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Modelling a lightbulb in Blender

Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 2:43 am
by Doug Armand
For those who may be interested I am posting a series on my blog of how I am modelling and rendering an old fashioned incandescent lightbulb.

I am using Blender 2.49 and my test renders are done in Indigo v3.0

I should have it all complete in the next few days or so. Its sort of a very basic how-to but it would be nice to have some feedback from you guys - either here or anywhere else that I inhabit cyberspace :)

http://dougarmandphotography.wordpress. ... lightbulb/

second part is up now:
http://dougarmandphotography.wordpress. ... ghtbulb-2/

3rd bit up now
http://dougarmandphotography.wordpress. ... ghtbulb-3/

Final post up now - not much to it though :)
http://dougarmandphotography.wordpress. ... lb-finale/

PS: My blog is ad and spam free :D - lol it have to be or else it would be bad if I have to dissaprove my own post no? :lol:

Re: Modelling a lightbulb in Blender

Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 3:39 am
by dakiru
Cool, Doug. I am waiting for the glower "turned on" . Remember this thread? :wink:

By the way, nice blog with a nice skin. :)

Re: Modelling a lightbulb in Blender

Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 3:46 am
by Doug Armand
dakiru wrote:Cool, Doug. I am waiting for the glower "turned on" . Remember this thread? :wink:

By the way, nice blog with a nice skin. :)
NOooooo not that thread :) hehe. Actually for the images I intend to use this model for I won't need to have it lit.

and thanks for the blog comments - the skin is just a wordpress one so I take no credit - the blog contents though are all mine :)))

Re: Modelling a lightbulb in Blender

Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 3:50 am
by dakiru
Doug Armand wrote:Actually for the images I intend to use this model for I won't need to have it lit.
Ok, but you still are going to try that, no? :lol:

Re: Modelling a lightbulb in Blender

Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 3:53 am
by Doug Armand
Well...... I may......... :))))

Re: Modelling a lightbulb in Blender

Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 5:16 am
by dag
HIJACK ALERT!

You show me yours, I'll show you mine.
Takes forever to render this. Worse than frickin' milk.

Re: Modelling a lightbulb in Blender

Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 3:31 pm
by Doug Armand
me likey! nice image - why no colour to it though?

Re: Modelling a lightbulb in Blender

Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 3:11 am
by dag
Not like I was modeling a lobster masterpiece 8)
It was supposed to go on a white website. Just tried a dark version of it.

Re: Modelling a lightbulb in Blender

Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 3:37 am
by Doug Armand
dag wrote:Not like I was modeling a lobster masterpiece 8)
I'm gonna regret ever starting that thread aren't I? :wink: