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I made an article about photogrammerty a few months back, but have learnt a few new things since, so it’s time for a revamp ! I came across this awesome tutorial on YouTube by CG Geek, and I followed his tips. I will only work on the render part of the photogrammetry, using only the little buddha scene from last time. The texture settings will be much better, as I’ll use nodes this time to set all the properties. ...

It all began with me walking into a video game shop. I decided to buy a new NES game, settled down on GOLF, one of the classics that were released with the console in 1985. Some games I previously owned The new game I got home, Decided to try it out, but it didn’t work. Well, it’ll be fine, I thought, this happens all the time. Just grab a q-tip, rub the contacts to free them from their dirt prison. Done, the q-tips were indeed dirty, indicating a good job of cleaning. There I go butting the cartridge back in the console… for it not to work. Then it hit me : i had bought a USA version of the game, but I own a french version of the console… ...

As always, my wandering on the internet led me to my next project. That’s how I found Adam Winrich, a artist which practices cracking whips for a living. He does very rapid and synchronized whip cracking shows, which I found amazing. This guy has beaten 16 whip-related world records ! So my research ensued and I found that Adam Savage, the host from the show Mythbusters, had also build a whip from a kangaroo hide. It looked awesome, and he even put it in a plexiglass display case ! ...

The Zwippy is a funny cute little creature created by a friend of mine, when she was a kid. It really is just a potato shaped creature with antennas, eyes and a spring to move around. I like to draw Zwippys. Actually, you can find them all around my lessons. ...

I discovered photogrammetry while browsing online, and was very interested by the subject. So, research time ! First of all, principle of operation : You basically take tons of photos of objects from different angles, feed the pictures to a program and it spits out a 3D model of the object with the corresponding texture ! ...

The “Travaux personnels encadrés” are an assignement you have to do in groups during the 1ère shool year in France (corresponding to the 11th grade in the U.S.). This assignment has then to be presented to the teachers on a platform. With my group, we decided to host our work on a website, which is available here. ...

During the summer break, I had a chance to use my cousin Loïck’s nice camera to have a little fun. So I filmed a toy train going around in a child’s room to create a fake intro sequence to a non existing movie. I named the movie “Little Johnny” because I wanted the said movie to be dramatic, this intro sequence being the beginning of a tragic story happening to a child. That tragic spirit is enhanced by the sad music of Yann Tiersen – “Comptine d’un autre été”. ...

The glass plate of my microwave oven broke, and the only compatible plate that could be found at the local pawn/charity shop didn’t have the little tabs on the bottom to assure a connection with the motor : it couldn’t spin. To solve this problem, I decided to design and 3D-print a plastic piece that could be glued on the bottom of the new plate. ...