3D Fun Times

VGA Adapter

2011-06-16T09:20:00.000-07:00

Name TBA

2011-06-02T09:14:00.000-07:00

SktechUp Links

2010-09-24T06:52:00.000-07:00

Official SketchUp Training Videos
Google SketchUp

Excellent SketchUp Forum
SketchUcation

Tutorials, Tips & Other Resources
SketchUp Artists

Google SketchUp YouTube Channel
SketchUp Video Channel

SktechUp Blog with Other Resources
Google SketchUp Blog

CInema 4D : Getting Started

2010-09-17T06:46:00.000-07:00

Some great intros I found online:

Layout
Primitives
Materials

Made by danonabouncycastle via YouTube.
Getting Started with Cinema 4D - User interface and Navigation
Getting Started with Cinema 4D - Basic Modeling

Anne's Bike : Done

2010-08-31T09:42:00.000-07:00

I'm disappointed with the final, but there were too many details to finish!

Anne's Bike : Step 4

2010-08-27T21:43:00.000-07:00

Anne's Bike : Step 3

2010-08-22T20:29:00.000-07:00

Anne's Bike : Step 2

2010-08-21T21:37:00.001-07:00

Anne's Bike : Redo Step 1

2010-08-20T10:04:00.000-07:00

Anne's Bike : Step 1

2010-08-19T12:07:00.000-07:00

Headphones

2010-08-04T16:58:00.000-07:00

MY FIRST EVER VRAY RENDER

BRAZIL RENDERS

CO2 Car

2010-06-29T11:51:00.000-07:00

Phone : Rhino & Brazil (not complete, but done enough for me)

2010-06-16T08:12:00.000-07:00

JUMP DRIVE : Tutorial, Rhino, Brazil

2010-06-04T06:28:00.000-07:00

From this tutorial. I messed up in parts though.
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Tap Tutorial : Rhino

2010-06-02T10:01:00.000-07:00

From a nice little tutorial here .

Nuts

2010-05-27T10:53:00.001-07:00

Stereoscope

2010-05-26T10:15:00.000-07:00

Stereoscope Bottom Mount : Ver.1

2010-05-20T12:57:00.001-07:00

Quickie : Links

2010-05-20T06:32:00.000-07:00

Crappy Controller : Cinema 4D

2010-04-03T10:57:00.000-07:00

Proof that I totally forgot alot about this software. I could do this model quickly and easy in Rhino though if I wanted. The Super Nintendo controller I did is proof of that!

Liquid Test : Cinema 4D

2010-03-27T10:43:00.000-07:00

My first C4D liquid test using this tutorial.

Explosion Text Effect : Cinema 4D

2010-03-27T09:38:00.000-07:00

From this great tutorial .

Rounded off Squares : Blender 2.5

2010-03-25T15:38:00.000-07:00

The result of this tutorial.

Clouds 1.0 : Blender 2.5

2010-03-19T14:31:00.000-07:00

My first crack at clouds, using this tutorial as a reference guide.
Music: Aai-Tec-Know from Needtheweb at Flashkit.com .

Smoke Attempt 1.0 : Blender

2010-03-13T12:04:00.000-08:00

Here is my first smoke attempt in Blender 2.5, using this tutorial. I couldn't make out some of the settings, so I will work on other smoke tests later.
Music: ChuckyM2 by Chuck Mullany at Flashkit.com

Key Chain : Rhino & Brazil

2010-02-24T04:55:00.001-08:00

Keyboard : Rhyno & Brazil

2010-02-13T14:37:00.000-08:00

First time using decals. Not perfectly lined up, but good enough for this one.

Bowling : Rhino & Brazil

2010-02-06T14:17:00.000-08:00

Xylophone : Rhino & Brazil

2010-02-06T08:39:00.000-08:00

Gallery 3 ver 1.0 : SketchUp

2010-02-04T16:41:00.000-08:00

I'm trying to do a model a gallery, and I have a feeling the blueprint is off. This is my first attempt at Gallery 3.

LOVE : Rhino & Brazil

2010-02-03T10:46:00.001-08:00

Oldie : SketchUp Phone from 2006

2010-02-02T06:49:00.000-08:00

I'm glad I found this one. I remember being so proud of it!

Le Corbusier Chair : Rhino, Brazil

2010-01-30T14:40:00.000-08:00

A slight variation of a chair design (see inset picture) by Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, who chose to be known as Le Corbusier .

Tacs : Rhino & Brazil

2010-01-30T09:24:00.000-08:00

Wanted to model and render something, and this was all I could think of! It's so tacky!

Rubiks Cubes : Rhino, Brazil

2010-01-25T18:11:00.000-08:00

Super Nintendo Game Pad : Rhino & Brazil

2010-01-22T16:09:00.000-08:00

Srewdrivers : Rhino: Rendered in Brazil

2010-01-15T15:54:00.000-08:00

Toy Screw Drivers : Rhino 3D, Rendered in Brazil

2010-01-09T10:55:00.000-08:00

Animation Tutorial 1:1 > Cinema 4D

2009-10-20T14:47:00.000-07:00

A lil' video I made after doing this tutorial .

Salt & Pepper Shakers : Cinema 4d

2009-10-12T09:55:00.000-07:00

Rhino : Ring Tutorial #4

2009-09-19T17:08:00.000-07:00

Rhino : Ring Tutorial #3

2009-09-19T17:07:00.000-07:00

Brazil Renders:

Rhino : Ring Tutorial #2

2009-09-17T14:08:00.000-07:00

Brazil Render:

Rhino : Ring Tutorial #1

2009-09-16T09:02:00.000-07:00

Brazil Render:

Rhino : Remote

2009-09-16T09:01:00.000-07:00

I got bored and stopped.

SketchUp & Podium : Bottles

2009-09-16T06:00:00.001-07:00

Just a quick model and render. Not too much effort.

Rhino : RCA Cable

2009-09-12T06:08:00.000-07:00

Using this tutorial , I made this RCA cable. For the most part it is a very good tutorial, but you have to make sure you read the steps carefully and take a good look at the pictures. I didn't follow all the steps perfectly and sometimes used my own ideas to figure things out. The tutorial doesn't cover lighting and rendering, so I did what I could. I can see myself enjoying Rhino once I get some more tutorials under my belt.

Rhino : Plug, Sort Of

2009-09-06T12:35:00.000-07:00

This is an RCA plug I started in Rhino. I am going to start the tutorial again, as I had problems using the Trim feature for some reason. Oh well.

Rhino Blues

2009-09-02T04:14:00.000-07:00

Since I feel pretty comfortable in Cinema 4D, I decided to move on to Rhino. I have seen a lot of great models using the software and some impressive renders using Brazil. My problem with Rhino is this: it's ugly. I know that sounds harsh, but it's true. The interface is all gray and you often have to type in your commands - bleh. Cinema 4d is a lot prettier with its cute colors and buttons, and even Blender looks a lot cooler than this drab and lonely looking software. Regardless, I will give Rhino a chance this month and hope to make a nice swan out of this ugly duckling.

Fun with Arrays

2009-08-30T11:20:00.000-07:00

This was a very easy thing to do in Cinema 4D. Tutorial is here .

Wine Bottle with Glasses

2009-08-30T10:07:00.001-07:00

I decided to finally call it a day with this Cinema 4D model. I'm pretty happy with it, but can't seem to get the environment right. But, I'm cool with it. I used this tutorial to get the ball rolling here.

Wine Glasses Attempt 1: Cinema 4D

2009-08-28T05:52:00.001-07:00

Fun with Textures

2009-08-22T15:35:00.000-07:00

I just placed a bunch of primitives in a scene and played with some different textures from the Cinema 4D textures site here . I really like the capsule texture -- so shiny!

Bottles ver 1.0 Cinema 4D

2009-08-22T08:36:00.000-07:00

I wanted to try a bottle study, and I am pretty happy with my first attempt. I used lathe nurbes to make the bottle shape, after drawing a curve in Illustrator. I applied my own glass and surrounding textures, and grabbed the Heineken label from the web. My next attempt will use pop bottles and improve the overall surroundings.

Vector Logo to 3d : Cinema 4D

2009-08-19T02:35:00.000-07:00

This is a 3D version of a logo I made in Illustrator. I found a great tutorial on transforming vector graphics using Cinema 4D here . There is also a part where you learn to animate it, which I will do later. The tutorial was really well presented and easy to understand.

3D Text in Cinema 4D

2009-08-18T07:31:00.000-07:00

I tried this tutorial on making 3D text. It was pretty fun, but I need to learn how to set up an environment using a proper floor and light setup. I downloaded a Blade Runner font - cool!

Caustics Tutorial

2009-08-02T05:37:00.000-07:00

This is my first Cinema4D caustics tutorial, which I found here . It was a very good video tutorial, but my caustics window did not look the same in Render Settings.

Stupid Light Bulb

2009-08-01T13:42:00.000-07:00

I did this semi-crusty light bulb in Cinema4D using this tutorial . This tutorial isn't for super C4D beginners, but pretty close. However, not knowing how to do some key functions, I got lost a bit. Instead of starting over again and again, I just "completed" the steps and called it a day. I kinda like the top part with the glass though.

Cinema4D : Pen

2009-07-31T05:27:00.000-07:00

My first C4D Model, using this tutorial . No shadow on floor for some reason ...

Chair Renders

2009-07-24T07:18:00.001-07:00

Chair taken from Google Warehouse.

SketchUp Renders

Podium(Free Version)Renders

The floor and chair blend too much with this one.

This one is a lot better. I still need a better floor texture within SketchUp.

I didn't line it up correctly, and I stopped it before the rendering was fully complete. Apparently, I stopped it at ray tracing level 50/10000 ! I couldn't wait for all 10000 levels to be complete. I wonder how long that would take ...

Kerkythea Renders

Some wacky stuff going on with the floor. Ah well.

iPod Nano Renders

2009-07-23T06:00:00.000-07:00

SktechUp model taken from Google Warehouse.

Rendered in free Podium.

Rendered in free Podium.

SketchUp Render.

Kerkythea render to follow.