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 🇧🇷🇺🇲
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'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?
While the northern lights were the goal and highlight of the trip, the Arctic sky was surreal and mesmerizing pretty much all the time.
We were lucky to have polar stratospheric clouds (the pearly-rainbowy smudges in the sky) during our entire stay.
#landscapephotography #wildernessphotography
We were lucky to have polar stratospheric clouds (the pearly-rainbowy smudges in the sky) during our entire stay.
#landscapephotography #wildernessphotography
January 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
While the northern lights were the goal and highlight of the trip, the Arctic sky was surreal and mesmerizing pretty much all the time.
We were lucky to have polar stratospheric clouds (the pearly-rainbowy smudges in the sky) during our entire stay.
#landscapephotography #wildernessphotography
We were lucky to have polar stratospheric clouds (the pearly-rainbowy smudges in the sky) during our entire stay.
#landscapephotography #wildernessphotography
We were lucky to have the best of the best to show us around Copenhagen and Roskilde in Denmark.
A place full of contrast in architecture, history, and color. Honestly, an eye candy spot for anyone that loves details and textures (yes, I'm looking at you, 3D and Design peeps).
#streetphotography
A place full of contrast in architecture, history, and color. Honestly, an eye candy spot for anyone that loves details and textures (yes, I'm looking at you, 3D and Design peeps).
#streetphotography
January 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
We were lucky to have the best of the best to show us around Copenhagen and Roskilde in Denmark.
A place full of contrast in architecture, history, and color. Honestly, an eye candy spot for anyone that loves details and textures (yes, I'm looking at you, 3D and Design peeps).
#streetphotography
A place full of contrast in architecture, history, and color. Honestly, an eye candy spot for anyone that loves details and textures (yes, I'm looking at you, 3D and Design peeps).
#streetphotography
A trip of a lifetime, checking off from the bucket list.
#northernlights #landscapephotography #nature
#northernlights #landscapephotography #nature
January 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A trip of a lifetime, checking off from the bucket list.
#northernlights #landscapephotography #nature
#northernlights #landscapephotography #nature
The Norwegian Fjords lived up to all our expectations—breathtaking, dramatic, and absolutely stunning.
Certainly an experience we'll never forget!
#landscapephotography #norwaynature #fjords
Certainly an experience we'll never forget!
#landscapephotography #norwaynature #fjords
January 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The Norwegian Fjords lived up to all our expectations—breathtaking, dramatic, and absolutely stunning.
Certainly an experience we'll never forget!
#landscapephotography #norwaynature #fjords
Certainly an experience we'll never forget!
#landscapephotography #norwaynature #fjords
On a 3D/ Motion design break for a couple of weeks. Exploring some new countries and frolicking in winter wonderland.
We love the beach weather, but we also miss the beauty of everything covered in snow.
I also miss hunting the sunlight and shadows on my photography.
#photography
We love the beach weather, but we also miss the beauty of everything covered in snow.
I also miss hunting the sunlight and shadows on my photography.
#photography
January 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
On a 3D/ Motion design break for a couple of weeks. Exploring some new countries and frolicking in winter wonderland.
We love the beach weather, but we also miss the beauty of everything covered in snow.
I also miss hunting the sunlight and shadows on my photography.
#photography
We love the beach weather, but we also miss the beauty of everything covered in snow.
I also miss hunting the sunlight and shadows on my photography.
#photography
It's all fun and games until you have to decide how to tackle the animation... Cloth sims? Soft body sims? Shape keys? Hair dynamics? Keyframes? All of the above?
Ugh... might just become a static render, lol
Ugh... might just become a static render, lol
December 28, 2024 at 2:48 PM
It's all fun and games until you have to decide how to tackle the animation... Cloth sims? Soft body sims? Shape keys? Hair dynamics? Keyframes? All of the above?
Ugh... might just become a static render, lol
Ugh... might just become a static render, lol
I feel like this is the most used toggle on my UI during this time of year. On, Off, On, Off. Everybody ready for New Year's? On!
Anyways... what is your favorite source for sound design for Motion Graphics? I feel like it's by far the trickiest type of SFX.
#UIanimation #motiongraphics #b3d #sfx
Anyways... what is your favorite source for sound design for Motion Graphics? I feel like it's by far the trickiest type of SFX.
#UIanimation #motiongraphics #b3d #sfx
December 27, 2024 at 4:09 PM
I feel like this is the most used toggle on my UI during this time of year. On, Off, On, Off. Everybody ready for New Year's? On!
Anyways... what is your favorite source for sound design for Motion Graphics? I feel like it's by far the trickiest type of SFX.
#UIanimation #motiongraphics #b3d #sfx
Anyways... what is your favorite source for sound design for Motion Graphics? I feel like it's by far the trickiest type of SFX.
#UIanimation #motiongraphics #b3d #sfx
Well... it looks like there's still something in which most everyone agrees out there 😅
Warm it is... Also made the OFF less saturated... a bit of a compromise between having color and being a tad more greyed out.
Warm it is... Also made the OFF less saturated... a bit of a compromise between having color and being a tad more greyed out.
December 26, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Well... it looks like there's still something in which most everyone agrees out there 😅
Warm it is... Also made the OFF less saturated... a bit of a compromise between having color and being a tad more greyed out.
Warm it is... Also made the OFF less saturated... a bit of a compromise between having color and being a tad more greyed out.
So what hue do you like best? Warmer or cooler?
I know I prefer to have it ON, lol 😅. But can't decide on the light temperature...
#UIanimation #3Dmodeling #b3d
I know I prefer to have it ON, lol 😅. But can't decide on the light temperature...
#UIanimation #3Dmodeling #b3d
December 26, 2024 at 7:40 PM
So what hue do you like best? Warmer or cooler?
I know I prefer to have it ON, lol 😅. But can't decide on the light temperature...
#UIanimation #3Dmodeling #b3d
I know I prefer to have it ON, lol 😅. But can't decide on the light temperature...
#UIanimation #3Dmodeling #b3d
Very little known facts. In fact, most people wouldn't believe them. But trust me. It's #facts
This is the 1st of a series of animations about the North Pole folk-lore. Yah, they won't all happen before Christmas, so if you have another fact that should totally be animated, LMK!
#animation #b3d
This is the 1st of a series of animations about the North Pole folk-lore. Yah, they won't all happen before Christmas, so if you have another fact that should totally be animated, LMK!
#animation #b3d
December 23, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Very little known facts. In fact, most people wouldn't believe them. But trust me. It's #facts
This is the 1st of a series of animations about the North Pole folk-lore. Yah, they won't all happen before Christmas, so if you have another fact that should totally be animated, LMK!
#animation #b3d
This is the 1st of a series of animations about the North Pole folk-lore. Yah, they won't all happen before Christmas, so if you have another fact that should totally be animated, LMK!
#animation #b3d
⬖ Alrighty, this might be better than wiggling hips... Folks, I highly recommend testing your rigs by blocking out a TikTok 😂
This is going to be painful to polish... but for now I'll just laugh a little...
#characterAnimation #b3d #animation
This is going to be painful to polish... but for now I'll just laugh a little...
#characterAnimation #b3d #animation
December 11, 2024 at 1:11 PM
⬖ Alrighty, this might be better than wiggling hips... Folks, I highly recommend testing your rigs by blocking out a TikTok 😂
This is going to be painful to polish... but for now I'll just laugh a little...
#characterAnimation #b3d #animation
This is going to be painful to polish... but for now I'll just laugh a little...
#characterAnimation #b3d #animation
⬖ Another WIP 👀. Slow progress but I guess once all the actions are built I can make crank the series of animations a lot faster.
I decided to use this personal project to dive into the NLA. I know, I know... it's about to be updated, so why bother?
Still need to work on colors and lights. #b3d
I decided to use this personal project to dive into the NLA. I know, I know... it's about to be updated, so why bother?
Still need to work on colors and lights. #b3d
December 9, 2024 at 1:07 PM
⬖ Another WIP 👀. Slow progress but I guess once all the actions are built I can make crank the series of animations a lot faster.
I decided to use this personal project to dive into the NLA. I know, I know... it's about to be updated, so why bother?
Still need to work on colors and lights. #b3d
I decided to use this personal project to dive into the NLA. I know, I know... it's about to be updated, so why bother?
Still need to work on colors and lights. #b3d
⬖ Was pulling hair out (not mine, the character's) because the particle systems were killing my animation fps on the viewport.
Then I noticed that other setting on Simplify that I never look at. Max Child Particles. That's it! Pull all the hair out at once and get back to your full fps! Yay!
#b3d
Then I noticed that other setting on Simplify that I never look at. Max Child Particles. That's it! Pull all the hair out at once and get back to your full fps! Yay!
#b3d
December 6, 2024 at 11:47 PM
⬖ Was pulling hair out (not mine, the character's) because the particle systems were killing my animation fps on the viewport.
Then I noticed that other setting on Simplify that I never look at. Max Child Particles. That's it! Pull all the hair out at once and get back to your full fps! Yay!
#b3d
Then I noticed that other setting on Simplify that I never look at. Max Child Particles. That's it! Pull all the hair out at once and get back to your full fps! Yay!
#b3d
December 5, 2024 at 3:24 AM
⬖ WIP! But sharing anyways...
I modeled and rigged a couple of characters and some other Christmassy assets.
Storyboarded enough animations to make an advent calendar but will be lucky to get 3 or 4 out this year. Pesky work.
Let's go! The most wonderful time of the year!
#CharacterDesign #b3d
I modeled and rigged a couple of characters and some other Christmassy assets.
Storyboarded enough animations to make an advent calendar but will be lucky to get 3 or 4 out this year. Pesky work.
Let's go! The most wonderful time of the year!
#CharacterDesign #b3d
December 5, 2024 at 2:16 AM
⬖ WIP! But sharing anyways...
I modeled and rigged a couple of characters and some other Christmassy assets.
Storyboarded enough animations to make an advent calendar but will be lucky to get 3 or 4 out this year. Pesky work.
Let's go! The most wonderful time of the year!
#CharacterDesign #b3d
I modeled and rigged a couple of characters and some other Christmassy assets.
Storyboarded enough animations to make an advent calendar but will be lucky to get 3 or 4 out this year. Pesky work.
Let's go! The most wonderful time of the year!
#CharacterDesign #b3d
I modeled and rigged a couple of characters and planned a series of short animations to use them in. We'll see how many I'll get to before Christmas... might be a multi-christmas project. 🤔
December 5, 2024 at 12:57 AM
I modeled and rigged a couple of characters and planned a series of short animations to use them in. We'll see how many I'll get to before Christmas... might be a multi-christmas project. 🤔
⬖ This is from a fun little game of tag on LinkedIn. @kylasaurusrex.bsky.social gave me a perfect excuse to skip a couple of hours at work. Lol.
Y'all probably know I've been deep into the Blender rabbit hole, but it was a lot of fun making this fully in After Effects.
#MotionDesign #AfterEffects
Y'all probably know I've been deep into the Blender rabbit hole, but it was a lot of fun making this fully in After Effects.
#MotionDesign #AfterEffects
December 2, 2024 at 5:18 PM
⬖ This is from a fun little game of tag on LinkedIn. @kylasaurusrex.bsky.social gave me a perfect excuse to skip a couple of hours at work. Lol.
Y'all probably know I've been deep into the Blender rabbit hole, but it was a lot of fun making this fully in After Effects.
#MotionDesign #AfterEffects
Y'all probably know I've been deep into the Blender rabbit hole, but it was a lot of fun making this fully in After Effects.
#MotionDesign #AfterEffects
⬖ Well, it turns out that to have fun testing a rig and wiggling those hips you have to design a character that have actual hips 🤔
Since Santa here needs to loose a few pounds, we went for the second best wiggle test: the 'stache!
Santa's rig is done! 🙌
#rigging #animation #characterDesign #b3d
Since Santa here needs to loose a few pounds, we went for the second best wiggle test: the 'stache!
Santa's rig is done! 🙌
#rigging #animation #characterDesign #b3d
December 2, 2024 at 12:34 PM
⬖ Well, it turns out that to have fun testing a rig and wiggling those hips you have to design a character that have actual hips 🤔
Since Santa here needs to loose a few pounds, we went for the second best wiggle test: the 'stache!
Santa's rig is done! 🙌
#rigging #animation #characterDesign #b3d
Since Santa here needs to loose a few pounds, we went for the second best wiggle test: the 'stache!
Santa's rig is done! 🙌
#rigging #animation #characterDesign #b3d
November 24, 2024 at 2:10 AM
Some rigging, constraints, and drivers studying this morning...
November 23, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Some rigging, constraints, and drivers studying this morning...
Another test of video uploads here. The compression does improve considerably when we control the Target Bitrate, but it is still quite strong.
I made this #3D render as my Minimalist Planet Session from Kent Trammell. The original is 9x16, but I'm testing bluesky's cropping controls (or lack of).
I made this #3D render as my Minimalist Planet Session from Kent Trammell. The original is 9x16, but I'm testing bluesky's cropping controls (or lack of).
November 22, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Another test of video uploads here. The compression does improve considerably when we control the Target Bitrate, but it is still quite strong.
I made this #3D render as my Minimalist Planet Session from Kent Trammell. The original is 9x16, but I'm testing bluesky's cropping controls (or lack of).
I made this #3D render as my Minimalist Planet Session from Kent Trammell. The original is 9x16, but I'm testing bluesky's cropping controls (or lack of).
I wonder why that #blender feature would be a limitation for MacOS. Seems like a small little thing...
Hopefully that'll change soon. Still not happening on 4.3.
Hopefully that'll change soon. Still not happening on 4.3.
November 22, 2024 at 6:59 PM
I wonder why that #blender feature would be a limitation for MacOS. Seems like a small little thing...
Hopefully that'll change soon. Still not happening on 4.3.
Hopefully that'll change soon. Still not happening on 4.3.
Well, yes, @cgcookie.bsky.social, indeed I am! That is perfect timing!
I need to rig my Christmas characters, so bring it on!
I need to rig my Christmas characters, so bring it on!
November 22, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Well, yes, @cgcookie.bsky.social, indeed I am! That is perfect timing!
I need to rig my Christmas characters, so bring it on!
I need to rig my Christmas characters, so bring it on!