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Texture Painting in GLSL Shading Mode – Addendum

In this quick tip, I discuss the problems I had with the bump mapping in the previous tutorial, and we go back and start from scratch on how to paint on Bump maps in GLSL shading mode, and also setting up the tools as needed.

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Blender 2.57 is Released – Video Overview

Blender 2.57 is released and available now! With many new features and thousands of bug fixes, Blender 2.57 is the first official, non-beta of 2.5x and is available now after two full years of development:

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Texture Painting in GLSL Shading Mode

In this tutorial, I show you a pre-created mesh with some sculpting applied, and we quickly go over the seams and UV coordinates. Then we bake out a tangent normal map, and begin painting a texture in Texture Paint mode. After that, we jump into GLSL mode

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Tip: Floating Geometry with Normal Mapping

In this quick Blender 2.5 video tip I show you how to avoid complex topology on hard-surface objects to be normal mapped by using floating geometry. This can save a lot of time during the modeling process and yet still yields perfect normal maps.

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Overview of LuxBlend Updates

In this quick Blender 2.5 video tutorial we go over some of the recent changes to the LuxRender exporter for Blender 2.5; LuxBlend. Since our previous tutorials covering this topic several major features have been added, most importantly the ability to save and load materials.

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Tip: Adding Custom Hotkeys with Right-Click

In this quick Blender 2.5 video tip I show you how to add custom hotkeys for tools by right-clicking on the menu entry. Using this technique will automatically add the hotkey entry and allow you to modify it further if you wish.

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Exclusive: Modeling an M4 Rifle Part 13

In this Epic Citizen exclusive Blender 2.5 video tutorial series, we go through a hard-surface modeling exercise by creating a highly detailed M4 assault rifle. In part 13 of this modeling series we finish the stock and model the shell ejection cover on our M4 rifle.

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Creating an Advanced Face Rig – Part Three

In this tutorial series, I go over how to set up a series of Shape Keys to be driven by Armature Bones, followed by setting up controls for a Mesh Deform modifier, and finishing up with some custom Bone Shapes.

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Creating a Mesh from Python Data – part 01

In this first segment of our 2-part Blender 2.5 video tutorial, we will be covering the creation of Meshes using Python.

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Creating an Advanced Face Rig – Part Two

In this tutorial series, I go over how to set up a series of Shape Keys to be driven by Armature Bones, followed by setting up controls for a Mesh Deform modifier, and finishing up with some custom Bone Shapes.

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Tip: Renaming Items with Drag and Drop

In this quick video tip for Blender 2.5 we take a look at how you can easily rename items in Blender with drag and drop. Using this method you can rename anything from objects to materials and mesh data.

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Creating an Advanced Face Rig – Part One

In this Blender 2.5 tutorial series, I go over how to set up a series of Shape Keys to be driven by Armature Bones, followed by setting up controls for a Mesh Deform modifier, and finishing up with some custom Bone Shapes.

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Tip: Converting a Script into an Add-on

In this Blender 2.5 video tutorial, we will convert one of our earlier python scripts (Adding Mesh Primitives from the Toolshelf) into an add-on. We will create a version for both the latest SVN revisions and the latest official blender build from blender.org.

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Tip: Using a Lattice to Press an Object Against a Wall

In this quick tip, I show a quick way to get a nice “smoosh” effect (soft object against hard surface, i.e. glass) by using a lattice, and without involving physics or other dynamics at all. I start off by using a Suzanne Monkey Head,

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Tip: Introduction to the Outliner

In this quick video tip for Blender 2.5 we give an introduction to using Blender’s Outliner window to keep track of your scene.

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Tip: Using the Simple Deform Modifier

In this quick video tip for Blender 2.5 we take a look at how to use the Simple Deform modifier for adding twists, bends, tapers, or stretching to a model. The modifier does not offer too much control but in the right situation it can be very handle.

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Tip: Animating an Object’s Layer Relationship

In this quick Blender 2.5 tip we take a look at an easy way to make objects appear or disappear during an animation. This technique works by animating the layer a object is placed on.

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Tip: Updating the IK/FK Script for API Changes

In this quick Blender 2.5 tip we’ll update our Python script from the ‘Creating an IK/ FK Rig’ tutorial to work with the latest builds (r35270) after a slight API change.

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Tip: Using the ANT Landscape Add-on

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.

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Creating a Bug Zapper – part 2

In part two of this tutorial, I go on with the Bug Zapper to create multiple materials, including the glowing blue light of the bulbs set as an Emitter, and using that to turn on the Indirect Lighting effect.

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