Newcloak Learns Blender

My computer couldn't handle what I was doing in Blender back in 2016, so I dropped it, but I'm giving it another go with the release of 4.0. My first project from the Blender Guru donut tutorial.

Wood chip animated text. I was working on a football, but I’ll have to save that for later. From this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFmN7eTNfNw

Perhaps something Donkey Kong might enjoy?

Don’t panic! From this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epyqHzoCxa0

Another important survival tool in galactic travel. From this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEpsN1-W-Qw

Some of the node maps involved in getting a texture just right are insane. I probably should have saved something this advanced for next month, but I couldn’t resist. From this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbsYDOiph7U

A few days late for the occasion, but I’m going with it anyway. Flying text with streaks, based on this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LuPck9FJ4Y

A simple sphere with surface cracks, although the nodes map was anything but simple. From this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_QUlIqVIpw

This was fun, but shows there’s still plenty of aspects I’m rough on. One part of the tutorial didn’t work for me at all, so I made due with my best guess on how to do it. From this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGYACiNGM9Q

A little practice with wireframes. Text is a lot more fun than balls and cubes when it comes to experimenting with the various ways Blender can modify an object’s appearance and behavior. From this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlgeKy9tBKE

Trying out the hair particle system with this stuffed unicorn, because I wanted to try something a little different than a teddy bear. From this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCghBIUZyuM I’m not entirely happy with the area around the eyes and would probably work on that more if I wasn’t so far behind.

Some dissolving text animation, with a little bit of a fandom slant. From this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q93pE5jB1Uw 

I’m starting the close in on the end of my first month learning this program. Next month I plan to continue mostly following tutorials, since there’s still many features I have yet to work with. After that, who knows?

Next, some animated text and lighting. From this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEoyu5th2NM

First project for the day: a follow-up of the previous cloth wherein a texture is added. From this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6w2iS9_4ZY

I’ll have to finish catching up tomorrow.

Lots of catching up to do this weekend. First up, this fallen chain simulation. From this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci39zXfG-I4