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A few more modifications and a slightly better presentation for this furry little guy made in #b3d. #Blender3D has so many little nooks & crannies you can get lost in.

Taking a temporary break from working on my recent rabbit character (he needs clothing) to continue experimenting with different #b3d hair techniques on another character since there's more hair stuff in #blender3d I want to learn.

You think you're getting the hang of something, but then a few days later you realize that was rubbish. But now...now you're getting the hang of it. Hair in #b3d. Still frustrating, but slightly more fun. Progress.

My first experience working with fur in #blender3d has been equal parts fun & frustrating. Nothing here is finished (inc the sculpt), but after literal days of messing around, I'm finally making headway & figuring out the #b3d quirks & solutions to them.

To get into #blender3d new sculpting tools, I've been intermittently modeling a jacked rabbit. Still needs tweaking, but fur and clothing (fighter or blacksmith, maybe) will likely hide a lot. I may just take a shortcut in that direction. Plus, I'm looking forward to playing with #b3d fur & cloth!

In anticipation of testing out #Blender3d updated sculpting tools, I've been tweaking my base mesh to get different character forms. Early stages, but I think making digitigrades look balanced might be tricky. Looking forward to sculpting in #b3d.

Here's another ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #blender3d addon I recently acquired that's immediately become an essential part of my #b3d experience. Less than $2 on BM & GR and well worth it. Render Preset Manager allows you to save your Render & Output settings as presets. Saves time! blendermarket.com/products/ren...

Reporting #blender3d bugs is easy when you know where to look. You can help make #b3d better for everyone by reporting any issues you have and not waiting for others to do it for you. Report bugs at: projects.blender.org

A few more test renders from my #blender3d procedural planet experiments. Getting a better grasp on things & learning lots! Especially how easy it is to break the illusion of proper scale when you design things procedurally at a planetary scale. Lots of #b3d fun though!

A few more flawed, but interesting test renders from my recent exploration into procedural planets made in #blender3d Still working on everything except the atmosphere, which I'm pretty content with. Can you believe this is just a 2m sphere?

Some more experimenting in the #blender3d procedural planet rabbit hole. Running into plenty of issues, but pleased with progress. I love this kind of stuff because it prompts so much learning in order to overcome issues in #b3d See also: bsky.app/profile/zero...

Does anybody here like big robots? Here's a test animation from a few years back of the Titanfall Atlas rendered in #b3d . I remember this was before Eevee supported motion blur, so I used an add-on to fake it.

Recently jumped down a procedural planet making rabbit hole in #blender3d (applying a combination of different techniques I've seen by others) resulting in this first pass. Still lots of fun technical & artistic issues to overcome here, but I figured I'd start sharing my progress.

Working in real-world scale in #blender3d matters and so do #b3d's defaults. Here are just a few places where it's important to pay attention to scale. #blendertip See also: bsky.app/profile/zero...

💡In #blender3d Control+L will copy ALL modifiers from one object to selected objects. But did you know that you can... Copy a single modifier in #b3d by using the dropdown menu in the modifier panel of the active object you want to copy to other selected objects. #blendertip

With this super simple Geometry Nodes setup you can simulate weathering streaks on your mesh using "rain" particles. This is a bit dressed-down, you can spice it up with some random values per particle for example. #b3d #geometrynodes #geonodes

These Starter Packs are awesome, thanks for everyone making those! If you want to find more of the stuff that interest you and customize your feed further, here's a searchable directory of starter packs: blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...

Like TweetDeck, but for Bluesky 🤩 (highly useful if you manage more than one account) deck.blue

I'm officially back from "Adventure Season" (when I disappear into nature for a few months each year). 💡 In the time I was gone, one of my favorite ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ free & essential #blender3d addons evolved & has a new name VF AutoSave Render is now Launch Render Kit github.com/jeinselen/Bl...

💡Be mindful of occasional inconsistencies with regard to UI/input precision in #Blender3d For example, cell fracture extension reads "0.00" for the margin, but it isn't actually "zero", it's "0.001" & not visible until you click it. For those who work at real world scale it matters.

💡 If you're frequently opening #Blender3D files without loading the UI (often other people's files), did you know that "Load UI" is a default setting you can turn off in #b3d preferences? #blendertip

💡Did you know that you can easily add objects, modifiers, geometry nodes, and shader nodes in #blender3d by typing the first letter of each word in the search field to quickly bring up matching items. #blendertip #b3d

Progressed a bit further on my #blender3d ice shader experiments. #b3d #art #3dart #blenderart Previous: bsky.app/profile/zero...

💡If you have a busy #blender3d scene & can’t easily find your selected object in the outliner, simply hover your mouse in the outliner and hit the “~” (tilde) key and select “show active” and #b3d will automatically be found and highlighted. #blendertip

💡 Did you know that you don't have to tediously deactivate addons to test #Blender3D with factory settings? There are 2 simple ways on #b3d Windows (& probably similar on other OS). #blendertip

Many people know that SHIFT+ALT+Z in #blender3d will toggle overlays, but... 💡Did you know there is an overlays icon in #b3d that is only visible in mesh edit mode and it provides useful overlays like edge length and face area? #blendertip

Changing default units in #blender3d isn’t necessarily an ideal solution for anyone, but it may have the effect of making some #b3d physics-related addons that don’t allow users to change default collision values to actually work as expected with real-world scale. #blendertip See also:

Yes, you can customize settings in your #blender3d startup file to adjust many of #b3d's defaults. But based on my tests, "collision margin" settings are not persistent. Nor are "object collisions distance" or "self collisions" with cloth & neither is any node or modifier data.

Working in real-world scale in #blender3d matters and so do #b3d's defaults. Here are just a few places where it's important to pay attention to scale. #blendertip See also: bsky.app/profile/zero...

Some people say #Blender3D physics is broken. But my tests so far have shown that common physics issues are likely related to not changing #b3d's default collision settings to appropriate values. #blendertip See also: bsky.app/profile/zero...

Yes, even cloth + rigid body physics work in #blender3d at real-world scale when you adjust #b3d's default settings accordingly. #blendertip See also: bsky.app/profile/zero...

Working at real-world scale with #blender3d physics means rigid bodies will sometimes "explode" away from each other or not be able to get very close. Often, the simple solution is to change #b3d's default collision margin from .04m to .001m. #blendertip

💡In #blender3d Control+L will copy ALL modifiers from one object to selected objects. But did you know that you can... Copy a single modifier in #b3d by using the dropdown menu in the modifier panel of the active object you want to copy to other selected objects. #blendertip

If you're a #blender3d user and you use an addon, material, asset, vanilla #b3d feature (physics, cell fracture...), or anything else doesn't work as expected at real-world scale, please let the developer know (including Blender Foundation). #blendertip

Did a little work on some cracked ice in #blender3d to supplement my ice shader. This required finding a decent way to make semi believable cracked ice geometry as well as tweaking some settings so the #b3d ice would hold up at extreme close-up. #blenderart #blenderrender #3dart

Flipped normals are another common issue when working with other people's #blender3d files. This is why I recommend turning on face orientation in #b3d under Viewport Overlays & making it usable by changing the Face Orientation Front setting ALPHA to 0 under Themes>3D Viewport

One of the other things my #blender3d startup file contains is a plane with a grid pattern. Why? Because I can easily tell at a glance this model is approximately 8" wide. You can of course set your #b3d grid pattern to cm like a civilized person if you like. #blendertip

A slightly enhanced & updated version of why I always include scale objects for reference in my #blender3d startup file. I've run into numerous issues working with other people's #b3d creations (both free & paid) & the issues are frequently related to scale. #blendertip

This is why my #blender3d startup file contains a couple of objects with real-world scales for reference. Without them, it is impossible to judge how large the #b3d default cube actually is. #blendertip

💡Did you know that there's a bevel node in the #blender3d shader editor? It will provide the perception of bevels when rendered in #b3d Cycles and it can make a huge difference with the look of hard edges with very little effort. #blendertip

OK, based on some great feedback & then some testing, here is a revision to a previous #blendertip about how to get flat shaded colors in #blender3d that are unaffected by lighting (in both Eevee & Cycles) and also don't emit light in #b3d.

And then I learned that you can export vector art from #blender3d using the freestyle svg addon. Well that's another #b3d can of worms... So many options to get lost in! #art #3dart #blenderart

💡Did you know that you you can simply enter imperial units in #blender3d dimensions fields (example: 1'6.25") and #b3d will automatically convert it to metrics? (equals: .46355m) 🤯 All this time and I've been doing conversions with Google. #blendertips

Got a little sidetracked enhancing the display for my #blender3d procedural fruit shaders. I'm toying with the idea of building out the background. #b3d #art #blenderart #blenderrender

Before I took that year long break from #blender3d, I was working on a procedural fruit shader. Opening the file again, I see I have a lot of work to do in some cases, but it's fun work. I changed all the version back to v.01 as a starting over point. The 2 similar images are Cycles vs Eevee.

Of course, there was also my experiments in procedural #blender3d fruit shaders. I mean, why just make a generic apple when you can make several varieties. And other fruit, too. It's way more fun that way. Of course, nothing is ever truly finished. #b3d

Sure, liquor bottles are cool and all, but I went through a mug modeling & coffee material making phase in #blender3d as well. Yes, I like cream in my #coffee. #b3d