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Blender how to duplicate a camera along a curve
In this tutorial in english for Blender (written creating the examples with Blender 2.82) we will see how to duplicate a camera along a curve in equidistant points. In fact, sometimes it is necessary to create a system with multiple cameras, to have multiple views of the same scene at ...
Blender create a picture frame with shear and bevel
In this tutorial for Blender in english we will see how to make the frame of a picture with two interesting tools, Shear and Bevel. Shear generally allows to deform an object only along a certain axis at a time, using handles that can be dragged, and can be useful ...
Blender how to create an animated gif
In this tutorial we will see how to create an animated gif in Blender (updated to Blender 2.8) using the Bligify addon. The Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) was invented many years ago, in 1987, and in the 1990s it was one of the few methods to insert an animation into an ...
Blender convert a sequence of images into mp4 video
In this tutorial for Blender (updated to Blender 2.8x) we will show you how to convert a sequence of images into an mp4 video for Youtube using the Video Sequence Editor (VSE). When rendering an animation with Blender it is advisable not to save it immediately as a movie, but as ...
How to create a comet with particles in Blender
In this tutorial in english for Blender (updated to Blender 2.8) we will see how to create an animated Christmas comet. We do not want to obtain a photorealistic effect but of an artistic/representative type, like what we might find in some Christmas illustrations. To build it we will create two ...
Blender how to import DWG and DXF CAD files
In this tutorial in english (updated to Blender 2.8) we will see how to import a DWG file into Blender, after turning it into a DXF file. These two file formats are very important in the world of architecture and mechanics because they are usually generated by CAD programs widely ...
Magic particles along a spiral path in Blender
In this tutorial in english for Blender 2.8 we will see how to make an animation of particles along a path, in particular a spiral, to create a particular effect as during the launch of a magic spell. We will therefore try to make this animation, first creating the spiral along ...
Morphing with keyed particles in Blender 2.8 [ENG]
In this tutorial in english for Blender 2.8 we will see how to create a small morphing animation through a path of keyed particles, that is a list of particles systems that in succession can create a flow of entities that changes its shape according to the properties of the ...
Grease Pencil Blender 2.8: how to draw a manga - part 2
Here continues the second part of the tutorial on how to make a manga with Grease Pencil in Blender 2.8. In the first part of the tutorial we designed the head and eyes of our character, we will continue here finishing the remaining parts of the face, adding hair and ...
Grease Pencil in Blender 2.8: how to draw a manga
In this tutorial about the Grease Pencil for Blender 2.8 we will show you how to draw a manga; in fact the 2D drawing tool of this software has recently been enriched with many features (see also Grease Pencil in Blender 2.8 - Introduction, try to practice with the various ...