Introduction To Packaging Visualization in Blender

This Course introduces you to blender, a great open source 3D content creation software that is predominantly used in industries like movies, animation and games. In this course, we explore the possibility to use Blender as a tool for packaging design.

Choosing 3D model over mockups

• 3D models are extremely customisable and versatile

• Allows simulation of surface details like embossing, UV, foiling, transparency and paper texture.

• Ability to view the design from multiple angles.

• Better accuracy of texture mapping on curved surfaces.

• Offers more flexibility and control.

• Unlocks animation capabilities.

What is 3D Visualization for packaging all about?

The end goal of a packaging visualisation is to show your 2D packaging design concepts on a 3D model as if it was made for real. By doing 3D visualisations, we gain a deeper understanding of our design, hence one can quickly prototype ideas using 3D software and make confident and quick design decisions which will reduce the production time. A 3D visualisation can greatly benefit a designer as one can communicate ideas with 3D renders to potential people such as clients or investors and get feedback.

To sum up, 3D visualisation helps to

• Reduce production time

• Better understanding of a design

• Make better design decisions

• Communicate design ideas to potential people

• Make Animations

What does a 3D software offer for Packaging Designers?

A 3D content creation offers creative tools for various industries for a vast amount of different needs. This makes a 3D software seem daunting and complicated to learn. But the tools needed for a packaging designer is much simpler and easy to learn. We will make use of certain tools in the following domains : Modelling, UV unwrapping, Texturing and Shading then finally Rendering.

Why Blender as a tool for Packaging Designers?

• It has got powerful tools required for packaging design.

• Cross platform nature runs the same on windows, Mac OS and Linux.

• Clever development makes it extremely light weight software that can run even in lower computer configurations.

• Continuous development adds new features.

• Growing and great community support with new tutorials added everyday.

• Blender is open source and free software (please consider donating) and is free to use for learning as well as commercial purposes.

• Intro promo
• 01 S1A Opening a blend file
• 02 S1A Understanding interface panels
• 03 S1A Outliner basics
• 04 S1A saving a blender file
• 05 S1A Understanding the 3d viewport
• 06 S1A Interface navigation
• 07 S1A Shading modes
• 08 S1A Duplicating objects
• 09 S1A Transform tools
• 10 S1A Selection tools
• 11 S1A 3D Cursor
• 12 S1A Sidebar
• 13 S1A Unit Setup
• 14 S1A Additional panels
• 15 S1A Brief on Principled shader
• S1A Summary
• S1B Texturing and shading a tin
• 01 S1B Viewport matcaps
• 02 S1B Assigning materials
• 03 S1B Defining materials
• 04 S1B Images as label graphics
• 05 S1B Metal color
• 06 S1B Maximise viewport
• 07 S1B Screenshots from blender
• 08 S1B Tips and best practices
• 01 S1C What is UV Unwrapping
• 02 S1C UV Unwrapping objects In blender
• 03 S1C Mapping Textures
• 04 S1C Unwrap specific faces
• 05 S1C UV tiling
• 06 S1C tips and best practices
• S1C summary
• S2A tools for modelling
• 01 S2A Viewport clipping
• 02 S2A Add menu
• 03 S2A Construction of a 3d model
• 04 S2A Selection methods in edit mode
• 05 S2A Extrude
• 06 S2A Inset
• 07 S2A Loop cut
• 08 S2A Non destructive modifiers
• 09 S2A Pivot point
• 10 S2A Tips and Practices
• S2A Keywords
• 01 S2B Setting up Background images
• 02 S2B Getting started with the box
• 03 S2B Folding the Box
• 04 S2B Adding Details
• 01 S2C PBR for Packaging
• 02 S2C Creating maps
• S2C Summary
• 01 S2D Texturing The Box
• 01 S3A UV Unwrapping
• 02 S3A Mix RGB Node
• 03 S3A Multi Materials
• 01 S3B Texturing the Pouch
• S4 Lighting and rendering in blender
• 01 S4 Significance of lighting
• 02 S4 Lighting Methods
• 03 S4 Using an image as light
• 04 S4 Camera basics
• 04 S4 Rendering
• S4 Summary
• Project Assignment
• Conclusion
• Bonus Content