Blender Cookie http://cgcookie.com/blender Blender 3D Tutorials and Training Thu, 17 May 2012 02:05:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Blendercookiecomhttp://feedburner.google.com Creating an Island Environment in Blender 2.6 – part 03 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Blendercookiecom/~3/4DKSua89RpU/ http://cgcookie.com/blender/2012/05/11/creating-an-island-environment-in-blender-2-6-part-02/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 13:00:40 +0000 David Ward http://cgcookie.com/blender/?p=26313 blender_environment_island_featureHello and welcome to this Blender ]]> blender_environment_island_feature

Hello and welcome to this Blender tutorial series on creating an island environment in Blender 2.6!

In this three-part tutorial series by David Ward you will be taken through the complete process of creating a tropical, island environment in Blender 2.6. With David’s guidance you will go from a barren landscape to the lush, final result that you see below in just about three hours.

What you’ll learn:

Through this tutorial you will learn how to use the ANT Landscape Generator add-on to create the landscape, how to use the OceanSim modifier, how to make easy trees and vegetation with alpha-mapped textures, how to populate your vegetation with particle systems, and you will learn how to create easy procedural rocks with a displacement texture and modifier. You will also be taken through the steps needed to composite the final render together, including add depth to the horizon, adding the clouds background and much more.

]]> http://cgcookie.com/blender/2012/05/11/creating-an-island-environment-in-blender-2-6-part-02/feed/ 37 http://cgcookie.com/blender/2012/05/11/creating-an-island-environment-in-blender-2-6-part-02/ Creating an Island Environment in Blender 2.6 – part 02 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Blendercookiecom/~3/Xx7CdHIi6Lg/ http://cgcookie.com/blender/2012/05/09/creating-an-island-environment-in-blender-2-6-part-02-2/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 13:00:54 +0000 David Ward http://cgcookie.com/blender/?p=26315 blender_environment_island_featureHello and welcome to this Blender ]]> blender_environment_island_feature

Hello and welcome to this Blender tutorial series on creating an island environment in Blender 2.6!

In this three-part tutorial series by David Ward you will be taken through the complete process of creating a tropical, island environment in Blender 2.6. With David’s guidance you will go from a barren landscape to the lush, final result that you see below in just about three hours.

What you’ll learn:

Through this tutorial you will learn how to use the ANT Landscape Generator add-on to create the landscape, how to use the OceanSim modifier, how to make easy trees and vegetation with alpha-mapped textures, how to populate your vegetation with particle systems, and you will learn how to create easy procedural rocks with a displacement texture and modifier. You will also be taken through the steps needed to composite the final render together, including add depth to the horizon, adding the clouds background and much more.

]]> http://cgcookie.com/blender/2012/05/09/creating-an-island-environment-in-blender-2-6-part-02-2/feed/ 37 http://cgcookie.com/blender/2012/05/09/creating-an-island-environment-in-blender-2-6-part-02-2/ Creating an Island Environment in Blender 2.6 – part 01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Blendercookiecom/~3/Mw3Xk0udH5c/ http://cgcookie.com/blender/2012/05/07/creating-an-island-environment-in-blender-2-6-part-01/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 15:52:30 +0000 David Ward http://cgcookie.com/blender/?p=26224 blender_environment_island_featureHello and welcome to this Blender ]]> blender_environment_island_feature

Hello and welcome to this Blender tutorial series on creating an island environment in Blender 2.6!

In this three-part tutorial series by David Ward you will be taken through the complete process of creating a tropical, island environment in Blender 2.6. With David’s guidance you will go from a barren landscape to the lush, final result that you see below in just about three hours.

What you’ll learn:

Through this tutorial you will learn how to use the ANT Landscape Generator add-on to create the landscape, how to use the OceanSim modifier, how to make easy trees and vegetation with alpha-mapped textures, how to populate your vegetation with particle systems, and you will learn how to create easy procedural rocks with a displacement texture and modifier. You will also be taken through the steps needed to composite the final render together, including add depth to the horizon, adding the clouds background and much more.

]]> http://cgcookie.com/blender/2012/05/07/creating-an-island-environment-in-blender-2-6-part-01/feed/ 68 http://cgcookie.com/blender/2012/05/07/creating-an-island-environment-in-blender-2-6-part-01/ Creating a Tornado in Blender with Particles and the Smoke Simulator – part 02 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Blendercookiecom/~3/StpEPT3AyPM/ http://cgcookie.com/blender/2012/05/04/creating-a-tornado-in-blender-with-particles-and-the-smoke-simulator-part-02/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 11:00:44 +0000 Thomas Piemontese http://cgcookie.com/blender/?p=25851 preview_imageHello and welcome to this tutorial ]]> preview_image

Hello and welcome to this tutorial about creating a tornado using Blender’s smoke simulator.

This Blender tutorial will take you through the complete process needed to create a destructive tornado with Blender’s smoke simulator and particles, complete with flying debris.

 

What you’ll learn:

While watching this tutorial you will learn how to setup a smoke simulation that is controlled by particle movement, how to influence the particles/smoke with multiple force fields, how to make an object break apart in the strong wind of the tornado, and finally you’ll learn how to render the tornado with a Volumetric material.

Part 01 of this tutorial covers how to create the simulation, particles and setting up the force fields to define the shape of the tornado. Part 02 will finalize the simulation and cover rendering.

Author

You can see more of Thomas’s work here: http://tomwalks.deviantart.com/

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Hello and welcome to this tutorial about creating a tornado using Blender’s smoke simulator.

This Blender tutorial will take you through the complete process needed to create a destructive tornado with Blender’s smoke simulator and particles, complete with flying debris.

 

What you’ll learn:

While watching this tutorial you will learn how to setup a smoke simulation that is controlled by particle movement, how to influence the particles/smoke with multiple force fields, how to make an object break apart in the strong wind of the tornado, and finally you’ll learn how to render the tornado with a Volumetric material.

Part 01 of this tutorial covers how to create the simulation, particles and setting up the force fields to define the shape of the tornado. Part 02 will finalize the simulation and cover rendering.

Author

You can see more of Thomas’s work here: http://tomwalks.deviantart.com/

]]> http://cgcookie.com/blender/2012/05/02/creating-a-tornado-in-blender-with-particles-and-the-smoke-simulator/feed/ 65 http://cgcookie.com/blender/2012/05/02/creating-a-tornado-in-blender-with-particles-and-the-smoke-simulator/ Shoe Modeling in Blender – Part 02 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Blendercookiecom/~3/sndcHF4S4Jw/ http://cgcookie.com/blender/2012/04/30/shoe-modeling-in-blender-part-02/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:21:09 +0000 Claas Eicke Kuhnen http://cgcookie.com/blender/?p=25796 Shoe Teaser Rendering ModelingHello and welcome to this tutorial ]]> Shoe Teaser Rendering Modeling

Hello and welcome to this tutorial on shoe modeling in Blender!

In this video tutorial series from Claas Kuhnen you will be shown how to perform accurate shoe modeling in Blender 2.6.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What you’ll learn:

Through this tutorial you will learn many things, including how to use transparent background images for easy shoe modeling, how to use surface snapping for easy detailing and overall how to model a very accurate, pleasing show shape based on the provided designs.

Part 01 of this shoe modeling tutorial series through most of the modeling and detailing. Part 02 will finish the modeling.

]]> http://cgcookie.com/blender/2012/04/30/shoe-modeling-in-blender-part-02/feed/ 13 http://cgcookie.com/blender/2012/04/30/shoe-modeling-in-blender-part-02/ Overview of Blender 2.63 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Blendercookiecom/~3/yfihocyQoPU/ http://cgcookie.com/blender/cgc-series/overview-of-blender-2-63/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:47:12 +0000 Jonathan Williamson http://cgcookie.com/blender/?post_type=cgc_series&p=25515 blender_263_overview_featureBlender 2.63 Released! Includes BMesh and ]]> blender_263_overview_feature

Blender 2.63 Released! Includes BMesh and many Cycles improvements.

As of today, Blender 2.63 is now released and available to everyone! This is a monumental release that includes an enormous number of improvements, fixes and additions. Among other things, the mesh modeling system has been completely revamped, there are many improvements and additions to the Cycles render engine and there are over 150 bug fixes!

A big thanks goes out to all the developers and contributors that help to make Blender possible. Blender wouldn’t be here without them!

Download Blender 2.63

 

BMesh modeling system

This is the long-awaited modeling system overhaul that has been in development for many years. Bmesh brings a much less destructive, streamlined modeling workflow that will let you model faster than ever before in Blender. Along with a better modeling surface under the surface; Bmesh also brings about many new modeling tools:

  • Full NGon support for faces with more than four vertices
  • Bevel tool for creating rounded corners
  • Inset tool for easy detailing
  • Bridge tool for connecting two edgeloops
  • Dissolve for removing geometry without altering the surface
  • Knife topology tool for easily cutting in new geometry
  • Vertex Connect tool for connecting vertices with edges without needing to remove the faces first

Cycles improvements

Blender 2.63 brings along many improvements to the Cycles render engine that help to make it a true, production-ready render engine. Cycles continues to get better and better and is maturing at an alarming rate. This release includes:

  • Ambient occlusion support and render layer pass
  • Shadow pass for render layers
  • Integrator clamp option for noise and firefly reduction

Various features and improvements

Beside the major BMesh and Cycles improvements, Blender 2.63 also includes numerous small improvements and over 150 bug fixes! Some of these improvements include:

  • Modifiers: Strength slider for the Lattice modifier, coded by our very own Patrick Boelens!
  • Sculpting: mesh hiding support, allowing you to hide/unhide parts of your mesh while sculpting
  • Sculpting: Clay strips brush for easy surface sketching
  • Compositing: detach operator to disconnect a node from all others while maintaining original links. Use with ALT + D
  • Compositing: improved File Output node with multiple input/output support
  • Interface: various improvements, including icons for Vertex/Face normals display and a menu for delete in the toolbar

Even more!

For the complete list of additions and fixes check the Blender 2.63 Release Logs

 

Note: images from this post come from the Release Logs

 

]]> http://cgcookie.com/blender/cgc-series/overview-of-blender-2-63/feed/ 103 http://cgcookie.com/blender/cgc-series/overview-of-blender-2-63/ Shoe Modeling in Blender – Part 01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Blendercookiecom/~3/XGbL0ZNm6ms/ http://cgcookie.com/blender/2012/04/24/shoe-modeling-in-blender-part-01/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:33:08 +0000 Claas Eicke Kuhnen http://cgcookie.com/blender/?p=25328 Shoe Teaser Rendering ModelingHello and welcome to this tutorial ]]> Shoe Teaser Rendering Modeling

Hello and welcome to this tutorial on shoe modeling in Blender!

In this video tutorial series from Claas Kuhnen you will be shown how to perform accurate shoe modeling in Blender 2.6.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What you’ll learn:

Through this tutorial you will learn many things, including how to use transparent background images for easy shoe modeling, how to use surface snapping for easy detailing and overall how to model a very accurate, pleasing show shape based on the provided designs.

Part 01 of this shoe modeling tutorial series through most of the modeling and detailing. Part 02 will finish the modeling.

]]> http://cgcookie.com/blender/2012/04/24/shoe-modeling-in-blender-part-01/feed/ 26 http://cgcookie.com/blender/2012/04/24/shoe-modeling-in-blender-part-01/ Round of Blender VFX Inspiration http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Blendercookiecom/~3/-TWgtNweEvM/ http://cgcookie.com/blender/2012/04/20/round-of-blender-vfx-inspiration/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:00:52 +0000 Wes Burke http://cgcookie.com/blender/?p=25096 vfx_inspirationEnjoy this Set of Blender VFX ]]> vfx_inspiration

Enjoy this Set of Blender VFX Inspiration Videos!

Blender is becoming more predominate in the VFX world and videos around the net are beginning to prove this very well. We spent a while scouring the channels and picked out a few videos that really stand out. Check out the videos below that showcase great innovation and inspiration to the Blender Community. Inspiration is a great motivator to keep pushing ourselves forward. Take a break from e-mails, grab a drink and enjoy some of the Blender Eye Candy.

If you have others please feel free to link them below in the comments.

 

 Blender VFX Camera Tracking Rocket Accident

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Blender 2.55 Effects Compilation #2

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Voronoi Fracture and Shatter Lab Tests – Blender & Bullet Physics

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Blender 3D Tornadoes (Smoke simulator)

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Blender test: Fireball

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There are many more so link them below and happy Blending!

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Hello and welcome to this Comment Contest! Let’s give stuff away!

With Spring in full swing and our minds starting to drift towards the outdoors, we are offering up a juicy comment contest to wet your Blender taste buds. This time around we’ve got a good batch of prizes to choose from, including complete training series, Citizen memberships or even donations to the Blender Foundation!

Congrats to Warblood for the picked comment!

How does it work?

All you have to do scroll down and leave a “single” comment on this post. You must use your “real” e-mail address so we may contact you if you win. But as usual you may keep your super secret elite ninja hacker name if you would like on the comment.

Then on Monday April 23rd (-6GMT) at an indiscriminate time we will close the comments and randomly pick a lucky blender head and post the winners name here (once they have accepted).

You (If you are the winner) then get to choose between one of these  prizes below! That’s right you get to choose ONE of these options.

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Animation Fundamentals (Digital Download)

This training series covers all the fundamentals of Character Animation in Blender. During this series, you will learn many of the fundamental skills that are essential for all character animators. This series makes use of both simple ball rigs and a complete character to allow you to really focus on what really matters, the animation.

OR…

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Vehicle Modeling Series (Digital Download)

This training series  is jammed with 15hrs of Blender Training from our very own Jonathan Williamson. But there is too much to write in a small comment post, so head over there yourself if you wanted to see what it is all about.

OR…

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One year Citizen Membership at Cg Cookie

With your membership you gain access to periodic exclusive training from Blender Cookie, access to our source files which includes HD versions of the tutorials and .blend files when available. We are always adding new tutorials, so the membership is constantly gaining value from week to week. Members already have access to this list of exclusive training: Baker Series, M4, Female Head, Mechanic , Foliage and more to come… Learn more about it here.

OR…

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Donate to Blender Foundation

If you have all three of the above, or simply do not want them, you may choose to send a $50 USD donation to the Blender Foundation on us. This donation would help fund further Blender development. Details on donations can be found here on the Blender.org Donation Page
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FAQ:

Wait you are just trying to collect e-mail addresses! I am on to your game.

No conspiracy theory flick here, your e-mail will not be published, or auto signed up on some newsletter selling lost coins, wow gold, or invisibility cloaks. Though we do have a regular newsletter that DOES e-mail you awesome blender stuff. Sign up here. 

How many times can I comment?

Please only comment once. In the case of multiple comments we will only count your first comment in order to give everyone a fair shot.

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