Learn Animation Production in Blender 2.9

Course details

Have you ever wanted to create an animated scene, but thought it was too complicated, or just didn’t know where to start? Then try this course from Darrin Lile, as he walks you through the creation of an animated scene using Blender, a free, open-source software. Darrin shares a scene of a spaceship landing in a cargo bay, and then shows you everything that goes into making that scene, from the first polygon to the final render. He details how to import reference images to create 3D models, how to use the Node Editor to create the materials and textures for the 3D objects, and how to build star fields, planets, and cloud layers. He then dives into the animation, starting with the landing gear, and explains how to use the Graph Editor as you bring the ship in for a landing. To finish the animation, Darrin shows you how to mix music and sound effects in the Video Sequence Editor, before executing the final render of the animated scene.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Learn animation production with Blender 2.9
02 - A brief introduction to Blender
03 - Reference images and project scale

1. Modeling the Ship

04 - Beginning the cargo container
05 - Blocking in the front of the ship
06 - Blocking in the engines
07 - Creating the rear thruster
08 - Adding detail to the cargo container
09 - Modeling the side clamps
10 - Creating a top hinge clamp
11 - Using the Boolean modifier
12 - Modeling the landing gear
13 - Adding detail to the rear engine
14 - Adding panels to the ship
15 - Modeling the window frame details
16 - The Discombobulator add-on and the Array modifier
17 - Adding details to the front of the ship
18 - Adding details to the back of the ship
19 - Finishing the back of the ship
20 - Naming objects and organizing the Outliner

2. Modeling the Landing Bay

21 - Beginning the landing bay
22 - Modeling sci-fi panels in the landing bay
23 - Using the Path tool to create hoses
24 - Finishing the modeling and organizing the scene

3. Materials and Textures

25 - Creating sci-fi panels with the Node Editor
26 - Adding grunge to the panels
27 - Adding sci-fi panels to front and side
28 - Texturing the rear engine and window frame
29 - Materials for the front panels
30 - Finishing the materials for the ship
31 - Setting up the materials for the container
32 - Painting edge wear on the container
33 - Adding materials to the landing bay
34 - Finishing the materials of the landing bay

4. Creating the Stars and Planet

35 - Beginning the starfield
36 - Finishing the starfield
37 - Beginning the planet
38 - Adding color to the planet
39 - Adding the roughness and bump information
40 - Creating cloud layers

5. Lighting the Scene

41 - Adding lights to the landing bay
42 - Adding a sun light for the planet

6. Rigging the Spaceship

43 - Beginning the landing gear rig
44 - Setting up inverse kinematics
45 - Continuing the landing gear rig
46 - Finishing the rig for the ship

7. Animating the Ship

47 - Starting on the animation
48 - Continuing the ship animation
49 - Using the Graph Editor
50 - Animating the landing gear
51 - Finishing the ship animation

8. Animating the Engines

52 - Animating a texture for the plasma drive
53 - Creating the rocket exhaust
54 - Animating the rocket exhaust

9. Rendering the Animation

55 - Making final adjustments to the animation
56 - Creating a test render
57 - Importing characters into the scene
58 - Rendering the final animation

10. Adding Music and Sound Effects

59 - Adding music in the video sequencer
60 - Adding the fly-in sound effects
61 - Editing the landing sound effects
62 - Rendering the animation with audio
63 - Conclusion