Minecraft Blocks in Blender

I’ve been spending the Easter weekend getting back into blender again. I was originally going to do some mode coding, but I felt like doing something a little creative to relax a bit rather than try and program anything complex. I’m also getting a little frustrated with my lack of progress of my game code, so I thought I’d try something different. After a long absence, in order to get back into blender I’m following the beginner tutorial series from CG Fast Track....

April 4, 2021 · 2 min · Phil Howlett

Using a Wacom Intuos4 Tablet With Blender

This weekend my wife recently upgraded her Wacom tablet to an Intuos5 for use with her photography business. This meant that I inherited her old Wacom Intuos4. Yay! I’ve never used a tablet before, so I thought I would give it a try with using a Wacom Intuos4 tablet with blender. And what a challenge it has been. At first I struggled with getting used to the device, as when you use blender you generally need a 3 button mouse....

July 8, 2012 · 4 min · Phil Howlett

My Personal Sinkhole

As some of you may or may not know, I dabble a little bit with an awesome 3D software package called blender. I had been following some tutorials over at blenderguru.com and in particular the camera tracking tutorial. So for a little bit of practice, I created a sinkhole in my backyard. I’m not a very artistic person, I mainly follow along guides and tutorials, but below is my attempt of this tutorial that I did out the backyard a few weeks ago....

May 8, 2012 · 1 min · Phil Howlett