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Curtis Holt @curtisjamesholt.bsky.social · 2h

🧬 Here’s a little update on progress with BY-GEN V10 for Blender - the new rebuild of my generative modeling addon:
youtu.be/gaewseJ47DY
#b3d #blender #blender3d

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Curtis Holt @curtisjamesholt.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s a short showcasing my new favorite Blender material, which has also been added to my personal startup file on Gumroad.
#b3d #blender #blender3d

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Curtis Holt @curtisjamesholt.bsky.social · 1d

In a recent video, I explained how my Patreon system works in terms of the number of hours spent working on free community projects every month (including the BY-GEN addon). Incidentally, there is a new update video on BY-GEN coming soon.
#b3d #blender #blender3d

Curtis Holt @curtisjamesholt.bsky.social · 2d

💡 Finally added my new physical presence material (from the alien embryo project) to my Blender startup file on Gumroad. Here’s a quick video:
youtu.be/2SUITS-gq-c
#blender #b3d #blender3d

Curtis Holt @curtisjamesholt.bsky.social · 2d

Recently, I updated my startup file with a new lighting setup in preparation for sculpting studies. Here I'm just putting it to the test with a statue scan from noe-3d.at (Sketchfab).
#b3d #blender #blender3d
Full video: youtu.be/4B3Bcei-WpM

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Curtis Holt @curtisjamesholt.bsky.social · 5d

💡Here’s a quick short talking about the light shapes update for Afterglow - my lighting tools for Blender!
#b3d #blender #blender3d

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Curtis Holt @curtisjamesholt.bsky.social · 8d

It's been a while since I've done a ranting video.
"What NOT to Say to an Artist"
Enjoy. 😉
youtu.be/-5ApiKCG4gI

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Curtis Holt @curtisjamesholt.bsky.social · 9d

Here’s a quick outline of my new favorite shading technique, picked up from the recent alien embryo project. A full breakdown is available on my YouTube channel.
#b3d #blender #blender3d

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Curtis Holt @curtisjamesholt.bsky.social · 10d

While working on BY-GEN recently, we looked at ways of making nodes readable to show users *where* nodes can be linked/unlinked without needing extra parameters or unnecessary switch nodes.
#b3d #blender #blender3d

Curtis Holt @curtisjamesholt.bsky.social · 10d

👽 Blender - Here are another couple of other renders from the alien embryo procedural shading style test.
#b3d #blender #3dart

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Curtis Holt @curtisjamesholt.bsky.social · 11d

👽 Here’s a video breaking down my recent alien life style test in Blender. I learnt some really interesting shading techniques with this project.
youtu.be/8MTj9BrYGE4
#b3d #blender #blender3d

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Curtis Holt @curtisjamesholt.bsky.social · 15d

🐛 Blender - Semi-transparent creature style test.
#b3d #blender #blender3d

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Curtis Holt @curtisjamesholt.bsky.social · 16d

🧬 Bender - A little 'exobiology' sculpt and visual style test from yesterday. I've learnt a lot of really cool shading tricks that I'll package up for my startup file.
#b3d #blender #blender3d

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Curtis Holt @curtisjamesholt.bsky.social · 18d

⬇️ Just a quick reminder: you can sign up to the patreon for free if you want to get monthly updates for new content and resources. It's a more accessible way of supporting.
Here's this month's roundup:
www.patreon.com/posts/conten...
#b3d #blender #blender3d

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Curtis Holt @curtisjamesholt.bsky.social · 19d

Blender - From a recent video talking about how we're implementing logic libraries in BY-GEN V10.
#b3d #blender #blender3d

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Curtis Holt @curtisjamesholt.bsky.social · 19d

💡 I updated Afterglow (my lighting tools for Blender) to version 2.1, adding new light shapes to act as lighting sources and reflections. Here's a demonstration video:
youtu.be/62j5fGlhOyk

#b3d #blender #blender3d

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Curtis Holt @curtisjamesholt.bsky.social · 25d

While doing work on the next version of the BY-GEN generative modeling addon for Blender, I've had to stop things from getting too gross (for now). 😆
#b3d #blender #blender3d

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Curtis Holt @curtisjamesholt.bsky.social · 26d

To help with getting back into sculpting, I decided to try a refurbishing exercise of cleaning up the recent statue photoscan to make it more appropriate for artwork. Here's a little before and after.
#3dart #blender #blender3d

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Curtis Holt @curtisjamesholt.bsky.social · 27d

🧠 A quick short about my personal MRI visualizer file in Blender, available to silver-tier patrons.
#b3d #blender #blender3d

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Curtis Holt @curtisjamesholt.bsky.social · 27d

💡 Blender - More light shape work continued for Afterglow, with a combination of physical geometric and painted image planes, allowing for great variety (already available in version 2.1)
#b3d #blender #blender3d

Curtis Holt @curtisjamesholt.bsky.social · 27d

💡 Blender - Working on light shapes for my Afterglow lighting pack, with contributions from the lovely Lara Stolk. These are good as both light sources and reflection shapes.
#b3d #blender #blender3d

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Curtis Holt @curtisjamesholt.bsky.social · 28d

🏛️ Since I'm keen on getting back into sculpting, I've taken some time to update my startup file with a new versatile lighting setup and materials, specifically for displaying sculpted objects and scans. Check it out:
youtu.be/4B3Bcei-WpM
#b3d #blender

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Curtis Holt @curtisjamesholt.bsky.social · Sep 17

Superhive is running a 25% sale - this is an opportunity to pick up Afterglow, Hex Scatter, Modular Workspaces and more.
(Self-Referral Link) superhivemarket.com/creators/cur...
I have also set up a code on Gumroad (bcon25) to match the Superhive sale, in case you prefer to get things there.
#b3d

Curtis Holt @curtisjamesholt.bsky.social · Sep 16

🧠 Blender - A quick look at my personal MRI visualization file, now available to patrons:
youtu.be/OptCUo1WYhI
#b3d #blender #blender3d

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Curtis Holt @curtisjamesholt.bsky.social · Sep 15

Blender - A liminal interior lighting test.
#b3d #blender #blender3d

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