Media

Modeling a Complex Shape from Reference Images

Seth Battis — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:35:33 +0000

Modeling a Shape from Reference Images

Seth Battis — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:34:07 +0000

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).

Adding Reference Background Images to Blender

Seth Battis — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:33:21 +0000

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

Boolean Modeling in Blender 2.6x

Seth Battis — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:32:32 +0000

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.

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

Seth Battis — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:29:52 +0000

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

iMovie ’11: Creating Transitions Between Advanced Effects

Seth Battis — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:49:46 +0000

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!

Viewing (and Understanding) New Media Rubrics

Seth Battis — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 22:44:50 +0000

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

Edit your My Classes List in Blackboard

Seth Battis — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:43:30 +0000

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.

Make your class available in Blackboard

Seth Battis — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:40:57 +0000

How to make your class available for students to see when they log into Blackboard

Depth of Field

Seth Battis — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:16:17 +0000

A quick run-through of how to set up a camera and a compositing pipeline to render with depth-of-field and focus.