The new 2.77 pre-release now has support for GPU rendering of smoke and fire, so I am going to put it to the test and see how it stacks up against CPU rendering in a variety of situations. Below are my specifications:
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Intel Core i7 at 3.07 GHZ (8 threads)
I had been keeping up to speed on the subject, reading articles on BlenderArtists and such, and there were some objections...
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Getting inspiration for CG artowrk
One thing I get asked a lot, and see other people asked a lot is how do you get inspired, what makes it possible for you to make artwork like this? We will be going over a few general points, that should get you well on your way.
1. Real Life
It is easy with CG work to get artistically disconnected...
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
How to make an abstract polygonal wallpaper
This week I will be revisiting the techniques I used to create these artworks, and giving an overview of how to achieve this effect.
Main Concepts
One of the most critical parts of making an artwork like this is the lighting. You can use a set of lamps, or a good studio HDR. The important thing...
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
The Observatory House - Photoreal Environment Study
View Project on ArtStation
To kick things off, I will be returning to a recent project and giving a few more interesting details about it. My inspiration for this was trying to make an architectural structure out of a basic primitive. For this particular project I chose a UV Sphere.
Like all projects,...
Monday, February 1, 2016
Blog re-boot - weekly posts coming
I am currently in the process of rebooting the blog, and will be posting weekly (every Wednesday) in future. I will be mostly focused on CG and filmmaking. More so...
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