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Meiresthai — Apophysis Cube Tutorial

Published: 2008-03-15 05:43:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 23067; Favourites: 142; Downloads: 1542
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Description DISCLAIMER: This tutorial is untested!
If you find any errors/misspellings, please report it to me so that I can fix it.

Be warned, this is a semi-advanced tutorial. You will need a basic knowledge of the transform editor and it's parts, including post-transforms.

Get the square.dll or any other plugin here: [link]
Direct link to the download: [link]

Get a tiling script here: [link]
Direct link to my recommended tiling script: [link]
Direct link to a cube script: [link]

This is spawned from =f--l--A--r--k 's Cube Tutorial(found here: [link] ), which is where I learned the technique. So much thanks to =f--l--A--r--k for everything he helped with. (I even borrowed one of his images for this. I don't think he'll mind)

This is coincidentally my submission to =NFotM 's senior fractalist tutorial contest.

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Thanks to:

Photoshoop CSToo
Apopopophysis 2.07
Square OR SquareBlur plugin
=f--l--A--r--k
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Enjoy! Feedback is SO appreciated.
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Comments: 71

malre [2019-03-23 10:50:23 +0000 UTC]

   

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highlandbarley [2017-03-23 02:28:14 +0000 UTC]

thanks for your work!

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ikghassassin [2011-10-25 06:29:55 +0000 UTC]

Please update the links so we can try this, thanks

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Ankoger [2011-10-04 17:25:55 +0000 UTC]

Here I used your tuto. Thank you for sharing
[link]

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piotrmil [2011-09-07 15:35:57 +0000 UTC]

Could you re-up the dll file? All the links are dead...

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piotrmil In reply to piotrmil [2011-09-07 15:50:07 +0000 UTC]

nvm.

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patternmaker [2011-08-09 08:32:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, I'll have a look at this

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Sunny-77 [2009-10-04 02:22:01 +0000 UTC]

This is a wonderful tutorial and I understood it completely! Thank you so much for the time it took and all the details and knowledge you shared. I'm getting somewhere with it and will definitely be posting something I make with it as soon as I think it looks good enough Thank you so much!

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Meiresthai In reply to Sunny-77 [2009-10-06 03:32:36 +0000 UTC]

Hey, thanks! Be sure to show me when you finish

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Lupsiberg [2009-09-20 17:34:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for the tutorial

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Leonardissimo [2009-06-30 17:45:07 +0000 UTC]

the square.dll plugin and the tiling script : LINKS SEEM TO BE DEAD

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Meiresthai In reply to Leonardissimo [2009-07-04 02:37:24 +0000 UTC]

Uh-oh. I'll do my best to find out where they went!

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platinummyr In reply to Meiresthai [2009-09-10 14:30:06 +0000 UTC]

FYI:

The new place to find plugins from cmptrwhz is at [link]

Square is found at [link]

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draw-girl [2008-08-28 16:59:08 +0000 UTC]

I can't figure out how to add the plugin to Apophysis? Could you help me?
The tutorial looks great!

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Meiresthai In reply to draw-girl [2008-08-29 00:28:51 +0000 UTC]

[link]

Another person asked. Here's the link to my response, with the method.

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draw-girl In reply to Meiresthai [2008-08-29 15:48:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Meiresthai In reply to draw-girl [2008-09-01 17:47:22 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure.

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mental-transmission [2008-06-29 21:24:17 +0000 UTC]

I'd like to know how to add plugins. I've never used one before.

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Meiresthai In reply to mental-transmission [2008-06-30 18:36:53 +0000 UTC]

It's really easy. Just create a new folder in the same place that you have the actual Apophysis application. Name this folder "Plugins". Put all of the .dll's in here. Then restart Apophysis. Simple, huh? Note that if you have more than about 30 plugins, you will get all crazy tons of errors in Apophysis. This is fixed by having a second folder, (name it something like "PluginStorage" for simplicity) and keeping all of the plugins you aren't using in this folder. There's a great large world of plugins out there. Enjoy it! [link]

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Enveloped [2008-03-16 02:28:29 +0000 UTC]

I have Apophysis 2.07, but not the square variation. Where can I download it?

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Meiresthai In reply to Enveloped [2008-03-16 04:58:28 +0000 UTC]

Ohh! You're totally right. I'll link to that, along with a tiling script! Check the artist's comment in a moment.

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Enveloped In reply to Meiresthai [2008-03-16 05:02:08 +0000 UTC]

Mk, thank you.

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Meiresthai In reply to Enveloped [2008-03-16 05:24:36 +0000 UTC]

I included a list of links that might help you in the comment.

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Enveloped In reply to Meiresthai [2008-03-16 06:26:28 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I got them, thanks. But I still fail at making anything that slightly resembles a fractal.

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Meiresthai In reply to Enveloped [2008-03-16 07:28:59 +0000 UTC]

It's really not a style that works like any fractals. Unless you use the linear tiling, which can be pretty hard.

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FeverantObsession [2008-03-15 23:23:44 +0000 UTC]

As you know, I've read many many, MANY tuts about Apo, this is ranked among the best. I've not tried it yet, but I've read over it and it very well thought out, and put together, images are a good help. Very nicely done.

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Meiresthai In reply to FeverantObsession [2008-03-16 05:04:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much. I find that telling exactly how to do every step is the key to keeping readers from getting lost. Pictures tell you where to go. That's why I include the preview image in most of the pictures. I try to make sure you don't get lost.

Turns out Michael Faber doesn't like the cube style. It's not fractally enough for him.

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FeverantObsession In reply to Meiresthai [2008-03-16 23:59:39 +0000 UTC]

well of course! Michael Faber is one of the fractal masters, being so he likes things complicated . Your cube tut is simple and eloquent.

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Meiresthai In reply to FeverantObsession [2008-03-17 04:39:28 +0000 UTC]

Of course indeed. He's also kinda a bitch

Thanks for the compliment, though.

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FeverantObsession In reply to Meiresthai [2008-03-17 10:24:11 +0000 UTC]

No worries, and that was surprisingly hard to read.

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Meiresthai In reply to FeverantObsession [2008-03-17 22:17:51 +0000 UTC]

Works fine for me. Widescreeny. And I have good eyes.

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seventwofour [2008-03-15 22:32:00 +0000 UTC]

Read it, didn't understand any of it, then again I couldn't be expected to.

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Meiresthai In reply to seventwofour [2008-03-15 22:56:41 +0000 UTC]

Really don't expect you to, yeah.

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seventwofour In reply to Meiresthai [2008-03-16 01:11:39 +0000 UTC]

Seemed like a pretty good tutorial though. Better than the few I've struggled through.

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Meiresthai In reply to seventwofour [2008-03-16 05:01:32 +0000 UTC]

Ugh, it's just simple. Took two weeks or more of working on it for half an hour every few nights.

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YarNor [2008-03-15 16:33:17 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, that's great...

Ron

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Meiresthai In reply to YarNor [2008-03-15 18:43:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the comment.

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YarNor In reply to Meiresthai [2008-03-15 23:53:42 +0000 UTC]

Welcome...
I went throught it this afternoon. A bit confused on your tiling piece at the end... Was that done with sq-faced cubes?
It optical illussion was a far better choice than the one I did...

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Meiresthai In reply to YarNor [2008-03-16 05:10:15 +0000 UTC]

Oh, you mean =f--l--A--r--k 's impossible triangle? That was done exactly as you did it, just with different spacing.

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YarNor In reply to Meiresthai [2008-03-16 12:45:37 +0000 UTC]

Yes, I didn't remember that illusion until I saw it again in your tutorial,. It would have been a better one than the one I used, because it isn't bothered by the perspective as much as my choice was. That's all.

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Meiresthai In reply to YarNor [2008-03-16 17:13:01 +0000 UTC]

So do it. It isn't hard.

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YarNor In reply to Meiresthai [2008-03-16 18:14:14 +0000 UTC]

Oh, I know that, but to just do it again - when it has been done well already - doesn't offer much gratification. BTW, I did join *Apophysis...

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Meiresthai In reply to YarNor [2008-03-17 04:34:49 +0000 UTC]

Yeah..Good to hear about *apophysis. The live tutorials rock.

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YarNor In reply to Meiresthai [2008-03-17 11:36:13 +0000 UTC]

I;ve look at the logs of a couple of the tutorials - looked good.

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Meiresthai In reply to YarNor [2008-03-18 03:27:18 +0000 UTC]

They're amazing.

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LadyLyonnesse [2008-03-15 15:24:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! I don't usually have much luck following tutorials, but I'll try!

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Meiresthai In reply to LadyLyonnesse [2008-03-15 18:40:33 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. Any problems, come talk to me. I made it pretty much step-by-step with pictures, but it hasn't been tested by anybody.

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LadyLyonnesse In reply to Meiresthai [2008-03-15 20:55:26 +0000 UTC]

Oh, don't worry! I shall be nagging your head off when I get stuck, as I invariably will...

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Meiresthai In reply to LadyLyonnesse [2008-03-15 22:20:32 +0000 UTC]

Nah, you can do it.

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LadyLyonnesse In reply to Meiresthai [2008-03-15 22:31:22 +0000 UTC]

Famous last words! Just you wait....

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