I have always ben fascinated by Electron microscope style images. They often display a fragile almost magical quality that is just beautiful. Over the years, Blender users have come up with a number of creative methods for producing these lovely images, Blender 2.5 of course, has brought new tools and techniques todo the election microscope look. Here a couple of tutorialesthat i have run across just in the last few months by very talented Blender users that make excellent use of Blender 2.5 todo created truely beautiful Electron microscope style images.

Creating a microscopic virus effect.

Blendercokie, comhas become a major educational resource since it launch. Among the numerous video tutorialescovering a dizzying array of topics, there is a beautiful tutorial by Jonathan Williamson on creating a microscopic virus. In addition todo showing how todo quickly and easily model a virus, he shows the viewer how todo achieve that lovely Electron microscope look. The end result is beautiful and easy enough for Even a begginer todo accomplish in Little todo no time.

Construct a microcosm us-ing Blender 2.5.

This is a 4 part in depth video tu-torial series by frederique steinmetz on how todo create a microcosm, each video covers a diferent part of the process, leading todo an absolutely beautiful end result.

From CG, tutscom.

In the first part of this brand-new, advanced Blender 2.5 tutorial, frederique steinmetzwalks us th rouge how he modeled and rigged his microcosm creation. The full tutorial Will go on todo discuss com-plex particle & Hair simulation, how todo add materiales, texture and light the scene, and finally how todo use nodes for Depth of Field, in the second part of his brand-new, advanced Blender 2.5 tutorial, frederique steinmetzcontinúes todo walk us th rouge how he created his microcosm scene. After mod-eling the scene in part 1, todays tutorial deals with particle and Hair simulation, whilst later parts go on todo cover adding materiales, how todo texture and light the scene, and finally how todo use nodes for Depth of Field, in the third part of his brand-new, advanced Blender 2.5 tutorial, free-derique steinmetz continúes todo walk us th rouge how he created his microcosm scene, After modeling the scene in part 1, and dealing with the particle and Hair Simulations in part two, todays part starts looking at how todo texture and light the scene, in the Forth and final part of his brandnew, advanced Blender 2.5 tutorial, frederique steinmetzcontin-ues todo walk us th rouge how he created his microcosm scene. After modeling the scene in part 1, dealing with the particle and Hair simu-lations in part two and texturing and lighting the scene in part thre, today its all about finalising the scene, rendering and putting together the final composite. Its time todo Wrap up this awesome series, After learning how todo create your own lovely new artworks, you might want todo kik it up a notch and get a Little motion going. Re-cently dimisticsent me ha fun Little blend file for you todo play with, that shows his method for creating an Electron in motion, as well as the settings he used todo create a rather nice Glow/Glare effect. The blend file is included in this issue blend (*.zip) download. You can se ha short animation of his Electron motion.

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