Blender 3 Essential Training

Get up and running with Blender 3, the powerful open-source tool for 2D and 3D modeling, animation, compositing, and post-production.

Introduction

• Introducing Blender 3.0 for beginners
• How to install and things to know
• How to use the exercise files

1. Learn Blender in Under an Hour

• First steps: Navigating the interface
• Menus, search, and shortcuts
• Navigating the interface
• Creating your first objects
• Modifying objects
• Making a scene and adding lights
• Rendering your scene
• Challenge: Add more objects
• Solution: Add more objects

2. Create a Character with Modeling and Sculpting

• Overview of character creation tools
• Creating concepts with Grease Pencil
• Creating your first sculpture
• Optimizing your model for animation
• Edit mode for 3D modelling
• Challenge: Refine your character's face
• Solution: Refine your character's face

3. Textures and Shading

• Overview of texturing
• Creating your first materials
• The Shader Editor
• Unwrapping
• Painting your first texture
• Challenge: Paint Gourdy
• Solution: Paint Gourdy

4. Create Animations

• Overview of animation
• Creating your first armature
• Refining your armature
• Shape keys and drivers
• Setting your first keyframe
• Common animation tools
• Challenge: Animate Gourdy
• Solution: Animate Gourdy

5. Visual Effects and Simulation in Blender

• Overview of visual effects in Blender
• Geometry Nodes magic
• Creating cloth in Blender
• Become a barber with hair simulation
• Having fun with fluids sims
• Turning up the heat with fire sims
• Challenge: Add an effect
• Solution: Add an effect

6. Put it All Together

• Collections, scenes, and view layers
• Using the Asset Browser
• Lighting
• Rendering overview
• Deep dive: EEVEE tips
• Deep dive: Cycles tips
• Challenge: Render your first animation
• Solution: Render your first animation

7. Advanced Blender Features

• Video editing in Blender
• 2D animation overview
• Unreal Engine workflows for Blender
• Using virtual reality in Blender

Conclusion

• Next steps