b°wide NodePack – for Blender Here is my hand picked selection of NodeGroups i’ve created over the past 2-3 years. There’s everything, from simple little Tools, Materials, UberShaders to Compositing. Some are made quickly, on some i spent countless hours. With this first release i’ve put together some information about every NodeGroup. Not too much, but mainly what the NodeGroup is supposed to do. SNAP – Design your own furniture for your living space SNAP is a new assembly system with legs that can be attached to any flat surface. With SNAP you can easily transform any surface into exclusive and unique furniture, such as coffee table, bench or TV stand. It doesn’t let anything go to waste, not even an old bike wheel. SNAP is portable and easy to use.
» Procedural wood The next entry in this series is a much improved version of my procedural wood. This is how the current version looks: The node setup as of version 1.6: And here is a link to the blend file for those interested in trying out this material: 9 of best chocolate Oreo cakes that prove it’s the best cake on Earth I don’t know how about you, but I love chocolate Oreo cakes. I want these yummy cakes for my birthday party, and I wish I could grab out of the screen and just eat it. Oreo Cheesecake Chocolate Cake » Procedural rust The first entry in this Surface Knowledge series will be the now fully procedural metal rust material. This is how it looks: The node setup is a large and complex one, so I will post it here and answer any possible questions in the comments section: I will point out, though, that the topmost ColorRamp node is the one governing the amount of rust in the material, so play with it to set the rust to your content. Also depending on your scene and model you may want to adjust the scale value in the rust node group. Here is a link to the blend file for those who want to try the material themselves (I will probably do further improvements to it in the future, hence the versioning in the name).
12 ways to recycle old tree stump into beautiful flower planter or yard decoration With creative ideas, we can easily recycle old tree stumps and logs for beautiful planters or yard decorations with flowers in our yards. Hollow out the center of old tree stump and fill it with soil and seeds. Tree stump garden Via Bored Panda » Procedural orange skin Just as I announced in my previous post, here is a new entry in the Surface Knowledge series available for download. This is how the shared material looks like: Here is a look at the node setup:
Cute Sheep Chair by Takeshi Sawada The sheep chair with rounded looks is so adorable that I’d rather stand than sit. This cute sheep chair is specially designed for kids by Takeshi Sawada. Don’t worry – no animals were harmed when making this chair. » Procedural Stippled Finish You might have noticed the stippled finish in the background wall I used for my last scene. Stippled finish paint was very popular back in the eighties, so I created this material to get an old fashioned feel that would fit the vintage hardware portrayed in the scene. For the creation of this material I relied solely on procedural textures, so I have decided to release it as part of my Surface Knowledge series of fully procedural materials. Now you can use it to get this look in your scenes: As you can see in the screenshot below, the node setup is fairly simple compared to some of my other procedural materials: And here is the .blend file so you can freely use this material in you project:
10 truly delicious ice cream cakes you need to make in summer Summer is coming, some people will make delicious summer dessert at home, me too. What I want to make is ice cream cake, because it is light, fruity, and easy to make. These 10 ice cream cake recipes run the gamut from fruity and fresh to over-the-top indulgent. Are you ready for it? Orange Creamsicle Ice Cream Cake ( Recipe ) Easy No Bake Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Cake ( Recipe ) Home River Side Details Category: Dossiers Published on Thursday, 06 March 2014 12:07