Blog Redesign!

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 need something more up-to-date, you know?

Other news, I've got another Golf GTI update coming within the next week or so - I think it's nearing completion!

Stay tuned!

Still here, the NES project survives, & the Secret Project is announced at last!

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 - and I've wanted to model cars for a while...watching the awesomeness that is the UK's Top Gear didn't help much.  ;)

Anyway, about that secret project!  I've been slowly piecing this whole thing together since January, and although it's nowhere near completion (in my opinion, anyway), I'm giving you a sneak peek!

Yep, I'm working on my new website!  That's just a snapshot of the Free Downloads section (yes, you read that right as well), but there's a lot more to it.  ...at least, that's the plan.  I'm hoping to get it up and running before the end of the year (by then I should have something that's up to the level I want it...hopefully.)

Well, that's it from me for now, so see you in another six months!

...

...just kidding :D  hopefully I'll be on here to post a bit more often from now on.

Blog update coming tonight

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 important project.

Skyward Sword Celebration Project - WIP 08

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 stuff, time for some WIP pictures!

A snapshot of the input panel on the back of the television.

Skyward Sword Celebration Project - WIP 06

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

Skyward Sword Celebration Project - WIP 05

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.

Skyward Sword Celebration Project - WIP 04

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!

Skyward Sword Celebration Project - WIP 03

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.)

Skyward Sword Celebration Project - Cartridge Turntable

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.

Anyway, here's the video.  Vimeo version is in queue for conversion - have to wait an hour before this 25-second video is converted, it's ridiculous.  Seems to me that the video conversion time should be judged by how long it is and the image quality...anyway, before I branch off again, here's the video, for real this time:

...I might have rendered it kinda fast, even though it was at 17 frames per second.  Maybe a slower animation would have been better, though the method I used doesn't really allow for much customization. I have to figure that out, there's going to be turntables of every object. :D  At least, I think...

Skyward Sword Celebration Project - WIP 02

(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 ~MeshWeaver on deviantART


July 25th

Skyward Sword Celebration Project - WIP 01

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 deviantART

...so?  :)

edit - now the "thing" is finished, btw.  had a few problems, such as the cord entrance, and then some joining issues (one of the pieces merged with another, and it wasn't supposed to, so that caused some pretty serious normals problems)...but all in all, i think it's done.  was fun :)  now I just have to make the rest of the darn thing...it's fairly complex