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.
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RetroRender
One night I was working on a demo for my students and started building a compositor setup to make film…
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Headspace
Student: Rebecca Hanson Czerny Class: Animation 1 Personal Project Blender Grease Pencil 2025 (This work was a special selection at…
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Tired Old Dog
Student: Emily Engel Personal Project Mixed Media 2025
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6-26-25
Volumetric Rendering 2025
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6-25-25
Volumetric Rendering 2025
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Immersive Media with FLOSS
In this post I’ll explain my process for making immersive media using only free/libre open-source software (FLOSS). I will explain…
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4-29-25
Procedural Render (HDR)2025
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4-27-25
Procedural Volumetric Rendering (HDR)
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Vintage Motion Graphics Studies SP25
In spring 2025 I assigned students in my Intro to Animation course to make studies of vintage motion graphics from…
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Fall 2024 Showreel
Fall 2024 Showreel of student works From 3D Animation 1, Motion Graphics II
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The Worm
VFX and Animation for The Worm music videomusic: Bastian Benjamin x Alberta Balsam x French IIlabel: @unknown-untitled https://frenchii.bandcamp.com/album/t… Director: Harry…
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Albion Morph Effect
A fashion company in the UK needed an animation to promote their new jacket made from recycled fishing nets. The…
