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Full process of coming up with a logo animation in Blender

Hello! I challenged myself to make something in Blender, even if I was feeling super uninspired. What I ended up with was a short animation for my logo! So here is a really long video which covers the entire process from start to finish without any editing!

Pour yourself a cup of something warm to drink, and put this video on in the background (or foreground) and I’ll keep you company for 1h 43m with this project :)

You can see how the final result ended up with sound effects at...

Vlog: New mic, next video and blender conference!

Hey guys! Here's a short ramble about my new microphone, my upcoming main channel video, and my talk at the Blender conference!

Here is a list of the hardware I used in this video:

Mic: Neumann TLM 102 Studio Set
Pop filter: Svive Hydra Pop Filter
Mic arm: Røde PSA1
Sound card: Audient Evo 8
Main camera: Sony a7s II
Action camera: DJI Action 2

Thanks for the support!

- Asbjørn

Exclusive Mini Tutorial: Volumetric Spaceship Thrusters

Hey guys!! I usually post a wallpaper every month, but then I realized I could use the same amount of time to just make a mini tutorial on patreon instead!

So in this mini tutorial we'll be creating the volumetric spaceship thrusters from my latest video. For the project files from this tutorial, please see the post in the "Project files" tier here: 2023-09-01 19:27:55 +0000 UTC View Post

Project File: Volumetric Spaceship Thrusters

Hey guys!

In my latest video, the 100-hour spaceship, I ended up making these volumetric spaceship thrusters!

I'm so excited about this effect! From certain angles I think it looks like some sort of frozen-in-time ionic jet engine, which I really like. It also renders super fast in Cycles!

2023-09-01 19:27:51 +0000 UTC View Post

Wallpaper August 2023

Hello!

This month's wallpaper is a render of the 10-hour spaceship for my upcoming YouTube video! It was made from scratch in 10 hours (and it will even have a landing animation in the final video, which I'm very excited about!).

The resolutions this months are:

• 7680x4320p    (8K)
• 5120x2880p    (5K)
• 3840x2160p    (4K)
• 11520x2160p  (Triple 4K)

("Triple 4K" has the width of three 4K ...

Wallpaper July 2023

Hey guys!

I wanted to try something new, so this month's wallpaper is an animated seamless loop rendered in 4K 60p!

To set it as an animated desktop wallpaper, you can use Lively Wallpaper, which is a free open source wallpaper software available on the Microsoft Store.

To a...

Project file: Layers and Lights

Hello guys!

Yesterday I made an instagram post where I explored shapes rising from a flush surface. The video is posted in HDR, so should be extra vibrant on OLED phones when viewed in the instagram app!

The objects were animated manually and offset by a few frames. The Cycle F-curve modifier is used to make ...

(Vlog) New camera + Excited about HDR again!

Hey guys!

I finally bought myself a new camera, the LUMIX S5IIX (with Sigma 20mm f1.4 DG DN)! I am very excited about it.

If you have an OLED phone or TV or something else with good HDR compability, this video should look super sharp!!

The camera can shoot in a variety of 10-bit formats - including HLG HDR - so that's something I've been getting very excited about. I might be able to record some tutorials in HDR as well, but I'm still testing a lot of stuff, so stay with me!...

Wallpaper June 2023

Hello!

This month's wallpaper is a collection of 12 vibrant 4K renders, each featuring 1 million particles from my latest video!

Thanks for the support, and I hope you enjoy the wallpapers!

Asbjørn

Rose transition effect tutorial

Hey!

Here is a deep dive into the transition effect of the rose shot from my 30 day art film project!

Attached is the project file from this tutorial, with the Creative Commons rose by Heliona on sketchfab.

Thanks for watching!

Wallpaper May 2023

Hey!

This month's wallpaper is a crisp render of the final shot in my 30 day art film! It's a calm nature sunset render that I'm very happy about.

The resolutions this month are:

• 7680x4320p    (8K)
• 5120x2880p    (5K)
• 3840x2160p    (4K)
• 7680x2160p    (Dual 4K)
• 11520x2160p  (Triple 4K)

"Dual 4K" is made for two 4K displays next to eachother. "Triple 4K" is for...

Space Blanket Scene (With pre-baked 6GB sim)

Hey guys! My 30 day art project is finally live, and you can watch the final result here in delicious 4K!

In one of the shots, there's a high res cloth simulation of a golf ball that hits a textured plane, and transforms into a space ship.

The space ship design is inspired by a combination of the Starkiller base (from St...

Wallpaper April 2023

Hello!

This month's wallpaper is a render of a smoke character from my upcoming art film!

The resolutions this month are:

• 7680x4320p    (8K) 
• 5120x2880p    (5K) 
• 3840x2160p    (4K) 
• 7680x2160p    (Dual 4K - Left)
• 7680x2160p    (Dual 4K - Right)
• 11520x2160p  (Triple 4K)

"Dual 4K" is made for two 4K displays next to eacho...

Devlog: Art project week 3

Hello!

Quick update from the third week of the project. Getting close to finished, and I’m getting very excited.

- Asbjørn

Devlog: Art project week 2

Hey!!

Here is another video update where I talk about my progress so far. This time I show a bit more of what I've actually rendered and what my current process is like!

Also, attached is one of the rising synths I made if you want to have a proper listen. Maybe you could use it for something crazy if you get some ideas!

- Asbjørn

Devlog: Art project week 1

Hello! 

Yesterday I was seven days into my 30 day art project, and so far I've learned a lot about myself and what happens when I get full creative freedom. So I share some of my late-night-thoughts and rambling in this video!

Also I really like this format where I can just talk about and debrief whatever I've been working on, so I might do this more. Feel free to ask any questions in this post if you have t...

Wallpaper March 2023

Hello! 

This month's wallpaper is from the Mechanical Sound Design Tutorial 

The resolutions this month are: 

• 7680x4320p    (8K) 
• 5120x2880p    (5K) 
• 3840x2160p    (4K) 
• 7680x2160p    (Dual 4K)
• 11520x2160p  (Triple 4K)

"Dual 4K" is made for two 4K displays next...

Doing a 30 day art project!

Hello!

Throughout March, I’ll be trying something new. I’ll be doing an art project where I only focus on making a lot of animations, cinematics and art that I care about. I will not be making any tutorials this period, I’ll only make an art film that I will post on YouTube in April! I am very excited. Here is a video update with more details: https://youtu.be/NTNOMl1JVBQ

Also, I talked with the amazing Der...

Two upcoming tutorials, an art film project and more!

Hello guys! 

I've been working on some stuff for a while, so thought I'd share some of my upcoming plans for tutorials and some other exciting stuff!

The new Patreon tier is live with two monthly wallpapers published already. The plan is to post a new wallpaper every 1st of the month, based on my previous or current work, re-rendered and post processed in crisp 8K!

Looking very much forward to these upcoming weeks!

Thanks for the support!

- Asbjørn

Wallpaper February 2023

Hello! 

This month's wallpaper is from the Twisting Crystals Tutorial! 

The resolutions this month are: 

• 7680x4320p    (8K)
• 5120x2880p    (5K)
• 3840x2160p    (4K)
• 3840x1600p    (Ultrawide 4K)
• 7680x2160p    (Dual 4K)
• 11520x2160p  (Triple 4K)

"Dual 4K" is...

Wallpaper January 2023

Hey! 

This month's wallpaper is from the Polyfjord Cinematic Universe vol. 1! 

The resolutions this month are: 

• 7680x4320p    (8K)
• 5120x2880p    (5K)
• 3840x2160p    (4K)
• 3840x1600p    (Ultrawide 4K)
• 7680x2160p    (Dual 4K)
• 11520x2160p  (Triple 4K)

"Dual 4K" is made for two 4K displays next to eachother. "Triple 4K" is th...

Character: Tea Strainer Man

Hello!

I've been exploring this character concept of a man with a head shaped like a... tea strainer?

He is made out of mechanical parts, similar to those found in my Mechanical Creature Kit. But in this design I've only used free assets + some default blender assets!

2023-01-20 10:21:26 +0000 UTC View Post