Seth Battis

One approach to modeling a fairly complex shape from reference photographs, using extrusion and subsurface division to match the organic contours of the object (mostly).

Blender Blender 2.65 extrude image model reference screencast tutorial

Adding Reference Background Images to Blender

4 months ago

by Seth Battis in Video

How to add reference images to Blender to assist in building complicated models.

background Blender Blender 2.65 image reference screencast tutorial

Boolean Modeling in Blender 2.6x

4 months ago

by Seth Battis in Video

A quick introduction to the basic concepts of boolean modeling in Blender 2.6x (which has been updated substantially), including some warnings about ways that boolean operations can go wrong.

Blender Blender 2.65 boolean model screencast tutorial

Modeling a Real-World Organic Shape in Blender from Reference Images

4 months ago

by Seth Battis in Video

A rough draft of a screencast on modeling a real-world object using reference images in Blender.

Blender Blender 2.65 extrude image model reference screencast tutorial

iMovie ’11: Creating Transitions Between Advanced Effects

6 months ago

by Seth Battis in Video

Setting up transitions between advanced effects in iMovie ’11 (e.g. side-by-side, picture-in-picture, etc.). It’s not pretty, but it works!

advanced iMovie iMovie '11 tutorial workflow

Viewing (and Understanding) New Media Rubrics

7 months ago

by Seth Battis in Video

A quick screencast to show you how to find (and then understand) the rubrics that I use for feedback in New Media I.

Blackboard Blackboard 8 feedback grade Grade Center rubric

Edit your My Classes List in Blackboard

8 months ago

by Seth Battis in Video

You can configure your My Classes list to show only the classes that you want to see — and only the parts of those classes that you’re interested in. Here’s how.

Blackboard Blackboard 8 screencast tutorial