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Speed Modeling Fabric and Pipes

In this sci-fi tutorial, I go over how to use speed modeling concepts to quickly create and iterate a room design utilizing a modifier based fabric and pipes workflow. Hope you enjoy.

Here's a KPACK of INSERTS I used to build this, along with the scene file.

3 minute bottle

Hey everyone, here's a quick modeling exercise where I go through how to use modifiers and remeshing to create a bottle object.

You may also see there are a couple of interesting materials included in this file. In particular the White Polyethylene (PE) and the Silver PE. If you have KIT OPS 2 PRO, you should add them to your library. If not, just use the append command to add them to a scene file.

Using modifiers to create a non-destructive Syd Mead Orb

Hey all,

I was recently approached by a concept designer wanting information on how to create a SYD MEAD like orb, which he provided a picture of.

I spend quite a few hours trying out different techniques, and this is the workflow I settled on. This workflow is not for beginners, but it works pretty darn well. I've also included the file just in case you want to take it apart.

Design with Metaballs tutorial

Hey folks,

Even if you're not going to join the IDEATION CREATION speed model exercise (http://cw1.me/discord) you will probably find something interesting in this video.

IDEATION CREATION is starting today, and will run through the weekend. Feel free to join if you like. Just some fun with like-minded folks :-)

New IDEATION CREATION challenge

Begins tomorrow: a new IDEATION-CREATION speed model challenge: Hibernation chamber. I'll provide 1. humanoid robot, 2. metaball tute to get you started; 3. I'll throw in some beta DESIGN MAGIC #kitops INSERTS. Create your own design! Register at http://cw1.me/discord

Calculate surface intersection from 2 objects

Both Lightwave and SketchUp have for decades the ability to calculate the surface intersection of two objects without having to boolean cut, intersect, or union them. I recently was wondering why Blender did not have this feature? Turns out it is there, but you have to get at it a bit differently than with the traditional modifiers.

New Universal Glass Material: Both Cycles and EEVEE!

Hey everyone,

I've been studying 3D Glass for some time now. Many of you may already know about my free glass EEVEE materials on Gumroad, and also in EEVEE Materials and the free KO-Materials (comes with KIT OPS FREE and PRO).

But, I've never been that happy with all the defaults, and it seemed to always need tweaking, and especially the Glass BSDF has all sorts of problems in both EEVEE and Cycles. So, I studied a lot of different approaches that are out there, including my own, ...

Sci-Fi Whiteroom tutorial

Follow this tutorial and there should be everything you need in the linked KPACK. Instructions on how to install it in the first couple of minutes. Works with KIT OPS FREE or KIT OPS PRO.

Sorry this is a bit long, but I wanted to make sure and cover everything. Let me know over at Discord if you end up making your own Whiteroom and share your renders! http://cw1.me/discord

Another ribbing tutorial

Hey folks!

Well, I'm at it again. I keep on in pursuit of the ultimate ribbing workflow. For me, key is the ability to visualize it *before* I finalize it. This is about as close as I've gotten yet. For those of you not familiar with my NITROX3D series, check out this explanatory video.
https://youtu.be/Atw16f8wZ6Y
(Sorry for the voice quality-- I was going through chemo at the time and my voice sounds like it! ...

Huge Blender UX issue fix

How many times have you accidentally hit the 1 or 2 key in object mode and watched as your collections disappeared? And then you start clicking through things trying to figure out which collection it was and which objects were visible in that collection and which ones you had hidden?
This interface is a holdover from the pre 2.8 version of Blender. Not many people still use it yet it occupies a very prominent place in Blender's user experience. And, it creates all sorts of problems as we ...

Some work I'm doing on a new tutorial

I want to show how to quickly create a sci-fi room like this, complete with the Capsule rooms. I'm working on the tutorial now and when it's done, I'll share the files here.

Free GUI KPACK for Patreon Customers

Hey everyone!

Created this KPACK with SYNTH and BATCH and then created a video showing you how to use it. Check it out.

When you download the KPACK, it comes with full resolution thumbnails! This means the KPACK is probably 2X the size it could be, but you can use those trans PNGS in other ways too. I'll create a version that has the smaller thumbs, but just wanted you to know.

Be sure and unzip the KPACK and then place it in an existing Masterfolder. 

Grab your G...

IDEATION CREATION: 2nd workshop completed

Hey guys,

This video goes over the second workshop for IDEATION CREATION. Here we focused on the concept of iteration-- and it's importance to creating good designs. The first part of this video goes over the workshop preparation and how things work, and the second part is me commenting on my modeling workflow as I created my version of the Monitor Array.

I hope you enjoy.

IDEATION CREATION Workshop 24hrs Monitor Array

So our next IDEATION CREATION workshop starts tomorrow, Monday, in the evening. It will last for 24 hours. This is not a competition. The goal is to work on the concept of iteration as used in design to achieve better results. Check out http://cw1.me/discord and the ideation-creation channel for more info. If you're interested, consider joining us!

The topic is Monitor Arrays. Below is a picture to a mood board to help with i...

New random location node group

Really easy to use with your existing textures (and all of the EEVEE Materials System mats too!). Check it out. I've included the file below:

Drones (and model)

Hey folks, here's a free drone model and scene. It was created for another one of the IDEATION CREATION workshop--this one was 24 hours total. GREEZYBEAR will be including this drone INSERT in a new set of KPACKS coming sometime soon. It looks pretty cool.

This drone is CC0, so use it how you like. If you're interested, you can check out our IDEATION CREATION at http://cw1.me/discord

We'd love to have you "sketch" with ...

Create Frames and Ribs

Hey everyone,

For awhile now, I've wanted to create a workflow to create things like custom spaceframes and die cast rib armature structures for an overall industrial look to some objects. One of the challenges is always getting the ribs designed correctly. I've done other videos on this subject, and they are mostly subtractive. For instance see https://youtu.be/2BdFHRvJQ7M for an example of a subtractive workflow.

IDEATION-CREATION

So, my good buddy Andrew, who goes by the name GREEZYBEAR on Discord, and I were talking about some speed modeling challenges. It's a good way to get your feet wet in design by not obsessing over details. We decided to spend 15 minutes ideating on a future table (me sketching, and him researching), then meet back up and review. We then agreed to spend 40 minutes only modeling (not rendering). And what I came up with was this GRAV-DESK which, well you know-- it's the future (apparently robots ...

Some stuff I've been working on

Hey everyone,

I've been working on building a "speed model" workflow using a custom set of KIT OPS INSERTS from a KPACK I'm calling "Design Magic." 

It's pretty much a rapid way to create  some very fast and hyperdetailed models without having to spend a lot of time tweaking verts. And, for the most part, it's very non-destructive.

I'll post a few of the INSERTS up here for you all to try-- but first I need to get the latest version of KIT OPS and SYNTH out. Both h...

Greeble City

Here's the scene-- only works with SYNTH. Auto-generated and rendered 30 of these in only 13 minutes using K-Cycles. Also, unzip S-Greebles.zip and put them in your SYNTH_Masterfolder along with the S-Spacestation KPACK folder from the last post. 

Just download this file and using SYNTH you can generate lots of Greeble cities :-)

Added: Took one and rendered it out as a scene. Didn't adjust anything except the textures. Worth viewing at 1:1

Microdisplacement Mini-Course

Hey folks,

I just completed this video and as promised, I wanted to share with you the scene file, the greeble SYNTH recipe, and the KPACK that goes with it all. Unzip the S-Spacestation.zip file and put the folder: "S-Spacestation" in your SYNTH_Masterfolder.

Note, there is a table of contents for the mini-course, so you can skip the parts you may already know. Also, I'm using beta versions of both SYNTH and KIT OPS, which will be released soon, but you should be okay with the ex...

Thought you might enjoy seeing these

I'm still working on the tutorial, and I'll have lots to share. I've created a great new Space KPACK with a bunch of stuff, including all the greebles you see here as well as materials.

I'm working with a Shape Generator (more on that soon) so the whole process is surprisingly fast. Plus I have some new SYNTH recipes to share which can help populate the surface of a complex ship or space station.

Stay tuned :-)

Written tutorial on Displacement and Microdisplacement

Hey everyone,

Here's a tutorial on Displacement and Microdisplacement in Blender-- something some of you wanted. Hope it helps!

http://cw1.me/displacement

Earth model for you all

Hey everyone, I thought I'd share this Earth model with you. Here's a video showing you how to use it. The zip file is below-- just unzip and put in any KPACK folder and refresh KIT OPS and you should be able to use it right away.

Hope you enjoy it. :-)

SYNTH + K-Cycles

Hey folks, been playing around with a new beta version of SYNTH combined with a new beta version of KIT OPS 2 PRO, and created some interesting workflows that I'll be sharing soon.

One of the nice things about Cycles is it can render displacement maps whereas EEVEE cannot. So, you can use a free displacement map generator like js-displacement and quickly create designs like those pictured here.

https://w...

K-Cycles: Just ridiculous

Wow.

Just WOW! Eric Klein shared with me his years long work optimizing Cycles for SPEED and ease of use, and OH... MY... GOSH...

It's seriously fast-- fast enough that I'm now considering using Cycles for many of my renders! Crazy fast. Of course it's a custom build of Blender, but a lot of us (including the Hard Ops and Boxcutter folks) have banged on it and it's ROCK SOLID. And of course all of our addons, including KIT OPS, SYNTH, etc. work fine as well.

Check out the ...

Off the beaten path

So hey all, just thought I'd share some interesting stuff I've found lately.
First off, I've been a big fan of e-ink tablets for awhile now. I bought many of them to test them and finally settled on the Boxx Note Air.
I used it and a Remarkable to create the design notes I've posted previously.

So, I came across these LCD Writing Tablets, which you may know as Boogie Boards from years back. They've advanced some and have come way down in price. You can get some of the smaller one...

Update and some new materials

Hey gang, 

I know it's been awhile. Lot's going on. Many of you heard about my father's passing. Thanks so much for the well wishes. Only 7 days afterwards, my mother-in-law passed as well. They both lived with us on the ranch here, in a duplex we built for them away from the main area. They were 90 and 82 respectively-- and were the best of friends. Very sad, but they both lived great lives and we are reminded of it with all the wonderful things they did for our family.

I'm ...

My Father passed

My Dad died 2 days ago. He was 90 and died of kidney failure. One of my sisters was at his side here in Austin when he went.

I am named as his executor-- and it's the first time I've had to do this. Dad's estate has many accounts and people involved. This means for the next couple of weeks I probably won't be posting much and wanted to let you all know.

-- Chipp

Some Free Cables

Sometimes, cables can really helps sell as scene. I have a few cable sets I use for a lot of quick sketches, like the one above. As ususal, unzip and put the "CablesFinished" folder into a KIT OPS Masterfolder and you're good to go.