Stack of wooden desk trays with metal supports. #Blender3D. Normal map, glossy map; mahogany, walnut and beech variations.

My goal in trying to do an object each day is to familiarize myself with the workflow, so that I don’t have to keep looking at a list of instructions.

My last few #blender3D experiments with wood objects went so well I thought I’d try an object with two materials. The reflective nature of metal means I had to add a “gloss” map — I should probably have stuck with a single diffuse material. Lots of trial and error.

I realized I have turn off the “glossiness” in order to make the diffuse color maps. With four different styles of wood, with two different types of metal, the normal map, and the gloss map, I had a lot of do-overs, but I managed.

Richard Halloran / Owns Home Computer.

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Brass desk lamp, with translucent green shade and glowing light bulb filament. #blender3d

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Desk trays, with procedural wood materials by Blendermada. #blender3d

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Opinion: A deceptively edited video of Joe Biden signals what’s coming (Washington Post)

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Really enjoyed watching Your Name with the family. Visuals hooked me, but the story kept me.

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My wonderful daughter.

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My mom’s Lionel train set (a gift from her father in 1948) had been in storage for 35 years. Most of the figures were from my father’s childhood.

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Merry Christmas 2019

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Frozen (Greensburg Civic Theatre, Greasepaint Players)

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That one ungraded assignment is an early submission due Jan 2. I’m all set for a relaxing break!

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Next up for the girl: Cherry in “The Outsiders” (March 6-15)

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Me: Carolyn, are you ok? Carolyn:Just reminding myself that I am a gift.

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Frozen opens tonight. (All shows have been sold out for over a month.)

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