Don’t call it “social distancing” or you just might get a polite correction from the administration. These are physical distancing markers on the quad.

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Apparently I’m using boolean modifiers to carve out negative-space greebles for a texture atlas. Or something. #blender3D

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Added a pilot and cockpit details to my flyby of a #steampunk scout ship. Costume is a pre-fab placeholder. #makehuman #blender3D

Making movie magic with my dueling gut-shot daughter

Mechanical innards for a Steampunk set piece. #Blender3D #greebles

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And if my point of view is somewhat misty-eyed…

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“The face of the last man on Earth.” #alquist #rur #robots #capek #virtual #theater Getting ready to record the epilogue.

CEO’s brutalist office, for a Zoom-based production of R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots). #Blender3D

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Happy Flag Day! All flags matter, but nobody needs to say that out loud.

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Set design for a virtual production of R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots). Post-apocalyptic laboratory. #blender3d

My #Blender3D set design for a Zoom-based production of Rossum’s Universal Robots, which I’ll be recording next week.

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Trump, Obama seem equally disinterested in portrait unveiling — but journalism takes hits from both sides

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Slow flyby of a scout shop. Starfield backdrop; particle-based engine exhaust; hull uses a Boolean modifier to cut out portholes; cockpit frame and text labels use shrinkwrap. #Blender3D

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Now Is the Perfect Time to Memorize a Poem

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Here I am sketching spaceships like I’m 12 again. I feel like re-reading the novelization of “The Black Hole” and watching Johnny Quest. #lockdown #blender3D

Book geyser. My latest #Blender3D practice.

In a peaceful grassy setting, a geyser of books spews into the air. Hundreds of books with steampunk-themed titles like “Modern Manners Errata for the Educated Officer” and “Advanced Elocution and Honor” tumble back to the ground, bounce, and settle. Made for no particular reason, with Blender3D.

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Minecraft Style

Wide-angle view of a villain’s secret lair. #blender3d

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