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@twoboxtoofurious Күн бұрын
Great video.. underrated channel probably
@ArtOfSoulburn 13 сағат бұрын
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
@wadeeliason969 4 күн бұрын
Thank you for the demonstations. I am modelling robots and mech and I am always wondering what kind of joint will work with IK rigging I have created the 3 axis joint for the hip. one Joint I am trying to figur out is the Joints you see on the hips of the Pacific Rim Jeagers.
@ArtOfSoulburn 4 күн бұрын
Thanks! Ya, the jaegars are god mode for robot rigging, afraid I don't have any info on the type of hip joint they use, I know many ILM folk but sadly none of the people who modeled or rigged the Jaegars. But I suspect it's some variation of 3 degrees of freedom probably with 3 different mechanisms, one for each degree.
@wadeeliason969 4 күн бұрын
@ArtOfSoulburn Thanks for the insight that it was ILM
@alanbarbin742 6 күн бұрын
Good afternoon everyone, is anyone else unable to access the site?
@ArtOfSoulburn 6 күн бұрын
Weird, it's working for me. Maybe try again? Anyone else running into this?
@alanbarbin742 6 күн бұрын
@@ArtOfSoulburn nope im still getting an error !! ill try another browser
@alanbarbin742 6 күн бұрын
well its not working around here, maybe its just my computer !! thanks
@ArtOfSoulburn 6 күн бұрын
@@alanbarbin742 Maybe your ISP has blacklisted my server or something. Sorry it's not working!
@alanbarbin742 6 күн бұрын
@@ArtOfSoulburn hey thats ok dont worry, thanks for the help
@SimonC021 6 күн бұрын
this is amazing thank you!
@Soulsphere001 7 күн бұрын
This is great information. While I understood most of it already, it's nice to refresh the knowledge now and then. The things I fail to do is size variation and/or avoiding patterns (especially the latter), so I definitely need to work more on that.
@ArtOfSoulburn 7 күн бұрын
Glad you like the video. Ya, there's always ways to improve any image, even knowing these rules inside and out I don't always follow them "perfectly", so all of these compositional videos should be aspirational, not something that you'll always be perfect with.
@enamnoeki 10 күн бұрын
Thanks so much
@gabocavallaro 11 күн бұрын
I just discover you and all your amazing resources, thank you thank you, thank you!! All is amazing! I was wondering do you by chance got a tutorial / video / or resource about how to experiment with shape language, and once we choose a main shape for our design, (Im character Artist) lets say an armor using romboids ( angular shapes) what is the best way to introduce or use another shapes without "betraying" your visual language, making all live harmoniously together? I saw your videos about Big Medium Small and now about composition but the experimentation with shapes is something that always keep me wondering, thanks again!
@ArtOfSoulburn 10 күн бұрын
Thanks, glad you've enjoyed the videos. I'll do some thinking on a deeper shape language tutorial (I assume the one you watched was "Using Shapes & Patterns To Define A Fictional Species") Thanks for the suggestion, I'll see if I can come up with some extra analysis that might be helpful.
@gabocavallaro 10 күн бұрын
@@ArtOfSoulburn Hi Neil! thank you very very much for your answer! I really admire your work and I feel so happy that you answer me back!, I cant believe I missed that video I just watched it got really good info that I was looking for but a series about shape language the same as you did with composition will be so great to see a deep approach from you to that. Thanks again and wish you a great day!! G
@Omarcomics911 11 күн бұрын
It's hard to grasp all of this information 😮
@ArtOfSoulburn 11 күн бұрын
@@Omarcomics911 it can be a bit of a firehose. But hopefully a few tidbits really resonate with you and can be applied to your own work.
@Omarcomics911 11 күн бұрын
@ArtOfSoulburn yes but.i use composition for storytelling in comics
@SapphireRidge900 11 күн бұрын
Extremely useful and informative.
@ArtOfSoulburn 11 күн бұрын
@@SapphireRidge900 thanks, glad you liked it!
@SapphireRidge900 11 күн бұрын
@ArtOfSoulburn thank you too, put it to good use :)
@KevinMerinoCreations 12 күн бұрын
Thanks for the highlight of your updates! I am not as far along as you in my transition from 3DS Max | V-Ray to Blender but am enjoying the process of doing so. Your content is another great community resource! 👏👏👏
@ArtOfSoulburn 12 күн бұрын
Thanks Kevin. I don't feel I'm that far along myself, always more to learn, but it does have a lot of compelling features :)
@KevinMerinoCreations 12 күн бұрын
@@ArtOfSoulburn I have been tinkering with Blender for years, but it was only once I set aside 3DS Max completely and spent the time to learn the fundamentals of Blender that I finally turned the corner on learning it to a level of proficiency. I have been using 3DS Max since 3D Studio V1 (DOS) so I had to let go of my default thinking about how I would do things there so I could embrace the workflow of Blender. I am really starting to prefer it as my future path.
@ArtOfSoulburn 12 күн бұрын
@@KevinMerinoCreations I still prefer max for modeling, but I've found the materials and rendering better in Blender. So I'll keep using it in tandem for now. But should my old copy of max disintegrate, I certainly won't feel moving to Blender exclusively is any big step back :)
@guilhermecampos8313 12 күн бұрын
This is very cool. Thank you for all your lessons Neil!
@ArtOfSoulburn 12 күн бұрын
Thanks, glad you like em!
@waaluss 12 күн бұрын
Thanks Neil for all the work that you do for the community!
@ArtOfSoulburn 12 күн бұрын
Thanks waaluss, glad you've found my material helpful!
@grumo82 13 күн бұрын
Hi Neil!! I've been following your ArtLessons from long time, they are very very useful, thanks a lot for this, you rock!
@ArtOfSoulburn 13 күн бұрын
Thanks so much, glad you've enjoyed them, and hope these updates are helpful!
@wherknprogress 13 күн бұрын
hey , Mr. Blevins, just want to let you know that the link to your site isn't working(Win10/Firefox, as of 10:40am- 1/7/25) and the error code is "PR_CONNECT_RESET_ERROR". hope you see this and can get it fixed. thank you and hope this helps. Edit ; secure connection failure is the issue, forgot to mention that
@petermgruhn 13 күн бұрын
[max user to blender] OMG, thank you. This might actually motivate me to try.
@ArtOfSoulburn 13 күн бұрын
It's definitely worth trying. There's some things I miss, but other things that are just too compelling, like the material editor and it's seemless integration with the realtime renderer.
@AliasA1 13 күн бұрын
Thanks for this, this will be super helpful. Regardless of the audience, blender is great for education, since it's freely accessible.
@ArtOfSoulburn 13 күн бұрын
Thanks. And yup, when a student comes to me asking for advice, suggesting 3dsmax is a non starter because it's a subscription. I send them right to Blender.
@timothyschreiber 13 күн бұрын
Wow, blender! Would love to make the jump, too, but I really miss an “edit poly” modifier for non-destructive modelling unfortunatelly
@ArtOfSoulburn 13 күн бұрын
Yup, Blender is not perfect, but it has enough things it does that max doesn't do that I've decided to use it more. Totally agree on the edit poly modifier though.
@AliasA1 13 күн бұрын
There's an add on that does exactly that called "Modifier List" by Dan-Gry. So I guess it's time for you to switch :). I posted a comment with a link, but it got snapped by the spam filter I think.
@ArtOfSoulburn 13 күн бұрын
@@AliasA1 Thanks for the info, will check the add-on out!
@inanis_exe 15 күн бұрын
Orbital defense systems are present?
@ArtOfSoulburn 15 күн бұрын
Not in this edition, but such a structure is being considered for a potential sequel one day
@inanis_exe 15 күн бұрын
@ love this, I will get physics soon
@inanis_exe 14 күн бұрын
@@ArtOfSoulburn Artemis Necklace - Legend of Galactic Heroes
@gabocavallaro 18 күн бұрын
Thanks for doing this!! pure golden all that I was looking for, totally agree with @KurtFitzy, pls do you think you can do one (or point me to some good resources / readings) about shape language and how to maintain coherence among your design (and also how much bias to have to experiment with other forms again the main shape, without losing the whole design coherence) thanks you very much I just discover your series gonna watch them all!
@iguana4854 19 күн бұрын
Amazing video! I feel much more confident about doing my next piece
@ArtOfSoulburn 19 күн бұрын
Awesome, glad you found it informative!
@DennisGranahan-e9h 20 күн бұрын
A circle in perspective is an ellipse
@SnowInHere Ай бұрын
Amazing content!
@KayKojiArts Ай бұрын
I love shapesss
@vegim Ай бұрын
Hi Neil, Thank you for the information; it's always very clear and straightforward. I would like to request a video where you discuss colors and cinematography. Specifically, I’m interested in how to choose the right colors for lighting and creating focal points, as well as how to create depth with colors and the best techniques for lighting. Thanks again!
@ArtOfSoulburn Ай бұрын
Hey vegim, thanks for the feedback! I do have an upcoming tutorial on how colors affect emotions and are connected to different cultures. I'll see about if there's specific lighting related issues I can add to it.
@Crazybark Ай бұрын
is there anyway to change what texture is portrayed on which face? like having top be steel but forward and side be the numbers?
@ArtOfSoulburn Ай бұрын
Not that I'm aware of. What you're describing is a Blended Cube Projection: www.neilblevins.com/art_lessons/art_lessons.htm where you apply different maps to all 6 sides of your square. I haven't been able to find a Blender solution for that yet, but will post a video if I do.
@Crazybark Ай бұрын
@@ArtOfSoulburn dang, thanks though
@Crazybark Ай бұрын
@@ArtOfSoulburn nevermind, figured it out, having the name of what it was called helped alot. So thanks again
@ArtOfSoulburn Ай бұрын
@@Crazybark Could you share what you found, would be interested to know the technique.
@ArtOfSoulburn Ай бұрын
@@Crazybark Nope, didn't show unfortunately
@mrmouse4121 Ай бұрын
really good explanation!
@ArtOfSoulburn Ай бұрын
Thanks mrmouse!
@mrmouse4121 Ай бұрын
Very informative, thank you
@ernestomartinezart Ай бұрын
i always loved your work and your lessons about materials, since years ago. Thanks for all
@ArtOfSoulburn Ай бұрын
Thanks, glad you've been following along and enjoying the lessons.
@mrmouse4121 Ай бұрын
great video!
@guilhermecampos8313 Ай бұрын
It seems that Blender's blended box mapping doesn't work well with normal maps. I remember it working well in 3ds Max with VRay.
@ArtOfSoulburn Ай бұрын
Interesting. I always use bump maps, never normal maps, so I haven't run into that yet. Thanks for letting me know!
@TheMegadeth1995 Ай бұрын
Are focal points the same as “subjects” in photography?
@ArtOfSoulburn Ай бұрын
While I’m not a professional photographer, and so don’t know all the nuances of the lingo, I believe they are similar. Although I believe a subject is a larger thing, like “a person” or “a cat” whereas the focal point can be a smaller detail like “the persons expression” or “the cat’s tag”.
@willywonka1854 Ай бұрын
loved this, thanx
@aledmb Ай бұрын
Straight to the point, as always, Neil! Thanks a lot for the great content! ❤
@ArtOfSoulburn Ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@MIchaelSybi Ай бұрын
Thank you, Neil! Miss those CGtalk times. You still are very helpful! When I started 3d journey, it seemed there was a scarcity of information about this kind of thing, or maybe I wasn't ready to grasp it in 2002? I don't know Silhouettes and main forms are 80% of success. I wish I started earlier with those I find it very difficult experimenting in 3d with sketching, as even after 20 years of modeling, tools still dictate the nature of shapes. It's good for 3-dimensional evaluation and perspective, though So I return to drawing, as 3d is merely a good tool, but it won't reveal much by itself. Good for lighting experimenting
@ArtOfSoulburn Ай бұрын
Thanks Michael! A lot of these subjects were more vague to me in 2002 as well, it's taken me awhile to figure out or learn a lot of this stuff :) As for using 3d sketches, agreed that it can be dangerous because your sketches might start looking too much like shapes the computer is good at. In that case, I might try doing the 3d sketches but then doing renders, quickly painting over top of that to remove those offending shapes, then maybe revise the 3d to match your painted sketch. Basically going back and forth, using each for what its best at. But otherwise 3d sketches aren't necessary, they're just another tool you can use.
@MIchaelSybi Ай бұрын
@@ArtOfSoulburn Thank you very much for the detailed response!
@MIchaelSybi Ай бұрын
@@ArtOfSoulburn I think there were some good schools back then, that maybe taught well (Gnomon School, Feng Zhu), but expensive ones and not widely available Nowadays there's an overabundance of artists and references, so though competition is fiercer, so is the artistic expression is at its pinnacle. I think today generally is a better time for a developing artist. But you were a top notch artist even back then, so only getting stronger I found zspheres to be particularly useful for experimenting with 3d creatures and robots, as this tool allows for unexpected and fast results in terms of limbs placement Zbrush is perhaps the best when it comes to form experimenting, though I also enjoy Plasticity, which is a very robust and artist-friendly NURBS modeler, and is quite fast and simple
@ArtOfSoulburn Ай бұрын
@@MIchaelSybi Ya, I never got too deep into zbrush because I was too used to the navigation tools in max / maya / etc. I did move mudbox a lot. And medium, the VR sculptor that got b ought by adobe. I'm doing more blender playing these days, so many tools to experiment with :)
@robturpin Ай бұрын
Lovely stuff.
@ArtOfSoulburn Ай бұрын
Thanks Rob!
@jamespateluniversity Ай бұрын
Solid upload as always, Neil. Thanks for the information.
@ArtOfSoulburn Ай бұрын
Glad you found it interesting. Have a bunch of new videos on the way, likely the next ones will hit january.
@K4jal Ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this video!!
@hylow9355 2 ай бұрын
This video is still a gold piece even after several years, thanks!
@ArtOfSoulburn Ай бұрын
Thanks, glad you’ve found it so helpful.
@speedracer4878 2 ай бұрын
Wow man, your channel is underrated. Thanks for these lessons! Straight to the point, no unnecessary information, lots of practical material !!
@ArtOfSoulburn 2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much speedracer! Glad you've found my videos so helpful!
@diofcarvalho 2 ай бұрын
Dear Neil, your blog is down, could you bless us with that knowledge again? pleasee
@ArtOfSoulburn 2 ай бұрын
Which blog do you mean? If you mean my cg education page, it seems to be up for me. Maybe try again? www.neilblevins.com/art_lessons/art_lessons.htm
@Zenzuke 2 ай бұрын
It's ironic I've followed your work for years and this is how I find you've got a KZbin channel, lol.
@ArtOfSoulburn 2 ай бұрын
Haha! Well glad you finally found it, and hope you enjoy the material here. And thanks for being a long term fan!
@43En 2 ай бұрын
A question regarding the overlap tip, given that shapes are the same value wouldn't overlapping them result in one complex shape rather than a group of shapes? Also saying that individual elements shouldn't be separate but be a "whole" kind of eliminates small shapes unless you incorporate different values to make the smaller shapes within the clump stand out
@ArtOfSoulburn 2 ай бұрын
Hey there! Yes, so in general one wouldn't use just a single grouping rule, they'd use multiple in collaboration with each other. So in that case, you'd likely also want to incorporate something like value variation or shape variation to order to make sure that the elements stand out from each other a little, but still form an overlapping clump. Good note, thanks for mentioning it!
@43En 2 ай бұрын
@@ArtOfSoulburn Thanks for setting time aside to answer my question, getting feedback from a pro is priceless. Much love.
@ArtOfSoulburn 2 ай бұрын
@@43En No problem at all, that's what I'm here for!
@jozinzzzzzbazin 2 ай бұрын
Actually there are prompts which could potentially include unique elements, like how the image need to be depicted, which style and so on also it could be learned on some unique style of a creator, should we bluntly deny it to the same cathegory or could be copyrighted? Probably just consider it not copyrighted is to easy and normally there must be kind of procedure to determine uniquty, which could be performed by experts or some certificied expertic ai. Also as far as we know we could change a parts of ai generated images or use it as a new prompt, should it be copyrighted then?
@allcaps3584 2 ай бұрын
One of the best videos I have seen explaining things so well. Where can I learn more about "Eye Flow Diagram" technique? No one other than you have covered it.
@ArtOfSoulburn 2 ай бұрын
Thanks! I learned eyeflow from two spots, George Hull did a talk about it once which I can't find online anymore. But James Gurney as well, and his chat is here: gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2009/09/eye-tracking-and-composition-part-2.html
@AxelRaisin 2 ай бұрын
You saved my assignement thank you !
@leandrorp6642 2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing the process. These images appears so much on pinterest, really outstanding work well done.
@ArtOfSoulburn 2 ай бұрын
Thanks, glad you like the images, and found the explanation of the technique useful!
@llamagangstar8760 3 ай бұрын
watching these videos on ai feel so wrong but youve explained the way of using it very well and we have to accept the fact ai is here and we need to think of using it.
@ArtOfSoulburn 3 ай бұрын
It's certainly not a cut and dry topic. These videos I posted are somewhat old at this point, and a lot has changed in the last few years. For example, all those "tools" to help artists didn't really materialize, wheras pushing the tech to fully replace people has continued to move forward. More details about how the current datasets have exploited artists have become clearer. And most recently the fact that using AI is reversing climate change mitigation has got me angry. I'll do a more up-to-date video on the topic some time, but right now my view is that while GenAI could still be used at some point in the future ethically, what we have right now is a huge mess and I've decided to avoid it. Such a shame, I just don't think humans are ready yet for this sort of technology, people just can't use it ethically. We need to work on ourselves first as a society :)
@llamagangstar8760 3 ай бұрын
@@ArtOfSoulburnah thats a shame, i hope ai will just become another tool for artist instead of really replacing us but thank you for helping me understand the ai situation more 👍
@nightmusic2210 3 ай бұрын
00:00 Introduction of Credits, Composition and Books 01:15 Introduction of all Composition types 01:25 THE CIRCLE - causes the eye to follow the curve 02:31 THE RECTANGLE - trap the viewer's eye inside 03:04 THE PYRAMID - show stability and balance 04:14 ICONIC - used for Formal or RELIGIOUS subjects 05:14 THE CROSS - LIKE ICONIC but feel a little formal 05:51 THE SLIDE - causes the eye travel along it, give the image a sense of speed, like gravity pulling you down. MAKE the images dynamic and a touch uneasy. TITLING the camera to create "dutch angle" that gives feeling something's wrong, uneasy feels 06:36 Z ARRANGEMENT - like THE SLIDE but add two bars to keep the subject anchored 07:15 L ARRANGEMENT - like THE RECTANGLE but unbalanced if you're not careful. In my opinion, it can create contrast 07:59 H ARRANGEMENT - like THE PYMARID but lack of religious 08:25 Y ARRANGEMENT - like THE PYMARID and THE SLIDE function that creating the eye travel along it 08:51 C ARRANGEMENT - like the L SHAPE and THE SLIDE function that create uneasy feels 09:20 V ARRANGEMENT - like THE PYMARID but INVERTED the functions 09:50 X ARRANGEMENT - create dynamic, excellent, NATURAL focal point and trap the eye in that point 11:22 COMPOUND CURVE - bring the viewer's eye along with it to the focal point 12:00 RADIAL - like COMPOUND CURVE but instead of bringing easy feel, it makes an explosion, dramatic 12:58 SYMMETRICAL - like MIRROR effect (in After Effects) or water REFLECTIONS, make your painting heavily SYMMETRICAL gives that sense of power and ancient majesty 13:56 RULE OF THIRDS - balance the eye 15:19 GOLDEN RATIO - please the eye 17:47 exercise - Combine 19:54 Outro
@sweethomes674 3 ай бұрын
Excellent
@lorgrock 3 ай бұрын
Thank you