Rendering Photorealistic 3D Scenes in Blender
Blocking Out the Scene and Setting Up the Lighting 1
A course by James Tralie , Producer and Animator
About the video: Blocking Out the Scene and Setting Up the Lighting 1
Overview
“In this lesson, I will set up the camera viewpoint and guidelines, so I know where I need to place objects in the scene. Then, I will block out the main elements of my scene in 3D to fill the foreground and midground. Next, I will teach simple sculpting techniques to add displacement and imperfections to the surface. I will keep a keen eye on composition and my reference mood board during this process. ”
In this video lesson James Tralie addresses the topic: Blocking Out the Scene and Setting Up the Lighting 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Rendering Photorealistic 3D Scenes in Blender. Learn to create engaging 3D environments using creative lighting, modeling, and texturing techniques that turn your observations into eye-catching imaginary worlds.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Blocking Out the Scene and Setting Up the Lighting In this lesson, I'll get my project blocked out in 3D with Blender and start setting up some initial lighting. We'll tweak these parameters a lot later but it's good to set an initial base as we get started. Let's get going. We'll be blocking out our scene here. For this part, I want you to focus on macro details. I won't get too nitty-gritty yet. We want to block out the basic composition, referencing frequently the mood board we put together in PureRef, keeping a close eye on specifically elements we want in our scene like the building ...”
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Course summary for: Rendering Photorealistic 3D Scenes in Blender
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3D & Animation, Architecture & Spaces -
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3D, 3D Design, 3D Modeling, ArchVIZ, Digital Architecture
James Tralie
A course by James Tralie
James Tralie is a producer and animator at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, who specializes in creating animations and visualizations that explain complex scientific topics in engaging ways. He has always had an interest in film and animation, and first started creating videos with his flip video camera and LEGO sets in middle school. James went on to study geosciences at Princeton while working on documentary productions as well as for commercial clients. After graduating, he began his career at NASA.
Alongside his work on planetary science missions, James creates commercials, album cover artwork, concert visuals, and more for clients in the film, TV, music, and advertising industries. His clients include Nissan, Facebook, NVIDIA, Apple, Zara, and Marriott. He also shares his expertise with 145K followers on Instagram.
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