tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58894955757451434272012-02-02T16:10:59.608-05:00A 3D-enthusiast's blog about Blender, 3d modelling, VFX, awesomeness and lots of other geeky stuff!MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.comBlogger731100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-40300406603912742782012-02-02T00:52:00.002-05:002012-02-02T00:54:17.968-05:00

New updates!  Reworked the door, plus a few more little things - mostly mesh tweaking and whatnot. I'd been tweaking the mesh, trying to finish up the model, and I noticed that I'd overlooked the little inset on the bottom part of the door and area just in front of the back wing.  So after an hour or two of tweaking, more tweaking, remodeling and yet more tweaking, we have the results below:

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-20839951932955685452012-01-31T23:13:00.000-05:002012-01-31T23:13:52.018-05:00

Hey, So I've actually started working on this again...I guess buying a second monitor (Samsung 23" LED) kinda helps get the motivation going again ;)  I've actually been blending on two screens and it's seriously awesome.  I have to admit, though, I did have to prop up the 20" Acer up a bit so it would sit a bit more level with the 23" Samsung :P Update #13 - Topology Updates Update

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-51117878921419404792012-01-28T20:48:00.001-05:002012-01-28T20:52:16.687-05:00

Hey! So, just a quick post - trying to get back into the rhythm of posting regularly. #1 - So, as you may have guessed, I've started working on my upcoming website again!  ...well, sort of.  I'm trying to finish up some of the content and a replacement tutorial, and I'll also be doing a revision of a few of the Free Downloads.  If everything goes according to plan, I might be able to bump up

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-64241996961663484692012-01-25T23:03:00.003-05:002012-01-26T22:55:43.527-05:00

Hey Blenderheads, I needed a small break form the Golf GTI and a couple of other on-going projects, so I thought I'd try my hand at creating a banner for BlenderNation :D Was inspired by David Revoy's sketch of the Durian team  (http://www.sintel.org/) from back in 2009/2010 - more specifically Brecht van Lommel's portrait (he's the main coder for Blender nowadays, and he's dev-ed some

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-64725132574771791962012-01-18T22:54:00.003-05:002012-01-19T00:40:28.589-05:00

Okay, so it's time for a redesign!  I'll be using a more standard template and getting rid of this horrible blue-and-orange...thing...going on.  I'll be using a new banner as well, which I'll see if I can whip up quickly... I'm thinking of using the NES render, since it's my best so far. Yeah, I liked the blue-and-orange design back when I first redesigned, but now I've grown tired of it - I

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-15781752554168091222011-12-02T23:44:00.001-05:002011-12-03T00:22:58.288-05:00

A quick update, really - new topology! Problem, though, is that I now have to readjust all the grille bits. Completely reworked the bonnet!  There is that one edge-loop at the front of it that's a bit weird, but I've checked with the Subsurf on and it's all fine :D About to move on to the door panel, there's a few issues with the topology (at least, I don't like it, even if it does

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-44026662492811255102011-11-28T12:54:00.002-05:002012-01-19T01:06:14.868-05:00

You might already have seen this, but there's a new feature coming to Blender's upcoming Camera Tracker - Object tracking!  Check out this video to see what I mean: I mean, WOW.  The camera tracker itself was already great, but now Object tracking too?!?  

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-58927392666106297072011-11-28T01:29:00.001-05:002011-11-28T01:51:14.658-05:00

Hey, I'm back! So, I thought it was high time I update this here blog of mine... I tend to disappear, don't I? Well, before I go off on tangents, like I tend to do, here are the latest snapshots of the 2011 Golf GTI!  (I'll also be fully updating the project page, so keep an eye out (though please keep your eyes in) for those sequential WIP snapshots!) WIP Snapshot #07 WIP

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-82613856542098120762011-09-16T01:50:00.001-04:002011-09-16T01:50:30.774-04:00

Hey everybody!  I'm back! :D So, why am I posting this time?  Well, I want to "show off" my latest project, which I started roughly a week after finishing up the NES project.  I'm also going to keep this short by linking in the actual page! Go check it out!  http://meshweaver.blogspot.com/p/2011-vw-golf-gti.html

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-1523355421437205612011-08-10T21:53:00.000-04:002011-08-10T21:53:05.006-04:00

After working off-and-on for over a year, I've finally finished my NES model! This was created using only open-source software (Blender 2.5 series and GIMP) and is the single most complex project I've ever undertaken. :D A few statistics : - Number of vertices at final calculation (for rendering) : just over [B]1.5 MILLION[/B]. - More than half the textures used were

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-89426382347439560492011-07-19T23:20:00.000-04:002011-07-19T23:20:04.560-04:00

Yep, you read that right, the 3D NES project is still in progress!  I'm actually trying to finish it up so I can move on to other things, and get my mind fully concentrated on that secret project (which I'll be talking about in a minute) as well as be able to start other new projects, such as working on some car models.  A lot of cars have awesome designs - Porches, Morgan Plus 8s, and so on -

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-54590628297354737862011-05-22T14:45:00.000-04:002011-05-22T14:45:51.706-04:00

"It's quiet...too quiet."  --Peppy Hare, Star Fox series Hey everyone...if you're still there :P  I know, it's been eerily quiet here (hence that Star Fox quote) over the last several months, but I don't have much to blog about.  Still working on the secret project, still blending whenever I have the time, and still ice-skating when I can (SKATING FTW!). Hopefully things'll pick up again

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-11969268244757442612011-05-05T00:50:00.000-04:002011-05-05T00:50:42.711-04:00

Seriously, if you consider yourself a Blender-head then you have to see this: http://www.blendercookie.com/2011/05/02/feature-preview-cycles-render-engine/ ...yes, I know, this is my first post in who knows how long :P  what can I say?  I've been super busy with that secret project and haven't had much to blog about...  but that secret project will soon be secret no longer :D

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-67247804848110273212011-03-02T09:15:00.001-05:002011-03-02T23:32:28.937-05:00

I thought I'd give a little heads-up to the update coming tonight - mostly to keep Natron1 happy ;)  LOL, just kidding. So there'll be some more NES snapshots as well as an old project that I've completely reworked in Blender 2.56a, plus maybe some random randomness, I don't know ;) So, see you soon! edit - actually, make that sometime in the next day or two :P  super-busy working on an

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-85974266484979686562010-12-30T01:10:00.004-05:002012-01-20T20:00:34.652-05:00

Get ready for some huge updates! So, first off, a few weeks back I did a little test to see what the final scene would look like.  It isn't rendered or anything, just a screenshot of the 3D Viewport, but still, it gave me an idea of what I was actually going for. ...a lot of Path modifying (for the cables) will be waiting for me... And then, over the last week or so (not counting the

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-47914012916112451662010-12-27T12:22:00.002-05:002010-12-27T12:26:06.671-05:00

Long story short, had to reformat the disk and re-reinstall Windows after reinstalling it and trying to add Linux Mint to my system.  Worked really great until Vista told me I was at the maximum number of partitions...and I want to completely reorganize, so I need disk partitions. Everything's working great so far though, I've reinstalled roughly 75% of my programs (they're mostly

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-42047009401430429952010-12-14T22:47:00.000-05:002010-12-14T22:47:51.919-05:00

Don't worry, I haven't abandoned my blog, I'm still here, just much busier. ;) So, over the weekend I finally made some real progress on the project, especially on Sunday - I listened to Sonic the Hedgehog music the entire time I was modelling, so that probably helped - you know, he's....fast.  Really fast.  "Faster than the speed of sound!" Anyway, enough about Sonic and other random

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-2763195911817929482010-11-29T22:22:00.000-05:002010-11-29T22:22:15.888-05:00

Just finished the head of the screw I'll be using everywhere on the console pieces! On the left is my first try, with a structure similar to those of the 3D Magnemite; on the right is the final version, which is much nicer :D Planning your topology ahead of time really helps. Took about as long to make both, but I took a bit more time to think about the topology I needed before

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-67770006519188935572010-11-28T21:19:00.001-05:002010-12-02T11:08:32.021-05:00

Adding in some overlooked details to the expansion slot... :D Still a few left in other spots (screws, insets, etc.) but I'm not sure how easy they'll be to add in. Screws are fun to do though, I made some once for my 3D Magnemite so I'm very curious to try again with my improved modelling skills :D

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-49990150382576588192010-11-18T20:24:00.002-05:002010-11-28T21:31:49.464-05:00

some progress on the Television for the scene: still the base mesh, but it's supposed to be a ~20 year-old 13" Emerson :)  it's picture quality is still super-good, thankfully.

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-18022222678238179782010-11-17T00:02:00.004-05:002010-11-28T21:32:02.310-05:00

New video tour of the project! Skyward Sword Celebration Project Tour 4 - HD from MeshWeaver on Vimeo. Also, check out the "Skyward Sword Celebration Project" page above - it's been updated!

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-59765755049191629842010-11-12T09:51:00.002-05:002010-11-12T09:57:37.782-05:00

So, I've once again edited Pantin's Walk-Cycle, and it's near-final.  Still a few things to change, but after those changes I'm going to be moving on to other actions, such as running or throwing a ball. So the things to change are: #1 - The motion of the feet so that he's not walking like he has flippers on his feet, which means restructuring the entire walk-cycle.#2 - Making the arm movement

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-28433212014116972462010-11-11T16:02:00.000-05:002010-11-11T16:02:15.650-05:00

So I followed David Ward's great "Bouncing Ball rig" tutorial over on BlenderCookie.org and this is the result I got: I once again took the rig one step further by adding in another control bone :P It's not bad, though I have to try animating something a bit more complex before I determine if that extra bone is worth it.  I plan on combining Pantin and the Bouncing Ball in a short animation.  

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-80108208242753339092010-11-11T11:28:00.001-05:002010-11-11T11:29:13.458-05:00

Ok, so it's basically the same as Walkcycle 1, but I modified the animation slightly to include a bit of vertical movement to the body.  It was something I had planned on doing after finishing the animations for the legs and arms, but I...forgot to :P Anyway, here's the video: Pantin - Walkcycle 2 from MeshWeaver on Vimeo. It's also a bit slower than the 1st video - I guess I slowed it down

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-24512195421418041982010-10-28T15:10:00.003-04:002010-10-28T16:12:34.747-04:00

So I've worked on this new walkcycle, and it went really well.  Pantin is a totally awesome rig, it works super well, definitely going to be using him again :DThe great thing about this walkcycle is that I didn't use any reference whatsoever.  No videos, no pictures, no nothing. Pantin - Walkcycle 1 from MeshWeaver on Vimeo. ...and I then compared it to my very first walkcycle, which I did

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-37636961827436232782010-10-27T15:08:00.001-04:002010-10-27T21:12:42.657-04:00

So in this short tutorial from the awesome BlenderCookie.com, David Ward shows how to animate a simple bone chain in a swinging motion similar to a length of rope. Clear, entertaining, and simply awesome, this is a great tutorial, it's gotten me interested in animation again :D http://www.blendercookie.com/2010/10/19/animation-basics-creating-a-swinging-chain/comment-page-1/#comment-7878 So I

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-37905711913344691302010-10-25T12:15:00.003-04:002010-10-25T12:29:46.339-04:00

Hey Blenderheads! So, I have a new tutorial entitled "Making a Blender Logo using Curves".  As always it's in full 720 HD, though I have a couple of small disclaimers - for some reason the video is always grey for the first 9-10 seconds, then snaps back into full, crystal clear HD ; second, the audio bugs slightly from time to time.  I recorded two 1.7GB videos one after the other, so I guess

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-3946972885499286662010-10-24T20:15:00.000-04:002010-10-24T20:15:37.764-04:00

Here we are again :D  Time for some more cutscenes! So I thought it would be good to finish up with Brawl, since it's what I started with.  However, instead of doing them chronologically like I used to, I'm going to be jumping around the Subspace Emissary timeline, which will probably be faster. Anyway, number one on today's list is... um... *browsing videos*  ...aha, "Sheik and the Fallen Arwing

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-38706226582958493682010-10-21T01:20:00.001-04:002010-10-21T01:20:49.605-04:00

Hey everyone! So like I blogged a few weeks back, here is the new-and-probably-improved Animation and VFX post series!  I'm going to be continuing where I left off, though I won't be following any particular order :P So first up is "The Meta Knight Encounter" from Super Smash Bros Brawl.  I love this cutscene, and it features 2 of my fave characters :D So...who's the dude with the blue hair, you

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-34114082250872759312010-10-06T18:50:00.001-04:002010-11-28T21:32:35.877-05:00

Little update :D SkywardSword celebration WIP 6 by ~MeshWeaver on deviantART (not shown on the picture : all the plugs and cables for the NES.  the adapter heads are kinda tough to make, but quite fun too, since I really have to think about how I shape them, while still trying to keep the vertex count at a reasonable level.)

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-36457613921963058302010-09-20T17:56:00.000-04:002010-09-20T17:56:18.495-04:00

Hey, remember the "Super Smash Bros Brawl - Animation and VFX" posts?  Well, I haven't done any in a long time and I was looking at the list of videos when I played the other day, and it's ridiculously long.  On top of which, since the last one I've seen some amazing animations that I wanted to add to the series, but they weren't from Brawl. So I had an idea.  I will be replacing the Brawl-posts

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-71308940874277506022010-09-20T09:15:00.000-04:002010-09-20T09:15:16.531-04:00

Well, I say "new", but it's really an old tutorial with a redesign... So yesterday I decided to remake my very first tutorial, "Making a Blender Logo using Curves"!  It's getting a complete redesign, with an quick explanation of what Curves are, some examples, new materials, new tricks, and more!  It's really much, much better than the original - plus there are less mistakes ;) I'm still in the

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-86796489205300464932010-09-10T16:43:00.000-04:002010-09-10T16:43:04.964-04:00

Ok, this is probably kinda redundant, but I have uploaded a new video in which I go quickly over the changes I've made to this blog.  It's in HD on YouTube, and Standard on Vimeo (I can only upload 1 HD video per week). As always, here are the embedded versions : My Blog - Complete redesign! from MeshWeaver on Vimeo.

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-19187255494266234872010-09-10T09:37:00.002-04:002010-09-10T11:08:36.232-04:00

Hey everyone! So as you might have noticed, I have completely redesigned my blog - there's now a brand new 3D header, entire new sections on my Skyward Sword Project, Blender Links, an About Me page, and more are on their way! Also, I joined Twitter last night!  You'll find tutorial announcements there, project updates and similar, and also be able to see them directly from here in the Twitter

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-64363290902854773742010-09-05T01:10:00.007-04:002010-11-28T21:33:21.339-05:00

So as you can see, a turntable render of the NES game cartridge. Included in the video are both the default clay render turntable and a Wire version, for those of you curious about the topology :D I also used Blender's built-in video editor for the first time to put this together :D  Went very well, and I definitely like the organization method - the various columns and things.

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-27886774862420642382010-08-30T18:17:00.004-04:002010-08-30T18:19:28.307-04:00

Wow...  I was looking over my Flickr Photostream just now and I got a bit of a Flashback moment - it felt weird.  Really weird.  Seriously. This was the trigger-picture: When I saw this picture, it was like my brain had pressed the "Play" button on a memory tape somewhere in my head and I remembered all the steps involved in the project - extruding out the gum tray, creating every single face on

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-30657207948987033962010-08-27T12:44:00.010-04:002010-11-28T21:33:32.602-05:00

(btw, the post is longer than this.  Click the "Read More" button to...well...read more :D) Hmm, I've posted pictures about this on DeviantART more often than I post about it here...weird. Anyway, I've made a lot of progress since the first post, considering it was at the beginning of July.  Lots of W.I.P pictures too, as you can see: SkywardSword celebration WIP 3 by ~

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-57288072272394918592010-08-16T23:10:00.003-04:002010-08-17T16:42:02.219-04:00

Hey Followers and whoever-might-be-reading-this :D So I have a new tutorial online, covering 16 modelling tools I use the most often when working.  Each tool/function has its own intro and they're separated into individual parts...though not with the “P” shortcut.  It’s my best tutorial so far, if I say so myself :D Also, as with all my other tutorials, it’s in full 1280x720 HD – ok, little

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-43780928222893731892010-08-06T17:08:00.002-04:002010-08-06T17:57:16.008-04:00

Hey everyone! So it is my pleasure to announce that my brother, who's chosen to go by the name of Rune_of_Time (reference to Rune Factory and Zelda, he says), has his first render in my DA Gallery! I've created a new folder for his things, and I think he'd like some feedback from other Blenderheads  :D Go check it out! http://meshweaver.deviantart.com/gallery/#

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-25651738984225633132010-07-26T01:08:00.003-04:002010-07-26T10:03:01.594-04:00

So you must have noticed all the new stuff I've changed!  Right? ...you haven't?  Well, I changed the header to feature my Spacewalk project from a long while ago, as well as added 4 new Gadgets to the sidebars.  I now have my Flickr Photostream, DeviantART Gallery, and my YouTube videos right in the sidebar.  Not to mention the fish at the bottom of the sidebar area. The only problem is, I

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-82952233814434127402010-07-23T14:07:00.002-04:002010-07-24T18:49:00.575-04:00

Hey Blenderheads! So I just tested the render speed of Blender 2.5 Beta3, which is the new Official Blender Foundation release. I'd read some comments about it being slower than builds off GraphicAll.org, so I decided to test it out. I used Beta 3 (obviously) and 2.52svn30180. Both are 32bit, since I'm running 32bit Windows Vista. I used the default scene, no modifications to the lighting or

MeshWeaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656771386784572107noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889495575745143427.post-35996706545196917702010-07-18T10:30:00.003-04:002010-07-24T18:48:36.557-04:00

Hey Blenderheads and (maybe) future Blenderheads! I've got a new tutorial on Vimeo, entitled "Making Super Mushrooms", in which we're going to make these little dudes: Super Mushrooms by ~MeshWeaver on deviantART So far I have only the Vimeo version uploaded, but Part 1 for YouTube is uploading as I speak...er, type. Making Super Mushrooms - HD from MeshWeaver on Vimeo. p.s.  beware of "

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Woah. I was just on GraphicAll.org, downloading a newer version of 2.5...trying to keep up-to-date, of course.  I found one of loopDuplicate's Trunk builds (trunk = plain ol' Blender, no experimental features or anything - just read that on the page for the svn version), and I can't believe they're already on svn 30379!  I mean, when I started using them, it was before 26162, and now we're 4000

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Hey Blenderheads, and non-Blenderheads :) So I've started working on this project again.  I'd started it a while back (shortly after E3), but hadn't worked on it in a while.  I've made a lot of progress today though : SkywardSword celebration WIP 1 by ~MeshWeaver on deviantART then, the mesh for the...thing, is almost finished: SkywardSword celebration WIP 2 by ~MeshWeaver on

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Hey Blenderheads! So today is July 1st, which is Canada Day here in...well, Canada. Back on July 1st in 1867, the Province of Canada (aka, Québec and Ontario, but much smaller), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were united into the Dominion of Canada by the British North America Act.  Which means that, as a country, Canada is 143 years old - in comparison, Québec City is 402. ...btw, I

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Hey, I'm back with the next VFX post!  It's been a while... Our first video tonight is “The Subspace Army in the Sea of Clouds” See?  I told you we’d see some swordsman-Pit action!  Ok, this bit isn’t super cool, there are better ones later.However, what’s a large flat stone doing in the middle of the clouds?  Is it a mountain-top or something? Pit is also the defender of Angel-Land (creative,

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Hey Blenderheads! So I have a new tutorial on YouTube (Vimeo version coming soon), called "The Basics of Unwrapping".  The video is in two parts for YouTube, the first covering the unwrapping of a cube, with part 2 dealing with something a bit more complex, a Sphere. Also, both videos are in HD!  don't forget to set the resolution settings before watching!  :) Part 1: Part 2: EDIT - Vimeo

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so, I finally finished this project - took several weeks, working on it on-and-off... this is basically a 3D version of a flashlight I bought in an antiques store a little over a year ago.  It can come apart into several different pieces, and each one in this render is modelled to match the original as close as possible.  took almost [I][B]ten minutes[/B][/I] to render, and I was working with

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YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!  we now know the title of the new LoZ, coming to Wii next year! if you've been watching the E3 live video feed for Nintendo's press conference (since 9am Pacific - noon for GMT-5), then you must have seen it already :D  if not, then prepare to be "omg-that-looks-awesome"ified soon, when tonnes of people will have uploaded the trailer and videos  :D

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Wow, haven't been very active lately... well, I at least have one new picture to "show off" : and hopefully I can post another Brawl Animation thing soon :D  I'm starting to miss it...lol

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So this is my most recent tutorial, but it's also my first non-blender video! ...well, I guess you could say it's a Blender-related video, since GIMP is very widely used when working with Blender. so, without further ado, here's the tutorial: (watch in HD on my Vimeo channel!) btw, I know I could've re-adjusted the Outline layer at the start so I wouldn't have to do it later and compound all

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I finished it! Simple Cat Rig - WIP 03 by ~MeshWeaver on deviantART and, I did a quick demo-video of the rig :D I'm currently working on a walk cycle for this little feline...hopefully I can finish it by later tonight, or tomorrow.

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Ok, so tonight’s first one is "Zelda Taken".  It's the eighth-and-a-half cut-scene – I say half because there's also an alternate cut-scene where Peach is captured, as depending on which cage you break first, the following events are different.  I am also embedding both videos, because there's something to notice in both - another one of those "Princesses with different personalities" moments. So

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Some progress... The cat is going to be pretty thin, it seems...but since this is a Simple Rig, it's really just for animation and stuff...  ...though I plan on creating a thread about it on BlenderArtists.org, to see what the community thinks of it. also, I added a new Joint system for the knees and "ankles" - it's something I had to do when rigging a simple biped for my friend T.Edoc,

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So I'm currently working on a Simple Cat Rig, and this is what I have so far: I looked up some pictures of cat skeletons on Google and I'm using that as my main reference, since I want it to work properly... I know, slightly creepy stuff to have lying in a folder somewhere, lol. Anyway, I'm now going to work on the actual mesh for the rig - I am a mesh weaver, after all.  ;) Hopefully the

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Another Cloth sim...took a while to bake, and render. I actually had to Unwrap the Plane, as the texture didn't want to stick to the mesh properly.  So I set the Texture Mapping to UV, and selected the UV Layer.  It worked super-well after that. There are more details on the pages for the actual videos, btw.  :)

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From the video description: "A simple Cloth test, done entirely in Blender 2.5...though I can't remember which version I used. The thing is, because I'm using my Material Preview Scene (WIP), plus some of my Materials from my Library (also WIP), it took over 2 hours to render these 250 frames with Blender 2.5... I can't imagine what it would be like rendering with 2.49b. There's also

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So, in the "Fooling Around with GIMP" post, Luna suggested I make Pumpkin, our cat, purple.  So that's what I did: Pumpkin the cat, weird. by ~MeshWeaver on deviantART Done with GIMP, as always - it's totally awesome.  He's normally brown/black/white/creamyish-brown-ish-white. The original picture (or a slightly smaller version) can also be seen in my "Cat on the Windowsill" project render,

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Hey there! Number 3 in the Subspace Emissary is “Mario/Kirby defeats Kirby/Mario”, but there’s nothing special about that one, so I’m skipping it.#4 is where you get to see some interesting stuff. I imagine Kirby would be very good at...well, I don’t know what, but he can balance on the very tip of his feet. Notice the difference in reaction between Mario and Kirby – Kirby jumps back slightly,

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So, been playing around with GIMP. The Hue-Saturation-Lightness is totally cool, and funny sometimes :) I like giving people (and Bowsers) weird colours...I've mostly been practicing on cartoons and things (Fire Emblem, Mario, stuff like that).  it also works with real pictures, and not just cartoons...though it's a lot harder.  I got lucky with the blue jay, really, as it was the only blue 

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I finally finished my "secret" project! It's take a while, but the render is totally cool, I'm really happy with it. So, I used a lot of new techniques in this project, also keeping topology in mind. It was challenging - and fun - trying to create the pieces the right way, but I got there in the end. also found a small trick for holes and things, which permitted me to add Loops very easily

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So our very first video today...well, not today, as there was already a post earlier, but the first for this post is "The World of Trophies", which is also the first cut-scene in the Subspace Emissary (the Story mode of the game). This is where Mario, our favourite Italian plumber, and Kirby, the pink puff ball with the power to copy others' abilities, battle for no apparent reason...while

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Hey everyone! So, here we go! Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Animation and VFX! The animation and graphics of this game are totally awesome, and that's what we, er, I, will be talking about in these posts. I also have no idea as to how often these posts will be popping up, but I'm hoping it'll be regular-ish. First off, I want to say a big thanks to ChildrenoftheAtomSB, who has given me permission

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So I've started a new post (it's currently sitting in my drafts) about some animations and things. I won't tell you the actual subject right now - you'll have to wait until the post is published - but hopefully this will be a series. I'm currently waiting for permission to embed certain videos from a certain YouTube member (ChildrenoftheAtomSB), and as soon as I have that permission (if I do),

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So, recently I started building up my very own Material Library. I haven't worked on it for a few days, but I thought I might ask for your opinion. So these are some of my favorites...  I was wondering what you thought. My Material Preview Scene is also a WIP - this one is for Solids.  Also have one for Cloths, and I still have to build one for Fluids, but I have no idea how... anyway, that's

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So, this morning I found this in some old pictures I took roughly 2 years ago. I then had to try modifying the colours, of course.  I chose red - on BlenderArtists, RedJay once had a Red Bluejay as an avatar, so... it's not bad, really...  the only thing is, the actual picture quality is kinda poor. also did these ones:     I actually very pleased with the results.  I'd started out by

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Just did this... Blender Game Engine - Test 01 from Mesh Weaver on Vimeo. The fascinating thing about these simulations is that they're never the same twice.  It's not really obvious in this video, but there is a difference. There's also a YouTube version for those of you who prefer YouTube...I'll try and figure out how to embed it. edit:  found it!

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The title says it all, really... check it out! http://meshweaver.deviantart.com/gallery/ ok, most of the pics from my Flickr Photostream aren't there, but since I'm going to be using the two simultaneously, new projects will be uploaded to both. MeshW

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Yes, last night I joined DeviantArt!  From what I understand, it's kinda like the Vimeo-type alternative to Flickr. Let me explain: So, when comparing YouTube and Vimeo, YouTube is for pretty much any type of video (I think).  Vimeo, however, is really more for artists, so you can only upload videos you yourself have created - and they don't allow video game recordings and stuff. From what I

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Hey there! So, earlier I followed this awesome chain tutorial by Jonathan Williamson, and I have to say that his tutorials are totally awesome! They're by far my favorite, and I always learn something new. So in this tutorial Jonathan goes over some of the basics of setting up a chain-type system using, well, chain as  the object. ...I've been wondering about whether or not to ask CGCookie

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woah.  seriously, woah. ok, I was just testing out the new Add-Ons in the User Preferences of Blender 2.5 svn 28312 (32bit, btw), and...woah.  First saw the Add-Ons a while back, but what made me try them out right now was a Quick Tip video from www.blendercookie.com look: This is the new Cloud Generator, created by NRK.  It's a tool add-on, so once enabled you can find it in the

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Listening to : Fire Emblem - Preparing to Advance Doing : Trying to create a nice header Well, still trying to build this little blog, to really customize everything - I kinda rushed into my first post last night, and...well, there's still a few things to be done :) quite a bit later... - well, that looks pretty nice...right?

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Don't know what to say, really.  This is my first ever blog post, I've never done anything like this... Well, in this blog I'm going to talk about various Blender experiments I'll be conducting, tutorials I'm following, maybe some projects, stuff like that. So I'll start this off with a recent experiment, a Fluid Simulation! Fluid Test 01 from Mesh Weaver on Vimeo. This took roughly 2 hours 

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