Today I would like to introduce you to one of my frequently used tools from the “Blender for Production” series: Blender Flip Fluids Add-on . Flip Fluids is a paid add-on that seems quite expensive at around $75 for a Blender add-on.So a little background information about this add-on. Trailer Blender itself has a fluid engine called Mantaflow. Mantaflow is able to simulate liquids, fire, smoke and the like. Mantaflow’sRead More
Would you like to learn Blender in a well-founded and structured way? Then I would like to present you my publication “pixeltrain – Blender Fundamentals >> Fast Forward”. In 137 lessons with a duration of nearly 25 hours, I take you through the complete fundamentals of Blender and the basic workflows you need to know to get started with this amazing free software. This training is designed to get youRead More
This is the last release for the Blender 3.x series and therefore it’s an LTS (long term support) version, ready for longer productions. What’s new? and so much more See the full release notes:👉 https://www.blender.org/download/releases/3-6/ Check out this Blender 3.6 Demoreel:👉 https://youtu.be/BnY2JdBrvaI
One thing I really love about working with FOSS (Free and Open-Source Software) is that there are so many different ways to help and collaborate with each other. Anyone can use the software immediately, no matter what their budget or where they are in their creative career. However, I am just as happy to give something back to the projects so that others can benefit as well and not justRead More
Published another free “Blender for Production” tutorial: “Production Helpers – Using Your Favorite Tools from Quick Favorites” 👉 https://youtu.be/rdqAm_px-oI In this tutorial we will talk about setting up a Quick Favorites menu for the different working modes inside of Blender. Often used functions and options can be added there by the artist to work faster and more efficient. While explaining the process we will look into several clever helpers likeRead More
This series „Blender for Production“ focuses on Blender as a full Production Suite for (Indie) 3D- & VFX Productions. I will explain how to work with the different Modules of Blender and how they are connected. Also, I will give you an introduction to the specific functionalities, but also the production context and workflows, which can help you to use Blender in your productions. In this tutorial we will talkRead More
🔴 FMX2023 🔴 🗓 Save the date ! Meet the Senior VFX Trainer Helge Maus on Friday 28 April for an online workshop. As part of FMX 2023, Helge Maus (pixeltrain) will give you an overview of the broad feature set of Blender 3.5, how the development cycles and infrastructure of this open-source tool is working and how Indies (but also pro studios) can start using this software in theirRead More
This tutorial is a demo lesson from my Publication „pixeltrain Blender Fundamentals >> Fast Forward“. In this tutorial, you will learn how to assign Materials through the slot system of Blender to mesh parts. You will understand what a. slot is, how to make effective selections and assignment and how to assign multiple Materials to one mesh. Here are the links for my Blender Fundamentals publication. In over 120 lessonsRead More
This tutorial is a demo lesson from my Publication „pixeltrain Blender Fundamentals >> Fast Forward“. In over 120 lessons with a duration of 20+ hours, I will take you through the complete fundamentals of Blender and the basic workflows you need to know to get started with this amazing free software. In this tutorial, you will learn the use of the LoopCut tool and the Offset Edge Loop Cut tool.Read More
This tutorial is a demo lesson from my Publication „pixeltrain Blender Fundamentals >> Fast Forward“. In over 120 lessons with a duration of 20+ hours, I will take you through the complete fundamentals of Blender and the basic workflows you need to know to get started with this amazing free software. In this tutorial, you will learn how to use Blenders powerful transformation hotkeys and shortcuts. We will not onlyRead More