3D

Blender FX Maps… just saying the words brings back a flood of memories, mostly good ones, thankfully. If you’ve dipped even a toe into the wild and wonderful world of creating 3D stuff, especially textures and materials in Blender, you know it can feel like trying to navigate a maze blindfolded sometimes. There are nodes, […]

3D Shader Pass: Unpacking the Magic Behind 3D Graphics 3D Shader Pass… sounds a bit technical, right? Like something only a super-programmer messing with ones and zeros would understand? Well, let’s pull back the curtain a little. If you’ve ever looked at a gorgeous 3D scene – maybe in a video game, an animated movie,

“`html 3D Particle Pass… sounds a bit techy, right? Like something only folks buried deep in a digital cave would care about. But let me tell you, if you’ve ever watched a movie, played a video game, or seen any cool visual effect with stuff like fire, smoke, rain, or even sparkly magic floating around,

CGI Texture FX… it sounds a bit technical, right? Like something only folks deep in the digital trenches worry about. But trust me, having spent a good chunk of time bringing virtual worlds and characters to life, I can tell you that CGI Texture FX is where a massive amount of the magic happens. It’s

Blender Light Study: Shining a Light on 3D Art Blender Light Study. That might sound a bit technical, maybe even a little boring if you’re just starting out or you’ve been banging your head against your monitor trying to get a scene to look just right. Lemme tell ya, though, figuring out lighting in 3D,

CGI Fog Light   is one of those things in the world of computer graphics that seems simple on the surface, right? Like, just make some grey stuff and plop it into the scene. Easy peasy. But trust me, if you’ve ever spent hours staring at a screen, trying to get that perfect atmospheric haze or

Blender Timing Tricks… sounds a bit like secret handshake knowledge, right? Honestly, when I first dipped my toes into animating stuff in Blender, timing felt like this mysterious force. You’d move an object, set some keyframes, hit play, and… it just felt wrong. Stiff. Robotic. Like watching a slideshow instead of a movie. For the

VFX Lighting FX. Just saying those words brings back a flood of memories for me. It’s not just a job title or a technical term; it’s the magic sauce, the secret ingredient that makes digital stuff look like it’s actually *there*, breathing the same air and standing in the same sunlight (or moonlight, or creepy

Blender Glow Nodes: Adding That Extra Sparkle to Your Renders Blender Glow Nodes. Just saying the words makes me think of sci-fi epics, moody cityscapes, or that little twinkle in a character’s eye. If you’ve ever looked at a professional 3D render and wondered how they get lights to look so bright, or how objects

3D Bounce Light and Why It’s a Game Changer for Realism 3D Bounce Light. Those three words might not mean much to everyone, but if you’ve ever messed around in the world of making stuff look real in 3D, they are pretty darn important. Like, ‘makes or breaks your scene’ important. For years, I’ve been