Blendpeaks free add-on for Blender from Oormi Creations

Wow. Saw this today on BlenderNation:

http://www.blendernation.com/2020/05/24/blendpeaks-create-mountain-peaks-in-blender-free-add-on/

It creates a plane and a shader setup for material and displacement. 

I made a quick test using defaults, with a default Sky Texture and the default single scene lamp:

I like it. I like it a lot. In fact, I think I might be a bit in love.

Here's the direct link:
http://github.com/oormicreations/Blendpeaks/releases

And while you're at it, please do check out the Oormi Creations website:
http://oormi.in/index.htm

Blender Animation Nodes

There is so much great info on Blender Animation Nodes, but getting started with them can be a huge step. 

To get Animation Nodes:

https://animation-nodes.com/#download

Getting started guide:

https://animation-nodes-manual.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/getting_started/interface.html

I needed a tutorial to apply some theory, so I gave this one a try:

https://youtu.be/xcjrD5SwQBw

And here is my result:

I'm very pleased and I look forward to making some interesting things to put up on the planetarium dome.