The Peter Lik technique is pretty amazing. In his photo galleries, the prints seem to glow. The colors are saturated and vibrant and the contrast is perfect. You can use his same technique to mount and frame your renders as well-- here's the research I did on it.
2022-08-23 02:56:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Just apply it via KIT OPS. Only kinda works in EEVEE-- best to use Cycles.
2022-08-21 23:02:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys, just want to share this with you. Something I have been playing around recently with some 3D printing vent details. I really really like Inkscape.
And if you haven't tried the latest version, you should check it out. Here's a quick tutorial on all it's features: 2022-08-20 21:38:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys,
I just want to share with you some notes on how you can add textures to your lighting and then save them inside of KIT OPS. This works even if you don't have KIT OPS PRO. As I perused the Internet looking for videos and tips on how to do this I came across a lot of different information and some of it was not ...
2022-08-13 05:37:02 +0000 UTC View Post
So, after spending some time with Blender's new Asset Manager, I've some thoughts on why I prefer using KIT OPS PRO to manage my materials collection. Just thought I'd share them with you.
2022-08-08 17:36:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks, I just wanted to put together a quick demo of how you can create cutters with the new KIT OPS PRO feature.
For those of you who may be wondering, cutters are objects that are used to Boolean cut into other objects and KIT OPS makes it very easy to just drag them onto a target object.
Using a variety ...
The CYBERDECK KPACKS just dropped and as promised I'll share with you a free KPACK with the screen graphics, the awesome cw-textgen INSERT (see video above how to use it) and a sample of the CYBERDECK completed-- all in a single KPACK. Just unzip, and drop the folder into an existing KIT OPS Masterfolder and you're good to go...
2022-08-03 23:03:46 +0000 UTC View Post
It's been awhile since we've released a new version. Hardpoints has been in testing for quite some time and it should be good to go. The idea is you can now use KIT OPS PRO to create INSERTS that can be easily assembled. So, creating combinations of objects is as easy as snapping things to their hardpoints.
I worked wit...
2022-08-02 14:03:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
I recently had to complete a project for a company where I had to composite a newly designed autonomous truck on a highway image and learned some things in the process.
I've also have the file you can check out here:
So for a while now, I have been thinking about how to combine these two. In particular, how to use AI to help Blender create better renders.
So, here's an example I'd like to share. The first image was created by GREEZYBEAR and uses his Sci-Fi in a Box kit Ops KPACK. I then used disco diffusion to create a number of va...
Hey guys, so I've had more time to spend not only learning about the different AI flavors but also configuring my own local version.
There are new versions of text to image AIs being worked on every day. The Big Three are Doll-e 2, midjourney and Disco Diffusion. Currently, Doll-e 2 is only accepting signups to be on a...
Hey guys, A couple years back, I created this first ever Interior Rendering Patreon course. It used the brand new 2.8 interface which is very similar to what we have now. For the most part, the settings shown either still work, or you can figure out what names have changed. Actually, much is now even simpler, but the basic id...
2022-06-15 22:28:49 +0000 UTC View Post
So I've been digging deeper into this new AI prompting and what it means for concept design and visualization.
I've decided to transfer to the Disco Diffusion AI for several reasons which I'm glad to go into detail if anyone is interested. These images shown here are all from this new DD AI. A couple of them definitely...
Hey everyone, just want to give you an update. Returned from a vacation and now that our ranch has sold we bought a new place and we'll be moving soon which always throws a kink into things.
So, one of the more interesting things I've run across lately is this new idea that you can use AI to create amazing images. Her...
Some of you know I enjoy the saltwater coral reef hobby. My specialty is in pico or nano sized tanks, which can be difficult, but are most rewarding if things work out right.
My current aquarium is a 22 gallon cube with a 15 gallon sump underneath. This is the largest aquarium I've ever owned. I typically like things re...
2022-05-11 00:46:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a few 2K mapped poses of a sci-fi character ready to be dropped into your scene using KIT OPS. Just unzip this folder, and drop it into an existing Masterfolder.
I've been pretty busy lately. Turns out we sold our ranch in Texas where we live and we'll need to be moving soon-- not exactly sure where. So, I'm pret...
2022-05-10 06:36:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Hopefully, this is interesting to someone. I'm still working on refining my laser cutting workflow. I'm currently creating a gridfinity compatible set of storage bins and organizational objects. If you're interested in learning about gridfinity, then I suggest you check out this amazing video.
2022-04-23 16:43:17 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone,
This is a video that GREEZYBEAR just completed and I thought to share it with you. It's using some of the features of the new QSHOT2 add-on which allows you to simply add drivers to any object in your scene. It will be a free update to all those who have purchased QUICK SHOT.
FREE: last versi...
2022-04-22 19:21:40 +0000 UTC View Post
So, what's this all about? Well, as many of you may know, I've been a Prusa 3D printer guy for awhile now. And I've also recently gotten into MSLA resin printing. So, to round out my maker lab, I've decided to get a Laser cutter-- and after 60 hours of research, I decided to get a Glowforge. There are certainly pros and cons,...
2022-04-11 22:25:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Wondering how and why I make these? Watch the video :-D
File below.
2022-04-02 23:20:56 +0000 UTC View Post
UPDATE: I've made some changes to these materials after some user feedback. Now, there are two different edge masks, using two different techniques: one for EEVEE and the other for Cycles. It should render much better in Cycles. Also, I changed the interface so that user input is in Yellow boxes only. Let me know if you try i...
2022-04-01 10:49:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks,
I was fielding a question about combining normal maps for bevels with existing UVs and thought I would take the opportunity to do a quick demo showing an interesting and quick workflow to accomplish creating worn bevels on low poly assets. It works in EEVEE and Cycles. Here's the scene file as well.
Youtube tute:
I was helping out someone at Discord, and thought I'd share this with you. I also created a KIT OPS INSERT for it, just drop in any KPACK folder. It has the array modifiers included so just up/down...
2022-03-08 21:29:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone. As you may know, GREEZYBEAR, Anthony Aragues and I have been working for quite some time now on a new addon for SIMPLE SCIFI and it's finally launched. The addon is called FLEX and it's a free upgrade for PRO users. You can now place SSF "greebles" (called DPACKS) on any combination of faces in your scene-- and ...
2022-03-01 09:18:15 +0000 UTC View Post
I just saw this and thought it was worth sharing. In the past, I used Moi3D to do this type of solids modeling. There are several advantages to this type of model, in particular if you do any 3D printing you're always assured of having a manifold object. Also, using booleans and fillets is typically much easier and more exact...
2022-02-27 12:22:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
I want to spend some time talking about design specific workflows. So let me give you an example. We're working on a brand-new version of SYNTH which has something called hard points, it will also be in KIT OPS Pro as well. And what it is is basically connection points for inserts. So for instance if you a...
2022-02-16 01:29:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys, just want to announce it today were releasing a brand new update to SIMPLE SCIFI PRO We've added six new DPACKS with over 12 collections and a brand-new panels generator which can create some pretty cool panel assemblies. And, were also adding in a really cool dirt shader where you can now add it to your scene and c...
2022-02-08 18:44:05 +0000 UTC View Post
If you're like me, you want to create your own object instances for use in SIMPLE SCI FI and here's the video to show you how to do it.
2022-02-01 14:55:47 +0000 UTC View Post
First off, very sorry about the video quality. This was a quick help video for someone over on my Discord. But, I thought you all would appreciate it as well.
The problem with text is that you have to convert it to a mesh before you can do anything with it and it just makes things really difficult especially if you want...
2022-01-28 10:25:44 +0000 UTC View Post
