Learn 3D Animation - The Ultimate Blender 4.3+ A-Z Guide

A-Z Guide to Learning 3D Animation and Modeling With Blender to Set You on Your Way to Creating Awesome 3D Artwork

What you'll learn

At the end of my course, you will know the basics and the more advanced skills to masterfully navigate and create your own works of 3D art

At the end of my course, you will feel confident navigating around Blender and the different tools to use and what they do

At the end of my course, you will be able to create your own characters and animation scenes and know all the steps that it takes to create an animation

At the end of my course you will be able to take the skills you've learned and create your own Blender projects & have the confidence to do so

At the end of this course you will have a good understanding of animation, sculpting, physics, particles, simulations, modeling, modifiers & more!

Requirements

All you need to do before is down Blender which is free and then bring your mouse and keyboard and join me on this adventure!

Description

This course has been completely remade for Blender 4.2+Learn the A-Z's that you need to be able to create amazing 3D art and animations with the popular 3D art program, "Blender."Beginner to the world of 3D? No problem! In this course we go from A-Z, from the basics to the more advanced of 3D creation. This course is project based so we will be using the skills we learn along the way to create some awesome artwork and animations. On top of that, we're going to have fun with it!Learn 3D Art from the Ground UpWe start with the fundamentals of 3D modeling and animation, guiding you step-by-step through Blender's features. You'll gain confidence in navigating and utilizing Blender's powerful tools, creating projects as you go.Course BreakdownThe course is structured to ensure a thorough understanding of both the theoretical and practical aspects of 3D art:Foundational Skills: Begin with the essential tools and techniques for 3D creation, including understanding the Blender interface, navigation, and basic modeling.Project-Based Learning: Apply your knowledge immediately by working on practical projects. This hands-on approach reinforces learning and helps you gain confidence.Basic Modeling: Learn the foundational techniques for creating 3D models, including shape creation, manipulation, and texturing.Basic Animation: Learn how to animate some basic things such as a car, ball bouncing & other simple motions.Sculpting: Learn all about sculpting, the different brushes, settings & create an awesome creature bust!Particles, Physics & Simulations: Learn about all the different physics, particles & simulations & create a cool scene incorporating all of these!Character Design: Follow a step-by-step guide to design, model, and rig a cartoon character, preparing it for animation.Animation Fundamentals: Understand the principles of animation, including keyframing, timing, and movement.Animation Workflow: Learn the full animation process, from setting up a scene and animating your character to rendering the final product.& MUCH MORE!Key Course Features and BenefitsBeginner-Friendly Approach: No prior experience in 3D art is required. The course is structured to guide you step-by-step, ensuring you build a strong foundation before tackling more advanced projects.Engaging Projects: The course is project-based, meaning you'll be actively creating and animating throughout. These projects help solidify your understanding and provide tangible results.Comprehensive Content: With over 100 lectures and 26 hours of content, you’ll receive detailed instruction and ample practice.Lifetime Access: Gain lifetime access to all course materials, allowing you to revisit and review content at your own pace.  Unlock Your Potential with BlenderBlender is a free and powerful tool for creating stunning 3D art. This course provides you with the knowledge and skills to harness its full potential, setting you up for success in the growing field of 3D graphics.Join us and transform your creative ideas into reality with Blender 4.2+.

Overview

Section 1: Getting Started With Blender

Lecture 1 Downloading & Installing Blender

Lecture 2 Blender's Interface

Lecture 3 Navigating In Blender

Lecture 4 Manipulating Objects

Lecture 5 Origin Points

Lecture 6 Object & Edit Mode

Lecture 7 Free Textures For Course

Lecture 8 Blender Shortcut Keys Cheatsheet

Lecture 9 Edit Mode Functions

Lecture 10 Add Menu

Lecture 11 Shading Modes

Lecture 12 Selection Methods

Lecture 13 Modeling Ice Cream Shop

Lecture 14 Adding Simple Materials

Lecture 15 Different Shading Modes

Lecture 16 Lighting In Blender

Lecture 17 Blender’s Camera

Lecture 18 Rendering In Blender

Lecture 19 Text In Blender

Lecture 20 Emission Shader

Lecture 21 Array Modifier

Lecture 22 Different Render Engines

Section 2: The Intermediates of Blender (Car Animation)

Lecture 23 Mirror Modifier Modeling A Car

Lecture 24 Link Duplicating & Instancing

Lecture 25 Parent Child Relationship

Lecture 26 How to Make Metals

Lecture 27 Curves in Blender

Lecture 28 Follow Path Constraint

Lecture 29 Using Drivers In Blender

Lecture 30 Lighting Using An HDRI

Lecture 31 Animating The Camera

Lecture 32 Rendering Out An Animation

Lecture 33 Video Sequencer

Lecture 34 Adding Sound

Lecture 35 Section Assignment

Section 3: Animating A Bouncing Ball

Lecture 36 Keyframing In Blender

Lecture 37 Lattices

Lecture 38 Shapekeys

Lecture 39 Empties In Blender

Lecture 40 Graph Editor

Lecture 41 Animating Squash & Stretch

Lecture 42 Compositing In Blender

Lecture 43 Section Assignment

Section 4: Modeling With Curves In Blender

Lecture 44 Screw Modifier

Lecture 45 Turning Curves To Meshes

Lecture 46 Transform Orientations & Normals

Lecture 47 Subdivision Surface Modifier

Lecture 48 Adding Creases

Lecture 49 Pivot Points In Blender

Lecture 50 Using Images To Texture

Lecture 51 Adding Seams & Unwrapping

Lecture 52 Roughness Maps

Lecture 53 Normal Maps

Lecture 54 What Are Vectors

Lecture 55 Mapping & Texture Coordinate Node

Lecture 56 Node Wrangler Texture Setup

Lecture 57 Mix Shader Node

Lecture 58 Texture Painting

Lecture 59 Using Sky Texture To Light Our Scene

Lecture 60 Using Cryptomattes

Lecture 61 Section Assignment

Section 5: Sculpting in Blender

Lecture 62 Sculpting Dyntopo & Draw Brush

Lecture 63 Using Snakehook In Sculpting

Lecture 64 Adding Eyes to Our Sculpt

Lecture 65 Detail Sculpting

Lecture 66 Sculpting With Textures

Lecture 67 Vertex Painting

Lecture 68 Vertex Painting The Details

Lecture 69 Texturing The Eyes

Lecture 70 Ambient Occlusion Node

Lecture 71 Rendering Out Our Sculpt

Lecture 72 Section Assignment

Section 6: Simulations & Physics In Blender

Lecture 73 Particle System Emitter

Lecture 74 Force Fields

Lecture 75 Graph Editor Modifiers

Lecture 76 Bump Node

Lecture 77 Particle System Hair

Lecture 78 Alpha Images & Transparency

Lecture 79 Vertex Groups

Lecture 80 Cloth Physics

Lecture 81 Collections In Blender

Lecture 82 Rigid Body Physics

Lecture 83 Proportional Editing

Lecture 84 Using Cloth Pressure For Pillows

Lecture 85 Dynamic Paint

Lecture 86 Dynamic Paint 2

Lecture 87 Fire Simulation

Lecture 88 Fluid Simulation

Lecture 89 Soft Body Simulation

Lecture 90 Baking Simulations & Lighting

Lecture 91 Texturing Our Scene

Lecture 92 Texturing Our Scene Part 2

Lecture 93 Rendering Out

Lecture 94 Adding Sound To Final Movie

Section 7: Geometry Nodes

Lecture 95 Creating A Cityscape

Lecture 96 Creating A Procedural Fence

Lecture 97 Distribute Instances on Floor

Lecture 98 Creating Vines

Lecture 99 Geometry Node Practice

Section 8: Full Animation Project! (See and do the workflow from start to finish!)

Lecture 100 Reference Images

Lecture 101 Modeling The Major Loops

Lecture 102 Modeling The Major Loops Part 2

Lecture 103 Filling In The Major Loops

Lecture 104 Filling In The Major Loops Part 2

Lecture 105 Making The Hands

Lecture 106 Sculpting to Define Shape

Lecture 107 Making Joint Loops

Lecture 108 Making The Hair

Lecture 109 Rigging Our Character

Lecture 110 Bone Roll

Lecture 111 Adding The Teeth

Lecture 112 Bone Weights

Lecture 113 Inverse Kinematics

Lecture 114 Bone Collections

Lecture 115 Copy Rotation Constraint

Lecture 116 Custom Bone Shapes

Lecture 117 Facial ShapeKeys

Lecture 118 Shapekey Drivers

Lecture 119 Rigging The Eyes

Lecture 120 Making The Clothes

Lecture 121 Adding Seams

Lecture 122 Texturing The Character

Lecture 123 Tweaking The Texture

Lecture 124 Texturing The Clothes

Lecture 125 Adding Details to Clothes

Lecture 126 Making Any Changes

Lecture 127 Making The Environment

Lecture 128 Creating The Walk Cycle

Lecture 129 NLA Editor

Lecture 130 Child Of Constraint

Lecture 131 Putting The Canvas Down

Lecture 132 Grabbing The Paint Brush

Lecture 133 Making The Brush Strokes Part 1

Lecture 134 Making The Brush Strokes Part 2

Lecture 135 Pose Assets In Blender

Lecture 136 Using Camera Markers

Lecture 137 Blocking The Timing

Lecture 138 Adjusting Key Poses

Lecture 139 Facial Animation

Lecture 140 Animating Paint Splatter

Lecture 141 Animating The Camera

Lecture 142 Making The Painting

Lecture 143 Test Rendering

Lecture 144 Texturing Our Scene

Lecture 145 Finger Animation

Lecture 146 Overlaying Animations

Lecture 147 Tweaking Our Scene

Lecture 148 Lighting Our Scene

Lecture 149 Test Renders

Lecture 150 Compositing & Rendering

Lecture 151 Adding Sound Final Animation

Lecture 152 Bonus Lecture

This Blender 3D arts course is for anyone who has a desire to learn the arts of 3D who might not know anything or just a little bit about the subject but would like to dive in more and come out competent with creating 3D artwork and animations,This course is not for someone who already knows all the ins and outs of Blender or who is more advanced in Blender