Another #steampunk interior. High tech garden gazebo or away team dropship? Why not both? #blender3d #aesthetics #design

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I just learned I only have months to live. This is what I want to say. – The Boston Globe

What a storyteller. Boston Globe journalist Jack Thomas, who wrote about his impending death a few months ago, made me laugh out loud several times in this touching essay. Very powerful. He was 83. I’ve had the privilege of having spent more than 60 years working for newspapers. There was not a day when it…

Random #steampunk workstation with a porthole, because why not. Most of the surfaces are flat, with lovely details added through bitmap magic. Those curved stairs, when stacked, form a spiral staircase. #blender3d #blender3dart #design #aesthetics

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I always slow down and spend some time with this painting when I visit my local art museum. This scene from the Arthurian legends has been out of exhibition for a while and will be back with a new frame Oct 16. A scene of mourning at Camelot, the castle of the legendary King Arthur,…

More #blender3d #cgi practice. Added workstations underneath the chief engineer's station. #steampunk #design #aesthetics #blender3dart #selfcare

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Engrossing but difficult to watch: “Man in Cave” documentary on caver Floyd Collins

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First time experimenting with depth of field. The pilot’s perch in a fancy #steampunk cruiser. #blender3d #blender3dart #design #aesthetics

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Between static hand-coded HTML pages and modern content-management systems, there used to be a wonderful bazaar of “mildly dynamic” websites

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Combined, base color, roughness and metallic passes. #Blender3d steampunk control panel.

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Many things in the world are awful. But creating this #steampunk #blender3d control panel helped me pass an hour or two quite joyfully. #design #aesthetic

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No, this pie chart does not mean that anyone at CNBC believes the typical 25 year old earns a salary of $100k/y and spends $825/mo on rent

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The Lost Art of Paste-Up

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More #steampunk #blender3d goodness. #design #cgi #blender3dart

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Bilbo’s party sociological infographic.

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