I am still here, I promise! Been away from work and prepping for the upcoming GLPA conference.
In the midst of all that, I’ve been taking the Coursera class mentioned last month. Although the instructors emphasize Houdini because that’s what they use for cinematic rendering, they do mentioned Blender frequently. I have installed the apprentice version of Houdini (yay for Linux version!) but haven’t had time to learn it. Thus I am doing the assignments in Blender.
Solar System render from specific assignment parameters using textures provided.
The instructors are doing a great job of breaking down concepts and using those concepts as they explain how and why they decide on approaches to their work. The quizzes are challenging and thought provoking.
In my own work, I mostly create science illustrations rather than visualizations. Even so, I find myself putting more focused thought into my work now. And I like that. I like that a lot.
