Introduction Embarking on a new game development challenge can be both exhilarating and daunting. This week, I set out to create a 3rd person level in Unreal Engine 5.4.2, drawing inspiration from the dark and intriguing world of "Hellraiser," particularly the iconic...
3D Modeling
Creating Worlds: From Concept to Reality with Blender and Unreal Engine
In the realm of visual effects and 3D modeling, the only limit is one's imagination. The journey from a mere concept to a full-fledged visual spectacle involves not just technical skill, but a narrative vision. This blog post chronicles a VFX challenge that takes us...
Crafting the Unseen: A Journey Through the ‘Lost Worlds’ VFX Challenge
Delve into the creative odyssey of envisioning a forgotten epoch. The challenge was to breathe life into a "Lost World" — an endeavor that demanded not just technical skill but an artist's imagination and a historian's intrigue. This blog unveils the "Making Of" the...
A 3D Halloween Challenge Journey
As autumn’s chill ushers in the haunting allure of Halloween, the recent 3D challenge presented a unique opportunity to delve into the world of digital art and animation. Embracing the theme of Halloween and Samhain, this project served as an exploratory venture into...
The Odyssey of Creating a Sci-Fi City in One Week: A Blender 3.6 Challenge Conquered
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step—or in this case, a single vertex. A week ago, I embarked on a challenge to build a sci-fi city using Blender 3.6. With the constraints of time and the complexities of the Eevee render engine and displacement...
Cute Pumpkin
Challenge: Halloween Theme anything goes - Rules Sunday 30 okt 2022 - 21.00 - Blender Cycles[el_masonry_gallery image_ids="2072,2071,2069" number_of_columns="3" enable_lightbox="on" _builder_version="4.18.0" _module_preset="default"...
Borg Ewsum around 1850
Recreating lost Borg Ewsum Middelstum Groningen. Blender tracking Cycles.
SoL-o-MoN
Blender Cycles
Foodgarden
WIP: first mapping model for foodgarden -1000 m2 lot - Blender > .glb > Babylonjs
Fraeylemaborg
Drone video - Capture Reality - Drone Mapping - Blender Cycles There is a history to be discovered around Slochteren and the Fraeylemaborg that reads like a Dan Brown mystery.In 1692 a new Gothic church was built against the old church tower by order of Henric...
Kerk van Harkstede
Drone video - Capture Reality - Drone Mapping - Blender Cycles There is a history to be discovered around Slochteren and the Fraeylemaborg that reads like a Dan Brown mystery.In 1692 a new Gothic church was built against the old church tower by order of Henric...
Geonodes: SciFi City
Blender Geometry Nodes[el_masonry_gallery _builder_version="4.18.0" _module_preset="default" theme_builder_area="post_content" image_ids="1749,1748,1746,1745,1744,1743,1742,1741,1740,1739,1738,1737" hover_enabled="0" sticky_enabled="0" number_of_columns="3"...
Farm
Drone mapping > Capture Reality > Blender
Bready
Non destructive modelling. Blender Eevee.
Earth Cycles
Realitsic earth render. Blender Cycles.[el_masonry_gallery image_ids="1438,1449,1448,1447,1446,1445,1444,1443,1442,1441,1440,1439" number_of_columns="3" enable_lightbox="on" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}"...
Relic Station
Texture displacement. Blender Octane.[el_masonry_gallery image_ids="1294,1295,1296,1297,1298" number_of_columns="3" enable_lightbox="on" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"...
Fruit
Challenge: create fruit. Blender Octane.[el_masonry_gallery image_ids="1421,1422,1423,1424,1426,1427,1428,1429" enable_lightbox="on" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"...
Space Cube
Texture displacement. Blender Octane.[el_masonry_gallery image_ids="1263,1262,1261,1260,1259,1258,1257,1256" number_of_columns="3" enable_lightbox="on" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}"...
Loop
Videoclip loop animation. Blender Eevee.[el_masonry_gallery image_ids="1308,1309,1310,1311,1312,1313" number_of_columns="3" enable_lightbox="on" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}"...
Cube volume
Create cube in volume animation. 1 hour challenge. Blender Eevee.
City Octane
Texture displacement. Blender Octane.
Astronaut
Videoclip and 360 video. Blender Eevee.[el_masonry_gallery image_ids="1233,1234,1235,1236,1237,1238,1239,1240,1242,1243,1244,1245" enable_lightbox="on" lightbox_effect="zoom" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"...
Epic 2
Challenge create epic scene. Blender Eevee.
Epic
Challenge create epic scene. Blender Eevee.
Nebula
Challenge: create nebula. Videoclip and 360 video. Blender Eevee.[el_masonry_gallery image_ids="1400,1401,1402,1403,1404,1405,1406,1407,1408,1409,1410" enable_lightbox="on" lightbox_effect="zoom" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default"...
House
Modeling house interior. Lighting passes setup. Blender Octane.[el_masonry_gallery image_ids="1377,1378,1379,1380,1381,1382,1383,1384,1385" number_of_columns="3" enable_lightbox="on" lightbox_effect="zoom" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default"...
Cathedral
Challenge: create middle age scene. Blender Eevee, Cycles and Octane[el_masonry_gallery image_ids="1369,1368,1367,1366,1365,1364,1363,1362,1361" number_of_columns="3" enable_lightbox="on" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0"...
Virus
Challenge: create Virus. Rules one week until february, 21
Diorama
Challenge: Create diorama, rules one week until february, 20
Satisfying Animation Ball
Challenge: Satisfying animation, rules one week until february, 13
Satisfying animation
Challenge: Satisfying animation, rules one week until february, 13
Visuals
Experimenting with continuous changing frames. Blender Eevee.
Roman House
Challenge week 6: Roman House scene render. Rules: 5 days untill sunday 6 febrauri 20.00 CET.[baie_before_after_image src_before="https://sol-o-mon.art/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/roman0.jpg" src_after="https://sol-o-mon.art/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/roman1.jpg"...
Fossile
Challenge week 5: Fossile scene render. Rules: 1 hour[baie_before_after_image src_before="https://sol-o-mon.art/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/fossile5-scaled.jpg" src_after="https://sol-o-mon.art/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/fossile2.jpg" title_text="fossile2"...
Octane: Vaccine
Challenge: create vaccine render - Blender Octane
Bunker Vx971
360° Virtual tourTwinmotion virtual walktrough presentationTwinmotion Unreal Engine[el_masonry_gallery...
Borg Ewsum
Recreating lost Borg Ewsum Middelstum Groningen. Blender Eevee.[baie_before_after_image src_before="https://sol-o-mon.art/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ewsum7.jpg" src_after="https://sol-o-mon.art/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/5669.jpg" title_text="5669"...
BBQ
Challenge: create bbq. 1 hour. Blender Cycles.[el_masonry_gallery image_ids="1647,1648,1649,1651" number_of_columns="3" enable_lightbox="on" number_of_columns_tablet="2" number_of_columns_phone="1" number_of_columns_last_edited="on|phone" _builder_version="4.17.4"...
Random spaceships
Random spaceship generator. Blender Eevee.
Building Neon
Challenge: create building from flat image. Blender Octane.[el_masonry_gallery image_ids="1660,1661,1662" number_of_columns="3" enable_lightbox="on" number_of_columns_tablet="2" number_of_columns_phone="1" number_of_columns_last_edited="on|phone"...
Mobile phone
Non destructive modelling. Blender Eevee.
Balance beam
Challenge: create balance beam. 1 hour. Blender Octane.[el_masonry_gallery image_ids="1625,1626,1627,1628,1629" number_of_columns="3" enable_lightbox="on" number_of_columns_tablet="2" number_of_columns_phone="1" number_of_columns_last_edited="on|phone"...
Ejection seat
Challenge: create bbq. 1 hour. Blender Cycles.[el_masonry_gallery image_ids="1671,1672,1673" number_of_columns="3" enable_lightbox="on" number_of_columns_tablet="2" number_of_columns_phone="1" number_of_columns_last_edited="on|phone" _builder_version="4.17.4"...
Camera Lens
Non destructive workflow - Blender Cycles
Building
Create building from image. Blender Eevee.
Lunar Base
Blender Eevee.
Nuked Earth
Nuking Earth. Blender Eevee.
Fighter
Creating fighter design. Blender Eevee.
Control Room
Creating a bridge with character animations. Blender Eevee.
Octane: X-Wing
X-Wing modeling study - Blender Octane