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Dramatic Double Doors

“We want sinister here,” an enthusiastic director said. “We want suspense! Swell the music as the badguys march in through the door.” Wait a minute. What door? Where in our house do you expect to find a giant, wooden door for a castle throne room? “That won’t be hard!” the director replied. “A little cardboard and hot glue and you can make it happen.” Well, maybe. How big do you need it? “Oh, just big enough… You know what I mean.” That’s what I was afraid of. “Come on, you can do it. Oh, and while you’re at it, let’s make it double doors. It’s more impressive.” [Read more →]

Dryad: Free Tree Generator

Test Tree Render From BlenderI found a great new tool today. It’s called Dryad, a tree generator that is free for any use. Currently, Dryad is available for Mac and Windows. You will need a good Internet connection, because Dryad downloads user generated trees off the Dryad site, and also uploads information about the trees that you chose.

When you find a tree you like, just click the check mark button, and Dryad makes a Wavefront .obj file, which can be imported to Blender. Sweet!

Blender 2.46 RC1

The Blender Foundation has just released Blender 2.46 Release Candidate 1! This is an exciting release for Blender users, as it adds tons of great new features that allow the creation of very cool animation. I’m downloading the new version as I type!