If “Texturing” is like a paint’s color then “Shading” is like a paint’s finish: matte, semi-gloss, hi-gloss, etc. Shading is what makes an object appear metallic, transparent…
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Create a school of underwater jellyfish in Blender using clever modifier and simulation techniques. This course will cover the entire process from cube to render, including modeling,…
Start your journey towards creating your own worlds and characters as you master the fundamental techniques of digital fine arts.
Digital Sculpting in Blender is an alternative method of mesh manipulation that aims to be more artistically intuitive. It emulates traditional sculpting tools in the form of…
What is Rigging? Rigging is the art of preparing something for movement. What the skeleton and muscles are to the human body or the engine and wheels…
Without light nothing can be seen, thus it is extremely important. And beyond the basic requirement for sight, lighting is equally, if not more important for appeal.…
Animation is more than just moving something from A to B. It’s about achieving the illusion of life. And just like in life, it’s not about where…
In this Blender 2.8 course for beginners, you will learn the essential rigging concepts to bring a Treasure Chest to life. From a beginner rig to a…
In this Blender tutorial course, we’ll be using Meshroom, a free photogrammetry software, and Blender 3D to create a realistic 3D scanned pumpkin!
As modern workflows have incorporated more sculpting, the previous techniques of box-modeling and poly-modeling have seen less use. In place of these older workflows is a new…
Learn how to rig a complex rifle in Blender that transforms into a sniper! What’s even cooler is that the whole effect is completely controlled by one…
In this course, we’ll rig a set of locomotive wheels in Blender using constraints. We’ll focus on converting rotational motion to reciprocal (back and forth) motion. This…