Tag: 3D

I love playing with Blender – a free 3D modeling-and-much-more program.

  • A Flap Over the Eclipse

    A Flap Over the Eclipse

    (Video below) When it came to adding materials and the finishing touches on a tutorial for this setup from PIXXO 3D, I guess you could say I was inspired by local events… I live in Hot Springs, Arkansas, which is within the path of totality for the April 8th, 2024 Solar Eclipse. And since Hot…

  • Flowers in the Air

    Flowers in the Air

    I’ve made countless photographs and paintings of flowers (you can see many of them presented here) – but these days I’ve gotten into literally making them.

  • Digital Fidget-Spinning

    Digital Fidget-Spinning

    Made following another great Blender tutorial from Ryan King

  • Kings Lighthouse

    Kings Lighthouse

    A 3D model of a lighthouse named after the gentleman who taught me how to make it with Blender – Mr. Ryan King.

  • Displacement Canyon

    Displacement Canyon

    All made with Math! … and also to fit a 5760×1080 px desktop,

  • Designer Vase #1

    Designer Vase #1

    Dark burgundy glass with gold paint. Original 3D modeling and materials.

  • I’m Sorry, Dave’s Not Here

    I’m Sorry, Dave’s Not Here

    Poor Dave’s been put through a Blender…

  • Retro Wheelbot Album

    Retro Wheelbot Album

    More robot fun with Blender.

  • My Creek

    My Creek

    Kind of mediocre for a photo – but not too bad for realistic 3D work! Created in Blender with the Cycles rendering engine.

  • Snowy Cabin ~ Merry Christmas

    Snowy Cabin ~ Merry Christmas

    Made with Blender & KritaInspired by a tutorial from MrTriPie.

  • Happy Halloween 2022

    Happy Halloween 2022

    Glass Jack O’Lanterns with pumpkins (and scary Candy Corn!) Original artwork – and a little 3D fun for Halloween. Made with Blender 3.3.1 / Rendered with Cycles (256 samples). Thanks to RenderMoore for the great tutorials on making the baskets and realistic pumpkins. The other stuff is mine, and last-year’s Carnival Jack makes an appearance…

  • Baskets at an Exhibition

    Baskets at an Exhibition

    Digital Baskets – digitally woven with a Blender. These were created using Blender’s Geometry Nodes – they weren’t sculpted or shaped in the more traditional digital way, but generated purely from mathematical functions. I made these following a tutorial by RenderMoore – short video below: