A course by Dan Zucco , 3D Art & Motion Director

99% positive reviews (117)

2,788 students

Audio: English

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About the final project for: Applied Color for 3D Design and Animation

Applied Color for 3D Design and Animation

“Now that you have finished the lessons, it’s time to work on your final project. The brief for the final project is to create your own 5-second, 3D-looping animated design to share on Instagram. To start your work, let’s briefly summarise the process you should follow. Start by building a deck. Then find references to create a mood board, sketch out an idea and create a colour palette. After that, create a 2D geometric design in Illustrator, applying what you have learned in the course. You can then bring your Illustrator design into 3D using the ArtSmart plugin, model, light, texture, and animate it into Cinema 4D. Finally, render with OctaneRender, then composite and colour correct in After Effects before encoding your final stills and animation in Adobe Media Encoder for different platforms. Remember to keep your ideas simple and concise.

I want to thank you for taking my course. I hope that you found it helpful and that it inspired you to do work that you love. Please ask any questions on the forum and remember to share your work. I look forward to seeing what you come up with. Thank you, and keep creating.”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final Project Now that you finished the lessons, it's time to work on the project. The brief will be to create your own 5-second 3D looping animation to post on social media. In order to start the final project, let's summarise what we've learned. We started by building a deck. We then found some references on Pinterest and created a mood board. We then sketched out an idea. And I showed you ways of finding and creating colour combinations to create colour palettes. I then showed you how to create a 2D geometric design in Illustrator. Experiment with the grid size of your design to ensure t...”

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Course summary for: Applied Color for 3D Design and Animation

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (117)
2788 students
4 units
23 lessons (4h 3m)
7 downloads

Category
3D & Animation
Software
Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Cinema 4D, OctaneRender
Areas
3D, 3D Animation, 3D Design, 3D Modeling, Color Theory, Design, Digital Design

Dan Zucco

A course by Dan Zucco

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3D Art & Motion Director

Dan Zucco is a 3D Art & Motion Director based in London. He began his journey into 3D design during his time at the University of Fine Art in Tasmania, Australia, developing a unique and colorful digital style inspired by film

For nearly a decade, Dan ran his own animation studio in East London, collaborating with clients, studios, and agencies to create animated commercials, music videos, and event brand identities. In 2019, he began his journey as a freelancer, focusing on producing colorful and abstract 3D animations for inspiring creative projects. He has recently worked with creative studios like Buck, Yambo, We Are Seventeen, and Greyscale Gorilla.