3D Cat AnimationA friend asked me to make an animation cycle of a cartoon cat. I used Blender to model, rig, and animate the cat. Inside Blender, I used their freestyle line/edge drawing system to… Continue reading →
Sonic Pinball Panic!While talking with one of my friends who also enjoy's playing Pinball machines, I brought up how odd it is that Nintendo's Mario had not one, but two physical pinball machines duri… Continue reading →
Sonic Pinball MachineAs mentioned previously, I've been working on a Sonic The Hedgehog pinball machine designed to 90's specifications. The original project goal was just to make some Blender Renders … Continue reading →
Cajun ShrimpContinuing with my theme of food, after the burger render and the sushi render, I feel proud about what I believe is my best work yet: a Cajun/Creole Sea Food render. To challenge … Continue reading →
Burger & FriesLike my Sushi project, I wanted to do another in my series of food renders. The subreddit r/blender has a monthly contest and while I was modeling this project, the current contest… Continue reading →
SushiSometimes I try to challenge my self and in this case I tried to imagine one of the more difficult things I could model and render in Blender. I came up with Sushi. Furthermore, I … Continue reading →
One ToothAfter moving to Brooklyn from California I immediately started tuning into the graffiti scene. I found that the slap-game was a lot stronger than in Cali. I also found that artists… Continue reading →
3D Printed KeysRecently I've been learning about lock picking, both from my coworkers as well as a friend I met here in the city. I purchased a clear lock to practice picking: Several years ago I… Continue reading →
DSO138 OscilloscopeI was browsing DX as usual when something interesting caught my eye: a DIY oscilloscope kit. Previously I considered buying a $140 digital oscilloscope, but decided to pass when I … Continue reading →
3D Printed CatapultMy coworkers gave me the challenge of 3d printing something Medieval related. I decided to make a Catapult with the added challenge of making it really fire. I designed the catapul… Continue reading →
Antique Lock RenderA few months ago I picked up this antique lock for a few bucks from my favorite flea market. I didn't actually need a lock, but I loved it's charm. After having it sit on my desk f… Continue reading →
Lytro CameraI've written about the Lytro Light-field camera I was given for Christmas previously, but this time I'm rendering it instead of reviewing it. Although the geometry for the camera a… Continue reading →
MagoLast time I posted about 3d modeling and printing Pig Pen and mentioned that Mago would be coming up next. As a reminder, here's the painting of Pig Pen and Mago: About half the mo… Continue reading →
Pig PenPig Pen is an artist holding down the graffiti scene for the South Bay. I first started noticing him all over when I did some dedicated creek-lurking, and train-track wandering day… Continue reading →
MaskaYup, another bay area graffiti 3D print. I'll be hammering these out over the next few weeks, so get used to them! Maska paints a mask around town, sometimes a roller piece: Someti… Continue reading →
PlantreesContinuing with my series of graffiti 3D prints, next up is Plantrees. For those that don't know, he paints a tree! Of varying styles of course, sometimes it's really complicated: … Continue reading →
Wii UI recently picked up and reviewed a Wii U. Of course, I had to render it was well, continuing with the theme of the 3DS XL and the Nintendo 64! As usual, the model was made and ren… Continue reading →
Box CutterI was looking at the interesting topology of the knife sitting on my table. I decided to see how well I could model it... Of course I used Blender and rendered in Cycles! For refer… Continue reading →
Swampy!Swampy is an interesting character - both the art and the artist himself. Legend has it that he hops freight trains and paints his Swamp-Donkey character all around north and South… Continue reading →
CCTV Action FigureWhile I was working on the Oracle figurine I got inspired to make one for CCTV - another local graffiti artist. CCTV is an interesting artist, because his work has a very unique st… Continue reading →
Nintendo 64I've been craving Nintendo a lot recently, playing a bunch of NES and Super NES on emulators (of course, using their real controllers). So after I modeled my 3DS XL, I thought I'd … Continue reading →
Nintendo 3DS XLMy Nintendo 3DS is one of my favorite consoles. I decided to do some more hard surface modeling and make a Nintendo 3DS XL. The pictures below represent the default Blue 3DS XL, bu… Continue reading →
TI-89 ClassicWhen I first got my Texas Instruments TI-89 I fell in love with the device. Of course, this was years ago before smartphones or tablets. Sure, PalmOS existed back then, but there w… Continue reading →
DieHard 41-6003 RenderSometimes when I look around the room I noticed hard surface objects that I think would be fun to model and render, or quick to model and render. Seeing this flashlight on my desk … Continue reading →
Jerry's Place VRAs I wrote about earlier, I recently got an Oculus Rift. Because the current version isn’t consumer-ready, it’s marketed as a developer prototype. As such, Oculus currently include… Continue reading →
Seinfeld's Apartment in 3DAs I wrote about earlier, I recently got an Oculus Rift. Because the current version isn't consumer-ready, it's marketed as a developer prototype. As such, Oculus currently include… Continue reading →
Nabi JrI modeled this Nabi Jr Android Tablet for my work. This model was originally intended to be displayed in an OpenGL live viewer. However, I took some time to throw-on and dial-in so… Continue reading →
Samsung Smart Camera WB250FWhen I first started modeling for Google I was in awe of the cameras my coworkers were able to model. Before long I found myself assigned to model this Samsung Smart Camera WB250F.… Continue reading →
Toshiba Encore TabletI modeled this Toshiba Encore Tablet for my work at Google. This model was originally intended to be displayed in an OpenGL live viewer. However, I took some time to throw-on and d… Continue reading →
Samsung Gusto 2I modeled this Samsung Gusto 2 for my work at Google. This model was originally intended to be displayed in an OpenGL live viewer. However, I took some time to throw-on and dial-in… Continue reading →
Blue Nikon S33I modeled this Blue Nikon S33 camera for my work. This model was originally intended to be displayed in an OpenGL live viewer. However, I took some time to throw-on and dial-in som… Continue reading →
Vizio m471a2 MonitorAnother monitor I modeled for my work at Google. This time a Vizio m471a2. This model was originally intended to be displayed in an OpenGL live viewer. However, I took some time to… Continue reading →
Silver Nikon Coolpix 3700Another camera I modeled for my work at Google. This time a Nikon CoolPix 3700. This model was originally intended to be displayed in an OpenGL live viewer. However, I took some ti… Continue reading →
Asus 215Another monitor I modeled for my work at Google. This time an Asus 215. This model was originally intended to be displayed in an OpenGL live viewer. However, I took some time to th… Continue reading →
Another BenQ RenderI was asked to render another BenQ Monitor for my work at Google. This time a BenQ xl2411z. This model was originally intended to be displayed in an OpenGL live viewer. However, I … Continue reading →
BenQ RL2455HMI was asked to render another Benq Monitor for my work at Google. This time a Benq RL2455HM. This model was originally intended to be displayed in an OpenGL live viewer. However, I… Continue reading →
Acer Iconia Tab 8I was asked to render an Acer Iconia Tab 8 for my work at Google. It was a fairly simple model, and I think it came out pretty well. True to life. This model was originally intende… Continue reading →
Fast Food!For this Render I decided to try an additional challenge. None of the textures in this scene are from image files! All the textures and bump maps (normal maps) are procedurally gen… Continue reading →
Sir Rheele RenderOn the popular social media site Reddit, the /r/blender subreddit has a themed contest every month. This is the first month I entered, as I liked it's theme: surrealism. About 7 or… Continue reading →
Garbage Pail Kids: Junkfood JohnAshens is one of my favorite YouTube channels. The other day I was watching his review of Garbage Pail Kids, something I had seen around on the Internet and wanted to learn more ab… Continue reading →
Girafa ModelSomeday I would like to 3D model all of my favorite Graffiti characters that I've discovered around the Bay Area. Of course, I had to start with my favorite, and the one that broug… Continue reading →