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Progress on Simple Sketch Pro

Still working on it. Completely changed it from previous release to be even easier to use-- and added a few features including presets and transparency modes. This is a quick video I did for beta t...

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A quick little project..

Here's something I spent the last 2 days on. I recently purchased this grinder attachment for sharpening knives (Work Sharp MK2 belt sharpener) The problem with it is that you need to switch out be...

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SIMPLE SKETCH PRO (free beta)

Hey folks,

I'm working on a new commercial addon that only works in Blender 4.3+ with the new rewrite of grease pencil. It's based on a combination of a few of my older products: Smart Sketc...

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Material Switcher Addon

Hey folks,

Hope everyone had a nice holiday season. I sure did. Spent time with the wife and daughter. Started working with leather and am enjoying that quite a bit. Using my laser cutter to ...

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Understanding the difference between CAD and surface modelers.

In a recent Blender Bros free newsletter by Josh Gambrell, key points about topology were discussed. He emphasized the use of different types of topology for various use cases. For example, in 3D p...

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Understanding the Weld Modifier

Hey gang,

Here's a quick video updating the NITROX3D course (you can get it free here) and understanding how to best use the weld modifier.

Here's the link to the free NITROX3D course:<...

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Editing the thumbnail scene for KIT OPS

A very quick tutorial that shows you how to quickly edit the thumbnail scene for KIT OPS 3 Pro.

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Using Shapers to create interesting forms

A user asked a question about KIT OPS Shaper INSERTS and I thought I'd create a really quick video. Simple and short.

Here's the file in case anyone wants a look.

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New KIT OPS 3 Pro launched

Rebuilt. Faster, More features, New KPACKS, new Extra Utilities addon.

Works in all versions >3.6+

Free is also available.

Man, this one was a tough launch-- been at it s...

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SIMPLE SKETCH and a Blender 4.2 bugfix you should know about

I created SIMPLE SKETCH a while back as Blender was deprecating Freestyle and so my SmartSketch addon quit working. SIMPLE SKETCH has always been in beta, but mostly due to the fact I haven't writt...

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Automatic Icons for KPACKS

In an ongoing effort to help optimize KPACK selection, here's a small addon that allows you to automate creating icons for all KPACKS in a given Masterfolder. It makes and installs a k_icon.png and...

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New simple material works surprisingly well

Hey guys and gals,

I've been meaning to create this material for awhile now. It's super simple but add the necessary realism to many sci-fi objects and scenes-- and is very memory efficient a...

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Quick use of HERO material

A user today was asking how to quickly add scratches and dirt to an existing material they had already created and I created this quick video to show how you can use one of the special EEVEE + CYCL...

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Had my Rabbit for a day-- and here are my thoughts

My thoughts on the Rabbit R1 and the cool kids reviewing it

There's a trend among the influencers to critique AI gadgets harshly—it's become the latest fad. These influencers are this era...

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Using an HDRI to create a room

There's this great video that goes into the basics. The goal for this is to create a stage I can...

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Just released SLICE-IT BEND-IT with 25% off for first 2 weeks

Hope everyone is well. Anthony and I have been working for several months on a pretty neat addon I think you'll find interesting. And if you've been following recent posts, you probably already kno...

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A quick heads up

Anthony and I will soon be releasing an update to SLICE-IT it that we're calling SLICE-IT BEND-IT.

It will be more expensive than the current SLICE-IT it on Blender Market. Updates for exist...

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Why Vision Pro is Apple's next Newton

Some of you are probably too young to remember that Apple introduced one of the first PDAs shortly after Steve Jobs was kicked out of the company. It was called Newton and it was full of really coo...

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Update to Remap Material Images addon

Worked with Anthony today to add some new functionality. The remap material images addon now reports how many dupe images it finds and it has another button to automatically delete them as well. Ju...

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A couple nifty addons you might find helpful

Hey folks,

I've been meaning to write these two for sometime now.

Many times, after working on a scene for a number of hours or days, I find that I've ended up with multiple materials, ...

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Final Installment of GITS concept

Finally finished this tutorial.



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2024-03-28 05:44:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Advanced Trim Sheets (and Normal Maps)

Here's Part 4 in the Ghost in the Shell series. Unlisted for now. This episode is the first time I've ever seen anyone create a Trim sheet using ktibash techniques. Which makes for a very fast and ...

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Part 3: Create Trim Sheets (using FLEX)

Here's an early view for the GITS tutorial series part 3. This one focuses on creating Trim sheets that can then be used with displacement to create themed sci-fi geometry.

The next one shoul...

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Created this CYBORG using the FLEX Displacement material

This was a fun project. I'll try and upload the video of me creating it, but thought I'd share it. I used the basic ERGO figure (uploaded here in the past) and worked on the displacement a bit. Her...

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Midjourney to Blender: GHOST IN THE SHELL Part 2

UNLISTED PREVIEW VIDEO




Available early without ads for Patreon subscribers

2024-03-16 23:41:11 +0000 UTC View Post

Midjourney to Blender: GHOST IN THE SHELL Part 1

UNLISTED PREVIEW VIDEO


Available early without ads for Patreon subscribers

2024-03-16 19:19:43 +0000 UTC View Post

BEND-IT Beta

Anthony and I have been at it again with a new addon called BEND-IT. It will be a paid upgrade from SLICE-IT (so if you don't have SLICE-IT yet, you should purchase it before we release). I'm posti...

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AI: the eminent danger today.

Having recently watched a video on the new and upcoming video creation AIs that will generate 30 minute documentaries from a single prompt, I thought it time I write about it.

This is a pers...

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Winter sale in full swing and here's a 100% off coupon.

Hey folks just want to let you know that the winter sale where it's 25% off of most products at Blender Market is now in full swing.

I have a tutorial on using EEVEE for interior rendering t...

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Here are trim maps you can use to create killer SCIFI

Check out the video above for a complete tutorial on how to use the trim maps listed below. I've also included a sample scene as well which has a couple variations on the one material in it. The ma...

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