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Learn Blender 3D - The Project course

Name: Learn Blender 3D - The Project course
Rating: 4.5 (16 reviews)

Learn the basics of modelling, materials, rigging, rendering and animation using Blender3D

Created byJoe Baily

Last updated 7/2018

English

What you'll learn

Model a character from scratch
Apply materials to give our model appearance
Rig an object to prepare it for animations
Use blender tools to creat animations and render our scene

Course content

7 sections • 47 lectures • 7h 50m total length

Introduction1:34
Welcome to this blender course
What do I need4:02
Here is the hardware we recommend you have before starting the course.
How to download Blender2:29
We will show you how to download the latest version of the software.
The course structure4:14
How the course is going to be laid out for you.
The default layout7:14
A look at the user interface and how blender works at its core.
User preferences5:46
The user preference are used to fine tune your experience with the software allowing you to change the visual look or even how it runs on your machine.
How to navigate the 3D world of blender9:33
We will show you how to navigate 3D modelling software and ways in which you can move, pan and zoom your camera in the 3D viewport.
Navigating blender 210:49
We will show you how to navigate 3D modelling software and ways in which you can move, pan and zoom your camera in the 3D viewport. We will also show you basic selection techniques used by blender.

The Head part one9:51
Begin modelling the head using a primitive mesh.
The Head part two19:00
Creating the dome and antenna.
The Head part two continued3:51
The Head part three20:24
In this lecture we create the teeth and eye sockets for the head as well as creating the eyes as separate parts of the object.
The Head part four5:24
In this lecture we finish the head by tidying up the geometry using loop cuts and the vertex slide tool.
The Body17:34
Lets create the body of our character which all other parts will be joined to.
The Arms part one19:22
Creating Arms using Bezier curves.
The Arms part two8:03
Creating the hands and fingers.
The Legs10:44
Creating the legs and feet using techniques similar to the arms.

Blender render and cycles render9:54
An introduction to the section.
Cycles render intro10:31
Using the cycles render engine in blender and how it works.
The First Material for the body5:45
A metal material for the body.
The Second material for the body8:21
Applying contrast to our character with a second metal material,
The Third materail for the body7:39
Defining the arms and legs with a darker material.
The eyes and teeth part one3:40
Creating the emissive material for bright teeth and eyes.
The eyes and teeth part two13:23
Adding definition by creating pupils and teeth lines.

Welcome to rigging2:48
Intro to the section of rigging.
Creating the first bone7:14
We will learn how to add a bone and about the various display types.
Extruding Bones7:44
How to extrude new bones from existing ones and how to name individual bones.
Create the arm bones11:10
Creating the bones for the arms, which are physically separate from the head and body.
Create the leg Bones5:25
Create rig for the legs
Control and Ik bones14:16
Create the puppet strings of our rig with the control and ik bones.
Linking and weight painting16:01
Linking all our bones together and learning how these bones can influence the mesh with weight paint.

Welcome to animation1:16
Intro to the section.
Animating an object9:00
How to perform basic animations with an object
The Dope Sheet10:23
Using the dope sheet to move, delete and duplicate key frames.
The Graph Editor10:41
How to make changes to your key frames in the graph editor
The Timeline9:36
Master the controls of the timeline to play your animations
Frame Rate6:04
Learn how to change and adjust the frame rate.
Walking animation18:21
Create our main animation using what we have learned.
Walking animation two16:00
Create our main animation using what we have learned.

Section Six - Create the Scene1:43
Intro to the section
Creating the Room one18:22
Modelling the environment for our scene
Creating the Room two18:34
Applying materials and textures to our environment as well as looking at camera and lighting adjustment.
The Table14:44
Creating the first prop model for our scene, a roundtable.
The Chair19:31
Here we create our chairs to go with the table we created in the last lecture.
The Bottle19:25
Design a bottle with the extrude and bevel tools to complete our set of props.
The final render13:05

Requirements

A three button mouse and numpad on the keynoard are advised for the best experience with the software.

Description

Learn by doing!!! Develop a new skill set today by enrolling in this course and become a 3D artist today!!

What is the course about?

It's about learning how to use 3D modelling software. The software platform in this course called blender, which is free and open source meaning that can download it to your computer for absolutely nothing.

Why take this course?

Because it can give you the foundation of skills you need to start on a new career path. Learning to use blender gives you the tools to become a virtual artist, animator for movies, adverts or television shows, or even game design. 3D printing is also on up so in the years to come companies may look to 3D artists to design and produce parts and products.

How is the course structured?

The course is divided into the following sections, each section covers a topic of creation in Blender:

Section one - Intro and navigation

Section two - Modelling

Section three - Materials

Section four - Rigging

Section five - Animation

Section six - The scene

Enroll today and you can learn the skills to produce 3D art in a few hours of video content. Do a section a day and you could from beginner to artist in a week.

Who this course is for:

This course is best suited for those who are new to blender or have a basic skill set. It is the ideal starting point for those who want to develop through project based learning. Students of a higher level can use the course project as a starting point to make something even more spectacular.

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Course content

Welcome to the course8 lectures • 46min

Project section Two - Modelling9 lectures • 1hr 54min

Project section Three - texture and materials7 lectures • 59min

Project section four - Creating a rig for our object7 lectures • 1hr 5min

Project section five - Creating animations for our character8 lectures • 1hr 21min

Project section Six - Create the Scene7 lectures • 1hr 45min

Bonus Section1 lecture • 1min

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