Getting there. Similar:More #steampunk control panel goodness. #blender3d #blender3dart #aestheticsAestheticsTrying something a bit different for today's 10 sq cm of #steampunk #blender3d control pan…AestheticsDid you see that guy’s license plate?Did you see that guy’s license plate? …AmusingIf I don’t hang my own artwork on the walls of my #steampunk fantasy ship-of-the-line, who…AestheticsI am happy with…
Taking a break from my syllabustering in order to design some stairs. I’ve learned so much this summer! #blender3d Similar:Elsa at noon. College “Intro to Chemistry” in the afternoon. Amy March at night.PersonalThis winter I changed my weekday alarm tone to chirping birds. This winter I changed my weekday ala…AestheticsThe stair railings on my #blender3d…
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The barbican at Mickelgate was pulled down in the 1800s but I made a rough approximation from other sources. #medievalyork #blender3d Similar:Kitchen utensils for my steampunk villain's hideout. #Blender3D. There’s nothing particularly steampu…AestheticsClues (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Four, Episode 14) Data's faslehoods nonpluss and Pic…Rewatching ST:TNG After the crew blac…EmpathyAlex and Carolyn rehearse for “The…
John Speed’s 1611 map of #medievalyork features a “scale of paces.” My #unity3d placeholder character currently takes 45 steps to run the distance Speed marked as 50 paces. (I can adjust that easily.) Similar:Another chess tournament with the boy.GamesDistributing Candy at Holiday ParadeCurrent_EventsAnother delightful #blender3d #cgi #steampunk control panel. #design #aesthetics #blender3… On a busy…
As those familiar with the liberal arts know, in antiquity there were seven such arts. Three formed the trivium of the humanities: rhetoric, grammar, and logic. And four formed the quadrivium of the sciences: music, arithmetic, geometry, and astronomy. The assertion was this was the knowledge one required to participate as a citizen, as a…
If I ever share something that turns out to be disinformation, please let me know. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kremlin is turning to unwitting Americans and commercial public relations firms in Russia to spread disinformation about the U.S. presidential race, top intelligence officials said Monday, detailing the latest efforts by America’s adversaries to shape public…
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I’ve roughed out earthen embankments for the city walls. I know there was at some point a moat but this is more than enough accuracy for now. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Kitchen utensils for my steampunk villain's hideout. #Blender3D. There’s nothing particularly steampu…AestheticsI apologize for this one. R2-D2 stars in Andrew Lloyd Weber's musical CATS.PersonalDress rehearsal…
Your first test layout of medieval city streets will be your worst. #blender3d #medievalyork Background details for a #mysteryplay project. Similar:Trump, halting his own policy: "I didn’t like sight of families being separated." No fake news here. This is why journ…Current_EventsThis Is Not a Book: Thomas Jefferson & Apple's App StoreHumanities professors from the Universit…AcademiaAddressing…
Your second attempt at modeling #medievalyork fortifications in #blender3d will be better than your first from just two weeks ago. Similar:The Portable Writing desk — the Victorian laptopFocusing on the materiality of writing, …AestheticsInterface changes make it a little harder to work with Google's image searchWhen I’m looking for a picture I’m going…BusinessMy #AugustWilson #Steampunk…
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Today’s #blender3d modeling, inspired by a satellite photo courtesy of Google Maps. (I’m not aiming for architectural perfection, but with each try I’m definitely leveling up.) #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:This is Ralph. Ralph is a concept, created by you while reading this.AmusingPractice, practice, practice. Making many things in #Blender3D. Arranging them to make a t… …
I have a daughter who does things. Here’s what she’ll be starting on next week. @frontporchtheatricals Similar:My theory: Trump was composing therapeutic poetry, and got stuck on the last line. PersonalA #steampunk control panel in context. #blender3d #design #aesthetics #blender3dartAestheticsI had already created the little utility craft on the lower left, but this weekend I expan…PersonalCan…
Basic details for #medievalyork city walls for a forthcoming scholarly theatrical project. #mysteryplay #blender3d Not aiming for architectural accuracy, just background details. Similar:Dress rehearsal of The NutcrackerPersonalIt appears there may be some audience participation in this outdoor production of Richard …Personal"The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people. But it…
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