Once again I am taking a stab at 3D computer art. I’ve tried before and not gotten very far because I went about it all wrong for me. I tried getting a book and working through it and learning from the beginning. I really only do that when I go to school. If I’m learning on my own I usually jump right in then middle somewhere and then starting figuring it out.
So this time, I got the latest copy of Blender, which has a much improved interface. Then I found a few quick getting started videos. I still have a book or two which work great for reference. I keep moving my center point which totally messes up my transforms. Anyway, being able to look up the command to re-center the cursor has been helpful.
Here’s a shot of what I’ve been working on. It’s a big difficult to tell that it is meant to be from this angle. I spent one whole evening cutting that hole in the side of that cylinder. Of course as I write this I think of another way that might have been easier…hm, then again, maybe not.
Still, it’s a lot farther a long and more interesting to do it and figure it out instead of just following the book.
