Learn the essentials of Blender in this 1-Day hands-on workshop. Blender is a popular open-source solution for 2D and 3D modeling, animation, compositing, and post-production. This course will cover key features and tools as well as practical creative production techniques such as modeling, textures, shading, animation, materials, visual effects, simulations, file management, and rendering. Tips will also be given for performance-boosting tricks to render your models and animations faster. This course will cover a range of skills needed to create professional artwork for multiple platforms such as games, movies, and animation.
Topics Covered
- Navigating the interface
- Menus, search, and shortcuts
- Creating objects
- Modifying objects
- Creating a Character with Modeling and Sculpting
- Textures and Shading
- Creating Animations
- Creating keyframes
- Animation tools and techniques
- Visual Effects and Simulation in Blender
- Collections, scenes, and view layers
- lighting
- Rendering with EEVEE
- Rendering with cycles
- Render output and compositing in Blender
BRING YOUR OWN LAPTOP
Bring your own laptop with any version of the software installed. Each student works on their own laptop with course materials provided by the instructor at the start of class.
FREE FOLLOW UP SESSION
All Plexus Creative workshops include a complimentary 15-minute Zoom session to answer questions relating to workshop exercises. Follow up sessions can be booked within thirty days of workshop date.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Laura (she/they) is a New York City based multimedia artist. Her award winning projects incorporate a variety of tools and techniques including digital imaging, motion graphics, animation, video, interactivity, AI, 3D, and sound. She has taught new media art courses and studio practice workshops at Stanford University and numerous arts institutions and was a National Endowment of the Arts Digital Arts Fellow. For over two decades, she has provided creative technology training and consulting to clients including Apple, Spotify, Etsy, The New Museum, The New York Times, BET, Chanel, Havas Media, and numerous independent artists and designers.