Jack-O-Lantern 2023

Two semi-realistic 3D CGI jack-o-lanterns sitting on a brick wall.

Jack-o-lantern 3D modeled in Nomad Sculpt with panning and flickering candle animations done in Blender.

Two semi-realistic 3D CGI jack-o-lanterns sitting on a brick wall.

Drawstring Key Bag

Drawstring Key Bag

This scrap (faux) leather bag with a Celtic key theme is an initial exploration of a technique for using small scraps of leather or similar material leftover from other projects. I thought the tiles would be fun with a minimal Celtic key pattern motif in the center of each, then leaned into the theme with a circular key pattern ring on the bottom and, some 3D printed key, sculpted in Nomad Sculpt.

The SVG for the “leather locker” tile is linked below. You will likely want to adjust the slot height to match the thick ness of the material you are using. Let me know if you use it to make anything interesting!

Drawstring Key Bag
Drawstring Key Bag
Drawstring Key Bag
Drawstring Key Bag
Drawstring Key Bag
Drawstring Key Bag
3D-Printed Keys close-up
3D-Printed Keys
Key Bag bottom with circular Celtic key pattern and Evermore ambigram
Key Bag bottom with circular Celtic key pattern and Evermore ambigram
Copper Key Render
Copper Key Render
Silver key render
Silver key render

This file is for personal, non-commercial use only.  Note that, by referencing these, you are agreeing to release any variations you create under identical terms.

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Leather Locker SVG

Jack-O-Lantern

Render of a jack-o-lantern with wild eyebrows.

A quick jack-o-lantern modeled and (vertex) painted in Nomad Sculpt on the iPad, animated in Blender.

Depthmaps Straight from Nomad Sculpt

Triknot Depth Map

This is an update to my last post on modeling Celtic knots in Nomad Sculpt and creating depthmaps in Blender to carve with laser engravers and CNC machines. A newer feature in Nomad Sculpt makes it possible to export a depthmap directly, without having to go through Blender. A checkbox option in the debug menu (named “Heightmap”) switches to a depthmap view, which can be exported as a render. For best results, use a bitmap editor to spread the dynamic range.

I made a short video with a walkthrough: