VFX Depth Pass: My Secret Weapon for Making Shots Pop VFX Depth Pass is one of those things in the visual effects world that feels a bit like having a secret superpower. Seriously. When I first started messing around with compositing years ago, I saw all these amazing shots with super realistic fog, slick focus […]
3D Shading Basics: Making Your 3D Stuff Look Real (or Awesome) 3D Shading Basics. Yeah, that’s where it all starts getting interesting when you’re messing around with 3D graphics. You can model the coolest object, got the perfect shape down, but if you don’t light and shade it right, it’s just gonna sit there looking
CGI Lighting Tools… ah, where do I even begin? If you’re anything like I was when I first dipped my toes into the world of 3D art, you might think making cool pictures is all about modeling amazing stuff or slapping on fancy textures. And yeah, those things are super important. But let me tell
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Blender World Nodes: My Journey into Mastering the Digital Sky Blender World Nodes. Yep, that’s where we’re kicking this off. Not with a “Hey there” or a fancy intro about the digital realm, but straight into the guts of something that, honestly, transformed how I see and light my 3D scenes in Blender. For a
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CGI Sky Simulation. Right off the bat, doesn’t that sound a bit… technical? Maybe even a little dry? For years, when I first started dabbling in the world of computer graphics, I thought the same thing. I was all about the cool 3D models, the fancy textures, the crazy animations. The sky? Ah, that was
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Blender Camera Setup: Your Gateway to Awesome Renders Blender Camera Setup. It sounds technical, right? Like something you only worry about when you’re trying to make the next Pixar film. But honestly, getting your camera right in Blender is probably one of the most impactful things you can learn early on. It’s not just about
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3D VFX Assets – sounds pretty technical, right? Like something only hardcore movie wizards or game developers mess with? Well, yeah, they are crucial for those folks, but honestly, they’re the silent heroes behind so much of the cool stuff we see every single day. Think about it: that dragon swooping through the sky in
CGI Tools 2025: Riding the Wave of What’s Next (From Someone Who’s Seen a Few Waves) CGI Tools 2025… just saying those words gets my brain buzzing a little. For years now, I’ve been knee-deep in this stuff – wrestling with polygons, waiting on renders that felt like they took geological ages, celebrating tiny victories
3D Concepts in Blender… where do you even start? If you’re anything like I was when I first peeked behind the curtain of 3D art, it felt like looking at an alien language. All these buttons, menus, weird words like “vertices” and “subdivision surface.” Honestly, it was kinda overwhelming. But stick with it, because understanding
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CGI Render Passes. Yeah, when I first heard that phrase way back, I thought it sounded kinda complicated. Like some secret handshake for folks who spent all day staring at computers making digital stuff. Turns out, it’s not that scary. Actually, it’s more like… okay, imagine you’re making a really fancy sandwich, right? You’ve got