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In one of my earlier podcasts, I talked about finding inspiration in other artwork. At the time, I was meaning more in terms of taking what we learn in one art form and applying it to how we work in Blender. Today, I want to talk about places and th...

Quite often in the Blender communities I'm in, I see a lot of discussion on tools needed to do 3d modeling. Quite often, the focus is on the components of the computer used. I'll give my thoughts on this discussion, but there are other tools that are...

I love Bartek Skorupa's tutorials on CG Cookie. They are so full of great tips and tricks I often don't hear mentioned anywhere else. He had a great one this last week on creating a procedural wood texture as part of the Shader Forge tutorial series on CG Cookie. But his tutorials are not the easiest to follow nor are they for the faint of heart. I've learned to do 5 steps with his

When I first started with Blender, I had trouble with a number of areas. Like most people, I started out not using references very often. We think we "know" what something looks like, but when we try to recreate it, it comes off flat and we can't figure out why. Then, almost 2 years ago, I took the Mastering Modeling in Blender course. That was where I first started understanding

Blender Canvas Podcast RSS Feed First of all, I want to apologize for last week's episode. It had been some time since I had tried to record a podcast episode, and I wasn't as ready as I could have been with what I wanted to say. That, plus the fact I was nervous, was part of why I kept "um-ing" and "ah-ing". But that leads into today's topic -- it doesn't have to be perfect. In

Blender Canvas Podcast RSS Feed In today's podcast episode, I talked about my biggest mistake with this podcast and my artwork. My biggest mistake isn't some technical thing. It's not in how I use Blender (or in how I record the podcast). My biggest mistake boils down to one word: PROCRASTINATION With the podcast, I had recorded several episodes and had decided to move forward in

Many people seem to struggle with the concept of telling stories with their images. In this episode, I share my thoughts on coming up with a compelling story for your image.

I take a break from talking about 3D specifically in this episode to focus on mindset and the need for patient persistence in working on your projects.

In episode 3 of the Blender Canvas Podcast, I show how drawing inspiration from different sources can help with learning to create 3d images.

In episode 2 of the Blender Canvas podcast, I talk about how beneficial experimentation can be to learning Blender and figuring out how to achieve the look you want.