Hi everyone. Just to add a comment, I would like to say that 3d artists are still alive and kicking. I've met quite a number of them here on Nairaland. I'm also one, and ive been one for quite some time. Here are a few samples, since some have been asking. What do u think? I use blender3d they r from a film I'm currently working on

Tos87:
Ok......I am working with a uV sphere in blender render,...I had to click ctrl D(duplicate) into seven. But I want to use diff colour material on each of them but when I do that, they all will have the same colour. NB am working with Blender render for this practice. I did what Lad said but I still got same result. Maybe I didn't get him well. Therefore, am asking.."How can I add diff colour material on a mesh that is multiple but the same when working with Brender render?

oh! now I understand. there are 2 methods.
1. select the mesh, click the minus sign on the material panel to delete the material and add a new one
2.select the mesh, click the plus sign on the attached image. this converts your material into a separate duplicate material which can be edited independently.

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Tos87: Hello every one...pls how do I add a material differently to a mesh that are same. Like giving different colour seperatly to the meshes of same time.

HNY

I'm not sure I get your question. can you rephrase

BlueMagnificent: @shimish.. Ur free style render is great I would love to know the exact settings u used

thanks bluemag.
For image 1: crease angle 140 degrees
Lineset1(body): silhouette, border, crease, edge mark
Thickness 2.5, geometry (spatial noise modifier with amplitude set to 0.5
Lineset2(hair): silhouette, border, crease
Thickness 1.5, geometry (spatial noise modifier with amplitude set to 0.5
Render time 34secs

For image 2: crease angle 150 degrees
Lineset1: visibility (hidden) silhouette,border,contour,crease,external contour
Thickness 1.5
Strokes: dashed line on,D:5 G:5
Lineset2: silhouette, border,crease
Thickness 4.0
Render time 3secs

@ Toss, yes its also in 2.68

Tos87:
Cool...free style ? . Don't get it,..does blender have free style? Just don't understand. Throw more light pls.

its a new feature in blender which allows you to give out lines to your renders. your renders can look like blue prints, hand drawings, etc

free style

Tos87: You guys are d BOMB!

thanks.
playing around with blender free style

or just select the camera, while holding down shift, select the object and press Ctrl T

Tos87:
Well Boss...@Shimish.

a little advice. try working on a short project as simple as ladanski's butterfly animation. you will never know how much you can learn and achieve when u set your mind on one specific project. it can be something as simple as kitchen utensils arranging themselves in a drawer or cabinet

kazuna: Hi, Shimish, I tow in line like Oliver Twist...Can you email the Book to me, please?
If you can, of which I'd be forever grateful, here's my Email address kamag234@gmail.com

its done

Ignatio: @shimish pls. can You mail me the book(2.5mb). chioceaser@gmail.com

check your mail

well, Maya and max have been here for a while, and most people here are in a hurry to become rich and famous in animation thus not everyone is willing to risk spending time experimenting with unchartered waters like blender. what they fail to realize is that there is a limited supply of training materials for them unlike blender. as a result there is a bottle neck effect as in only the few that are able to afford professional tutoring or materials are able to swim above the rest. that is y you will notice that most Nigerian animations are confined to a similar style and level.
anyway, this is my opinion and not a conclusive fact.

ladanski: Here is a short animated video I made recently in blender.

very nice, I really like it. I bet it will go well with a music score in the background. what do you think?

@jjk24 check ur mail. sent it in 2 mail from me.
@ Toss same with u. I sent it in 2 mails

Ohraybs:
Guy,dunno wah to say bout you,buh wah I will simply say is,most of all d films dey produce oh,either hollywood,bollywood or Nollywood are the same,Go check Fast and furious 6 and u will see a big lies,and yet we derive joy in praisin dem,forgetin dat govt sponse den to do deirs while ours is being done with deir moni...Guy,we need to appreciate deir work.....

the government does not sponsor Hollywood movies dude. do ur research properly

sureteeboy: What's stopping him is the fact that the entertainment Industry isn't his field. You have the right to criticize a player who doesn't perform well (even though, you can't do what he's doing) simply because that's his profession. Those who chose directing and producing movies as their profession should be ready to produce meaningful movies, else, they won't be free from criticism.

dude i don't know you, but this is the most Intelligent response I have read in a looooooong time.

Tos87:
I did see itn...pls resend.

check again or give me another address

Tos87:
Pls I like,here is my email..tochiokeke10@gmail.com. Then for the wow factor do u know how I can get it as it can't be sent ? Thanks

check ur mail.

but hope ain't lost. I could sort out the pages which have connections to what u want to achieve, extract them and send to you. how does that sound?

I've got this book "node encyclopedia" its about 2.5mb, I can email it to you if u like. I've also got Andrew Price's "wow factor" which describes in detail how to achieve a wide range of effects using nodes. unfortunately its close to 60mb and I lack the bandwidth to upload something that large

godjohnson: Pirates 3: revenge of stagnetti and saw

dude pirates revenge of stagnetti Na mojo oh!

Tos87: @Shimish.....i think node composting is the koko for blender,...you can achieve a lot with it./but learning it is cumbersome i must confess. and blender guru has the complete tutorials wit prize tags on it. making it difficult for people like us to get it.i cant say how good you are on node editing but if you can give me some guild lines on the steps and the things to have in mind before using the node editor...only if you can.Thanks

Slow down. yeah nodes are very good to work with. I can't do with them. however it is a very broad field ranging from rendering, chroma key, colour correction, compositing, material and textures, depth of field, masking, etc. would be easier if u showed me what u r trying to achieve so that I can put u through. that way, u will understand the logic.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg9JirTwm78
hi everyone. since we are all Sharing, here is something I did for fun using blender.

the first still image is from an 11min Short I just finished. the one at the bottom is something i was working on previously for a fantasy short, unfortunately I shelved the project.
tell me what u think

kazuna: @shimish....Thou are good...exceedingly
Whatx ur method of lip sync.....
Like ur modellin style anywayz

thanks for the kind words. for lip sync I create shape keys for the vowel and consonant range which are confined to controllers. after which I break down the audio sound to syllables and do the matching

Tos87:
I thiought that's for parenting?

parenting is ctr P.
alt plus r, g,s, h, t, I, p etc will cancel the effect of that button

Tos87:
Thanks a lot.....do you know the easiest way to unparent a mesh?

alt P

this is a still shot from an 11min animated short I just finished. I have a passion for cell (toon) shading
the second image is from a scrapped animated fantasy short I wanted to work on some time back

hi everyone. I'm new to this trend, accidentally stumbled unto to it. anyway
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg9JirTwm78

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg9JirTwm78

is that what u did ?

Tos87: when ever i click quick effect it happens,....also when baking.also i make sure i have a new cache before baking with my work saved too.

I prefer not using quick effects. I rather use the main fluid simulator. make ur default cube the domain, make an icosphere your fluid and make the cup an obstacle