Christina Myrvold
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Rendering A Post-Apocalyptic Junkyard Scene w/Renderpool (Renderfarm) [$]
Christina Myrvold writes: > This week on POLYCOSM we'll take a look at a personal project, a post-apocalyptic junkyard scene in Blender named "Pig Stole My Arm!", and explore how to speed renders by 20 times using the online service Renderpool. Happy Blending! → Read More
Creating A 70s Retroscifi Interior + Panorama Render
Christina Myrvold writes: As part of a collaboration with Clip Studio Paint, this week on POLYCOSM we're covering how to create a 70s retroscifi interior in Blender, and how to render out said… → Read More
Fantasy Environment Design
Christina Myrvold writes: This week on POLYCOSM we're continuing the RavenShroud Guild (fantasy environment) series and finally model the rest of the asset library. If you guys remember… → Read More
Modular Asset Design Tutorial
Christina Myrvold writes: > This week on POLYCOSM we're continuing our Fantasy Environment series and doing some modular design! In this first part we cover how to create and kitbash modular assets for our fantasy thieves guild, and in the next, we'll model more unique stand-alone assets. Happy Blending! → Read More
Free Batch Exporter Add-on (From Blender To Unreal Engine 5)
Christina Myrvold writes: This week on POLYCOSM we're covering a free exclusive add-on, made by the brilliant Unreal Sensei, which lets you easily batch-export models intended for Unreal Engine 4 or 5. → Read More
Fantasy Environment Design
Christina Myrvold writes: This week on POLYCOSM we're showcasing an important step when working on a 3D environment; the 3D blockout stage! If you haven' → Read More
Botaniq VS Sequoia | Blender Add-on Comparison [$]
Christina Myrvold writes: > This week on POLYCOSM we're going to have a look at two very similar add-ons, Botaniq and Sequoia who both handle adding vegetation to your scene using Blender's particle system. If you're stuck on which add-on to get, hopefully this video will help you make up your mind. 😄 Happy Blending! → Read More
Unwrapping And Texture Painting A Stylised Insect Design
Christina Myrvold writes: In this week's POLYCOSM video, Christina tests out the "Texture Paint" tool in Blender, using an un-textured insect design from a few Side Quest episodes ago. → Read More
Cables And Curves Made Easy With The "Cablerator" Add-on [$]
Christina Myrvold writes: Today on POLYCOSM we're taking a look at the paid add-on " Cablerator" which makes creating cables and curve-related structures in Blender a walk in the park. → Read More
Creating A Stylised Handpainted Chest Texture In Blender Using Photoshop
Christina Myrvold writes: Today on POLYCOSM, we're using a technique previously demonstrated in a Quick Tips video where we showed how to easily update Blender… → Read More
Easily Add 2D Images/Decals To ANY 3D Model Using The “Eyek” Add-on
Christina Myrvold writes: Today we'll be taking a look at the Blender add-on "Eyek", which allows you to project any 2D image onto any 3D surface with the click of a button and an easy node set-up. → Read More
Creating A Stylised Alien Planet Using Quixel Megascans, Botaniq and Sketchfab
Christina Myrvold writes: > This week on POLYCOSM we'll be creating a stylised alien planet using the Quixel Megacans library for some great realistic assets, Botaniq to populate our scene with flora and Sketchfab for some stylised models to really make our concept come to life. Happy Blending! → Read More
Creating An Insect Swarm Using Shape Keys & Particles
Christina Myrvold writes: > In this week's POLYCOSM video we show you how to take a 2D insect design, translate it into 3D, animate using shape keys and finally create an insect swarm using Blender particles. > Here is the work file, if you wish to take a closer look at the animations or play around with the physics settings. Happy Blending! → Read More
Dynamic Cloth Animation Using "Clothes in Motion" Blender Add-on [$]
Christina Myrvold writes: > This week on POLYCOSM we take a deep look into a tutorial/Blender add-on pack called "Clothes in Motion", where we discuss how it differs from other Blender Cloth Sim add-ons, and how it is especially great for animators. Happy Blending! → Read More
Creating Poseable 3D Models For Clip Studio Paint Using Blender
Christina Myrvold writes: In this week's POLYCOSM video, we look into two methods of creating and importing poseable 3D models into Clip Studio Paint using Blender. Happy Blending! → Read More
Update Handpainted Blender Textures In Near Real-time Using Photoshop
Christina Myrvold writes: > This week on POLYCOSM we touch on how to update textures in Blender in near-realtime through the power of Photoshop Documents, or PSDs if you will, and how you can increase your workflow efficiency by utilizing two monitors. Happy Blending! → Read More
Creating A RetroFuturistic Scifi Prop In Blender
Christina Myrvold writes: > This week on POLYCOSM we delve into prop design and create a cool retrofuturistic matter-detector in Blender! In this video we touch on basic and advanced modeling techniques, UV unwrapping (the lazy way), texture projection and texture baking. Happy blending! → Read More
Simply Bake PBR Textures With “SimpleBake” (Blender Add-on) [$]
Christina Myrvold writes: This week on POLYCOSM we look into the add-on " SimpleBake", a tool that provides a one-click solution for baking PBR maps from materials created in Blender. → Read More
Adding Special FX, Atmosphere & Fog To Your Blender Scenes Using Planes & Volumetrics
Christina Myrvold writes: This week on POLYCOSM we talk about different methods of adding in Special FX images and video-files to a Blender scene, as well as how to use the new "Mesh to Volume" → Read More
Generating Color Mask Renders In Blender (+ Photoshop Masking Tips)
Christina Myrvold writes: > This week on POLYCOSM we'll be demonstrating two ways of creating color mask renders in Blender, and how to use specific tools in Photoshop to easily mask-select a whole color block, and what sort of uses this might have. "Generating Color Mask Renders In Blender (+ Photoshop Masking Tips)": Happy Blending! → Read More