyMM So seriously, don't plant vinca. I entered this video into the Fredrikstad Animation Festival. I've been entering animations into this festival since I was in graduate school. I had it as one of my life goals to be selected into this festival, even if it took… Continue reading Don’t plant vinca part 2
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!
Making fireworks in Blender3D is not hard at all: I used this tutorial and it didn't take long. It's amazing all the cool, shiny things you can do with particle systems. Right now, the particles comprising the fireworks are just round balls -- but, you could do hearts. Or smiley faces. I made a string… Continue reading Fireworks animated
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