If you are a All-Access Patron or higher this month (August2020) you'll have received a direct message with a download link.
Here is the project file for episode 10! I've cleaned it up a bit and prepped it for appending into any scene. Just append the Laser System collection and you're good to go! Enjoy.
-chris
2020-08-13 00:56:23 +0000 UTC View Post
In this exciting episode we create a laser particle system that explodes into a secondary particle system of sparks when it hits an object. We also look at how to turn particles on, off and then on again! Something technically impossible for blender to do! This overly complex walk-through is all you'll ever need to understand how to make particles dynamically react to each oth...
2020-08-13 00:50:18 +0000 UTC View Post
In this live session I start working on applying our laser system to the multi-turret setup of our spider bot using bones and bone constraints! I have to cut it a bit short but I'll have another stream later to finish things off. Thanks for watching!
2020-08-13 00:25:13 +0000 UTC View Post
In this exciting episode we discuss how to make explosions and some of the hidden issues you might run into. Have you ever tried to create a fire, smoke or explosion sim but it just won't appear in your render? This video is for you! We also work out how to optimise the explosion into a reusable texture we can place in any scene for real-time playback in Eevee! Hope you're excited! Let's ...
2020-08-13 00:23:38 +0000 UTC View Post
So this is an epic long stream - almost 3 hours of content. Naturally it's not all gripping, but hey, there's some good stuff here! Check out the end result of the stream:
Enjoy!
-Chris
2020-08-07 06:34:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is the latest live recording session, hope you enjoy it. I build on what we played around with in the last session and create a much more realised laser system. Enjoy!
-Chris
2020-07-24 03:43:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello team!
In Part 10 of our patron-only series we go over how to rig the hero ship. This tutorial covers some handy maths for converting integers into degrees and how to use that to setup effective drivers that do what we want them to! Hope you enjoy it!
-Chris
2020-07-22 14:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
If you are a All-Access Patron or higher this month (July2020) you'll have received a direct message with a download link.
Hello team!
Here is the project file for Part 9 of Epic Space Battles! Hope you enjoy picking it apart.
Thanks for the support!
-Chris
2020-07-21 03:35:10 +0000 UTC View Post
In this exciting episode we build the secret alien robot factory that our hero has come searching for. We cover a lot of cool tips and tricks like creating circular arrays of objects and glowing alien writing. Let's do it!
2020-07-21 03:26:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a cool quick tip for creating alien writing on an asteroid... because you'll never know when you might need to!
2020-07-21 03:17:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Ever wondered how to make the array modifier create objects in a circle instead of a straight line? This Quick Tip is for you!
2020-07-21 03:16:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Everyone,
Here's the live recording from last week. Hope you enjoy this deep dive into building a lasers system for the upcoming episodes.
Thanks for watching!
-Chris
2020-07-21 03:14:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi gang,
Here's the live stream recording I did for part 9 if you missed it. Hope you enjoy!
-Chris
2020-07-13 22:32:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Team,
Here is the final modelling tutorial for the hero space ship! Hope you've enjoyed the process so far! In this episode we put in the final touches as well as fix a few issues along the way. Have fun with it!
-Chris
2020-07-12 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
If you are a All-Access Patron or higher this month (July2020) you'll have received a direct message with a download link.
Here is the project file for part 8! Hope you enjoy playing around with the scanner material! Enjoy!
2020-07-07 22:50:25 +0000 UTC View Post
If you are a All-Access Patron or higher this month (July2020) you'll have received a direct message with a download link.
Hi everyone! Here is the project file for part 7 be sure to check out the lighting changes I made to the first two shots and compare them to what we had in episode 4. It's a great example of what you can achieve with some small lighting changes. Also, you'...
2020-07-07 21:23:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Surprise! Episode 8 is ready early (for once!) I hope you enjoy it. I'll keep it available for the next few days, so catch it while you can. Once I schedule the premiere it will no longer be available until after the premiere. Enjoy!
2020-07-07 20:37:24 +0000 UTC View Post
In this exciting episode we cover a lot of ground! First we go over how to append a separate blender file into our main scene. Then we animate our scanner droid and map out the next two shots following him into the asteroid field. We'll add in some volumetrics to create atmosphere and go over some cool tricks for how to use a music track directly in blender to inform your animation....
2020-07-07 20:26:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Team!
This is the second live recording session I did for episode 7, it's an epic 3 hour stream so bonus points if you watch all of it :-) It looks like this will be turning into two episodes! In this live stream we cover a lot of ground: importing the scanner bots, setting up their animation, creating two new shots and building a detailed laser scanner. Oh, and we add volumetric...
2020-07-01 04:00:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi team!
Here's the next bonus episode for Epic Space Battles. In this episode we pick up where we left off creating the hero ship model. We cover some cool tricks and start adding in the finer details to really bring the ship to life. Enjoy!
-Chris
2020-07-01 03:56:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Team!
This live session ended up being more of an experiment than an actual episode. Still, we hit on some cool ideas and had some interesting discoveries. Hope you enjoy it!
Thanks!
-Chris
2020-06-26 01:31:27 +0000 UTC View Post
If you are a All-Access Patron or higher this month (June2020) you'll have received a direct message with a download link.
Hello team!
Here's the project file from episode 6 - the final scanner bot! Hope you have fun playing around with the rig. This should be a blast to animate. Thanks again for your support!
-Chris
2020-06-23 20:41:09 +0000 UTC View Post
In part 6 we'll be going over how to create a face rig for our scanner droid using nothing but materials! We'll be using empty objects to drive aspects of a shader along with a bunch of other cool tricks to build a digital screen with a single expressive eye. Let's get into it!
Hi Team,
In case you missed it, here's the live record I did for part 6. This one is quite a fun one with a lot of detours and wild results. A lot of this will hit the editing room floor before I release part 6 so I hope you enjoy all the extras. Stick around till the end where I discuss what's happening next in this series and show off the storyboards :-) Enjoy!
-...
2020-06-18 01:10:45 +0000 UTC View Post
If you are a All-Access Patron or higher this month (June2020) you'll have received a direct message with a download link.
Hello Patreon Team!
Here is the project file for part 5. I had a lot of fun making these guys - I hope you enjoy picking the project apart for yourself!
Thanks agian!
-Chris
2020-06-17 09:40:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello team!
Here is the next bonus episode for you to enjoy! In this episode we begin the process of modelling the hero ship. I hope you enjoy it!
2020-06-17 09:33:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi team! here's the live recording session I just did for part 5 of epic space battles. Hope you enjoy the extra content :-)
2020-06-12 01:19:33 +0000 UTC View Post
If you are a All-Access Patron or higher this month (June2020) you'll have received a direct message with a download link.
Hi team! Here is the next project file for you to have fun with. Be sure to check out the compositing setup :-) there's some cool stuff going on there I haven't covered yet in the tutorials. Hope you're enjoying the series!
2020-06-12 01:17:22 +0000 UTC View Post
In this patron-exclusive episode we create the materials for our spider bot. As usual, everything is going to be created using procedural nodes. Hope you're excited!
2020-06-07 14:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Team,
Here's something new for you to enjoy! I recorded for part 4 today as a live stream and now I'm posting up the raw, unedited session here as a Patron only exclusive. You'll get to see me make way more mistakes, and find out how I do the show with this behind the scenes look. Hope you enjoy it! Let me know what you think and if you'd like to see more like this in the f...
2020-06-05 02:11:44 +0000 UTC View Post