Nathi Tappan
@nathitappan.bsky.social
Motion Designer, creative, and adventurer.
A human who wishes more humans put their energy into creating instead of destroying.
Brazilian-American 🇧🇷🇺🇲
A human who wishes more humans put their energy into creating instead of destroying.
Brazilian-American 🇧🇷🇺🇲
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Nathi Tappan
@nathitappan.bsky.social
· Dec 29
⬖ I figured I'd share the Creative Feed I made again for newcomers.
If you are using the feed and think there's something that could be improved, let me know. It's an evolving thing...
And make sure to like it so it reaches more people in the Motion Design and 3D spaces!
#motiondesign #3D #vfx
If you are using the feed and think there's something that could be improved, let me know. It's an evolving thing...
And make sure to like it so it reaches more people in the Motion Design and 3D spaces!
#motiondesign #3D #vfx
Whenever you feel threatened by technology just remember that my vacuum can't find its way out of the bathroom. Not once. Not ever. We'll be fine.
October 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Whenever you feel threatened by technology just remember that my vacuum can't find its way out of the bathroom. Not once. Not ever. We'll be fine.
Wait! When did we get the ability to save posts here?
I've been away too long, haven't notice it.
Yay!
Custom pinning only needed for organization now.
I've been away too long, haven't notice it.
Yay!
Custom pinning only needed for organization now.
October 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Wait! When did we get the ability to save posts here?
I've been away too long, haven't notice it.
Yay!
Custom pinning only needed for organization now.
I've been away too long, haven't notice it.
Yay!
Custom pinning only needed for organization now.
Fellow creatives... how do you juggle the internal struggle of "don't do free work because that's a rabbit hole path" , but at the same time "these are friends that really could use some help and I really want to see them succeed" ?
May 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Fellow creatives... how do you juggle the internal struggle of "don't do free work because that's a rabbit hole path" , but at the same time "these are friends that really could use some help and I really want to see them succeed" ?
Alrighty... crazy busy weeks of hell at work are over. Back to our usual programming. Starting off with rest, because you know, burnout is a real thing.
May 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Alrighty... crazy busy weeks of hell at work are over. Back to our usual programming. Starting off with rest, because you know, burnout is a real thing.
usiest time of the year at work. You know there'll be long days. You pull a couple long ones on your terms, render 120+ screens to get ahead. Finish templatizing the project for another 325.
200GB packaged and delivered 9 days ahead!
They call: 85% of the in-venue screens are changing.
I'm fine 🫥
200GB packaged and delivered 9 days ahead!
They call: 85% of the in-venue screens are changing.
I'm fine 🫥
May 8, 2025 at 11:33 PM
usiest time of the year at work. You know there'll be long days. You pull a couple long ones on your terms, render 120+ screens to get ahead. Finish templatizing the project for another 325.
200GB packaged and delivered 9 days ahead!
They call: 85% of the in-venue screens are changing.
I'm fine 🫥
200GB packaged and delivered 9 days ahead!
They call: 85% of the in-venue screens are changing.
I'm fine 🫥
Motion Design folks: is it just me? Or does anyone else have to empty their memory and cache from After Effects several times a day? Honestly, some of my larger - full stadium takeovers, might have to even be a couple of times per hour.
If it's just me, what am I doing that is causing this? 🤔
If it's just me, what am I doing that is causing this? 🤔
May 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Motion Design folks: is it just me? Or does anyone else have to empty their memory and cache from After Effects several times a day? Honestly, some of my larger - full stadium takeovers, might have to even be a couple of times per hour.
If it's just me, what am I doing that is causing this? 🤔
If it's just me, what am I doing that is causing this? 🤔
Just a reminder to go clean your screen. And your keyboard while you're at it.
Yes, it feels like a brand new computer, doesn't it?
You're welcome.
Yes, it feels like a brand new computer, doesn't it?
You're welcome.
May 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Just a reminder to go clean your screen. And your keyboard while you're at it.
Yes, it feels like a brand new computer, doesn't it?
You're welcome.
Yes, it feels like a brand new computer, doesn't it?
You're welcome.
Organizing our new NAS server and found all my old edits in a (dusty) folder... I used to carry a camera on me 24/7 and edit a memory bank at the end of the year.
Kind of a Vlog with my favorite memories. Dang, those are sweet to rewatch! Even teared up at a couple 🥲
Gotta start doing those again
Kind of a Vlog with my favorite memories. Dang, those are sweet to rewatch! Even teared up at a couple 🥲
Gotta start doing those again
April 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Organizing our new NAS server and found all my old edits in a (dusty) folder... I used to carry a camera on me 24/7 and edit a memory bank at the end of the year.
Kind of a Vlog with my favorite memories. Dang, those are sweet to rewatch! Even teared up at a couple 🥲
Gotta start doing those again
Kind of a Vlog with my favorite memories. Dang, those are sweet to rewatch! Even teared up at a couple 🥲
Gotta start doing those again
Such a different vibe from this channel that I felt like I had to share it. Love the overall design and how cohesive everything looks, plus we get some new takes on Mograph in Blender! Fun!
Honestly a lot of great tips and tuts here, so I can't recommend only one.
Honestly a lot of great tips and tuts here, so I can't recommend only one.
Blender Motion Graphic Tutorials - YouTube
A list of all blender motion graphic related tutorials focusing on intro and explainer type blender work done by hums. Topics such as grease pencil, infograp...
youtube.com
April 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Such a different vibe from this channel that I felt like I had to share it. Love the overall design and how cohesive everything looks, plus we get some new takes on Mograph in Blender! Fun!
Honestly a lot of great tips and tuts here, so I can't recommend only one.
Honestly a lot of great tips and tuts here, so I can't recommend only one.
This trailer is SO good! Best course trailer I have seen since Pierrick's Rigging course.
Totally worth a watch! Both the trailer and the course, obviously 😅
Totally worth a watch! Both the trailer and the course, obviously 😅
BAKE is out of the oven🧑🍳
Master the art & science of texture baking for (not only) game asset creation in Blender.
Master the art & science of texture baking for (not only) game asset creation in Blender.
April 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This trailer is SO good! Best course trailer I have seen since Pierrick's Rigging course.
Totally worth a watch! Both the trailer and the course, obviously 😅
Totally worth a watch! Both the trailer and the course, obviously 😅
I don't use a ton of add-ons on my workflow, and hardly ever find one that is always on (other than node wrangler 😅).
This one is different. Holy smokes how much easier and faster it is to light anything! @glebalexandrov.bsky.social 's overview video was incredibly helpful. Go check it out!
This one is different. Holy smokes how much easier and faster it is to light anything! @glebalexandrov.bsky.social 's overview video was incredibly helpful. Go check it out!
Hey everyone! We've just started a new series where we're diving into the best shading and lighting tools for Blender. Think commercial add-ons, assets, everything you need for industry-standard shading and lighting effects - right in Blender. 🧵
We kicked things off with Light Wrangler.
1/?
We kicked things off with Light Wrangler.
1/?
April 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I don't use a ton of add-ons on my workflow, and hardly ever find one that is always on (other than node wrangler 😅).
This one is different. Holy smokes how much easier and faster it is to light anything! @glebalexandrov.bsky.social 's overview video was incredibly helpful. Go check it out!
This one is different. Holy smokes how much easier and faster it is to light anything! @glebalexandrov.bsky.social 's overview video was incredibly helpful. Go check it out!
I once told myself I would not leave any projects unfinished... And while I still mean it, I hate that I have 6 or 7 concurrent personal projects that all sound and look appealing to me at the same level, all "in progress" and far from "done". 🥴
April 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I once told myself I would not leave any projects unfinished... And while I still mean it, I hate that I have 6 or 7 concurrent personal projects that all sound and look appealing to me at the same level, all "in progress" and far from "done". 🥴
⬖ Needed some extra repetition to get used to Grease Pencil after finishing the Draw course from @cgcookie.bsky.social, so here we are... 3 quirky pet portraits.
Like everyone else, we have the best dogs in the world! Had a lot of fun making these... ⚡️ ✨ 🫧
Like everyone else, we have the best dogs in the world! Had a lot of fun making these... ⚡️ ✨ 🫧
Pet Quirky Portraits
YouTube video by Nathalia Tappan
youtu.be
March 20, 2025 at 12:28 PM
⬖ Needed some extra repetition to get used to Grease Pencil after finishing the Draw course from @cgcookie.bsky.social, so here we are... 3 quirky pet portraits.
Like everyone else, we have the best dogs in the world! Had a lot of fun making these... ⚡️ ✨ 🫧
Like everyone else, we have the best dogs in the world! Had a lot of fun making these... ⚡️ ✨ 🫧
Motion Design Hotline for the rescue?
For the life of me I can't get this to work (rough day).
I don't know why every time I try to automate a text layer I get jumbled between comp space and layer space. 🥴
@kylasaurusrex.bsky.social @ecabrams.bsky.social
Here's the scenario:
For the life of me I can't get this to work (rough day).
I don't know why every time I try to automate a text layer I get jumbled between comp space and layer space. 🥴
@kylasaurusrex.bsky.social @ecabrams.bsky.social
Here's the scenario:
March 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Motion Design Hotline for the rescue?
For the life of me I can't get this to work (rough day).
I don't know why every time I try to automate a text layer I get jumbled between comp space and layer space. 🥴
@kylasaurusrex.bsky.social @ecabrams.bsky.social
Here's the scenario:
For the life of me I can't get this to work (rough day).
I don't know why every time I try to automate a text layer I get jumbled between comp space and layer space. 🥴
@kylasaurusrex.bsky.social @ecabrams.bsky.social
Here's the scenario:
I've been thinking about making quirky portraits for our puppies for a while, but never got to it...
But @cgcookie.bsky.social had a few Grease Pencil courses that I really wanted to play with, so I figured why not? It's not like Maia really have a say in it 😅 Poor puppy...
#b3d #greasepencil
But @cgcookie.bsky.social had a few Grease Pencil courses that I really wanted to play with, so I figured why not? It's not like Maia really have a say in it 😅 Poor puppy...
#b3d #greasepencil
March 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I've been thinking about making quirky portraits for our puppies for a while, but never got to it...
But @cgcookie.bsky.social had a few Grease Pencil courses that I really wanted to play with, so I figured why not? It's not like Maia really have a say in it 😅 Poor puppy...
#b3d #greasepencil
But @cgcookie.bsky.social had a few Grease Pencil courses that I really wanted to play with, so I figured why not? It's not like Maia really have a say in it 😅 Poor puppy...
#b3d #greasepencil
I started learning Grease Pencil and when I saw this I couldn't help but think of you @oddernod.bsky.social .
Have you put any of your comics in 3D yet?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWgj...
Have you put any of your comics in 3D yet?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWgj...
PANELS: Create a comic book with Grease Pencil in Blender - Now available on CG Cookie
YouTube video by CG Cookie
www.youtube.com
March 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I started learning Grease Pencil and when I saw this I couldn't help but think of you @oddernod.bsky.social .
Have you put any of your comics in 3D yet?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWgj...
Have you put any of your comics in 3D yet?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWgj...
I made a Blender Add-On that will save you a lot of time if you are a Motion Designer that works with a lot of empties (think Nulls 😉)
I'm submitting it as an extension so it's available for free.
If it looks like it can be useful to you, keep an eye out for a link soon!
youtu.be/a0ecYrAp1W4?...
I'm submitting it as an extension so it's available for free.
If it looks like it can be useful to you, keep an eye out for a link soon!
youtu.be/a0ecYrAp1W4?...
Empty Assistant - Demo - FREE Blender Add-On - Captions Only
YouTube video by Nathalia Tappan
youtu.be
March 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I made a Blender Add-On that will save you a lot of time if you are a Motion Designer that works with a lot of empties (think Nulls 😉)
I'm submitting it as an extension so it's available for free.
If it looks like it can be useful to you, keep an eye out for a link soon!
youtu.be/a0ecYrAp1W4?...
I'm submitting it as an extension so it's available for free.
If it looks like it can be useful to you, keep an eye out for a link soon!
youtu.be/a0ecYrAp1W4?...
I can't believe I haven't heard of this add-on before. It's insane! Real-time bump, an awesome decal system, VDM... wait, all mixed in procedural layers? 🤯
Wait, it's free? 🤯🤯
#b3d
Wait, it's free? 🤯🤯
#b3d
After months of work Ucupaint 2.2 finally has been released! Major UI update, collapsible group, and more! ✨ github.com/ucupumar/ucu... #ucupaint #b3d
February 18, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I can't believe I haven't heard of this add-on before. It's insane! Real-time bump, an awesome decal system, VDM... wait, all mixed in procedural layers? 🤯
Wait, it's free? 🤯🤯
#b3d
Wait, it's free? 🤯🤯
#b3d
⬖ I'm writing a little #b3d add-on that will automate the empty add and parent workflow. Think of our After Effects "Nulls" scripts, but in Blender.
I can't decide on the UX/UI though. When is giving the user options too much?
What style do you like better for options? Checkboxes or dropdowns?
I can't decide on the UX/UI though. When is giving the user options too much?
What style do you like better for options? Checkboxes or dropdowns?
February 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
⬖ I'm writing a little #b3d add-on that will automate the empty add and parent workflow. Think of our After Effects "Nulls" scripts, but in Blender.
I can't decide on the UX/UI though. When is giving the user options too much?
What style do you like better for options? Checkboxes or dropdowns?
I can't decide on the UX/UI though. When is giving the user options too much?
What style do you like better for options? Checkboxes or dropdowns?
You know when you wake up early because your brain is firing on all cylinders with ideas?
So. many. of them.
Enough of them that I couldn't jot them down, I had to type. Fast. Felt good! Still going!
Now let's hope I can get these juices flowing for the work day too.
So. many. of them.
Enough of them that I couldn't jot them down, I had to type. Fast. Felt good! Still going!
Now let's hope I can get these juices flowing for the work day too.
February 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
You know when you wake up early because your brain is firing on all cylinders with ideas?
So. many. of them.
Enough of them that I couldn't jot them down, I had to type. Fast. Felt good! Still going!
Now let's hope I can get these juices flowing for the work day too.
So. many. of them.
Enough of them that I couldn't jot them down, I had to type. Fast. Felt good! Still going!
Now let's hope I can get these juices flowing for the work day too.
⬖ It's one of those that I didn't even need to watch it before liking and sharing.
@kylasaurusrex.bsky.social is talking text animation and expressions in After Effects? Sign me up!
I better go watch it now... lol 😆
@kylasaurusrex.bsky.social is talking text animation and expressions in After Effects? Sign me up!
I better go watch it now... lol 😆
Nic Dean & I just launched a monster tutorial covering new text style expressions capabilities in After Effects 2025 & the HUGE difference they make for creators of templates.
We also talk with John Colombo from the AE team, who created an awesome free preset!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG8U...
We also talk with John Colombo from the AE team, who created an awesome free preset!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG8U...
Text Style Expressions in After Effects 2025 (ft. Kyle Hamrick)
YouTube video by Mograph Mindset
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
⬖ It's one of those that I didn't even need to watch it before liking and sharing.
@kylasaurusrex.bsky.social is talking text animation and expressions in After Effects? Sign me up!
I better go watch it now... lol 😆
@kylasaurusrex.bsky.social is talking text animation and expressions in After Effects? Sign me up!
I better go watch it now... lol 😆
Is it me? Or is Pinterest overflowing with GenAI?
If you are typing a prompt in its most basic form it actually might be better to go straight to a Pinterest search. 🥴
Better/diversified inspiration sources have never been more important. Enter @oddernod.bsky.social with Keys & Curves. ⬖
If you are typing a prompt in its most basic form it actually might be better to go straight to a Pinterest search. 🥴
Better/diversified inspiration sources have never been more important. Enter @oddernod.bsky.social with Keys & Curves. ⬖
February 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Is it me? Or is Pinterest overflowing with GenAI?
If you are typing a prompt in its most basic form it actually might be better to go straight to a Pinterest search. 🥴
Better/diversified inspiration sources have never been more important. Enter @oddernod.bsky.social with Keys & Curves. ⬖
If you are typing a prompt in its most basic form it actually might be better to go straight to a Pinterest search. 🥴
Better/diversified inspiration sources have never been more important. Enter @oddernod.bsky.social with Keys & Curves. ⬖
Well, that's exciting!
I love how much development has been happening on my favorite apps in the last year or so!
LFG!
I love how much development has been happening on my favorite apps in the last year or so!
LFG!
Really excited about this update for After Effects Beta that makes nulls even more powerful tools. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUnX...
More info here: community.adobe.com/t5/after-eff...
More info here: community.adobe.com/t5/after-eff...
Null Controls for Positional Points | After Effects (Beta) | Adobe Video
YouTube video by Adobe Video & Motion
www.youtube.com
January 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Well, that's exciting!
I love how much development has been happening on my favorite apps in the last year or so!
LFG!
I love how much development has been happening on my favorite apps in the last year or so!
LFG!
@oddernod.bsky.social As always, lovely to see Keys & Curves in my inbox this morning.
While we're all waiting on SOM's course drop, I see you are tackling Core. I've watched them all and recommend you adding a couple of their originals to your list if you have time.
Thanks for sharing the tips!
While we're all waiting on SOM's course drop, I see you are tackling Core. I've watched them all and recommend you adding a couple of their originals to your list if you have time.
Thanks for sharing the tips!
January 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
@oddernod.bsky.social As always, lovely to see Keys & Curves in my inbox this morning.
While we're all waiting on SOM's course drop, I see you are tackling Core. I've watched them all and recommend you adding a couple of their originals to your list if you have time.
Thanks for sharing the tips!
While we're all waiting on SOM's course drop, I see you are tackling Core. I've watched them all and recommend you adding a couple of their originals to your list if you have time.
Thanks for sharing the tips!
Unpopular opinion: there is a place for AI generated stuff. Our job as artists is to find where to effectively use it in your advantage. It is not going anywhere.
Another opinion: I can't stand the aesthetic of 99% of it, and it makes me sad to see family and friends enjoy it. Gotta dig for the 1%.
Another opinion: I can't stand the aesthetic of 99% of it, and it makes me sad to see family and friends enjoy it. Gotta dig for the 1%.
January 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Unpopular opinion: there is a place for AI generated stuff. Our job as artists is to find where to effectively use it in your advantage. It is not going anywhere.
Another opinion: I can't stand the aesthetic of 99% of it, and it makes me sad to see family and friends enjoy it. Gotta dig for the 1%.
Another opinion: I can't stand the aesthetic of 99% of it, and it makes me sad to see family and friends enjoy it. Gotta dig for the 1%.