2D & 3D Typography in Blender and Cavalry by Patata School

Mix bouncy 2D type from Cavalry with heavy glass materials from Blender and you get something people actually stop for. This course walks you through that exact combo, start to finish, using only free software.

🎯 What you’ll learn

• Create 2D text animation in Cavalry using variable typefaces
• Extrude text with Displacement Maps in Blender
• Build realistic 3D glass with chromatic aberration
• Combine Cavalry and Blender in one practical workflow
• Do color correction and video editing directly in Blender

✅ Requirements

• Skills: No prior experience needed, basic computer literacy is enough
• Tools: Blender (free), Cavalry (free version)
• Hardware: 64-bit computer, dedicated GPU recommended for Cycles rendering

📝 Description

This one is all about lateral thinking. Instead of staying in one app, you use each tool for what it does best. Cavalry handles the fast, flexible 2D typography animation – variable fonts, cloners, effectors, all that fun stuff. Then you jump to Blender for depth, extrusion, and render.

In Blender you will not just slap on a Principled shader. You will extrude your type with Displacement Maps, then build a proper glass look with chromatic aberration so the edges split light like real thick glass. It is a simple node setup once you see it, and it instantly makes your type feel physical.

The best part: you stay in Blender to finish. No Premiere, no After Effects needed. You will do color correction and basic video editing right in the VSE, so your whole pipeline lives in one place. Free software start to finish, no trials, no extra spend.

🧑‍🎓 Who this course is for

• Complete beginners who want a fun first project in Cavalry and Blender
• Confident Blender users who want to add sharp motion-type skills to their reel

🧑‍🏫 About the Author

Patata School is an independent school focused on practical motion design and 3D. They teach straight from production – short lessons, real projects, no fluff. Their courses center on Blender and Cavalry, with a strong push for free tools and lateral workflows you can reuse on client work.

🏁 Final Result

• A finished typography loop that mixes Cavalry 2D animation with Blender 3D glass render, color-graded and edited in Blender and ready for your portfolio.