Blender 4.0 Essential Training

Course details

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 4.0 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 (also known as armatures), visual effects and simulations, rendering, and geometry nodes. Plus, get performance-boosting tricks to render your creations even faster. Each lesson helps you gain the control and skill you need to create stunning, professional artwork for multiple platforms: games, movies, and animation.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Introducing Blender 4.0 for beginners
02 - How to install and things to know
03 - How to use the exercise files

1. Your First Hour with Blender

04 - Understanding how Blender works
05 - Menus, search, and shortcuts
06 - Create your first objects in Blender
07 - How to use modifiers in Blender
08 - How to add materials to objects in Blender
09 - Add lights and change their colors in Blender
10 - Challenge - Make your first scene in Blender 4.0
11 - Solution - Render your first scene in Blender

2. Create a Starfighter

12 - Overview of creation tools in Blender
13 - Creating concepts with Grease Pencil
14 - Storyboarding with Grease Pencil
15 - Learn to 3D model in Blender
16 - Advanced 3D modelling tools in Blender
17 - Add details with Boolean
18 - Challenge - Fix a 3D model
19 - Solution - N-Gons in Blender

3. Shade and Texture

20 - Overview of shading and texturing
21 - Creating your first material in Blender
22 - Add details with advanced materials
23 - Why you should use Node Wrangler
24 - Setting up your objects for painting
25 - Painting a texture inside of Blender
26 - Challenge - Detail your starfighter
27 - Solution - Detail your starfighter

4. Learn to Rig and Animate

28 - Overview of animation
29 - What is rigging and why is it important
30 - Refine your rig in Blender
31 - Set your first keyframe in Blender
32 - Why Pose Mode is awesome for animation
33 - The Graph Editor
34 - Challenge - Animate your first scene
35 - Solution - Animate your first scene

5. Why Geometry Nodes Are Amazing

36 - Overview of Geometry Nodes in Blender
37 - Geometry Node samples
38 - Your first Geometry Node setup
39 - Using Geometry Nodes for a trench run
40 - Using Geometry Nodes for VFX
41 - Turn your Geometry Node into a tool
42 - Challenge - Implement Geometry Nodes
43 - Solution - Implementing Geometry Nodes

6. Put It All Together

44 - How to organize your scenes in Blender
45 - Valuable online libraries for Blender
46 - Working with lights in Blender
47 - Rendering with Cycles
48 - What is EEVEE and Hydra
49 - Color, compositing, and Kuwahara
50 - Challenge - Render your first animation
51 - Solution - Render your first animation

Conclusion

52 - Next steps