I didn’t finish a video today, but I did fiddle around on Blender. I “sculpted” the island more than it was, to make a path up the hill/mountain/thing.

Quick story: I didn’t save my work yesterday. Nothing on the island was changed, but the light house and the buildings weren’t moved.

This proved to be a problem, as light house, island, and water all seemed to be connected. When I tried to move or resize one, they all moved and/or resized. The tricks that should have disconnected the three failed.

What I ended up doing was cut and pasting the island and the light house. I went from the original Blender file and pasted onto a new one. That done, I reversed the process. Problem solved.

Below is the first try with the latest hotness. I have a second angle lit to show the path a little better.

Okay, I’ve started making simple buildings again. One of which is, of course, the light house.

None of this is challenging, I’ve done it before. Yet it feels satisfying. I’m creating. It’s good to be doing that again.

A lot of the videos I’m watching now have information I already am familiar with. This is a refresher course as I move towards bigger and better things. Expect another lighthouse, another dungeon and, giggle, another dinosaur.

This time, though, the course promises to be more involved. Like the little extras I added to my last light house is no longer me jazzing but a part of the lesson.

The images below are done in two different rendering engines: Eevee and Cycles. I’m put these up so I have a quick way of referencing the difference between the two. Cycles give better detail, but takes longer to load up.

I’m going back to my Blender Courses. I intend to finish them. At least a post a day, with image and comments. Here is how it starts: Bare basics.