Animation Progress Bar in Blender Louis du Mont 2023-07-29 | Blenders default behavior is to show the progress per frame. Not that handy when rendering animations. Thankfully there's a quick fix. Robotic Planet Course: cgboost.com/robots
Robots For Hire Louis du Mont 2023-06-27 | A little robot short made in Blender. I've made a course if you're interested in learning about making this kind of stuff: cgboost.com/robotsTwitter: twitter.com/louisdumont
Using an XBOX controller to puppet a Blender Character #shorts Louis du Mont 2023-01-18 | This is too much fun. If you'd want to setup an xbox controller with Blender, you can head over to @scanningcars6500's video: youtube.com/watch?v=Ng7E10a1brc #shorts
Happy Holidays - Hope you have a great one! #shorts Louis du Mont 2022-12-23 | A flat perspective illustration made in Procreate and Blender #shorts
A New Age of Android Support Robotics is Here! Louis du Mont 2022-12-12 | A fun little short make in Blender, watch this space for a breakdown video soon.twitter.com/louisdumonthttps://mastodon.art/@louisdumont
Using Blender in VR with Freebird XR #shorts Louis du Mont 2022-11-21 | More information: freebirdxr.com #shorts
Scary Maze 🎃 - Project Breakdown in Procreate, Nomad Sculpt, and Blender Louis du Mont 2022-10-29 | In this video I'll share some of the production techniques I used to create this little animated project. Patreon supporters can also download the files here: patreon.com/louisdumontMy Twitter: twitter.com/louisdumontWill Anderson's Twitter: twitter.com/willanderson_0:00 - Intro0:33 - Concept1:29 - Sculpting in Nomad Sculpt2:04 - Adapting for Blender4:40 - Making the video game6:16 - Rigging8:05 - Lighting9:19 - Making the web and fog10:46 - Animation11:36 - Compositing and grade14:42 - Sound Design16:03 - Outro
Scary Maze - A little Halloween animation #shorts Louis du Mont 2022-10-29 | A little Halloween short made using Procreate, Nomad Sculpt, and Blender. #shorts #blender3d
Too Cute, a Silly 3D Animation Breakdown in Blender Louis du Mont 2022-07-11 | An overview of some of the techniques used to create a silly easter bunny animation in Blender.Blender file available, along with many other things from my Patreon: patreon.com/louisdumontStay in touch via Twitter: twitter.com/louisdumontSounds from: freesound.orgiPad app used for pixel art texture: pixaki.com0:00 - Intro0:08 - Modelling with Quadsphere’s0:48 - Drawing the UI1:27 - Background glows1:44 - Material swatches2:09 - The eyes!2:31 - Exploding eyes2:58 - Pixel egg textures with Pixaki iPad app3:24 - Bunny materials and hair 4:48 - Studio lighting5:08 - Rigging5:47 - Animation7:15 - Rendering and sound design8:29 - Outro
Fluffy Hoody Gamer Breakdown. Procreate, Nomadsculpt, and Blender Louis du Mont 2022-04-30 | twitter: twitter.com/louisdumontpatreon: patreon.com/louisdumontko-fi: ko-fi.com/louisdumont/shop0:00 - Intro0:23 - Procreate & Nomadsculpt0:54 - Import to Blender, materials, geometry nodes3:30 - Rig, remesh, and reproject6:33 - Lighting9:01 - CompositingA small sketch, sculpt and animation project featuring a character playing a video game. The project has some handy little tips and shortcuts that might be interesting to those looking to create something similar.
Render Nomad Sculpts as Clay in Blender Louis du Mont 2022-01-04 | This video is for Nomad Sculpt users that want to take advantage of the increased fidelity of a pathtracing renderer like Cycles in Blender.Twitter: twitter.com/louisdumontPatreon: patreon.com/louisdumont0:00 Intro0:30 Exporting from Nomad 0:55 Import to Blender1:47 Adding lights2:52 Setup clay material4:45 Export settings5:54 Creating a slightly more advanced shader
Blender VHS Shader Breakdown Louis du Mont 2021-10-04 | A breakdown of a recent 'VHS' shader.Twitter: twitter.com/louisdumontGumroad: louisdumont.gumroad.com/l/VHS_shaderPatreon: patreon.com/louisdumontVCR Front: dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.fontCGonfire's text node: cgonfire.gumroad.com/l/textnode
Create a Movie Title in Blender - Part 4: Camera Effects and Compositing Louis du Mont 2021-06-08 | The last in a 4 part series covering creating and polishing of a movie title.Twitter: twitter.com/louisdumontFull Patreon version: patreon.com/posts/making-movie-in-522495380:00 - Camera effects5:00 - Exposure explosion6:00 - Compositing effects8:50 - Finishing up
Create a Movie Title in Blender - Part 3: Particles and Volumes Louis du Mont 2021-06-08 | The 3rd in a 4 part series covering creating and polishing of a movie title.Twitter: twitter.com/louisdumontFull Patreon version: patreon.com/posts/making-movie-in-522495380:00 - Creating a Mist Volume2:42 - Animating Mist4:48 - Adding Particles9:11 - A Turbulence Field9:52 - Add In-camera Vignette12:30 - Grading
Create a Movie Title in Blender - Part 2: Materials Louis du Mont 2021-06-08 | The 2nd in a 4 part series covering creating and polishing of a movie title.Twitter: twitter.com/louisdumontFull Patreon version: patreon.com/posts/making-movie-in-522495380:00 - Text Material1:22 - Adding light2:03 - Musgrave Roughness5:41 - Edge Shader9:20 - Adjusting the Text Tilt9:57 - Adding a Text Sheen12:15 - Setting Up Background
Create a Movie Title in Blender - Part 1: Create and Animate Text Louis du Mont 2021-06-08 | The first in a 4 part series covering creating and polishing of a movie title. Twitter: twitter.com/louisdumontFull Patreon version: patreon.com/posts/making-movie-in-522495380:00 - Intro0:18 - Choose a Typeface1:07 - Adding the Text4:22 - Separating Letters and Rig5:43 - Setting up Camera7:00 - Animating
Can you use a budget 360 camera for 3D environment maps? Louis du Mont 2021-04-22 | A look into using the 8bit "HDR mode", available on many consumer 360 cameras, as an environment map and how it compares to a true 32bit HDR environment. Twitter: twitter.com/louisdumontPatreon: patreon.com/louisdumont0:00 - Intro0:50 - Why do this?1:28 - Capturing the HDR's2:09 - True HDR vs Faux HDR3:10 - Results and Nodes4:13 - Summary
Building a Drag and Drop Interface for Rendering Blender Projects on Windows Louis du Mont 2021-04-02 | CMD GUI: microsoft.com/store/productId/9MSWMFZ9XV2FTwitter: twitter.com/louisdumontPatreon: patreon.com/louisdumontA handy little tool for creating an interface for Windows command line. Is saves me having to remember commands by saving them in this GUI interface.0:00 - Intro0:45 - Rendering with Command Prompt1:39 - Creating a GUI setup3:00 - Outro
DJV Colour Settings for Playing EXR Files (Filmic from Blender) Louis du Mont 2021-03-01 | DJV: darbyjohnston.github.io/DJVCompositing passes: youtu.be/q9BKgLEjkEQTwitter: twitter.com/louisdumontIn this video we look at setting up DJV player with view transforms from Blender (Filmic) using OCIO.
Increasing Viewport Performance for Modifier Heavy Scenes in Blender Louis du Mont 2021-02-12 | Download: gum.co/sultraTwitter: twitter.com/louisdumontPatreon: patreon.com/louisdumontUpdate: If just the modifier view switch is what your after then the pre-installed "Modifier Tools" will serve you well!I was frustrated with creating hundreds of objects, adding various modifiers like solidify, boolean, bevel etc and have the viewport slow to a crawl so I made a little add-on to hide and unhide all modifiers for all selected objects, while keeping the armature. This tool can also be used for toggling the effect of contraints.
Pass Combiner Node for Blender Louis du Mont 2021-01-18 | Download link: gum.co/crpcbPatreon: patreon.com/louisdumontTwitter: twitter.com/louisdumontUsing a group node to save a bit of time combining passes from Cycles in Blender.0:00 - Intro0:36 - Using Pass Combiner1:41 - Playing with passes
Why You Might Want to Comp Renders - Blender 3D Louis du Mont 2021-01-11 | Patreon: patreon.com/louisdumontTwitter: twitter.com/louisdumont0:00 - Intro0:22 - Exporting MultiEXR with passes1:23 - Importing MultiEXR to composite2:35 - Combining passes5:04 - Changing the hat colour6:30 - Re-texturing a mesh8:15 - Denoise
Step by step creating a flock of low poly birds in Blender Louis du Mont 2020-12-30 | Patreon: patreon.com/louisdumontTwitter: twitter.com/louisdumontShort version? youtu.be/kQque9hD1CgIf you're not able to paint the alpha channel you'll likely need to set 'Alpha Clip' in Blend Mode and Shadow Mode under the material settings.0:00 - Intro0:16 - Modelling low poly bird4:10 - UV unwrapping5:20 - Adding material6:07 - Checking normals6:37 - Texture Painting12:30 - Setup armature15:07 - Animation18:00 - Adding noise modifiers20:15 - Creating offset animations22:15 - Create the flock27:58 - Outro
Creating a flock of birds in Blender in ~1 minute Louis du Mont 2020-12-30 | Music by: Rafael KruxPatreon: patreon.com/louisdumontTwitter: twitter.com/louisdumontLong version? youtu.be/eSL98LLr1kw
Herbert the Frog - Project Breakdown - Blender 2.9 Louis du Mont 2020-10-17 | A video talking about creating a character scene in Blender 2.9. The process I went through and what I learned.You can download this scene on Patreon: patreon.com/louisdumontYou can follow me on twitter: twitter.com/louisdumontThanks for watching!0:00 - Intro0:10 - Concept0:55 - Modelling/Sculpting3:00 - Shading4:47 - Volumetric Shading5:14 - Lighting5:49 - Rigging6:50 - Animation7:50 - Effects8:21 - Wrap up
Herbert the frogs first day on the job - An Eevee scene. Louis du Mont 2020-10-07 | A short loop of a scene made in Blender 2.9, using Eevee to render at 4K - Breakdown soon.twitter.com/louisdumont
Creating an infinite background in Blender Louis du Mont 2020-09-02 | Using a gradient layer and shadow catcher to create an infinite background. Useful for showcasing models in a 360 turntable.Twitter: twitter.com/louisdumontPatreon: patreon.com/louisdumont0:00 Intro0:18 Camera Spin2:06 Gradient Background5:08 Shadow Catcher (EEVEE)8:20 Shadow Catcher (Cycles)9:34 End
Making Vector Illustrations 3D in Blender Louis du Mont 2020-08-11 | In this tutorial we explore a few techniques for importing vector illustration from Affinity Designer (although Illustrator would work too) and giving them a little three dimensionality with bevels and extrudes.patreon.com/posts/tutorial-vector-40338932 (if you want the project files)0:00 Introduction0:12 Exporting Vector Illustration to SVG0:30 Import SVG into Blender1:26 Extruding and bevelling2:45 Aligning the elements3:23 Setting up Eevee3:44 Adding lights5:08 The cons of this technique5:30 Alternative method8:14 Comparing methods8:47 Outro
Creating Fluffy Clouds in Blender Louis du Mont 2020-07-21 | In this video we'll look at creating fluffy, candy floss like clouds in Blender using metaballs and procedural textures. You can support this content and download the file at Patreon: patreon.com/posts/tutorial-fluffy-39527627
Pixel Bot Model and Paint Timelapse Louis du Mont 2020-07-09 | Painting tutorial: youtube.com/watch?v=zTo-GkSPSfcRealised I had captured a timelapse of this model build and thought I'd share.
Creating a Low Poly Pixel Texture 3D Asset in Blender 2.8+ Louis du Mont 2020-06-17 | Modelling, UVing and texturing a low poly car and painting a pixel texture in Blender 2.8+Twitter: twitter.com/louisdumont0:00 - Intro0:34 - Modeling the car8:43 - UV unwrapping10:56 - Painting textures18:25 - Settings recap
Painting Pixel Textures - Blender 2.8 Settings Louis du Mont 2020-06-15 | twitter: twitter.com/louisdumontSome Blender 2.8+ settings that might come in handy when wanting to paint and preview low-fi pixel textures. Also, when creating UV's be generous with your island margins.
Simple 2 Controller Setup for Lipsync Louis du Mont 2020-05-20 | Patreon: patreon.com/posts/tutorial-lip-rig-39524369Twitter: twitter.com/louisdumontHere's a setup I've been playing around with. Consisting of 2 bone controllers to match a characters mouth to dialogue. I find it good for low detail, stylised characters.You can download the one I created here: http://weareformation.com/simple-2-controller-setup-for-lipsyncHere's a link to my twitter if you want to share anything: twitter.com/louisdumont
Projecting High Res Sculpt into the Multires Modifier in Blender Louis du Mont 2020-04-25 | This is the auto retopo tool that's like zRemesher: exoside.com/quadremesher
Adobe Medium To Blender using FBX and vertex colours Louis du Mont 2020-04-19 | This video covers the process of exporting a model from Adobe Medium in Blender using FBX as an interchange format and then hooking up the vertex colours information in the shader editor.
Ed only seems to get the same type of gig. Louis du Mont 2020-04-12 | A little Easter animation.Louis du Mont (@louisdumont): twitter.com/louisdumont
Creating a bunny animation // 24 hours in 6 minutes Louis du Mont 2020-04-12 | Using mainly Blender 2.82, a little bit of Zbrush for the zRemeshing and Medium for the initial concept sculpt.Louis du Mont (@louisdumont): twitter.com/louisdumont
EASEL / Pen Tablet Display Concept Louis du Mont 2020-02-24 | If a Surface Studio and Cintiq had a baby.
Quick rough surface setting for Blender 2.81+ Louis du Mont 2020-02-23 | A look at the Musgrave texture node and good starting values for creating a rough surface.Patreon for blend download: patreon.com/posts/tutorial-using-39524168
Using multiple GPU to render an EEVEE animation in Blender Louis du Mont 2020-01-16 | A quick look at the 'Render OpenGL on' command in Windows 10, that allows you to run a instance of Blender per GPU in your system.The Open Hardware Monitor tool: openhardwaremonitor.org
Sculpting an ant in Medium and Blender Louis du Mont 2020-01-06 | Music from filmmusic.io"Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
Painting Environment Lights - Blender 2.8+ Louis du Mont 2019-12-20 | A fun technique, using a UV sphere to paint environment maps and quickly mock up lighting styles.
Creating an LCD face effect in Blender 2.80+ Louis du Mont 2019-11-30 | Patreon: patreon.com/posts/tutorial-lcd-in-39418595Twitter: twitter.com/louisdumontUsing simple shapes, layered up to create a low-fi face screen. Also driving the mouth movement automatically with drivers. Example project: youtube.com/watch?v=BhW-msMwWtUMusic: "Quirky Dog" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Electronic Theatre 360 preview Louis du Mont 2019-11-24 | Music extract: incompetech.comPart of a recent completed project for Electronic Theatre. Project breakdown here: youtube.com/watch?v=BhW-msMwWtU
Electronic Theatre - Blender 2.8 Project Breakdown Louis du Mont 2019-11-24 | I go over a recent project creating an intro sequence for Electronic Theatre, an co-op interactive experience. The experience envelopes the participants in projected imagery, covering all for walls of room and relied on a quick iterative approach, while developing the animation.Music extract: incompetech.comElectronic Theatre: electronictheatre.com
Bee Girl - Blender 2.8 Breakdown & Ramble Louis du Mont 2019-10-06 | Not a step by step tutorial, but it still might the useful to some.Twitter: twitter.com/louisdumontPatreon: patreon.com/louisdumont
Creating a Custom Bokeh in Blender 2.8 Louis du Mont 2019-09-22 | Patreon: patreon.com/posts/tutorial-custom-39418343Twitter: twitter.com/louisdumontThis video covers a process for creating a custom bokeh using an image transparency map to give character to the out of focus elements in a Cycles render.
