Name: Blender 2.8 for beginners - Sword creation
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Created byJulien Deville

Last updated 2/2019

English

What you'll learn

Discover last Blender's version new features
Build an asset ready to import for game engines
Learn a complete workflow with Blender ( modeling, sculpting, texturing , baking )
Bonus: Discover Substance Painter in a full dedicated chapter

Course content

8 sections • 35 lectures • 7h 54m total length

1.0-Introduction-Blender 2.8 overview21:35
Explore Blender 2.8 overview, featuring left-click selection, spacebar actions, and a refined interface, plus Eevee real-time rendering, improved overlays, and enhanced collections and render layers.
1.1-Adding reference images13:10
1.2-Grip modeling27:19
1.3-Blade modeling17:18
1.4-Guard modeling18:57
learn guard modeling for sword in blender 2.8 by building half geometry in edit mode. duplicate and separate selections, add loops, extrude, and apply the mirror modifier to finish guard.

2.1-Adding details in edit mode 1 the grip17:32
2.2-Adding details in edit mode 2 the blade10:28
2.3-Adding details in edit mode 3 the guard7:32
Add guard details to the sword using a mirror modifier, subdivision for smoothness, and edge creasing; then use shift e to crease and refine edges in object mode.
2.4-Grip's strap creation19:25
2.5-Adding details in sculpt mode 1 the guard32:37
Learn to add detailed sculpted details to a sword guard in Blender 2.8 using dynamic topology, brush shortcuts, pattern textures, and crease and scratch techniques.
2.6-Adding details in sculpt mode 2 the grip20:58
2.7-Adding details in sculpt mode 3 the blade and the strap15:23
Add blade and strap details in sculpt mode using subdivision, preserving sharp edges and avoiding dynamic topology issues, while applying modifiers, adjusting subdivisions, and using noise before baking.

4.1-Baking the normal map15:39
4.2-Baking ambient occlusion map6:39
Learn to bake an ambient occlusion map in Blender, creating a 2048 by 2048 AO texture, selecting it as active, and baking with cycles. Verify and save.
4.3-Baking cavity map9:09
Bake a cavity map for your sword by creating a custom cavity shadow shader, using ambient occlusion differences to define sharp edges, then test and save the texture.
4.4-Baking color map base9:32
Learn to bake a color map base by assigning distinct colors to blade, guard, strap, and grip, bake a low-poly shader, and save the image for texture painting.

Requirements

Good general computer knowledge
Have Blender basics or follow the complete guide of Blender would be good but not mandatory
Have a recent graphics card will help but is not mandatory

Description

Master 3D Asset Creation: Forge Your Own Sword in Blender 2.8

Dive into the heart of 3D creation with this comprehensive, hands-on training dedicated entirely to designing a realistic sword in Blender 2.8. As a world-renowned free and open-source software, Blender has become an essential tool for the modern creative and video game industries.

Throughout this detailed course, you will be guided step-by-step through a complete professional workflow. You will progress from shaping the initial basic forms to exporting a fully optimized asset that is perfectly ready to be imported into modern game engines.

What you will achieve and discover:

Expert Handling: Apprehend the intuitive new interface of Blender 2.8 and master essential keyboard shortcuts for maximum efficiency.
Volume Creation: Grasp solid fundamentals in polygonal modeling to properly structure and build your weapon.
Details and Finishing: Explore the powerful tools of digital sculpting, texturing, and shading to give your blade ultra-realistic materials, wear, and tear.

This training is intended for everyone: from complete beginners wishing to discover 3D, to professionals—like freelance graphic designers and illustrators—wanting to evolve their skills using free software. All production files are included so you can practice in real-time at your own pace. Make Blender an indispensable asset for your future graphic and video productions!

Who this course is for:

3d graphists
Illustrators
Game designers

What you'll learn

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Course content

Chapter 1 Lowpoly model creation5 lectures • 1hr 38min

Chapter 2 High Poly model creation7 lectures • 2hr 4min

Chapter 3 UV Mapping2 lectures • 23min

Chapter 4 Baking textures4 lectures • 41min

Chapitre 5 Texture paint4 lectures • 42min

Chapitre 6 model presentation4 lectures • 1hr 5min

Chapitre 7 Export the model3 lectures • 23min

Chapitre 8 Bonus Texturing avec Substance painter6 lectures • 59min

Requirements

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