Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Search: How To Find Creative Commons Content With Google

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/find-creative-commons-content-google/

Now what you simply need to do is add this part to the end of it:
&as_rights=cc_publicdomain|cc_attribute|cc_sharealike|cc_noncommercial|cc_nonderived)

Monday, April 11, 2011

Blender: Tutorial from Videocopilot to Blender 2.5

Tutorial from Videocopilot to Blender 2.5 from Project EYE on Vimeo.

Blender: Introduction to Cloth Simulation

Introduction to Cloth Simulation from CG Cookie on Vimeo.

Blender: Gummy Node Composite Passes


Gummy Node Composite Passes from Reynante Martinez on Vimeo.

1st layer -> 1st:RGB Curves -> 1st: Blur -> 1st: RGB Curves -> 1st: Blur
2nd Layer -> 2nd: Blur -> 2nd: RGB Curves -> 1st+2nd Layer Mix
3rd Layer -> 3rd: Blur -> 3rd: RGB Curves -> 1st+2nd+3rd layer mix
4th Layer -> 4th: Blur -> 4th: Flip -> 4th:RGB Curves -> 1+2+3+4: Layer Mix

Vignette

Blender: Slumber Compositing Breakdown


Slumber Compositing Breakdown from Reynante Martinez on Vimeo.
To follow-up, here's a short compositing and node breakdown of my previous animation "Slumber" which you can watch here http://vimeo.com/16054952 or here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibzsXFvEQ6w


1. Sky Texture  -> Defocus -> Color Curve
2. Dandelion -> Defocus -> Color Curve
3. Dust -> Defocus -> Blur
4. Main Scene -> Defocus -> Color Curve

Main Scene + Dandelion + Sky + Dust -> Sharpen Filter -> Color Curve -> Blur Overlay (Screen) -> HSV Adj -> Lens Distortion -> Color Balance -> Hue Correction -> Vignette -> Gamma Adj

GIMP: How To Create Amazing Text and Font Effects in Gimp 2.6

http://www.packtpub.com/article/create-amazing-text-font-effects-with-gimp-2-6
  • Creating 3D text


  • Creating glowing text effects


  • Creating shining plastic text


  • Creating gold text


  • Creating icy cold and fiery text


  • Creating paper cutout and rubber stamp text


  • https://www.packtpub.com/article/creating-company-logo-with-gimp-2-6



  • Blender: Getting Started with Blender’s Particle System (Packt)

    http://www.packtpub.com/article/getting-started-with-blender-particle-system-1



    Introduction to the Editing Operators in Blender: A Sequel


    GIMP: How To Make A Custom Gradient

    Logo: 50 Beautifully Blue Logo Designs

    http://sixrevisions.com/design-showcase-inspiration/blue-logo-designs/#more-5258

    Thursday, April 7, 2011

    Blender: Addon: Using the ANT Landscape Add-on

    Tip: Using the ANT Landscape Add-on from CG Cookie on Vimeo.

    In this quick video tip for Blender 2.5 we take a look at using the ANT Landscape generator add-on that is bundled with Blender. This tutorial gives an overview of all the settings available from the script while generating a very cool terrain that otherwise would be quite difficult to create.

    GIMP: How to fix Lost layers, Tool Options and Docks in GIMP

    GIMP: G'MIC Gimp Plugin