Hand-Drawn Style Character Animation with Blender [Coloso, Ocowa, GBC Dub]

3D Character Animation with a Cel-Shaded Style and Cartoonish Movements​

In this class, the well-renowned 3DCG creator Ocowa will teach you the basics of creating 3D animation with a cel-shaded look using Blender.

The class will guide you through the initial setup and basic operations in an easy-to-understand manner, so even beginners can create animations using Blender.

Master the skills to create animation by following a practical process, from character modeling to making outlines and texturing, which are key to making characters look hand-drawn.

Once you fully understand the flow of animation production, challenge yourself by creating a full-fledged 3D animation. You’ll learn how to create backgrounds that express mood and the way light enters, and how to enhance your character’s personality to increase your animation quality.

Discover the secrets to 3D animation production with a cel-shaded style that’s gaining worldwide attention. Only at Coloso!

6 Class Exercises​

• Basics of using Blender
• Character modeling
• Rendering techniques that are unique to cel shading
• Rigging using the rig tool Rigify
• Ways of rendering light
• Character animation

Class Highlights​

Learn Blender Basics and Practical Skills
In addition to the basics of using Blender, this class will also teach you in-depth operations needed to create and combine various expressions. In particular, it will focus on the functions you need to produce the animation in this class, with notes and techniques.

Different Techniques for Rendering Texture and Light
To render light and mood and make your work look hand-drawn, you’ll need to add extra effort to the basic process. This extra effort is a key element that greatly changes the look of your final output. That’s why, in this class, you’ll learn various techniques to achieve that.

Poses and Animation That Bring Out a Character’s Personality
The class will teach you the skills to create 3D character model movements by hand. This also includes secrets to adding personality to characters through the cartoonish movements and poses unique to Ocowa.