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.

  • Log

    Log

    Random PhotoMay 2023

  • Another window view

    Another window view

    Out the window #2Animation2023

  • Portrait of Devin Nunes (after Francis Bacon)

    Portrait of Devin Nunes (after Francis Bacon)

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

  • Space Barge Daryl

    Space Barge Daryl

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

  • Cursed Mitch

    Cursed Mitch

    Cursed MitchHD Video3 minutes2020

  • Cloth Panels in Blender 2.82

    Cloth Panels in Blender 2.82

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

  • Introducing Mixamo and Blender

    Introducing Mixamo and Blender

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

  • UV Mapping

    UV Mapping

    For unknown reasons, this video has the worst audio on the planet. Also, flaky version of Blender. I should delete…

  • 3D Output Methods

    3D Output Methods

    Don’t forgot to turn on the clock under ‘advanced’ in the render settings in order to animate your noise. It…

  • Red Cloud

    Red Cloud

    Red CloudHD Video2019 (In 2018 I started work on multiple space renderings to test if open source software could reach…

  • Circumambulate

    Circumambulate

    CircumambulateHD Video Loop2019

  • Wormwood

    Wormwood

    Wormwood (WIP)1 minute video2019