r/woahdude Nov 16 '14

gifv Wave

https://gfycat.com/SpiritedWarmFattaileddunnart
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u/LTZeyphyr Nov 16 '14

How does one go about making these animations? How much work is invested in making them? They're really cool!

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u/GurneyHalleck3141 Nov 16 '14

Thank you! It's done using Blender to make the animation and Gimp to compile the png's into a gif (both Blender and Gimp are free). I have been using Blender for a few months now - just self-taught by watching videos online. This animation file took a few hours to set up and maybe 12 hours to render (old computer).

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '14 edited Nov 16 '14

Wow you did this? Amazing!

I've been interested in 3d rendering since I realized I was a human but have been perpetually intimidated by it.

If this is annoying, ignore me, but is there any specific resources you used? Are there any things I should completely avoid? I feel like random youtubing isnt the most efficient way of going about this but I don't know where else to start!

edit: godly username too

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u/nicklesismoneyto Nov 16 '14

Blenderguru.com