Learn Animation Production in Blender 2.9

In this course, learn to create an animated scene solely in Blender, from the first polygon to the final render.

Introduction

• Learn animation production with Blender 2.9
• A brief introduction to Blender
• Reference images and project scale

1. Modeling the Ship

• Beginning the cargo container
• Blocking in the front of the ship
• Blocking in the engines
• Creating the rear thruster
• Adding detail to the cargo container
• Modeling the side clamps
• Creating a top hinge clamp
• Using the Boolean modifier
• Modeling the landing gear
• Adding detail to the rear engine
• Adding panels to the ship
• Modeling the window frame details
• The Discombobulator add-on and the Array modifier
• Adding details to the front of the ship
• Adding details to the back of the ship
• Finishing the back of the ship
• Naming objects and organizing the Outliner

2. Modeling the Landing Bay

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

3. Materials and Textures

• Creating sci-fi panels with the Node Editor
• Adding grunge to the panels
• Adding sci-fi panels to front and side
• Texturing the rear engine and window frame
• Materials for the front panels
• Finishing the materials for the ship
• Setting up the materials for the container
• Painting edge wear on the container
• Adding materials to the landing bay
• Finishing the materials of the landing bay

4. Creating the Stars and Planet

• Beginning the starfield
• Finishing the starfield
• Beginning the planet
• Adding color to the planet
• Adding the roughness and bump information
• Creating cloud layers

5. Lighting the Scene

• Adding lights to the landing bay
• Adding a sun light for the planet

6. Rigging the Spaceship

• Beginning the landing gear rig
• Setting up inverse kinematics
• Continuing the landing gear rig
• Finishing the rig for the ship

7. Animating the Ship

• Starting on the animation
• Continuing the ship animation
• Using the Graph Editor
• Animating the landing gear
• Finishing the ship animation

8. Animating the Engines

• Animating a texture for the plasma drive
• Creating the rocket exhaust
• Animating the rocket exhaust

9. Rendering the Animation

• Making final adjustments to the animation
• Creating a test render
• Importing characters into the scene
• Rendering the final animation

10. Adding Music and Sound Effects

• Adding music in the video sequencer
• Adding the fly-in sound effects
• Editing the landing sound effects
• Rendering the animation with audio
• Conclusion