Brent Patterson (aka delanop) is an artist based in Buffalo, New York. He is associate professor of art and design and coordinator of the graphic design and digital media arts programs at SUNY Buffalo State University. He teaches courses on art history, motion graphics, graphic design, and a lot of 3D animation. This site is a database of his projects, experiments, and teaching from 2000 – present. For inquiries on technical and creative consulting, please visit the Contact page.

Short video in which I describe a method for creating creating a 3D projector effect in Blender 4.1.

In this in-class tutorial from intro to 3D, I cover one way to make a very basic animated character in…

This is part of a new series of fully procedural works for immersive spaces such as planetariums and VR headsets.

Selected Student Works from 2023-2024

In November 2023 I was approached by Blackwall (creative duo in London, UK) about creating the 3D elements for an…

I presented my work with Sam Davis at the 2022 Blender Conference in Amsterdam on Oct. 27, 2022. In this…

Presentation at the 2018 Blender ConferenceAmsterdam, NetherlandsOctober 26, 2018

Blender Conference Presentation on Projection MappingAmsterdam, Netherlands2017

Noise StudyCGI Rendering2024

A very basic demo about centers of origin in Blender.

October 11Procedural Volume, animated2023

October 2 RenderProcedural Volumetric Render2023 detail detail