tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5121465480087842512012-01-28T18:38:06.971+08:00Reyn's BlogReynante Martinez's BlogReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.comBlogger3121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-51704842182194997482012-01-25T11:47:00.000+08:002012-01-25T11:49:30.446+08:002011 RetrospectWeeee! 2011 is almost over! I'm going to miss the moments that has been experienced and savored, the opportunities that has been offered, and all the people that I passed by and met. It's been a very fruitful year indeed. And just to wrap up the year (before I start to get busy with holiday activities and such), here's a historical look at what happened to me and what I experienced this 2011.
Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-78305289721349978542011-12-17T20:35:00.001+08:002011-12-17T20:35:51.208+08:00Early Christmas Gift to SelfWeeeeee! I'm so excited! I just finished setting up my rig. Sorry though it's not a character rig or the like - it's a desktop rig.
I wish I could afford more though, but for now, this will suffice my current needs.
Here's what I came up with:
Fujitsu wireless keyboard and mouse (for Hailey, my laptop) - I'm surprised it works in LinuxMint out of the box!
The following specs of my new Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-32522782601532513732011-12-15T12:36:00.000+08:002011-12-15T12:36:14.894+08:00Blender 2.61 Released!
Amazing news!
Blender 2.61 is released! Check out the news here http://www.blendernation.com/2011/12/14/blender-2-61-released/
And the release logs here http://www.blender.org/development/release-logs/blender-261/
Oh, Blender, you've grown yet again. High five!
P.S.
Thank you so much to Max Hammond for contacting me regarding my art 'Childhood,' for the jury for choosing my piece as the Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-57068136984458669252011-12-14T10:39:00.000+08:002011-12-14T10:39:34.935+08:00Merry Christmas!
Title: Merry Christmas
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After a couple of decision fatigues, I finally decided to go for it and join Andrew Price's Blender Guru competition, for the first time! The theme for this month is 'Christmas.' I originally opt for a linear merry- and warm-themed concept, but somehow the thought of a Christmas spent in desolation and longing suddenly struck me. I am, forReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-24634530168653560562011-12-05T14:06:00.001+08:002011-12-05T14:55:48.242+08:00Pyppet2 UpdatePyppet, which was recently updated to version 2 has something new Blenderish (it was from the beginning, right?) to feature. This tool has been developed by my friend Brett Hartshorn himself.
Here's a video showcasing what he has been updated recently:
Quoting from his post:
The first requirement of this project was to integrate Blender and GTK3
without any compiled Python modules, Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-79258525049113003322011-11-29T09:51:00.000+08:002011-11-29T09:51:54.033+08:00Everybody has Secrets"What one hides is worth neither more nor less than what one finds. And what one hides from oneself is worth neither more nor less than what one allows others to find." -Breton, Andre
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Created with: Blender and CyclesReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-45886678250848504062011-11-28T16:15:00.001+08:002011-11-28T16:16:25.959+08:00Happiness-VideoHere's the camera-animated version of 'Happiness'. You can view the still image here http://reynantem.blogspot.com/2011/11/happiness-cycles-render.html
Music is 'Melancholic Interpretation in G#' by Connum (http://www.freesound.org/people/Connum/sounds/12691/).
Have fun! :)
-ReynReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-77691902469781466502011-11-28T11:59:00.000+08:002011-11-28T11:59:41.716+08:00Blend In
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This has been lurking in my drives for a long time now, I think it deserves an emergence. ;)
And here are some close-up shots:
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And wireframe shots:
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Made with: Blender 2.60
Shading and rendering: Blender Cycles
Post processing: Blender 2.60 and GIMP
Huge thanks to Blender's Game Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-25603353437903637602011-11-28T10:11:00.000+08:002011-11-28T10:11:18.767+08:00Ubuntu Pirates WallpaperI've recently been contacted by Ubuntu Pirates (http://www.ubuntupirates.com) to create a wallpaper for them and I just couldn't resist the urge. I sat and thought, got ahold of Blender, did some tinkering with Cycles, and here's the end result (I hope you like it):
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-ReynReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-28019760444808009742011-11-28T09:14:00.000+08:002011-11-28T09:14:18.087+08:00Renderosity Artist of the Month NomineeWeeeeee!
Thank you so much to Renderosity for this wonderful opportunity yet again. They have chosen me to be one of the nominees for December 2011 Artist of the Month, among with other amazing artists. I do, however, represent Blender as the category there. Wish me luck, fellas! :D
http://www.renderosity.com/vote-for-december-2011-aom--cms-15919
-ReynReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-58049777586655017832011-11-25T07:54:00.001+08:002011-11-25T07:55:00.643+08:00Choice
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"You are who and what you choose to be."
Thanks to my friend and fellow blenderhead Floren Bautista for the render challenge and inspiration.
Modeling, texturing, compositing: Blender
Shading and lighting: Cycles
Post processing: GIMP
Textures: http://cgtextures.com
Scene screenshot:
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Thanks for viewing! ^_^
-ReynReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-75386630978480812392011-11-24T12:21:00.000+08:002011-11-24T12:21:38.815+08:00ChildhoodTitle: Childhood
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"It doesn't matter how slow you go, as long as you don't stop." -Confucius
Inspired by the thoughts and ambitions of children.
Modeling, texturing, and node compositing: Blender
Shading, lighting, and rendering: Cycles
Post processing: GIMP
Blender scene screenshot:
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Thanks!
-ReynReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-36647820506369200232011-11-23T08:10:00.000+08:002011-11-23T08:10:11.788+08:00Addiction
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Title: Addiction
"Man's greatest addiction are his thoughts."
Modeling, texturing, compositing: Blender
Shading and lighting: Cycles
Image Editing: GIMP
Textures: http://cgtextures.com
Here's a wireframe shot:
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Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-65184841011969063122011-11-18T15:04:00.000+08:002011-11-18T15:04:04.332+08:00Journey
"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for." -Epicurus
Another test with Blender. This time using the 'Cloud Generator' Addon by Nick Keeline (nrk).
Rendered with Blender Internal.
Music by Jonathan Geer.Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-64122417117709851552011-11-17T14:56:00.001+08:002011-11-17T14:58:39.191+08:00Dreams (click image to enlarge)
"Whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right." ~Henry Ford
Here's my latest test with Cycles. This time to play around with compositing. I just love how Cycles handle GI and light bounce so well. The model was a product of a modeling sprint done by me and my friend Floren Bautista, and the closest subject was the wooden persona on top of my desk. :)Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-44523337112306312432011-11-15T16:02:00.005+08:002011-11-16T10:59:32.182+08:00Blender Mesh Dynamic LoD Test
This test has been sitting in my hard drive for quite a long time now, I feel it must be shared. I had a discussion with my friend Brett Hartshorn regarding dynamic mesh LoDs (level of detail) and dynamic texture LoDs. And I just thought, out of curiosity to build upon his idea and try to generate a similar scenario inside Blender's interface itself, harnessing Blender's flexible driversReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-25676844313313423032011-11-12T23:08:00.001+08:002011-11-12T23:19:19.350+08:00Finite Human Knowledge
I recently had a discussion with my brother regarding knowledge, the universe, science, etc. and it stirred my dormant brain once again.
The thought that the human brain is capable to contain ideas like quantum physics, multiverses, and just knowledge in general probably all boils down to how we can quantify and observe things as human beings, given tools we can only contain with our basic Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-64903080108111546372011-11-12T18:19:00.000+08:002011-11-12T18:19:06.688+08:00Big Buck Bunny SightingWow! I was surprised last November 7 to see Big Buck Bunny for the first time used as product video here in the Philippines.
Here are two photos I snuck (just couldn't resist it):
Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-45553294530410254742011-11-11T11:18:00.001+08:002011-11-11T11:19:02.133+08:00Follow Your Heart (click image to enlarge)
Made with: Blender and GIMP
Rendered with: Blender Cycles
Inspired by the late Steve Jobs' philosophies.
Phrases extracted from "What Will Matter" by Michael Josephson
and from Steve Jobs adage.
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's
life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the
results of other people's thinking. Don't let the Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-76586767940880779492011-11-04T12:59:00.002+08:002011-11-10T08:41:07.079+08:00Happiness (Cycles Render)(click image to enlarge)
UPDATE:
I have read a few comments on the internet mentioning that this image is disturbing and inappropriate. I could not blame them for visually judging it as such. Some have even interpreted the image as it relates to drugs and such.
I am writing this update to clear the concept once and for all. I, as the creator and my own beholder, should not, in the first Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-41062166997009935892011-11-04T12:39:00.001+08:002011-11-04T16:24:09.176+08:00Sunshine Featured at Aniboom's Channel
Yay yay yay! Huge thanks to Aniboom (http://www.youtube.com/user/aniBOOM) for featuring 'Sunshine' in their Youtube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bspc3l0tc4&feature=channel_video_title). I really have to work harder on story development next time I create my short. ;)
Regards, everyone! Thanks again for the inspiration!
UPDATE:
I believe someone just caught what I really wanted to Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-65737443988365209072011-11-01T10:24:00.001+08:002011-11-02T13:21:09.886+08:00Blender Viewport Shading QuestionUPDATE:
Build used: http://graphicall.org/45
I recently noticed that this option only appears whenever I have Cycles Add-on enabled (using a Cycles build). What I think it does is it shows you a material preview on your viewport instead of just seeing the default 'Viewport Color' as shown under the 'Settings' subcontext under 'Material'. As far as what I can see, the 'Material Viewport Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-82616807683931761212011-10-31T08:53:00.001+08:002011-10-31T08:54:30.578+08:00MemoriesNon-Blender related
The past may have been history, but the memories it left behind remains for eternity.Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-84989573577493969092011-10-29T18:37:00.001+08:002011-10-29T18:37:54.950+08:00Happy Halloween!Happy Halloween!
This is my first experiment at a
2D-ish style with Blender. :)
Length: 52 seconds
Tools: Blender, GIMP
Music and Sound Effects: http://soundsnap.com
Modeling, Texturing, Animation, Lighting, Compositing, Sequencing, Sound Design: Reynante M. Martinez
Contact: reynantem@gmail.comReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-89234010280076168332011-10-29T13:58:00.000+08:002011-10-29T13:58:40.641+08:00Blog Template UpdatedIt's been a while since I last touched my blog's design. It feels great to see something fresh, and yes, I made it a bit wider too, makes it feel a little less claustrophobic. ;)
I'd probably post my Halloween present in a few hours, so stay in touch.
-ReynReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-88522878309497594132011-10-20T10:21:00.000+08:002011-10-20T10:21:04.335+08:00Blender 2.60 Released
*I'll join the traffic*
Ni hao! ;)
Weeeeeeee! Another milestone for Blender 3D has been set! In preparation for Blender 2.61's goodies, 2.60 presents a handful of niceties that you should pick up. One of my favorites is the animation improvement. For everything else, I'll definitely tinker around and get blown!
To the Blender Community, Blender Developers, and Blender Artists - Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-25497764026607044012011-10-13T14:52:00.000+08:002011-10-13T14:52:55.455+08:00Sunshine-BreakdownHi! Still in relation to my previous posts, I made a quick breakdown of the steps involved in achieving the final look of my recent short film (I still don't feel comfortable saying that).
Again, you can watch the short at http://vimeo.com/30351826
Some descriptive paragraphs at http://reynantem.blogspot.com/2011/10/sunshine-blender-short.html
And the still image that I rendered along Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-14367712677605471072011-10-11T11:37:00.000+08:002011-10-11T11:37:08.727+08:00Sunshine-Still
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This is a follow-up post to my "Sunshine" short. Here's a still image version of the video.
C&Cs would be greatly appreciated.
Made with: Blender and GIMP
You can also view the video here http://reynantem.blogspot.com/2011/10/sunshine-blender-short.htmlReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-87928252828932955292011-10-11T11:33:00.004+08:002011-11-15T09:41:40.637+08:00Sunshine, a Blender ShortHi, everyone! I'm back again after a tad blog absence. I'm happy to present you my latest 'sort-of-short', created entirely with Blender 2.5, with help from GIMP and Audacity.
I definitely learned a lot during the production of this short, much of which I could've done differently. But like any other projects I do, I realized it too late and couldn't go back; I could, in fact, but it will Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-59761840698538248602011-09-28T10:24:00.000+08:002011-09-28T10:24:18.027+08:00Vote Blender as Open Source Multimedia SoftwareOur beloved Blender has been nominated and made it to top 5 in Packt Publishing's 2011 Open Source Awards, under the category Open Source Multimedia Software. Let's get on and vote Blender on the Packt voting page here > http://www.packtpub.com/open-source-awards-home.
Good luck, Blender!
;)
-ReynReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-6983046424928007452011-09-21T10:01:00.001+08:002011-09-21T10:05:14.555+08:006th Anniversary and a Year Older
(fullscreen please)
Created with: Blender, GIMP, and Audacity
Oh my, time flies by so fast! Last time I remembered, I was at a different desk reminiscing on the same thought that I do now. It's been a great year for me and with the people who have been a part of it.
Thank you so much to everyone who has influenced and affected me one way or another. It has also been a great Blender year Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-39135215887783221202011-09-20T08:25:00.000+08:002011-09-20T08:25:41.498+08:00Tomorrow, 6th Anniversary and a Year OlderYay! Tomorrow, I will turn a year older and it'll be me and my girlfriend's 6th anniversary! Weeee!
In advance, thanks to everyone who has been part of our lives.
I'm hoping I could make it in time to finish this small present for my girlfriend,
of course, all thanks to Blender as my authoring tool.
;)
See ya!Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-38725588455743089222011-09-15T09:59:00.002+08:002011-09-15T10:01:15.207+08:00Logo Concept with GIMPLast week, after a Blender pressure from work, I was able to somehow extract my creative juices (just like how you would a ripe orange) and fulfill something I could at least be happy about. Great timing that one of the groups over at Facebook that I am involved in had this call for a logo concept. In an instant, I had this sudden burst: got a piece of paper and drew with my pen. I didn't feelReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-30231039158996053212011-09-14T11:02:00.001+08:002011-09-14T11:03:45.904+08:00Compiling Blender 2.5x SVN with Ffmpeg Using SconsI did this in a Linux Mint 11 64-bit machine (Ubuntu 11.04-based).
At long last, my struggle is over.
Huge thanks to Campbell Barton and to Davis Sorenson for the patience and tips while I was in IRC at the #blendercoders channel (such a friendly place, btw!)
However, I wouldn't have made it through without the user who goes by the alias Cobe571. Without him linking his guide, I would be Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-10746974416694132262011-09-13T12:32:00.000+08:002011-09-13T12:32:20.129+08:00Steady"Steady movement is more important than speed, much of the time. So long as there is a regular progression of stimuli to get your mental hooks into, there is room for lateral movement. Once this begins, its rate is a matter of discretion."
- Corwin, Prince of AmberReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-75775011025845642392011-09-07T09:23:00.001+08:002011-09-07T09:26:20.947+08:002011-Aug-07 PhotographyMemories taken last 2011_Aug_07 during the "It's a Doll Thing" Openshoot held at La Mesa Ecopark, Quezon City, Philippines.
Snuck out from the crowd and shot these. ;)
Hope you like them. I'd love to hear your constructive criticisms too. Bring it on, please.
-Reyn
Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-57795847151666428192011-09-01T16:32:00.000+08:002011-09-01T16:32:41.575+08:00New Compositor Nodes Patch for BlenderTo those of you who likes to play around Blender's Compositor Nodes, this is good news (well, it was great news for me at least!). BlenderArtists user -efbie- has recently made a patch that adds a few compositor nodes, some of which I'm very eager to try out myself.
My top two favorites: Vibrance and HCL. :)
http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?229238-Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-72627443900107022562011-08-25T17:47:00.001+08:002011-08-25T17:50:43.937+08:00Blender 2011 Siggraph Demo ReelAt long last, Mike Pan was able to post online the glitch-free version of the Blender Demo Reel that was presented at 2011 Siggraph. It contains works from fellow Blender artists around the world. I'm very happy that Blender is slowly moving in to the industry and is being recognized for.
Thanks so much to Mike Pan for the inclusion. ;)
Watch the video below:
Credits go to (in order of Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-85416523214184292752011-08-24T17:45:00.001+08:002011-08-24T17:46:39.730+08:00Realtime Preview of Procedural TexturesI've been thinking about this for over a year already and haven't found the right words to explain it, I do hope now I do.
Since I started with 3D years ago, I haven't been able to find a way to preview in realtime the procedural textures that are mapped to a surface. To those of you who are not aware, procedural textures are mathematically-computed textures that represents some elements like Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-37158310916890167812011-08-23T17:03:00.003+08:002011-08-24T10:21:24.761+08:00Constraints (Still and Video)Howdy, everyone! The busy world is starting to creep on me. However, I still, as much as I could, to find time to doodle around with some CG stuff and what not.
I present to you my latest Blender test, something like an exercise. Just something to feed my urge for some personal and self-decided artwork. This was initially inspired by The Thinker by Auguste Rodin.
The music in the video is byReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-18044954033863914022011-08-17T08:32:00.000+08:002011-08-17T08:32:28.652+08:00The Good Side of EverythingI recently received a text message from my dad and I thought I'd share it to you as well. Probably something to start your day with.
"Life is hard because we see the obstacles not the geals.
It is painful because we see the tears not the smiles.
Many are rejected because we see their faults not their righteous deeds.
They are also weak because we see their failures not their success.
ItReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-45875616680902614162011-08-11T12:37:00.000+08:002011-08-11T12:37:22.247+08:00One of THE BEST UI Improvements in Blender by BassamOh, wow, this is verrrrrrRy exciting! It made my day. Right before my eyes, it "flashed" how flexible, programmable, and powerful Blender 2.5 is in the right hands and the right mind.
This demo was done in Siggraph 2011 as a proof of what I just stated above. And surprisingly, it was presented by none other than Bassam Kurdali himself, all hail. ;)
Oh, boy, gotta love Blender. Weeeeee! CheckReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-12201468780581577192011-08-10T12:41:00.001+08:002011-08-10T12:44:15.871+08:00Blender 2.59 Splash Screen Selection
Ben, Hjalti, and I have almost come to a conclusion, well, a top two from the huge amount of selection. And did I mention we've had couple of headaches? Man it was very very difficult to choose and decide which ones go in and out and why.
Anyhow, we're happy that it now comes down to two choices, much easier (or not) to choose now than before.
I'll keep you guys posted which one we declareReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-31153411480530581112011-08-03T22:07:00.000+08:002011-08-03T22:07:24.737+08:00Unlimited Detail Real-Time RenderingDuring the past months, I came across this interesting technology which presented unlimited detail on polygons for real-time viewing, just like you would in games. All I thought, this technology naturally died due to the long absence. But just recently, the same group which presented the mind-boggling tech has returned with some announcements. I really couldn't tell how this would go, but see Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-74047090246445741292011-08-02T11:26:00.002+08:002011-08-02T11:30:05.598+08:00What Will MatterThe CEO and President of the company I'm working with lent us this bond paper with a scanned page on it containing an article (probably from a newspaper). And it contains the words by Francis J. Kong which you'll read below. I thought I'd share the same experience I felt and realized after reading the words and hopefully, you'll find the messages worth imbibing.
"What will matter is not what Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-81035354672453167532011-07-26T09:25:00.000+08:002011-07-26T09:25:02.504+08:00Blender 2.59 Splash Contest DEADLINE
You might have read my previous post last July 22 about the Blender 2.59 splash screen contest announced a few weeks ago. If not, you can head back to http://reynantem.blogspot.com/2011/07/blender-259-splash-contest.html.
Sooooo, to those of you wondering, the deadline is already announced and we're expecting to see all entries by that time and probably announce the winner a day after that.
Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-24600212215417627782011-07-25T12:34:00.001+08:002011-07-25T12:35:24.011+08:00New Dilation for Texture Filtering
Weeeee! Check out this cool new feature recently implemented on Blender's texture baker; now I won't have to really really have to hide my marked seams just to work around the not-so-seamless textures (before) that were baked.
Thanks to Sergey for the post on the Blender Development Blog.
Here's the link to the post itself:
http://code.blender.org/index.php/2011/07/Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-22962310067090315102011-07-22T15:58:00.001+08:002011-07-22T15:58:33.183+08:002011 48 Hour Film Project Commencing!
It's this time of year again (why do I keep saying this?) and the Richmond 48 Hour Film Project is back. This time, to shake again the film-making industry, with a bit of twist.
For more info on this, check http://www.48hourfilm.com/richmond/
Led by some guys crazier than me, we as part of the Hand Turkey Studios is joining in this blast! I will be joining in as one of the artists from Team Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-4046119936782370832011-07-22T11:56:00.001+08:002011-07-22T11:57:40.264+08:00Blender 2.59 Splash Contest
It's this Blender time again where the Blender community is calling to artists to put their best work forward to be selected as Blender's splash screen. Do you want to see your own artwork seen every time you fire up your app? Now is your chance.
Due to my queer absence lately from my mailbox, updates, and such, I only got the chance to view whatever I could a few hours ago. I recently Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-3710560150925135512011-07-14T08:08:00.000+08:002011-07-14T08:08:31.600+08:00Packt Pub Open Source Titles Campaign
Hi, all! I've been recently informed by Packt Publishing regarding their campaign on the open source titles they have. That includes book titles by some of our author friends in the Blender community.
Anyhow, to those of you interested in checking the books out, you can head over to the link below:
http://www.packtpub.com/article/packts-best-selling-open-source-books-offer
Have fun Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-52681959094745823732011-07-12T17:49:00.001+08:002011-07-13T07:45:43.170+08:00Blender 2.58 Ambient Occlusion Baking ProblemUPDATE (2011_Jul_13):
Someone posted a reply below, I'm assuming his alias is lmg. He pointed out a cool workaround to this problem; by selecting all the meshes in the scene and have the AO receiver the active selection, then do the Baking. It works quite well! And I'm pretty satisfied with this method too, where you can isolate objects you don't want to create occlusion (if ever there's a Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-21920622552184885342011-07-05T10:06:00.000+08:002011-07-05T10:06:19.881+08:00Blender 2.5 Dynamic Paint WavesI just couldn't help but to repost the amazing Dynamic Paint Wave by MiikaH. It is just overflowing with jaw-dropping awesomeness (yes, I say that a lot). And the problem is, I couldn't clearly describe how amazed I am at the recent demo he showed. I'm really hoping this gets merged to trunk soon. But it wouldn't hurt me to try the custom builds. So without further ado, watch the video belowReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-35240658200109130332011-07-01T08:01:00.000+08:002011-07-01T08:01:16.288+08:00Video: Leave MeToday I share with you a video that will take a few minutes off your life yet will inspire you emotionally. Credits to Andrew Price for sharing this in one of his Twitter posts.
To those of you who love photography, this is definitely for you. :)
-ReynReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-21774018514287656342011-06-30T15:18:00.000+08:002011-06-30T15:18:20.413+08:00SIGGRAPH 2011 Tech. Papers Video PreviewSIGGRAPH just keeps getting more and more - well, uhmmm - heart-pumping and exciting! As much as I would like to attend this year, I'll probably pass for now and will dream of the day until I'd be able to go there.
Anyhow, for some awesomeness delight, you can check the video below.
More info here > http://www.siggraph.org/s2011/Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-62175069538031674322011-06-30T12:46:00.000+08:002011-06-30T12:46:59.432+08:00Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates UsHere's a video I recently came across while doing on a link-clicking mania. It shows what motivates us as individuals and workers. I'll take some of your time and have you watch this, and don't miss a thing he says.
Some of you open source advocates and Blender fans out there might relate to this pretty well.
By the way, the talk is from Dan Pink's talk at the RSA.
Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-20571446644238950732011-06-28T08:14:00.001+08:002011-06-28T08:16:45.337+08:00PacktPub Blender 2.5 Books GoodnessJust recently, Packt Publishing - the same publishing company that hosts majority of my tutorials - has released two great Blender books, namely; Blender 2.5 Character Animation Cookbook by Virgilio Vasconcelos (check the promotional video here http://vimeo.com/virgilio/blender-animation-cookbook) and Blender 2.5 HOTSHOT by John E. Herreño.
Below are the preview links to these books (click Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-53442063278440515142011-06-10T11:45:00.000+08:002011-06-10T11:45:24.989+08:00Behind - Vancouver Film SchoolWhile looking for something to keep me motivated, I came across Vancouver Film School's short titled "Behind", created by VFS student Ga Young Back. It clearly shows how a great plot and story can move emotions and influence the entirety of a film. This really made my day. ^_^
Have fun!Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-39544021078405221842011-05-23T10:32:00.005+08:002011-05-23T12:30:12.635+08:00Blender 2.5 Realtime PhysicsFollowing the latest developments of Blender, it's almost impossible to keep up at pace if you slack off and wait for the official ones to bloom. Recently, we've been informed and blown away by Blender Cycles (Blender 2.5's realtime rendering engine). If you haven't been updated yet, check these links:http://www.blendernation.com/stream/tag/blender-cycles/http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Dev:Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-25482694918675120952011-05-20T09:34:00.005+08:002011-05-20T11:53:18.459+08:00Do You Want a 'Making Of' of Slumber?Hi! After reading the comments in my previous post (http://reynantem.blogspot.com/2011/05/architectural-renders-criticisms-needed.html), I felt so inspired to write another blog post, however unrelated to the previous one in some ways.I have been exchanging emails with my friend Miguel Lebron from Germany for a couple of months now. And he recently suggested something cool (I guess?) - to createReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-59662048231113927462011-05-19T14:22:00.006+08:002011-05-19T14:59:13.625+08:00Architectural Renders (Criticisms Needed)Hi, everyone! You might have noticed my inactivity lately. However, I am always trying to find time to post something worthy and related.I have been working with an architectural company for a couple of months now. We are doing architectural visualization for a variety of clients - local and abroad. My main responsibilities include: shading, lighting, secondary modeling, secondary texturing, Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-18164274669795746442011-05-08T09:18:00.011+08:002011-05-08T09:56:36.156+08:00Butter's RecoveryNote: This post is non-CG related.You might remember Butter, the kitten we adopted and became part of our family. If you don't, you can check the photos below to see some lovely snapshots of his life.He came home a while ago after a few days of not coming back, and we wondered where had been. We were very shocked to see our little cat wounded, in fact, he was flayed. We don't know how and whenReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-11794553288860658612011-05-05T15:02:00.007+08:002011-05-05T16:08:09.231+08:00Ice Cubes (with .blend)I was recently approached by my fellow Blenderhead and online friend, Kewl, asking about an ice shader similar to the one seen in the post 'Cuboid Aliens' by onetwothreesquare (http://onetwothreesquare.blogspot.com/2011/05/cuboid-aliens.html) and the original concept came from Emanuele Tenderini (http://emanueletenderini.blogspot.com/2011/01/dei-2.html). I thought I'd give it a try. So I did a Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-24626246236497490202011-05-05T10:13:00.005+08:002011-05-05T11:24:18.299+08:00Colors-Video“There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again.”- Elizabeth LawrenceThis is a camera-animated version of my recent still image which you can see here http://reynantem.blogspot.com/2011/05/colors-still.htmlMusic by JFBSAUVE and pcaeldries from freesound.org.Made with Blender, GIMP, and Audacity.
Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-78761629354281326402011-05-05T09:24:00.005+08:002011-05-05T15:54:49.533+08:00Colors-StillHi, everyone! I'm back again with a new small project which I was recently inspired with. This was created with Blender. I had so much fun! I hope you do too.I'll follow-up this post with the camera-animated version of this project, stay tuned. ;)“There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again.”- Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-51683391185315343082011-04-26T16:03:00.019+08:002011-04-26T19:13:30.818+08:00Personal CG and Animation RetrospectHi! It's been a while since my last post here. And with the Easter vacation done (which I badly miss), there's nothing left to do but to think of good times and go back to the normal routines we use to do.And speaking of which, after meditating a while back, I decided to create a blog post featuring (yes, a shameless plug indeed) some of my past works (hand picked for you) and a little story Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-3866619147178721732011-04-19T10:07:00.000+08:002011-04-19T10:09:10.142+08:00Love and HateHi, everyone!I recently came across a short video on Vimeo portraying love and hate towards job and generally the things we do in life. Love when all things we do work out right the things we expect them to be and hate when everything just gets messed up.After all, it's all really up to you, it's how you make out of it. If you want to live a happy life, think positive; if you want to perish andReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-8393270228438385402011-04-14T08:59:00.003+08:002011-04-14T09:06:37.225+08:00Blender 2.57 Released!Yay! The long wait is over. The 2.57 stable release is now out! More feature additions and thousands of bug fixes.Check out the following links for more info:http://www.blendernation.com/2011/04/13/blender-2-57-released/http://www.blender.org/development/release-logs/blender-257/http://www.blendercookie.com/2011/04/13/blender-2-57-is-released-video-overview/Congratulations, Blender Foundation Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-68971035302403189662011-04-03T14:17:00.002+08:002011-04-03T14:22:37.711+08:00(Photography) April 2 PatternsReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-39569804587283860842011-04-01T09:55:00.004+08:002011-04-01T10:03:37.794+08:00Blender IBL and Physics TestThis is a follow-up video to the HDRi and Image-based Lighting test I did a few weeks ago which you can find on a post here http://reynantem.blogspot.com/2011/03/blender-image-based-lighting-test.html.A simple proof of concept on how Blender handles scenes based on HDR images acting as global illuminators.Made with: Blender 2.56Music: Breaking Free by LazulBlender IBL and Physics Test from Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-64613904980925775002011-03-24T08:40:00.007+08:002011-03-24T09:16:29.613+08:00Blender Image-based Lighting Test (with .blend)I've recently encountered a post on BlenderNation (http://blendernation.com) about HDRI Tools for sIBL in Blender. Though I haven't had the chance to test out the tools provided in that page yet, I refreshed my thoughts on HDRi (High Dynamic Range Imaging/Images) and IBL (Image-based Lighting) inside of Blender, which is a capable tool in this regard. Take note that I didn't use any lamps at all Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-17498110591819262452011-03-18T13:17:00.006+08:002011-03-18T14:46:24.291+08:00Blender 2.5 Build ErrorsAnd yet here's another rant on compiling Blender 2.5.An hour ago, I decided to build Blender and get the latest updates from SVN. But at the end of the build process, I have been presented with an error message that looks like this:scons: *** [/home/reyn/blender-svn/build/linux2/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_C-API.o]Error 1scons: *** [/home/reyn/blender-svn/build/linux2/intern/audaspace/Python/Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-49202471848973185802011-03-10T10:07:00.004+08:002011-03-10T11:40:11.310+08:00Gummy Blend FileHi there, Blenderheads!In relation to my Blenderartist.org post, which you can find here > http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?t=210358&p=1802556#post1802556, I have provided a video showing the node composite passes I did. Additionally, I'm sharing with you my scene setup, with a couple of things like the gummy animation effect, lighting, etc.You can download the .blend file from Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-43756737977484954162011-03-09T10:53:00.002+08:002011-03-09T12:00:27.544+08:00Gummy Node Composite PassesHi! Just thought I'd post my node composite pass on my previous video doodle titled "Gummy" (see previous post here > http://reynantem.blogspot.com/2011/02/gummy.html). Have fun!Made with Blender 2.56.Gummy Node Composite Passes from Reynante Martinez on Vimeo.Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-24240897294471187402011-03-08T14:22:00.005+08:002011-03-08T15:08:45.684+08:00Compiling Blender 2.5 and Python 3.2: Sucess!Yes! I finally got around to building Blender 2.5 and Python 3.2 in my system smoothly (though with some minor bumps here and there). Some of you might have read my previous post about compile errors with Blender 2.5 (check it here http://reynantem.blogspot.com/2011/03/blender-25-compile-errors.html). All these thanks to Blender users Sergof, Dalai Felinto, Floft, Jonathan Williamson, and Kewl Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-56864153193528618822011-03-08T10:35:00.005+08:002011-03-08T10:53:06.639+08:00Blender 2.5 Compile ErrorsHi, Blenderheads! I need you help. Just a few hours ago, before firing up Blender 2.5 in Linux, I updated it via SVN by compiling using Scons. Please pardon me for my ignorance on such technical stuff, I just really couldn't get my way out of this.Yesterday, after running the same build commands (which I compressed into one batch file), everything went smoothly and Blender 2.5 was successfully Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-8962100231833487162011-03-02T08:48:00.008+08:002011-03-02T09:08:10.606+08:00Photographer in the MakingIt's really very surprising how the youth (especially those really young ones) these days adapt to change and fluidly versatile to the ever-changing state of time and technology.Just last week, while we were on a small family gathering, I had the day's greatest opportunity to shoot my nephew while on his agitated creative state -- by that, I mean not simply drawing doodles on walls or stuff. WhatReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-40741561952895686272011-03-01T11:16:00.003+08:002011-03-01T11:32:39.413+08:00Photoshop Tutorial: Creating a Dreamy EffectPhew! My very first photoshop tutorial is now up in youthedesigner (http://youthedesigner.com). I hope you could find it helpful and fun, especially to the photo enthusiasts out there.You can check the tutorial over at http://www.youthedesigner.com/2011/02/28/a-quick-photo-editing-tutorial-creating-a-dreamy-effect-on-photoshop/And as always, if you have any tutorial suggestions and comments, Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-35003290794564063432011-02-27T05:57:00.001+08:002011-02-27T06:11:20.599+08:00GummyMade with Blender 2.5Music by DJ Aibre.Gummy from Reynante Martinez on Vimeo.Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-22247728986948616042011-02-25T13:17:00.005+08:002011-02-25T13:41:35.559+08:00Book Review: Blender 3D Architecture, Buildings, and SceneryHi, everyone!A few months ago, Packt Pub gave me the wonderful opportunity to review one of their Blender books titled "Blender 3D Architecture, Buildings, and Scenery" by Allan Brito.And without further hesitation, I went ahead and read the entirety of the book, hoping to at least gather some info that would be valuable to my day job as an architectural visualizer; but it went more than just Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-63047495772521616692011-02-22T11:05:00.003+08:002011-02-22T11:13:47.654+08:00Just Another Day in a Blender Artist's LifeJust had this crazy idea to record myself, I mean my hands, while at work today. I glimpsed at my hands while working and wow, I was surprised to see Blender's hotkeys in action. This is really uber boring stuff but just wanted to share.By the way, it's a texturing process I'm doing on the vid. Unfortunately, I couldn't show you what I'm working on. ^_^
Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-49475024312877492792011-02-21T09:30:00.003+08:002011-02-21T09:53:51.787+08:00LytMunkis Intro Clip Version 1Some time last week, I was lucky to have some time to play around with version 1 of the intro clip for LytMunkis, our photography group (or so we call it). The whole process was quick and dirty, since I had to make do the entire thing. And hopefully, next time I find quality time, version 2 will get on its way. ^_^Made with Blender, by the way.Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-74018787886906217612011-02-17T12:40:00.003+08:002011-02-17T12:45:43.957+08:00GIMP Tutorial: Just in time for ValentinesLet's pretend it is. ^_^Here's the second tutorial I wrote with youthedesigner.com, in time for the love season.If you haven't had the chance to check out the previous GIMP tutorial we did, please head over to http://www.youthedesigner.com/2011/02/07/a-design-tutorial-on-creating-shiny-buttons-with-gimp/And here's a link to the GIMP Valentine Tutorial: http://www.youthedesigner.com/2011/02/15/Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-41320558107971273712011-02-15T15:35:00.004+08:002011-02-15T15:43:20.919+08:00Blender's Particle Textures ReincarnatedYes, yes, yes! You read it from the title. But there's more to it than just that. There have been many many many improvements in Blender's particle system, this we owe a lot to Janne Karhu (aka Jahka) and all to the Blender developers (most of which does voluntarily) who has been dedicating their time and effort to improving Blender as we see it now.I have long been waiting for this feature to Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-55518044391998214482011-02-09T10:20:00.004+08:002011-02-09T10:51:07.612+08:00GIMP Tutorial: Creating Shiny ButtonsHi! Recently, I have had a great opportunity of teaming up with YouTheDesigner (http://youthedesigner.com), a part of the UPrinting.com Network, and an inspirational design site in my opinion.It has been a while since I last talked about GIMP designs and such, and with youthedesigner contacting me, I felt really honored, thus giving me an opportunity to better play around with GIMP and refresh inReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-56747061673392787032011-02-02T10:51:00.007+08:002011-02-02T10:56:21.472+08:00Blender Node Editor TransparencyI have been so shocked with this news from the community. Our ever-so-kind Phonybone has added transparency feature to Blender's node editor backdrop, which is, in my personal opinion, sooooooo sick! I'm loving it! Thank you so much, Phonybone!Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-61118619924301605312011-01-24T11:22:00.004+08:002011-01-24T11:23:39.210+08:00Blog Update!Just added some fancy image buttons (at the right portion of this page) that link to my Facebook and Twitter accounts (in case you're interested with these colorful and fancy stuff). Hey, I'm social, but not soooo social. ^_^Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-83965784504309058222011-01-17T14:52:00.004+08:002011-01-17T14:59:12.875+08:00Renderosity Last Week in the Gallery (3rd Edition)Thank you sooooo much again to Renderosity for choosing one of my latest photographs for the Renderosity Last Week in the Gallery (3rd Edition), it is always an honor to be included in the amazing selection.I hope my grand father is still alive to see his photograph in the gallery. May you rest in peace, grandpa. We love you.Here's a link to the gallery > http://backroom.renderosity.com/~photo/Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-84780333824339632292011-01-14T11:58:00.003+08:002011-01-20T15:38:31.559+08:00Goodbye, GrandpaMy grandpa passed away just a few hours ago. May he rest in peace. We'll miss you, papang. ='(Here's the last photo I took of him just a few weeks ago http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150153232472166&set=a.10150128687532166.330443.548822165http://reynante.daportfolio.com/gallery/322887Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-27231030188309355792011-01-10T17:46:00.003+08:002011-01-10T17:53:14.132+08:00I'm SocialHi, all! I really have nothing much to showcase lately, Blender and GIMP-wise. I've been very busy with some personal stuff (primarily photography related) and office work. Anyhow, I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm still social no matter what. You can find my tiny updates on Facebook and Twitter that you wouldn't otherwise find here (blogging can sometimes be tedious).Here are my Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-59095081356418771442011-01-09T18:38:00.001+08:002011-01-09T18:40:26.480+08:00(Photography) Portfolio UpdatedHi, everyone! I've recently updated my photography portfolio. You can check it here > http://reynante.daportfolio.com/gallery/322887Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-59505919942663866012011-01-06T10:50:00.001+08:002011-01-06T10:52:07.530+08:00A Love Note to CarlaWarning: Non-Blender and Non-GIMP related.Carla, my baby girl, I know this might sound too cheesy and irrelevant, even more so I'm writing this out of the blue, not our anniversary, nor a special occasion, but since every hour of my life with you is a dream come true, it feels like everyday is indeed our anniversary and a valentine's day.It has been 5 years of momentous living with you and Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-8349559872282275452010-12-21T12:38:00.003+08:002010-12-21T12:45:48.535+08:00Depth of Field (A Nikon D5000 Short)Lately, I've really been having so much fun filming (category?) with Naomi (my Nikon D5000). I really wanted to test and gauge what the d-movie mode could offer "out of the box" and using the lens kit (18-55mm) that comes with it. It had been a bumpy ride, but overall, the fun and excitement it came along with has far surpassed the problems that I met along the way.Below you can see the productReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-76410575806122145892010-12-13T15:12:00.004+08:002010-12-13T15:14:56.596+08:00Thanks, Renderosity!Yay! Thanks so much to Renderosity for choosing one of my recent photographs titled "Plunge" to be one of the selected few in their Last Week in the Gallery 50 selection. I'm very honored to be one of them. Cheers!Here's a link to the photos > http://backroom.renderosity.com/~photo/LWitG_10/LWitG_50.xhtmlReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-13701988008762037322010-12-13T13:04:00.002+08:002010-12-13T13:08:44.114+08:00(Photography) Portfolio UpdatedI've been drowning in photography lately and have forgotten to update my portfolio one way or the other. Somehow, I managed to kick it a bit.Here's my photography portfolio updated > http://reynante.daportfolio.com/gallery/322887Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-84719999488739217532010-12-09T13:01:00.002+08:002010-12-09T13:04:04.392+08:00(Photography) PlungeShot at Mall of Asia. December 4, 2010.Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-33792371351472977452010-12-09T08:50:00.004+08:002010-12-09T12:04:54.190+08:002010-Dec-04 SILIP TripLast December 4, 2010, we, the SILIP (Seeing Images of Life in Photography) Camera Club members and officers, had the opportunity to travel to Metro Manila to attend the FPPF (Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation) Christmas Party, which by the way, was soooo much fun (figuring we're only six on the group who came over, that makes technically a crowd already). It's nice to see fellowReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-16162281552344094642010-12-08T08:33:00.004+08:002010-12-08T08:46:23.862+08:00Packt Publishing Blender BooksJust recently, I've been given a great opportunity to receive electronic copies of some of the best Blender books offered by PacktPub and am very fortunate to review some of them.In the meantime, you can check some unique links of the books below and soon enough I'll be posting my own reviews of them:Blender 2.5 Lighting and Rendering by Aaron W. PowellBlender 3D 2.49 Architecture, Buildings, andReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-60081001086147738162010-12-03T15:41:00.002+08:002010-12-03T15:45:33.223+08:00(Photography Contest) SantaPlease vote/like my entry to PhotoworldManila Cycle 4 contest. I shot this image of my niece while she's at a very deep sleep. Thank you so much! ^_^Here's a link to the photo:http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150129208162166&set=o.128752563825596Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-26450993049296539982010-12-02T18:06:00.003+08:002010-12-02T18:59:36.551+08:00(Photography) Leftover"It stays on, forever..."After having been inspired instantly, I decided to take my camera and go shooting somewhere two meters away from my desk. ^_^Shot with a Nikon D5000.Reynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512146548008784251.post-35405763398115965932010-11-30T13:26:00.004+08:002010-11-30T13:31:15.743+08:00Multi-touch Blender 3DHi, everyone! I've recently got news from my friend Brett Hartshorn regarding his current Blender project hosted at Kickstarter. The project's name is "Multi-touch Blender 3D". He's taking Blender into another level of "usefulness".To give your support and to know more about the project, please proceed here > http://kck.st/g50qAAReynante Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105678929254868408noreply@blogger.com2