3D Printing For Artists – Tips And Ideas

Start Of My 3D Printing Journey… How you can get started or progress on the journey too. March 2015, I started an artist in residency in Montreal Echofab Fablab.  The spring was slow arriving here, snow turned to sludge, sludge turned to cold dirty water, when it was not grey…

3D Graphics For FabLabs And Makerspaces

3D Graphics For FabLabs And Makerspaces 3D Graphics Applications Are More Affordable Than Ever, Some Are Free… 3d graphics modelling animation and computer aided design have come a long way, check this really interesting vintage documentary from 1989! At the time it had a wow factor and in some ways it…

How To Create Cities Of The Imagination

Design A City And Unleash Your Creativity… Create Cities Of The Imagination, Learn / Improve 3D Printing, 3D modelling, 3D animation, traditional drawing and much more by designing the imaginary city from your dreams or even nightmares! This post has now moved to a page please click here to visit….

Organic 3d Modelling – quick and easy

On October 7, 2015, Posted by , In Blender,nature, By ,,,, , With Comments Off on Organic 3d Modelling – quick and easy

Organic 3d Modelling In the previous blog entry links, I talked about inspiration from nature and much of this takes the form of organic shapes and structures. Have you tried modelling organic forms inspired by nature in 3d graphics applications such as 3ds Max or Blender? If you are making a…

7- EchoFab Fablab Artist In Residence Day Seven…Form Filling…

On April 1, 2015, Posted by , In art,insect,insects, By ,,,,,,, , With Comments Off on 7- EchoFab Fablab Artist In Residence Day Seven…Form Filling…

Sometimes late at night, I have my best ideas. In my mind, I developed an idea of the final form. In turn, this had to be evolved there and then. If not I feared that I would lose it the next day.  I prototyped the rough shape in 3dsMax. Below…

2 – EchoFab Fablab Artist In Residence Day Two…

On March 25, 2015, Posted by , In 123d Make,art,sculpture art 3ds Max, By ,,, , With Comments Off on 2 – EchoFab Fablab Artist In Residence Day Two…

Although I only spent some time in the Fablab, I found out a lot in the time spent there. Today, I wanted to test a simple ‘cloud’ form. I might develop cloud forms in the final piece so I wanted to test getting them built up layer by layer using…

3ds Max and Blender Comparison Videos…

On January 22, 2015, Posted by , In 3d,3ds max,3ds Max 2012,3ds Max 2013,Blender, By ,,,,, , With Comments Off on 3ds Max and Blender Comparison Videos…

Hello, I am making a series of 3dsMax and Blender comparison videos on my website. I have used 3ds Max for over 10 years and Blender for a few years now. I use Blender to teach with. I wanted to to these comparisons as it helps me solve problems in…

99 3ds Max Quick Visual Tips

On January 20, 2015, Posted by , In 3ds max, By ,,,,,, , With Comments Off on 99 3ds Max Quick Visual Tips

I have finished my first Kindle Book ’99 3ds Max Quick Visual Tips: Quick Visual Tips To Speed Up Your 3ds Max Workflow’.  It is $4.99. I made it as a visual reference for some of the main shortcuts/idea and tips that I have learned by using 3ds Max over the…

3ds Max, Maya, Blender? Which 3d graphics software should I use?

On December 5, 2014, Posted by , In 3d graphics, By ,,, , With Comments Off on 3ds Max, Maya, Blender? Which 3d graphics software should I use?