Product Animation in Blender: Bring Your 3D Renders to Life

Level up your skills as a 3D designer and discover how to animate your creations within Blender.

When 3D designer and animator, Derek Elliott began exploring Blender he didn’t realize it would transform his entire career. Originally a product designer, Derek soon discovered that learning to model and animate within Blender opened up a world of new opportunities—including creating product animations and investment-seeking presentations for companies around the world. Now with a community of over 220K across YouTube and Instagram, Derek loves sharing the power of Blender to create dynamic 3D renders. 

After becoming an expert in 3D product animations, Derek is ready to share everything he has learned about how to use animation to tell a detailed and engaging story. You’ll discover how to create keyframes, add a variety of motion and camera views, and simple cloth and looping animations to unleash your inner 3D animator. 

With Derek walking you through step-by-step, you’ll:

• Discover how to move a camera through a scene
• Add keyframes to your cameras, objects and lighting
• Create a looping animation
• Explore two different ways to render your final piece 

Plus, you’ll get an exclusive look into Derek’s 3D animation techniques and how he guides the viewer’s eye, sets a mood, and tells a detailed story through his animated piece. 

Whether you’ve used Blender for years and want to explore animation for the first time or are looking to use animation to add a competitive skill to your 3D design knowledge, learning how to animate your 3D creations will help set you apart from other designers all while breathing new life into your designs. 

While no previous animation experience is required to take this class, a general understanding of 3D modeling and Blender’s interface will be helpful. With a computer, mouse, and Blender, you’ll have everything you need to learn the basics of 3D animation. To continue learning more about 3D modeling in Blender, explore Derek’s full 3D Modeling and Animation Learning Path.

• Introduction
• Work with Keyframes
• Add More Motion
• Shape Keys and Cloth Animation
• Create a Looping Animation
• Two Ways to Render
• Final Thoughts