Here is a quick sketch of the left wing attached to the mostly drive-train. I can play the animation in Blender to experiment with how it moves. I am making adjustments to the wing armature, experimenting with different angles and lengths to get the range of motion that I want. Before adding feathers, I will … Continue reading Subtle Changes to Wing Geometry
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Shape Key Feathers
I have come up with a few different ways to make 2-dimenstional feathers in Blender. The method that follows is the best way I know how to do this. The feathers don't have to be perfect; the more perfect I try to be perfect to the reference image, the more imperfect it looks once assembled. … Continue reading Shape Key Feathers
Feathers: A descent into madness
Trying to design a representation of a feather out of paper that creates lift and drag like a real feather does, is easy in Blender as we can represent real life paper using a mesh. The thing to be aware of is that real life paper has a certain thickness. A ream of paper has … Continue reading Feathers: A descent into madness
Drawing the Bearings
After hours of practice, here's a method I developed to model bearings from the .dxf files found on manufacturers' websites. So the first thing to do is go to the link provided and download the .dxf file https://www.mcmaster.com/7804k106 for a shielded bearing. Import the file into Blender. You might have to enable the addon "Import-Export: … Continue reading Drawing the Bearings
First Post!
...birds, bats, and their ancestors, despite having only similar skeletons, all used the same fundamental dynamic motions to create lift and propel themselves through the air.
Singed Pinions 