is that what u did ?

here's something I did for fun[url][/url][url][/url]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg9JirTwm78

Shimish:
I prefer not using quick effects. I rather use the main fluid simulator. make ur default cube the domain, make an icosphere your fluid and make the cup an obstacle

Thanks a lot.....do you know the easiest way to unparent a mesh?

Tos87:
Thanks a lot.....do you know the easiest way to unparent a mesh?

alt P

Shimish: is that what u did ?

Yah exactly.

Shimish:

alt P

I thiought that's for parenting?

Tos87:
I thiought that's for parenting?

parenting is ctr P.
alt plus r, g,s, h, t, I, p etc will cancel the effect of that button

Shimish:

parenting is ctr P.
alt plus r, g,s, h, t, I, p etc will cancel the effect of that button

Thanks bro....glad to av you around.

@Shimish.....i think node composting is the koko for blender,...you can achieve a lot with it./but learning it is cumbersome i must confess. and blender guru has the complete tutorials wit prize tags on it. making it difficult for people like us to get it.i cant say how good you are on node editing but if you can give me some guild lines on the steps and the things to have in mind before using the node editor...only if you can.Thanks

node-compositing is basically photoshop-made-easy. You can use the filters to achieve effects like depth-of-field, use the color nodes for color corrections, distortions for camera movements (zoom, rotate...), and you can seperate elements to various layers so you can make slight changes later on on selected layers only, thereby saving time.

Tos87: @Shimish.....i think node composting is the koko for blender,...you can achieve a lot with it./but learning it is cumbersome i must confess. and blender guru has the complete tutorials wit prize tags on it. making it difficult for people like us to get it.i cant say how good you are on node editing but if you can give me some guild lines on the steps and the things to have in mind before using the node editor...only if you can.Thanks

Slow down. yeah nodes are very good to work with. I can't do with them. however it is a very broad field ranging from rendering, chroma key, colour correction, compositing, material and textures, depth of field, masking, etc. would be easier if u showed me what u r trying to achieve so that I can put u through. that way, u will understand the logic.

ladanski: node-compositing is basically photoshop-made-easy. You can use the filters to achieve effects like depth-of-field, use the color nodes for color corrections, distortions for camera movements (zoom, rotate...), and you can seperate elements to various layers so you can make slight changes later on on selected layers only, thereby saving time.

Thanks Lan....what can you say on filter,vector and converter.

Shimish:

Slow down. yeah nodes are very good to work with. I can't do with them. however it is a very broad field ranging from rendering, chroma key, colour correction, compositing, material and textures, depth of field, masking, etc. would be easier if u showed me what u r trying to achieve so that I can put u through. that way, u will understand the logic.

Slow down ...though am not in a rush, but I wish I av achieved much on blender base on its manipulation things.anyway i av being using node to add glitter on a mesh also glare and bluring too.just a minor practise. But is there a basic principle?

I've got this book "node encyclopedia" its about 2.5mb, I can email it to you if u like. I've also got Andrew Price's "wow factor" which describes in detail how to achieve a wide range of effects using nodes. unfortunately its close to 60mb and I lack the bandwidth to upload something that large

but hope ain't lost. I could sort out the pages which have connections to what u want to achieve, extract them and send to you. how does that sound?

Shimish: I've got this book "node encyclopedia" its about 2.5mb, I can email it to you if u like. I've also got Andrew Price's "wow factor" which describes in detail how to achieve a wide range of effects using nodes. unfortunately its close to 60mb and I lack the bandwidth to upload something that large

Pls I like,here is my email..tochiokeke10@gmail.com. Then for the wow factor do u know how I can get it as it can't be sent ? Thanks

Tos87:
Pls I like,here is my email..tochiokeke10@gmail.com. Then for the wow factor do u know how I can get it as it can't be sent ? Thanks

check ur mail.

Shimish:

check ur mail.

I did see itn...pls resend.

Tos87:
I did see itn...pls resend.

check again or give me another address

Shimish:
check again or give me another address

Thanks....saw it in spam.

Me 2 @ shimish... Aa dey beg ni johnlisa544@yahoo.com

@jjk24 check ur mail. sent it in 2 mail from me.
@ Toss same with u. I sent it in 2 mails

Here is a short animated video I made recently in blender.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shGXzYVETBk

ladanski: Here is a short animated video I made recently in blender.

very nice, I really like it. I bet it will go well with a music score in the background. what do you think?

definitely. I would have added other stuff too, (like cars in the city, people, perhaps, and even trees in the final scene but I'm working on something else at the moment. This is for a competition hosted by the user, Royver. Thanks, Shimish

ladanski: definitely. I would have added other stuff too, (like cars in the city, people, perhaps, and even trees in the final scene but I'm working on something else at the moment. This is for a competition hosted by the user, Royver. Thanks, Shimish

Nice work Lad...though I haven't watch it..but I do know is smthing cool. Weldone..keep the blender world alive.
I need you and Shimish to speak ur mind on this.."Is seems to me that we have few blender artist than it is in maya n 3dmax regarding profesionalism...do you know the reason .like places were people pay to learn animation, they tutor them on maya.

@Tos87, Most people believe that the more "expensive" the better your work but most forget that the most powerful tool in the hands of an amateur is as useless as can be. Maya, 3DS max and Cinema 4D are pretty popular and for very good reason too. Theyve been around for quite a while and most veteran artists in the CG industry use them. Blender, on the other hand, is open source and a freeware. People think that because the size is small (still less than 100MB), it has little to offer. The fan base for blender is growing, and so are artists who offer awesome tutorials such as Andrew Price. Problem is most people I know just stick to modelling. They learn to model and stop there. I am venturing beyond that. Maybe I'll even go past animations and develop games within blender

well, Maya and max have been here for a while, and most people here are in a hurry to become rich and famous in animation thus not everyone is willing to risk spending time experimenting with unchartered waters like blender. what they fail to realize is that there is a limited supply of training materials for them unlike blender. as a result there is a bottle neck effect as in only the few that are able to afford professional tutoring or materials are able to swim above the rest. that is y you will notice that most Nigerian animations are confined to a similar style and level.
anyway, this is my opinion and not a conclusive fact.

Shimish: well, Maya and max have been here for a while, and most people here are in a hurry to become rich and famous in animation thus not everyone is willing to risk spending time experimenting with unchartered waters like blender. what they fail to realize is that there is a limited supply of training materials for them unlike blender. as a result there is a bottle neck effect as in only the few that are able to afford professional tutoring or materials are able to swim above the rest. that is y you will notice that most Nigerian animations are confined to a similar style and level.
anyway, this is my opinion and not a conclusive fact.

Pls you guys answered awsomely...am kind of addicted to blender. And am not moving an inch....thanks ...these are brillient answers.

Guys Pls smthing is kind of proofing difficult here....any idea on how to easily backgroud a character image on blender to model ?

on the viewport, press "N". It will bring up a panel on the right side of the viewport. Scroll down to where you see "Background Image". Tick it and select image source

ladanski: on the viewport, press "N". It will bring up a panel on the right side of the viewport. Scroll down to where you see "Background Image". Tick it and select image source

Ok. Good.