Had a rough day. Designing another 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel doesn’t fix everything, but it helps. #blender3dart #blender3d #aesthetics #design #artforartssake

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Another square of #steampunk control panel eye candy. #blender3d #blender3dart #design #aesthetic

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Another 10 sq cm of #steampunk #neovictorian control panel. Not the end product. Just practice. #blender3d #blender3dart #design

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Another section of #steampunk control panel. #neovictorian #design #aesthetics #blender3d #blender3dart

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I try to create one brand new element, modify one existing element, and reuse existing elements to fill out each 10 sq cm section of #steampunk #blender3d control panel. #retro #design #aesthetics #blender3dart

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Another 10 sq cm of details for a #steampunk control panel. Just background eye candy, not meant to make sense. I’m really enjoying this more-or-less daily #blender3d #design practice. #blender3dart

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Another 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dart

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