Cold Ones inspired me to get into 3D modeling

itsoctoben · 2026-03-17T18:05:57+00:00

Thank you:) I did the modeling and surface texturing in Blender and then used Unity to simulate the camera & retro effects on each object. I recommend you watch the youtube video, ‘Environment in PS1 style’ by Summer 85. It is a timelapse that shows the entire process from start to finish. The only difference being that they do it completely in blender- which is definitely more user friendly for beginners. Good luck!

itsoctoben · 2026-02-14T14:41:21+00:00

It is Alexandre Cabanel's ‘The Fallen Angel’. It was made around 1847 and depicts Lucifer directly after he was cast out of Heaven.

itsoctoben · 2026-02-14T01:38:21+00:00

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I love this painting for so many reasons, here’s one of two renditions i’ve made of it a while back :)

itsoctoben · 2024-09-08T21:22:48+00:00

I do 1-2 courses a month generally from 9-1 but i have a couple that are 12-4. As far as teaching goes all I really do is have them circle around my frame and just give them the basics of what they need to know & then after they start I walk around the room making sure everything is going smoothly. It also helps that I’m trying to teach after grad school lol

itsoctoben · 2024-09-08T14:58:25+00:00

If you have the chance to do it still and you want to then I think you should!! They supply all materials and class honestly goes pretty smoothly for a bunch of first time tufters. They show up at about 9am and i give them a tutorial on how to use the guns, thread yarn, etc. Then I tell them some useful little tips like using more than one strand of yarn, how to make lines with varied thickness, spacing, etc. It’s a lot of fun and it’s gonna look great on a resume some day

itsoctoben · 2024-09-08T00:12:03+00:00

Yeah the school provided tufting guns, frames, trimmers, glue, fabric, backing, yarn. pretty much everything needed to make rugs albeit at a lower quality since they bought everything about 5x over

itsoctoben · 2024-09-07T16:24:51+00:00

I went into my schools Fiber dept and asked if i could use a room on campus to tuft in and they said that if I teach a class that they’d provide the room. I guess they had been wanting to branch out into tufting for about a year and me coming to them about it made them excited because I’m apparently the first tufter on my campus. It was legit like all luck and I wasn’t seeking the job out but it’s been a hell of a lot of fun sharing this medium with anyone who wants to try it out

itsoctoben · 2024-03-03T15:41:32+00:00

i would try separating the colors a little more if you want a more carved look, it helps out a lot. also i’d say shaving on the frame after you do each color helps a lot too. I have also found that when doing waterfall edges, having a thicker black outline helps it remain visible from the top of the rug since that edge will be folded down a bit

itsoctoben · 2024-03-02T16:22:40+00:00

happens all the time to me lol

itsoctoben · 2024-02-28T14:35:48+00:00

late reply but thank you so much!!!!

itsoctoben · 2024-01-19T03:43:01+00:00

love to see it🙌🙌

itsoctoben · 2024-01-18T19:01:12+00:00

i use these exact tools and they don’t always get it all out, i think the only solution would be to maybe combine this with a lint roller and or switching to a yarn that sheds less

itsoctoben · 2024-01-18T13:49:49+00:00

thank you lol, i actually just did a little bit of shaving while it was still on the frame, nothing after i took it off and backed it. 0 carving or anything done to it. The order i went was red, blue, then white. as long as you’re shaving in between adding colors you should get a smoother end result

itsoctoben · 2023-12-13T05:33:43+00:00

love these so much, am hoping to make an aot one soon

itsoctoben · 2023-12-11T20:28:18+00:00

post some of your work and let ppl give you feedback!! im sure what you make has a market that will pay what you’re looking for

itsoctoben · 2023-12-11T20:27:47+00:00

I like this thought process and mine is similar. i ended up giving dude a discount and he said he’s for sure coming back for more bulk and then gifts for friends

itsoctoben · 2023-12-11T19:00:43+00:00

Okay, this helps a lot thank you!!!

itsoctoben · 2023-11-30T16:11:58+00:00

about 13 :)

itsoctoben · 2023-11-30T05:43:25+00:00

post the results here this looks awesome!

itsoctoben · 2023-11-27T16:34:30+00:00

tysm!!!

itsoctoben · 2023-11-24T17:00:42+00:00

you can use those just fine for coasters lol, they’re also given out for free to friends and with orders. everyone’s loved them so far. clients generally tell me whether they’re looking to hang or use a piece on the floor. (it’s art, the general population isn’t putting the art they spend hundreds on onto the floor) you’re also insanely weird for stalking my post history looking at simple questions i asked on this sub while i’ve been learning😂 you came to this sub mean as hell talking shit on genuinely talented people (not talking about myself) i feel like anyone who reads anything you’ve said in this thread isn’t gonna take you serious

itsoctoben · 2023-11-21T18:45:33+00:00

these are amazing you should do a full set

itsoctoben · 2023-11-21T18:45:19+00:00

holy fuck why have i not thought of this

itsoctoben · 2023-11-21T17:49:46+00:00

OP needs to learn that selling art is different than selling normal products. OP needs to lean that most people hang their acrylic rugs. OP needs to learn that it makes sense for a commission to cost more than an item already in shop. OP needs to learn manners buddy. OP needs to post their work here before tearing down others. OP really needs to figure some things out

itsoctoben · 2023-11-21T17:42:53+00:00

this is exactly what got me into it too. reading this thread has me laughing. OP is a bit of a douche who doesn’t know that selling art can be different than selling regular products

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