Gain new skills and unlock creative possibilities!
Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey into the world of 3D design and animation?
Then you've come to the right place!
This fundamentals course is tailor-made for beginners like you! 🚀
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Why Take THIS Course? 🤔
⭐ No Prior Experience Required
- Whether you're a complete newbie or just dipping your toes into the 3D realm, this course is designed with YOU in mind.
⭐ Hands-On Learning
- Get ready to dive into easy to follow lessons. With step-by-step guidance, you'll master Blender's tools and features faster than you ever thought possible.
⭐ Friendly Support
- I've been teaching tools and techniques in the creative space for over a decade now. I'll be there to support you, answer your questions and guide you every step of the way (if you want me to).
⭐ Comprehensive Curriculum
- We start from the absolute basics and progress seamlessly to more advanced techniques. By the end, you'll be comfortable creating your own 3D models, scenes, and animations.
- 3+ Hours of Video Training
⭐ Flexibility and Convenience
- Learn at your own pace and from the comfort of your home. Our online platform allows you to access the course materials 24/7.
⭐ Works with the Latest Version of Blender
- Works with Blender 2.8 or later. If you get stuck on anything, just let me know!
Why Blender?
Blender is a powerful, free 3D program with endless possibilities:
- Create, model & sculpt your own 3D models
- Create or modify video game assets
- Add realistic materials, textures, lighting & cameras to dress up your 3D scenes
- Render artistic still images, animations or full blown movies
- Don't like 3D? That's cool! Blender has powerful 2D animation tools too
🎓 What You'll Gain
- A strong foundation in 3D design using Blender
- Confidence to create your own 3D models and animations
- The ability to easily follow more complex training content online
- The ability to pursue careers in animation, game design, architecture, and more!
⭐ Course Highlights ⭐
Blender Fundamentals
First, let's get familiar with the basics of how Blender works.
This part covers a lot of ground, including how the interface works, how to create & modify 3D objects as well as how to create lights & cameras.
Finally, you will learn how to render your images so you can share them with the world!
3D Modelling
This section covers how to create ANY 3D object you can think of.
You will learn how to use the powerful modelling tools in Blender to create a pirate treasure chest from scratch 👑🏴☠️
Working with Materials
Materials allow you to give your 3D models colour so they look more realistic.
This section covers how to create & assign materials.
You will also learn how to assign multiple materials to the same 3D model.
Texture Mapping
Using image textures for your materials can add an incredible amount of realism!
This section covers how to apply image textures to your 3D models.
This also includes how to do UV Mapping using the UV Editor in Blender.
Animations
You can easily create animations in Blender and export them as video files!
In this part you will learn how to create keyframes & add animation to any object in your 3D scene.
You will then learn how to export your animations to video files.
Want To Learn More? 🏫
Get in contact with me and tell me what else you'd love to see in this course 😊
Check out my other free tutorials:
- Blender Geometry Node Basics
- How to add 3D objects to your videos using Blender & After Effects
- How to create Destruction Effects in Blender
- How to create Fluid Simulations in Blender
Do I Need to Know 3D To Take This Course? 😱
Not. At. All. 😄
Whether you're a creative professional, a gamer, hobbyist or just someone looking to bring their ideas to life, Blender is perfect for you!
It's easy to learn + tons of fun and unlocks near limitless possibilities!
It has a thriving community and there's lots of help available online - including here 😊
All you need is a computer that can run Blender 2.8+, a little bit of tenacity and curiosity.
Course Curriculum
Check out the free preview lessons!
- Section Intro (1:05)
- Setting up Blender (3:15)
- The User Interface (6:25)
- The 3D View (5:02)
- Render Engines (2:54)
- The Outliner (5:55)
- The Properties Panel (2:16)
- The Timeline (0:52)
- How to Create Objects (3:40)
- Modifying Objects - Move, Scale & Rotate (7:46)
- How to add Materials to Objects (8:14)
- Render Settings (2:37)
- Creating & Modifying Lights (5:28)
- Working with Cameras (7:32)
- Rendering & Saving Images (3:38)
- Section Intro (0:48)
- Object Mode vs Edit Mode (1:15)
- Editing Vertices, Edges & Faces (3:01)
- Creating & Deleting Vertices, Edges & Faces (1:46)
- Insetting & Extruding Faces (2:16)
- X-Ray Mode (1:26)
- Creating Loop Cuts (2:48)
- Selecting Edge & Face Loops (1:44)
- Pitfall Warning: Accidentally Duplicated Edges & Faces (1:51)
- Extruding Multiple Faces at Once (1:48)
- Understanding Normals (1:30)
- Adding Additional Mesh Detail (2:35)
- Selecting Hidden Geometry (1:23)
- Orthographic Views (2:01)
- Bevelling Edges (2:02)
- The Knife Tool (1:13)
- Using Reference Images (2:21)
- Adding Additional Objects (1:58)
- Proportional Editing (3:16)
- Local View (3:22)
- Hiding & Unhiding Parts of a Model (4:26)
- Section Intro (0:45)
- The Material Properties Panel (1:38)
- Modifying Existing Materials (2:39)
- Assigning Materials (1:20)
- Material Properties Explained (7:27)
- Subsurface Scattering (2:47)
- Designing a Metallic Material (1:47)
- Creating New Materials (2:25)
- Assigning Multiple Materials to the Same Model (3:24)
- Assigning Additional Materials (3:17)
- Screen Space Reflections in EEVEE (1:10)
- Section Overview (1:03)
- The Timeline Panel (2:46)
- Creating Keyframes & Animations (3:56)
- Viewing Keyframes (1:37)
- Adjust Keyframe Timing (1:51)
- Recording Keyframes Automatically (1:30)
- Keyframe Interpolation Modes (4:00)
- Animating the Camera (2:34)
- Animating Multiple Objects Together (4:17)
- Changing the Object Origin (4:41)
- Adjusting Existing Keyframes & Animations (1:25)
- Exporting Animations & Videos (3:24)
About Me
Hi, I'm Tobias and I've been teaching VFX, film making & 3D for over 10 years now.
I run the Surfaced Studio YouTube channel with over 440,000 subscribers.
I aim to use language that everyone can undersand, go step-by-step so you can follow along easily - and I don't take myself too serious 😊
I also have an unhealthy obsession with chocolate 🍫😋
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