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helo, i'm a low-poly 3D artist! i also like GNU/Linux and selfhosting (Debian and XMPP gang) I use Blockbench, GIMP and Grafx2 most of my art is CC BY-SA 4.0, sharing is caring! https://www.youtube.com/@yuri-lucia https://greatsword.xyz/

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greatsword @greatsword.xyz · Jan 7

this too

greatsword @greatsword.xyz · 2d

anyways there's my thoughts :D
big thank you to @blockbench.net for making this a nice flexible tool that can serve different purposes rather than forcing everyone to go one way or another :D

greatsword @greatsword.xyz · 2d

i find its also a bit easier to use the flat shading to do controlled tricks, like the shadowing on the boot
you might think i've shaded the ridge here, but when i turn off shading (or use smooth shading) entirely, you'll see i didn't actually shade anything

greatsword @greatsword.xyz · 2d

example of using both to your advantage
the metal part of the boot is given the flat shader to really make the geometry of the boot shine, and to give a more rigid look
but i use smooth shading on the leather part on the foot to make it appear softer, and because the geometry isn't as important

greatsword @greatsword.xyz · 2d

but for certain cases where you want to make the geometry look smoother than it actually is, the smooth shader is totally great, especially paired with good texture work

greatsword @greatsword.xyz · 2d

i still think the flat shading looks neato for more blocky things like yuri's hand here
the smooth shading looks a little weird for my taste when it comes to that

greatsword @greatsword.xyz · 2d

some thoughts on blockbench's new shader

first of all, incredibly based for allowing you to choose between the shaders *per element*

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greatsword @greatsword.xyz · 2d

some other banners i considered
maaaybe i'll use them B)

also a60000 and 0000a6 are my favourite shades of blue and red :]

greatsword @greatsword.xyz · 2d

banner and new avatar!!

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ミコト🍋 @m-koto.bsky.social · 2d

Look, she's in 3D!! 👀💓
bsky.app/profile/m-ko...

greatsword @greatsword.xyz · 10d

for @m-koto.bsky.social
thanks for letting me model her :D

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greatsword @greatsword.xyz · 2d

comparison!
bsky.app/profile/grea...

greatsword @greatsword.xyz · 10d

more speen

greatsword @greatsword.xyz · 2d

indeed!!
oh yeah as a little bonus, here's her with the new shader in Blockbench 5
I modelled her with Blockbench 4

greatsword @greatsword.xyz · 2d

you're welcome!!
it was fun to model her :D

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Letro @letro.bsky.social · 4d

commission for @scritrighter.bsky.social

26 430 3.1K

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Blockbench @blockbench.net · 6d

Blockbench 5.0 "The Element Update" is finally here!

✨New Design
🦴Armatures!
🐍Splines
🚏Billboards
🥚Smooth shading
📁Panel tabs + element panel
🧮Expression editor

Read the full changelog: www.github.com/JannisX11/blockbench/releases/tag/v5.0.0
Splash art by zl game & fable!