Update #348602

Yeah, this is getting annoying. A real pain if you will. Haven't heard back from the licencing yet. So I'm kinda giving up on that for now and look for alternatives. I'm thinking of starting up 3Ds Max again till then, which will be yet another pain to install. I've clearly taken a way too long break already, mainly working on some game reviews and guides for another blog I share with my girlfriend. So I thought I should just get back here and do some simple tutorials for now and keep hoping for a reply. Again, sorry for the delay and all. For...

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Basic maintenance of a laptop/computer

I'm by no means an expert. I actually have a friend who I ask the more serious hardware and software things. But I do know the basics of how to treat a laptop. And so should you. 1) Breaks.  When using a laptop/computer for heavy-duty things like rendering, gaming or simply have way too many programs open at once, your laptop can and will get problems. Two of these problems, and probably the most important once, are Overheating and Ram breakdown. To avoid this, simply avoid using too many programs at once and take breaks. Not only you...

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Another Update

So it's been a while. Not much progress on the entire licence part, but there's a bit of good progress at least. I've convinced the correspondent to check if they can lengthen my Student trial, whereas I buy the R17 or by then, R18 version next year. I sent in my details and have yet to hear back from him. That's pretty much all there is to it. I'm still waiting, so still no tutorials so far. Meanwhile, here are some of the sites I used for tutorials. greyscalegorilla 3dbuzz thegnomonworkshop There are many others though, these I just used...

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Negotiating, dilemma's and more fun stuff

So in my previous update I said my Cinema licence expired. This was because it was a student version, which I got for a longer time than my school had planned. Which brings me now to the point where I have to buy my own professional version from a Maxon store, the creators of Cinema 4D. Buying a version of Cinema 4D is not really an easy task for someone who just graduated. Mainly because they do cost a lot. I'm in negotiations right now with a...

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Downgrade

This week, week 38, I'll have no tutorials uploaded. Hopefully next week once again, as I'm having some software problems now. And by that I mean, my licence expired and I'll have to downgrade for now. I don't have the €3.000,- to get a new licence right now. However in my current version, which is now a very restricted demo, I can still import older files. Just not save or export anything. Which luckily means that even if it would be taking longer to get a downgrade or new licence, I can always make tutorials of things I made previously. They'll...

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Tutorial: Textures - Strange Coins

In an earlier Showcase I made, I showed off a model of Strange Coins. A currency used in Bungies latest game, Destiny. While the model was created by a different person than myself, I did all textures on my own. And that's what I'm going to show this time.  On the left side you can see the top and perspective viewpoints of both sides of the coin, as textured by me. An old, golden coin with a darker bronze on the inside and a green, glowing...

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Health problems & Delayed tutorial

I haven't addressed this on my blog before and I wasn't planning to initially, as it's a tutorial-only blog. But getting a bit personal won't be a big deal I suppose. Anyway the point is, my health isn't in great shape right now. I've got a chronic disease called Cystic Fibrosis. In the very basics, this causes the mucus in my entire body to be thicker than syrup. This alone brings a ton of health problems, like a bad liver and barely working intestines. The most damage is done in the lungs however, where mucus is produced constantly. In my case,...

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Showcase: Destiny Strange Coins

For the gamers out there who follow this blog, there's a good chance you know what I'm talking about. For those who don't, here's an explanation. In the latest videogame by the game company Bungie, called Destiny, there's a currency called Strange Coins. Used to buy certain rare weapons and armour. They're quite rare, but also very liked among the community.  Today on the official Destiny Forums over at Bungie.net I found someone who made...

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Tutorial: Looping animation

Animations is used a lot in Design. Usually with a simple turn, but through paths as well. I'll do paths later though, as for this one I just want to make a simple looping animation. Which I'll turn into a GIF file. These kind of loops are usually only for models to show a 360 degree view, which you sometimes see in games. Here's an example. So we'll start with making one cube, sphere or other object you want. It won't matter per se, as it's...

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