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.

Cathedral2021

Black or White Landscapevideo1:202021

One YearRender2023 I’m currently working on a simply workflow (using Photoshop and Meshroom) that harvests photos from the web, seperates…

Tunnel (excerpt)Video2023

Roots2023

Random PhotoMay 2023

Out the window #2Animation2023

Portrait of Devin Nunes (after Francis Bacon)Video3:19 minutes2020

It’s a space barge of trash. My inner 12-year-old insists on my making spaceships occasionally.

Cursed MitchHD Video3 minutes2020

Using the new cloth simulator in Blender 2.82, I manage to create decent cloth panels. This tutorial is now obsolete…

This is a quick intro for my students on using motion capture animation from Mixamo in their Blender projects.