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.

  • 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

  • VHS Sphere

    VHS Sphere

    VHS Sphere8 minutes2019

  • Stable Genius

    Stable Genius

    Animation29 seconds2019

  • Fall 2019 Student Animations

    Fall 2019 Student Animations

    Student Animation Reel Fall 2019 (from courses Intro to 3D and Motion Graphics 2)

  • Nebulae Studies

    Nebulae Studies

    Nebula Studies2 minutes2019 (part of an ongoing project for planetarium content)

  • USS Larry
  • Biped Walking Cycle

    Biped Walking Cycle

    Previous Versions (prior to Blender 2.8):

  • Nebulae Work

    Nebulae Work

    2019 was a hard year and I didn’t have time for exhibitions or complete work, but I was able to…