DELANOP is Brent Patterson, an artist and designer 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.

  • The Worm

    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:…

  • Ruinator Mesh Destroyer

    Ruinator Mesh Destroyer

    I’ve been experimenting with Blender addons and node setups for a while and many are getting to the point…

  • This Machine Kills Fascists Addon

    This Machine Kills Fascists Addon

    Feeling rather helpless and inspired by Woody Guthrie, I decided to make a Blender addon that places the words…

  • Retro Chrome Mograph Demo

    Retro Chrome Mograph Demo

    A quick demo on retro chrome motion graphics I did for my students in my office which was noisy,…

  • Intro to Immersive Video in Blender

    Intro to Immersive Video in Blender

    This is demo recorded during my intro to animation course on April 16, 2025. It covers setting up Blender…

  • Intro to Premier (Spring 2025)

    Intro to Premier (Spring 2025)

    AS very basic introduction to Premier – ingesting media, editing, exporting. For my Intro to Digi media Class –…

  • Godot Basics

    Godot Basics

    This is a basic demo recorded from class in which we explore Godot 3D scene switching and importing basic…

  • Meandering Retro Graphics Demo

    Meandering Retro Graphics Demo

    This is another retro graphics motion demo that was not well-thought-out before undertaken on a cold day in March…

  • Beginner-level UV Concepts

    Beginner-level UV Concepts

    This is a basic intro to UV concepts for my intro to 3D course.

  • Albion Morph Effect

    Albion Morph Effect

    A fashion company in the UK needed an animation to promote their new jacket made from recycled fishing nets.…

  • Michael Kiwanuka – Lowdown visualizer

    Michael Kiwanuka – Lowdown visualizer

    In September of 2024 I was asked by UK-based creative studio, Blackwall, to help with a visual effect for…

  • Guru Donut

    Guru Donut

    I have never seen Andrew’s famous donut tutorial, so I thought I would make my own.

  • Grease Pencil Intro

    Grease Pencil Intro

    A very basic intro to grease pencil for my students from Fall 2024.

  • Projector Effect in Blender

    Projector Effect in Blender

    Short video in which I describe a method for creating creating a 3D projector effect in Blender 4.1.

  • Basic Creature Fall 2024

    Basic Creature Fall 2024

    In this in-class tutorial from intro to 3D, I cover one way to make a very basic animated character…

  • Immersive Study

    Immersive Study

    This is part of a new series of fully procedural works for immersive spaces such as planetariums and VR…

  • Asics & CP Company ad

    Asics & CP Company ad

    In November 2023 I was approached by Blackwall (creative duo in London, UK) about creating the 3D elements for…

  • Music Video Production at B3D 2022

    Music Video Production at B3D 2022

    I presented my work with Sam Davis at the 2022 Blender Conference in Amsterdam on Oct. 27, 2022. In…

  • Don’t Go Pro

    Don’t Go Pro

    Presentation at the 2018 Blender ConferenceAmsterdam, NetherlandsOctober 26, 2018

  • Blender Conference 2017

    Blender Conference 2017

    Blender Conference Presentation on Projection MappingAmsterdam, Netherlands2017