How to curve text around a circle in Blender

How to Curve Text Around a Circle in Blender

Here is a quick and easy tutorial showing you how to curve text around a circle in Blender. Start by adding a Circle to your scene. This is the circle we're going to wrap the text around. Convert your Circle to a Curve by going to Object -> Convert to ->…
Golden Cat Paw Coin

3D Art: Golden Paw Coin

Here's a sneak peak of something that's to come! I'm working on a member system for my blog, and I want to reward users for signing up, logging in and interacting with my content. So! I created this Golden Paw Coin - registered users will be able to collect Paw Coins…
Not enough is being done about fake rescue videos

Not Enough is Being Done Against Fake Rescue Videos

Not enough is being done against fake rescue videos, but this new form of animal abuse was finally picked up by a mainstream news site. I was checking out the news for the Netherlands this morning and I was pleased to see that finally, an article was dedicated to the horrible…
InspireMari turns 15 years old

InspireMari Turns 15 Years Old!

Wow, time sure flies! I wanted to create a celebratory post about InspireMari.nl turning 15 years old this month. I purchased the domain in 2009, and since then, this personal blog has went through a lot of changes. However one thing remained constant: I always posted kawaii and beautiful visuals and…
Today's Dinner: Duck and Noodles

Today’s Dinner: Duck and Instant Noodles

A surprisingly cheap dinner! I never thought it would be possible to find (frozen) duck at such a cheap price here in Bulgaria: it's about 4.50 euros a kilo! I first tasted duck only a few years ago, in a dish from the Chinese-Indonesian restaurant in my hometown. I loved it!…
Pocket Pikachu Color

Pocket Pikachu Color

Ah, Pocket Pikachu Color, my beloved! Pokemon brings me a lot of happy memories. Today I would like to take a moment to talk about one of my all time favorite Pokemon items from my Pokemon collection, this so-called "Pikachu Tamagotchi". It may not be called a "game", since Pocket Pikachu…
New Mini Game: Can You Become A Billionaire?

New Mini Game: Can You Become A Billionaire?

Ugh, let's ignore how many days it took me to get this to work. x_x Yeah I'm not a programmer, so pardon me. It's working in an acceptable manner on Desktop (it works on mobile too, but it looks horrible unless you rotate your screen) and I do think it's a…
How to Make an Image Tileable in GIMP

How to Make an Image Tileable in GIMP

In digital graphics, making an image "tileable" (or "seamless") means adjusting it so that when it is repeated or tiled, there are no visible seams or breaks between the edges of each instance of the image. Basically, a tileable image can be placed side-by-side, top-to-bottom, or both, and it will look…
how to make a text drip effecct in GIMP

GIMP Tutorial: Text Drip

In this tutorial, I will show you how to make a text drip effecct in GIMP. You can use this effect in multiple ways, for example to make a grafitti effect, creepy/blood drip effect or Splatoon text effect. It's an easy tutorial. You just gotta know what tools to use. Let's…
New Mini Game: Breaker

New Mini Game: Breaker

I actually designed this game a long time ago, but it finally found its place back on my website! Here is a game of Breaker! This game was the main reason I moved the Mini Games section to its own section on InspireMari.nl... it wouldn't work within my WordPress theme. :(…