How-To: Light painting saber
Udi Tirosh writes in with this neat trick: use a tubular light like those found in car accessory shots as a sweeping swath light painting tool for long exposure photography. Looks way trippier than just using LEDs.
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Felix’s Machines
I found this really interesting video on YouTube that was filmed by Tom Swindell. Felix Thirn created the amazing mechanical piece of art featured in the video. Other credits go to the Director Tom Mansfield, and Editor Chris Barnet. Great work! More about Felix’s Machines
Automatic album art with a little help from Flick-ipedia
Noise Addicts posted this effective recipe for near-automatic generation of album artwork (though it does allow for some creative typesetting) – 1. Go to Wikipedia and hit “random†and the first article you get is the name of your band. 2. Go to “Random Quotationsâ€. The last four or five words of the very last […]
Easter themed Rube Goldberg machine
Joseph Herscher from New Zealand made this super-impressive Rube Goldberg machine about Cadbury creme eggs. I’m not going to say any more about it, just watch; such fun! Via Core77.
Building a Ruben’s Tube
Tinla put together a Ruben’s Tube sound-to-flame visualizer on the cheap netting some nice results. The basic idea is that you have a length of pipe with hole drilled along the top. The ends are sealed, at one end there is a speaker and at the other end there is a gas source. Once the […]
Electronic candle
“On” by Aram Bartholl Installation/Video 2009 Mixed media: Candle, resistance wire, copper wire, switch, 12V power transformer Dimensions: 20 x 5 x 5 cm Video 10 min, 1080i HD Via FAT.
Iron Man 3D modeling tutorial
Bracer Jack has a nice modeling tutorial on the Iron Man helmet, especially focused on techniques for modeling hard surfaces. He even offers the files containing his 3DS Max schematic drawings to get you started. Ironman Helmet Modeling by Bracer Jack
