Had a great chat with the Purple Puppet team purplepuppet.com about the upcoming #SHAPES shape-key editor for #blender3d today. Thanks for the great feedback.
SHAPES is currently in beta and looking incredible! #b3d #rigging #character #3danimation

#SHAPES for #Blender3d: Quick Tip 13

Easily overlooked: Blend Preview! Shape keys aren’t just about shape, but also about motion. A shape may look fine, but animation can show bad vertex movement. Repeated tweaks/checks are required 'til the deformation is final.

#b3d #rigtip #3danimation

Oh, yes it will be!

Since I’m still working on it it’s not yet available. But if you got through Gumroad you’ll be notified when it’s out.

(2/2)… all related shape keys. This means that with a click of a button you get a comple and mirrored setup. This is especially helpful if you have quite some poses attached to your RBF.
Dots this answer your question?

If i understand correctly this is exactly what happens here. The RBF setup, driven by a constrained pose bone and the driving shape keys, gets mirrored across. This creates a mirrored RBF Nodes group, mirrors all driver poses, references the opposite pose bone, and creates… (1/2)

🔥📣Just finished:
- Full integration of #RBFNodes into SHAPES for #Blender3d
- RBFNodes working with constraints.
- Mirroring of a complete RBFNodes setup with all shape keys.
- RBFNodes working with only two poses.

Thanks for sharing!
#b3d #blender #rigging #animation

Thanks for the shout out!

And it will even get better because the upcoming version supports constrained driver objects and and scene linking. This will be a huge step forward!

YouTube video by DemNikoArt Rigging an Aircraft Landing Gear - A Blender tutorial - Beginner Guide

My Landing Gear Rigging Tutorial is out now! 🚨

If you'd like to learn five rigging concepts in one video, you better watch this one 🦾
Wether it's IKs, springs or pistons, this includes all of them 😉

▶️ Watch it here: youtu.be/AJmtljO4iXM

#SHAPES for #Blender: Quick Tip 12

Easily remove partial shape key data to clean up shapes or remove unwanted influences. Makes use of selecting vertices which are affected by the shape key.

#b3d #Blender3D #rigging #rigtip #character #3danimation

Thanks mate!

Breakdown for the explainer animation for HANGAR A Express Delivery Network!
We simplified a complex logistics system into a clean, punchy animation.
We had a fun time bringing this one to life! Final video: vimeo.com/1091857254
#Explainer #Animation #3D #Logistics #DeliveryNetwork #MotionDesign

That was the initial teaser.

#SHAPES for #Blender: Quick Tip 11

Filter by Value is a highly useful and powerful, yet underrated feature. You can easily filter either partial or full values. This helps to find currently active channels when dealing with large rigs.

#b3d #Blender3D #rigging #rigtip

Thanks! Yes, I will check definitely.

Making some good progress with the core functions of #SHAPES for #Blender
Doesn't look like much but these pretty important for many workflows.
#b3d #Blender3D #rigtip #animation #rigging

The next steps are Combos and supporting the #RBFNodes add-on as a driver. I already have a version which finally supports constraints and also works in linked scenes. So, getting this all working has high-priority!

YouTube video by brave rabbit tools SHAPES - Shape Key Editor of Blender | Teaser

🔥 #SHAPES is coming to #Blender! 🔥
The industry-proven shape key editor, built by artists, for artists, is now in development for Blender.
Watch the teaser and get a first glimpse of what's coming.
#b3d #Blender3D #rigging #rigtip #animation #cgi
youtu.be/i3m95N6tRNM

The decision has been made: There is a new side-project! #SHAPES #Blender #b3d #animation #animation3d #rigging #rigtip #3d #3dart

My next film 'The Ballad of Pale Blue Dot' will be released later this summer. I'll be posting sneak peeks and behind the scenes stuff over the next few months!

#animation #shortfilm #geometrynodes #b3d #climatecrisis #earth

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#LinkView for #Blender also can assist in identifying meshes which aren't linked to any collection anymore and therefore are hidden data. Yes, you can see them in the Blend File View, but without any relation to anything. #3d #b3d #nodes #exploreYourScene

Hey #Blender users. How about graphing all direct and upstream users of a data block, for example an image texture? Makes it very easy to see where data is used and shared. #LinkView #addon to the rescue! #3d #b3d #nodes #exploreYourScene

If you are working on #macOS using #DaVinci #Resolve and struggle with getting your output match what you see in Resolve you might want to check these settings.
Also make sure that your Output Color Space and Gamma is set to 'Use timeline'.

This week I wrote developer guidelines for Blender & add-on devs, on how to work with the Slotted Actions that'll be introduced in Blender 4.4.

developer.blender.org/docs/feature...

#b3d #blender3d #developers #guidelines #devfund

The #LinkView #addon for #Blender is now ready to support Action Slots, new in Blender 4.4. #3d #b3d #rigtip #nodes #rigging #animation

The #LinkView #addon for #Blender will have the ability to find and display invalid drivers. Very helpful to reveal deleted data blocks and renamed properties. #3d #b3d #rigtip #nodes #rigging #animation

#artvsartist2024
I made a few things this year.
I made a course (two courses to be precise)
I made some projects (I need more)
I was laid off
I'm looking for a new job

Hoping 2025 will be more kind

Please like and share if you like my work

Recently I had the pleasure of being invited to the VFX Process podcast and talk about my work.
It was so much fun!

Watch the whole episode here: youtu.be/_UfFEMBx5eQ

#b3d #podcast #vfx