Blender 2.91 Essential Training by David Andrade

On January 29, 2021

In 2D Animation , 3D Animation , 3D Sculpting , Blender , Character Rigging , Lynda , Shading , Texturing

Release date:2021, January 26

Author:David Andrade

Skill level:Beginner

Language:English

Exercise files:Yes

Blender is a powerful open-source solution for 2D and 3D modeling, animation, compositing, and post-production. In this course, get a thorough overview of the feature set in Blender 2.91 and beyond, as well as practical production techniques that combine know-how with a healthy dose of how-to. Instructor David Andrade dives into specific techniques, such as scene layout and modeling, sculpting, texturing and shading, 2D and 3D animation, character rigging, dynamic simulations, rendering, and game engine exporting. Plus, get performance-boosting tricks to get Blender to render your creations even faster. Each lesson helps you gain the control and skill you need to create professional artwork for multiple platforms: games, movies, and animation.

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01 Introducing Blender 2.91 for beginners
02 How to install and things to know
03 How to use the exercise files
04 First steps, navigating the interface
05 Menus, search, and shortcuts
06 Create your first objects
07 Modifying objects
08 Make a scene, add lights
09 Render your scene
10 Challenge Add more objects
11 Solution Add more objects
12 Overview of modeling and sculpting
13 Create your first sculpture
14 Common sculpting tools and settings
15 Deep dive Dynamic topology
16 Optimizing your model for animation
17 Edit Mode
18 Common modeling tools
19 Challenge Create an aquarium rock
20 Solution Create an aquarium rock
21 Overview of texturing
22 Creating your first materials
23 The Shader Editor
24 Unwrapping
25 UV tools
26 Paint your first texture
27 Deep dive Preserving normal detail
28 Challenge Make your fish look wet
29 Solution Make your fish look wet
30 Overview of animation
31 Create your first rig
32 Weight painting
33 Shape keys
34 Set your first keyframe
35 Common animation tools
36 Challenge Animate the fish
37 Solution Animate the fish
38 Overview of particles and physics
39 Particle magic in blender
40 Forces simulation in Blender
41 Filling up with fluid simulations
42 Light it on fire
43 Dynamic painting
44 Deep dive Caching
45 Challenge Filling the fish tank
46 Solution Filling the fish tank
47 Collections, scenes, and view layers
48 Lighting
49 Eevee vs. cycles
50 Deep dive Eevee tips
51 Deep dive Cycles tips
52 Challenge Render your first animation
53 Solution Render your first animation
54 Compositing and video editing
55 Grease Pencil overview
56 Commonly used add-ons
57 Exporting to game engines
58 Next steps