Blender Specialization: Master Character Animation & 3D Rendering

Course summary

• U1: Getting Inspired

  • Introduction

  • Influences | Biel Vazquez

  • Influences | Tonq

  • Influences | Leanne Rule

  • Influences | Mohamed Chahin

  • Influences | James Tralie

• U2: Futuristic 3D Environments with Photoshop and Blender

  • Cinematic Composition

  • Colors, Tones, and Gradients

  • Blender Setup

  • Placing Your Models

  • Lights and Geometry

  • Rendering and Exporting into Photoshop

  • Adding Textures 1

  • Adding Textures 2

  • Exploring Project Dimensions

  • Rendering on Slow Computers

• U3: Dynamic Character Animation with Blender

  • Finding Inspiration

  • Reference Footage for an Animation

  • fSpy: Scene Building and Match Moving 1

  • fSpy: Scene Building and Match Moving 2

  • Animating the Board and Character 1

  • Animating the Board and Character 2

  • Animating the Board and Character 3

  • Animating the Board and Character 4

  • Lighting and Texturing 1

  • Lighting and Texturing 2

  • Lighting and Texturing 3

  • Character Design and Simulating 1

  • Character Design and Simulating 2

  • Character Design and Simulating 3

  • Character Design and Simulating 4

  • Rendering and Final Touches 1

  • Rendering and Final Touches 2

  • Creating Characters with Other Methods

  • General Blender Advice

• U4: Bring humour to your 3D animations in Blender

  • Story, Movement, and Design

  • Storyboarding

  • Sketching Characters

  • The Worm: The Basics of 3D Modelling

  • The Worm: Texturing

  • The Worm: Rigging

  • The Seagull: Modelling 1

  • The Seagull: Modelling 2

  • The Seagull: Texturing

  • The Seagull: Rigging

  • The Background

  • Lightning the Scene

  • Setting Up the Camera

  • The Seagull

  • The Worm

  • Bringing All Together

  • The Rendering

  • How to Convert It Into a GIF

  • Online Promotion

• U5: 3D Character Creation in Blender

  • Introduction to 3D Character Creation

  • Initial Sketches

  • Working on the Sketch on Photoshop

  • Introduction to Blender and Blender Basics 1

  • Introduction to Blender and Blender Basics 2

  • Introduction to 3D Lighting

  • Modeling

  • Blocking Out Secondary Elements

  • Blocking Out Additional Elements

  • How to Bring Your Character to Life 1

  • How to Bring Your Character to Life 2

  • Adding the Rest of the Details 1

  • Adding the Rest of the Details 2

  • Secondary Elements, Composition, and Background

  • Character Color Palette and Lighting 1

  • Character Color Palette and Lighting 2

  • Rendering and Saving Your File

  • Ready to Share on Social Media

• U6: Rendering Photorealistic 3D Scenes in Blender

  • Exploring the Environment: Reference Material

  • Sketching: Mapping Out the Project

  • Blender and 3D Modeling 1

  • Blender and 3D Modeling 2

  • Setting Up the Blender Workspace

  • Blocking Out the Scene and Setting Up the Lighting 1

  • Blocking Out the Scene and Setting Up the Lighting 2

  • Modeling Details and Refining the Scene 1

  • Modeling Details and Refining the Scene 2

  • Adding Natural Elements and Details 1

  • Adding Natural Elements and Details 2

  • Compositing in Blender and Render Settings

  • Final Editing in Photoshop

  • Building an Award-Winning Online Portfolio

• Final project

  • Blender Specialization: Master Character Animation & 3D Rendering