Planet Blender

Testing Blender Retopo
digital janitor - 2009-10-11 23:34:00



Object on the left has 642 polys, and object on the right has 116736 polys

Flying Back to Live Writer for my illustrations and posts after BlogDesk and ScribeFire
Starbright Illustrations (blog) - 2009-10-11 21:42:19

This is a subtle piece of art for Illustration Friday based on the idea of flight. It is a light and crystalline mechanoid which is an idea I have been playing with for role-playing games and a 3d illustration. 

I’ve abandoned ScribeFire for writing this 3d and illustration blog again because there seems to be some confusion about a "tracking pixel" being added to every post created with it. As one internet pundit pointed out this is open to all kinds of abuse and the company that created ScribeFire seem to be anything but forthcoming about what this "tracking pixel" is for. And on top of that there was no spellchecker, for me as a very visual and artistic person (read bad speller) that’s a deal breaker.

I got BlogDesk working. It was simple in the end, I just left the blog ID box blank and everything worked fine. Although it still has the Word 2000 issue BlogDesk Forum :: View topic – MS Office 2000 Setup starts with BlogDesk. But before making the switch I thought I would give Live Writer this one more try.

Of the blog clients I have been playing with Live Writer is the prettiest, most intuitive and most powerful. The only problem has been its continued inability to upload smoothly to this WordPress blog about 3d and creative stuff.

But after troubleshooting the blog with FireBug and removing pretty much all the widgets that I thought I could live without – which has made the blog much faster loading – I thought maybe Live Writer would be more successful in its dealings with the blog. Here’s hoping.

Animation for architecture: Creating growing architecture
Blender 3D Architect - 2009-10-11 21:24:41

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Opportunity for iPhone Application Writer
Phil McCoy's Posts - Project London - 2009-10-11 21:18:27

We are looking for a skilled iPhone ap writer to create a Project London themed app to release in conjunction with the film. We are open to ideas, but would like to explore creating a "potential scanner". If you are interested in this opportunity and a very favorable revenue split, please contact Phil McCoy at dirt@subjectc.com. Thanks for your consideration.

News: Blender Community Toolbar Review
Blender Newbies 3D Video Tutorials (Learn to Create 3D Graphics with Blender!) - 2009-10-11 15:13:00

Ira Krakow has done a nice review of the Blender Community Toolbar, along with sharing some kind words (although maybe a little embarrassing) about BlenderNewbies. I appreciate the effort and kind thoughts. Thanks!



Ira also has a blogsite featuring many Blender tutorials, so be sure to check out his site at http://blender3dvideos.blogspot.com/

technorati tags: Blender3D, 3D, graphics, Blender tutorials

.Blend Magz – First Indonesian Blender Magazine!
BlenderNation - 2009-10-11 11:16:54

Hiza Ro of Blender Indonesia has launched the first Indonesian Blender e-magazine, .Blend Magz! Check out the first issue here! I had the privilege of asking Hiza Ro a few questions via Facebook. Here's the the results of our conversations: BN: Awesome! So this is a Blender Magazine for Indonesia? Are you the leader? I [...]

Suzanne Award Deadline in Two Days
Tube - Epic Production Notes - 2009-10-11 01:28:33

Just a quick reminder to fellow blenderheads that the deadline is loooooming, check the announcement here . I’ve been helping out organize the submissions, so I thought it would be a nice reminder to the readers here to send their potential award winning shorts lickety-split.