Geometry and color maps for wooden desk tray. #Blender3D #practice
The blue image is a “normal map,” which graphics engines use to fake extra details on flat geometrical surfaces. I have different color maps for pine, spruce, mahogany and walnut.
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)
Critical thinking skills and basic textual analysis are increasingly important in a cultural landscape where the powerful are counting on the average person not caring about such things as the truth. Biden opened by talking about how English common law in the 1300s allowed for husbands to beat their wives, and then said that we…
Desk blotters, with procedural leather and wood materials by Blendermada. #blender3d
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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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Time Squared (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 13)
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My semester with the snowflakes
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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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A Christmas Carol (WAOB Audio Theatre)
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