Modelling Water in Blender
Modelling water is a requirement for one of my new videos as water is central to the story. The video opens with a large lake surrounded by mountains and a blue sky...
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Modelling a vehicle in detail for animation
For some time I’ve wanted to develop my modelling skills. This is the process of making virtual objects using software such as Blender. Like most things, the best way to develop these...
Modelling in Blender
I’ve been working for over a year on preparing models for a new Professor Mac video. My normal approach is to keep the modelling as simple as possible so that I may...
Does Earth accelerate towards you?
Does Earth accelerate towards you when you jump from a height? You may find it hard to believe but the answer is yes. You don’t see the acceleration since it is very small, but...
What do scales measure?
What do scales measure? The obvious answer is kilograms (or grams). That is what the reading on the scale indicates. However this is not what the scale is measuring. It actually measures force,...
The force of attraction – Gravity
I’m working on the animation of Professor Mac demonstrating gravity. In the image above the gravity force acting on him is shown by the big red arrow and this is the force of...
Modelling dropping apples using Blender
Dropping apples is fun! I’m still working on my video which will explain Newton’s law of universal gravitation. As I write this I can hear my computer rendering the first sequence of...
Designing a Launch Pad
I’m still in the process of preparing the assets for my new video which will explain the concept of Gravity. Assets are computer models of objects which you would find in the real world...