Hi, I'm Dima! Welcome to my web space. I like creating visuals and sounds, usually under the alias plantay. On this website, you can find stuff that I'm passionate about: small web, experimental audio, Linux, health / lifestyle-related things & self-sufficiency.
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[ RDG ] In the Blink of an Eye - Walter Murch (1992) [ MUS ] Sampha - Process (2017) [ MOV ] eXistenZ - David Cronenberg (1999)
The last couple of days I’ve been researching how cars work, since I want to make some 3D animations for my new job - and I seriously lack knowledge in this area.
First of all: cars (..planes, trains, and basically all machines) are fucking magic. Seriously, if you don’t know anything about transmission, engines, differentials - like I didn’t - go watch some videos. It’s literally mind-blowing. I have no idea how people came up with this stuff, especially considering how long ago it all started.
Second: while searching for videos about clutches, I found the Animagraffs channel, and I highly recommend checking it out. There’s a bunch of amazing videos explaining how things work. And the craziest part - it’s just one guy doing everything in Blender. There are even a few videos where he explains his process (including the research stage - which is also mind-blowing), so yeah.. I’m definitely down this rabbit hole right now.