Blender Tutorial: Shape Key Basics - Creating and Animating 3D Deformations

Learn the fundamentals of Shape Keys in Blender with this comprehensive 14-minute tutorial. Discover what Shape Keys are and how to add them to objects, explore their relationship with vertex groups, and compare using Sculpt Mode versus Edit Mode for creating Shape Keys. Master the technique of animating Shape Keys through the Value Slider. Gain practical knowledge on essential topics such as adding drivers, creating custom shapes for drivers, animating drivers, generating pose assets, and animating pose assets. Follow along with step-by-step instructions and gain valuable insights to enhance your 3D modeling skills in Blender.

- Intro
- Blender Settings
- Adding the First Shape Key
- Shape Keys & Vertex Groups
- Adding the Second Shape Key
- Second Shape Key Vertex Group
- Outro
- Animating Shape Keys
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