Blender for VFX - Learn to add realistic CGI into footage

Name: Blender for VFX - Learn to add realistic CGI into footage
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Learn to use Blender in a professional workflow to create photorealistic CGI renders for your own visual effects shots!

Created byBhaumik Patel

Last updated 3/2018

English

What you'll learn

Matchmove the real camera motion using Blender
Match the lighting in a background video
Model a spaceship
UV unwrap a spaceship
Create complex shading networks for realistic shading
Paint textures in Blender
Use the sculpting features in Blender

Course content

5 sections • 44 lectures • 8h 1m total length

Importing video and exporting an image sequence7:06
In this lesson you will import the background movie into Blender, color correct it and export the footage as an image sequence to get a better track.
Start tracking by adding your first track7:37
In this lesson you will learn how to create manual feature tracks.
Add more tracks and solve the camera16:17
In this lesson you will add more tracks and solve the camera to create the camera move.
Improve the solve by adjusting keyframes3:34
In this lesson you will adjust the keyframes for the solve until you get a good solve.
Line up the scene and ground model8:17
In this lesson you will define the ground and the middle of the scene so you can easily add your own CG objects to your background.
Add more tracks and create the ground plane12:24
In this lesson you will improve the solve by adjusting our tracks and adding more tracks where needed. You will also create a ground plane by joining the tracks together with faces.

Setup background reference images7:35
In this lesson you will import and scale the 3 reference images provided.
Block out the engines and lasers3:12
In this lesson you will block out the engines and lasers with basic primitives.
Block out the basic shape of the ship body11:34
In this lesson you will create the basic shape of the ship using the reference as a guide.
Block out the cockpit6:30
In this lesson we will block out the basic shape for the cockpit.
Add details to the lasers13:01
In this lesson you will create more detail on the lasers.
Add detail to the laser tips10:06
In this lesson you will add more detail to the laser tips.
Add detail to the cockpit12:03
In this lesson you will add details to the cockpit.
Add details to the engines12:37
In this lesson we will duplicate the lasers and change the model to create the engines.
Add nose detail6:18
In this lesson you will add detail to the nose piece of the ship.
Add details to the wings11:28
In this lesson you will add cuts using the knife tool to create more details on the wing.
Finishing the model and clean up13:37
In this lesson you will clean up your model by removing the mirror modifiers.
UV unwrap the cockpit11:33
In this lesson you will learn how to use the new tools for UV unwrapping by unwrapping the cockpit.
UV unwrap the body16:46
In this lesson we will uv unwrap the body for our ship.
UV unwrap the lasers15:01
In this lesson you will uv unwrap the lasers.
UV unwrap the engines7:49
In this lesson you will UV unwrap the engines.

Setup lighting usings Cycles renderer16:27
In this lesson we will setup lights to match the lighting in the background footage.
Sculpt ground18:57
In this lesson we will sculpt the ground to add detail using Blenders sculpting tools.
Create a camera map shader13:10
In this lesson you will create a camera map shader to match the 3d ground to the real ground.
Enable the node wrangler add-on3:48
In this lesson you will enable the node wrangler add-on.
Paint a mask for the transparency of the ground17:24
In this lesson we will use the paint features in Blender to paint a mask for the ground.
Create a shader and dirt texture9:49
In this lesson we will create a shading network for our base dirt texture.
Add noise texture to the dirt base13:43
In this lecture you will add more detail to the base texure by add multiple noise textures.
Add detail to the ground texture using noise9:41
In this lesson you will learn to use different noise textures to add detail to the base texture.
Paint the blue sections of the wings13:21
In this lesson you will paint the blue areas of the wings and add this to your shading network.
Paint blue blue sections to the lasers and engines13:10
In this lesson you will add blue areas to the engines and lasers.
Create the cockpit glass shader12:48
In this lesson you will create the cockpit shaders for the ship.
Paint sand areas using a stencil texture10:27
In this lesson you will create the sand areas on the spaceship.
Add the sand texture to the body shader11:35
In this lesson you will integrate the sand texture into the body shader.
Add sand texture to the engine and laser shader13:47
In this lesson you will integrate the sand textures into the laser and engine shaders.
Introduction to the Principled BSDF shader9:25
In this lesson you will learn how the new Principled BSDF shader works.
Add specular textures to all shaders4:13
In this lesson you will add a texture to the specular slot.
Sculpt damage to the spaceship9:32
In this lesson you will add damage to the spaceship.

Setup renderlayers18:26
In this lesson you will learn about renderlayers and how to use them.
Input the render settings16:44
In this lesson you will learn how to optimise the render settings to get a fast render that is not grainy.
Setup color management and compositor11:06
In this lesson you will setup the final look of your shot and render.
Look at your final render2:30
In this lesson you will bring in your final render to look at and create a movie file.

Requirements

Blender 2.79
Basic knowledge of Blender such as viewport navigation and interface

Description

In this course you will create a model of a crashed spaceship and integrate it into background video footage all using Blender!

Blender is an amazing and powerful piece of software which is FREE. You can use it to create commercial work and for your own freelance work.

You will start by using Blenders built in camera tracker to match the movement of the real camera. You will then use Blender to create the model and UV unwrap it so you can paint textures on the spaceship. Using Blenders excellent built in renderer called Cycles, you will create realistic lighting and shaders. Finally you will apply the final look using Blenders built in compositor!

This course is for anyone who wants to learn about creating realistic images in Blender. Its also great for 3d artists who want to know more about Blender and what it can do.

Who this course is for:

Anyone who wants to create realistic visual effects in Blender
Anyone who wants to learn to track or matchmove camera in Blender

Blender for VFX - Learn to add realistic CGI into footage

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Camera tracking the shot6 lectures • 55min

Modeling the ship and UV unwrap15 lectures • 2hr 39min

Layout2 lectures • 17min

Lighting and look development17 lectures • 3hr 21min

Rendering and Compositing4 lectures • 49min

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