Currently having a go at Blob Fusion, the first SDF add-on for #Blender, which has recently been updated.
You can add any Blender mesh as an SDF object, and keep a dynamic link, so you can adjust the source mesh / its modifiers, and see the derived SDF version auto-update. 🤩
Other features include coloring of elements, and a full hierarchy, making it similar to how ZBrush ZSpheres or Blender's Skin modifier works, but on steroids.
➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0yN8HCQWyw
I’ve started making a Spongebob with the Blob Fusion SDF add-on for Blender, using a box mesh with some modifiers, that is live-converted to an SDF element.
I'm using a dynamic box primitive from the wMesh Blender add-on, so I can non-destructively, parametrically change the box polygon count, before the modifiers (3ds Max primitive style).
➡️ https://github.com/uitcis/W_Mesh_41X/releases
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A little Spongebob update…
As I'm making this in the Blob Fusion add-on for Blender (see previous posts in this thread), I've named the scene file "Spongeblob Fusionpants." 🤡
It's a refreshing workflow, combining polygon modeling with SDF modeling. #MagicaCSG is much faster though, because it has got a dedicated ray-marching renderer, while Blob Fusion works with Blender's mesh renderers.
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Spongeblob Fusionpants update…
I've converted the Blob Fusion Blender add-on result to a mesh, for further adjustments in Sculpt Mode.
In conclusion, Blob Fusion is a very interesting modeling tool, but the mesh-to-SDF function makes the result too slow to be really useful on current hardware and the current speed of the Geometry Nodes volume / voxel functions.
But if you use the SDF primitives, Blob Fusion is definitely a great and useful modeling tool.
Spongeblob Fusionpants update…
Added some polygon elements, and used the Blob Fusion SDF add-on for Blender to quickly shape the shoes. Will polish them in Sculpt Mode later on.
See previous posts in this thread for more info and work-in-progress impressions.
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Spongeblob Fusionpants update…
I've been procrastinating a lot between modeling sessions, so this one takes a bit longer. 😊
Modeling is nearing the end. Need to fuse the hands with the arms, add a tongue, teeth, belt, etc.. Then it's time to add some details and finish in Blender Sculpt Mode.
See previous posts for more WIP impressions and info.
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Spongeblob Fusionpants update…
Modeling is 95% done. Only some minor tweaking of the hands, then fuse the arms and hands.
Then on to painting, materials and lighting.
See other posts in this thread for more work-in-progress impressions and info.
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"Spongeblob Fusionpants"
Modeled and rendered in Blender 3D. Around 80 % was modeled with SDF primitive shapes, using the Blob Fusion add-on.
See other posts in this thread for more info and work-in-progress impressions.
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Some Blender 3D work-in-progress stages of my tribute to Spongebob Squarepants.
See other posts in this thread for a bigger final rendering, more info and work-in-progress impressions.
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@metin Very nice, this definitely gives me Spongebob vibes! However, there are two things that bother me a little:
1. The shirt doesn't feel white enough, so it lacks that cartoony style and looks more realistic (which I think is what you were going for).
2. The shoes are too thin for my taste. Spongebob has these bulbous shoes and I think that should be reflected, even if they're thinner and stylized.
But that's just nitpicking, the model is beautiful 🙂
@daniel Thanks Daniel! The shirt bothered me a bit too. I had already increased its brightness, but if I made it even whiter, the textile structure started to diminish.
I just lifted the white just a little bit more and replaced the image.
The shoes are a deliberate style choice. I wanted to give my own twist to the established Spongebob style. 🙂
@metin To quote the German voice actor of Spongebob: "Ich bin bereit, ich bin in Form, ich bin bereit, ja ganz enorm!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLW4r0u7pGM
Looks really cool so far! I'm curious to see how your final scene will look like 🙂
@daniel Thanks man! 🙏
And very funny to hear SpongeBob in German. I usually prefer the original audio, especially in anime, but in SpongeBob’s case, I thought the Dutch voices are even better than the original.
@metin For me it depends. Germany has a very good dubbing culture with very good voice actors. There are cases where their performance surpasses that of the original (voice) actors. In the case of Spongebob, his German voice is iconic in Germany:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_Ziesmer
I have to listen to the Dutch voice. It's always interesting to hear cartoon characters in different languages 🙂
I continued working with the Blob Fusion #Blender add-on the past days, and I've become excited about it.
The only drawback is that Blender's native mesh-to-voxel conversion used by the add-on is currently too slow to be really useful, but as long as you work with the SDF primitives, it's a great modeling tool.
For example, you can add any Blender mesh modifier to a blob domain cage, deforming every blob that is inside. Here I've used a Curve modifier to deform the contents of a blob domain.
@lastrodamo Yes, it's a Blender add-on. You can read all about it here:
https://blenderartists.org/t/the-big-sdf-modeling-thread/1293075
📅 Updated: December 1, 2024. 🆕 Recent changes… Added SDF Editor to Other SDF modeling tools Added Marching Cubes basis configurations to the Technical reference section. The SDF Prototyper add-on has been released, and this is updated in the SDF modeling in Blender section, including a new video. ❓ ＳＤＦ ｉｎｆｏ SDF stands for Signed Distance Fields, and is emerging as a flexible and powerful 3D modeling method. SDF floats in the realm of CSG 3D (Constructive Solid Geometry)...
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