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Lightroom 4.0 and Gallery 3

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Taz

Since my last post about setting up Gallery 3 on ISP Config 3 and using a free Lightroom publishing plugin, Lightroom 4.0 was released.  While the free plugin worked in the Lightroom 4 beta, it doesn’t work in the released version. … Continue reading →

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Gallery3 on ISPConfig3

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Taz

Writing this mainly to keep a record of what needs to be done in case I have the same problem again as I setup more ISPConfig servers/Gallery3 sites. I’ve had multiple picture galleries online over the years and have tried … Continue reading →

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Snowflakes

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Taz

Well it’s been a while since I posted anything here.  Been too busy with work to spend time doing anything else.  However, after making some paper snowflakes, I was inspired to try making a 3D one in Blender using the … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 17, 2011 by Taz

Been working on the next installment of the Nature Academy training series.  How to make realistic rocks using Blender.  I’m amazed with the results.

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Nature Academy: Grass

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Taz

Been a little while since I posted here, but things are settling down in my life a little, just waiting to close on our house now and then move in and start our new lives together.  Anyways, here’s my first … Continue reading →

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Asteroid Animation

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Taz

Andrew Price over at Blender Guru recently released a new tutorial on how to make a realistic looking asteroid using some really simple modifiers and simple tools.  Some of the specific things he shows you are how to use displacement … Continue reading →

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3D Polaroid Screensaver for Windows

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Taz

I’ve been looking for a decent, 3d picture screensaver for a long time.. Tonight I finally stumbled upon one which works great with my dual/quad monitor setups. One of the best parts is, it’s FREE!!!  Check it out at  http://photoscreensaver.codeplex.com/

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Tanya’s Music

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Taz

Here are some samples of my wifes’s songs. 01-AudioTrack 01 02-AudioTrack 02 03-AudioTrack 03 04-AudioTrack 04 05-AudioTrack 05

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1st 3D Character 50% done

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Taz

Well I’ve spent the last month going through a Tutorial (off and on) provided by BlenderCookie.com on how to use Blender 2.5. I’ve just finished the modeling section and am about to start with the Texturing/Materials section and then on … Continue reading →

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Truth Remains

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Taz

Working on a logo for a band, here’s the concepts so far…

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