Mandelbulb3D BACKWARD Tutorial - Deconstructing the formula's origins @julius-horsthuis

Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

In this tutorial we're starting with the end product: an Instagram post.
Then we go back in time 6 years to deconstruct the process of getting there.

Instagram post referenced in the beginning: instagram.com/p/CQwbKhPsppU

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Mandelbulb3D BACKWARD Tutorial - Deconstructing the formulas origins

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