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3D Character Creation & Animation with Blender
A course by Onoja Michael, Cartoon Creation & Animation
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English
99% Positive Reviews (6)
545 Students
Master Blender's 3D character design, rigging, and animation techniques, transforming from beginner to expert with practical projects.
What you'll learn
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Create 3D characters from start to finish.
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Rig characters with basic and advanced automated rigs.
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Learn how to animate all parts of the character\'s body, including eyes, mouth, ears, and more.
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Learn texture painting.
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UV unwrap different objects on a 3D character.
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Learn basic and complex rigging tools for animation.
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Create simple and expressive animations.
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Create your own 3D project from scratch.
Description
Course Content
Reviews
Embark on a comprehensive journey into the world of 3D character creation with our "Complete Character Design, Rigging, and Animation with Blender" course. This meticulously structured program is designed to take you from a beginner to an expert in character modeling, rigging, and animation, using Blender’s powerful tools and features.
Blender Interface Mastery: Begin with an in-depth exploration of Blender's interface, outliner, and properties panels. Learn how to create and manipulate mesh objects, configure preferences, and use essential tools like the extrude, inset, and bevel to start shaping your character.
Body Planning and Blocking: Move into the planning and blocking phase, where you'll start sculpting the basic structure of the body, hands, and legs, ensuring your character’s proportions are well-defined.
Advanced Modeling Techniques: Enhance your character by adding volume and intricate details. From modeling hands, feet, and facial structures to creating clothing, hair, and accessories, you'll refine every aspect of your character's appearance.
Rigging and Shape Keys: Dive into the rigging process, learning to create a robust control rig for your character. Explore advanced techniques for facial rigging, adding control to the head bone, and developing shape keys for dynamic expressions.
Animation Fundamentals: Master the essentials of animation with lessons on lip-syncing, walk cycles, and jump animations. You'll also explore the Rigify system to streamline your rigging and animation workflow.
UV Unwrapping and Texture Painting: Develop the skills to unwrap your models and apply textures, bringing your character to life with detailed skin, clothing, and more.
Inverse Kinematics and Weight Painting: Gain proficiency in setting up inverse kinematics for realistic limb movement and perfect your weight painting techniques for smooth, natural animations.
Capstone Project: Bring all your skills together in a final capstone project where you'll design, rig, and animate a complete character, showcasing your ability to create professional-quality 3D characters.
Whether you're aspiring to enter the world of game design, animation, or digital art, this course provides a thorough understanding of Blender’s character design and animation capabilities. It’s your stepping stone to becoming a skilled 3D artist, capable of bringing any character to life.
Key Questions
What are the course requirements?
Access to a laptop or computer with 8gb ram or above.
Will the certificate be issued?
Yes, a certificate of completion will be issued at the end of the course at No charge.
Course Highlights:
Blender Interface Mastery: Begin with an in-depth exploration of Blender's interface, outliner, and properties panels. Learn how to create and manipulate mesh objects, configure preferences, and use essential tools like the extrude, inset, and bevel to start shaping your character.
Body Planning and Blocking: Move into the planning and blocking phase, where you'll start sculpting the basic structure of the body, hands, and legs, ensuring your character’s proportions are well-defined.
Advanced Modeling Techniques: Enhance your character by adding volume and intricate details. From modeling hands, feet, and facial structures to creating clothing, hair, and accessories, you'll refine every aspect of your character's appearance.
Rigging and Shape Keys: Dive into the rigging process, learning to create a robust control rig for your character. Explore advanced techniques for facial rigging, adding control to the head bone, and developing shape keys for dynamic expressions.
Animation Fundamentals: Master the essentials of animation with lessons on lip-syncing, walk cycles, and jump animations. You'll also explore the Rigify system to streamline your rigging and animation workflow.
UV Unwrapping and Texture Painting: Develop the skills to unwrap your models and apply textures, bringing your character to life with detailed skin, clothing, and more.
Inverse Kinematics and Weight Painting: Gain proficiency in setting up inverse kinematics for realistic limb movement and perfect your weight painting techniques for smooth, natural animations.
Capstone Project: Bring all your skills together in a final capstone project where you'll design, rig, and animate a complete character, showcasing your ability to create professional-quality 3D characters.
Whether you're aspiring to enter the world of game design, animation, or digital art, this course provides a thorough understanding of Blender’s character design and animation capabilities. It’s your stepping stone to becoming a skilled 3D artist, capable of bringing any character to life.
Key Questions
What are the course requirements?
Access to a laptop or computer with 8gb ram or above.
Will the certificate be issued?
Yes, a certificate of completion will be issued at the end of the course at No charge.
What you will learn
1 lecture
2 minutes
Blender Interface and Tools
23 lectures
11 minutes
9 minutes
18 minutes
6 minutes
5 minutes
7 minutes
4 minutes
5 minutes
6 minutes
3 minutes
7 minutes
5 minutes
5 minutes
3 minutes
3 minutes
7 minutes
4 minutes
5 minutes
3 minutes
3 minutes
7 minutes
Planning and Blocking the Body
3 lectures
25 minutes
20 minutes
22 minutes
Adding Volume to the Mesh
1 lecture
Improved hand, feet and head Structure modeling
4 lectures
40 minutes
45 minutes
17 minutes
34 minutes
(Adding Extra Details to the body) Bonus
1 lecture
37 minutes
Creating the Clothing, cap, shoes and Hair
4 lectures
Creating the Tongue, Gum, Teeth and Eyes
1 lecture
45 minutes
Tidying Up
2 lectures
16 minutes
15 minutes
UV Unwrapping
2 lectures
36 minutes
25 minutes
Texture Painting
1 lecture
42 minutes
Rigging the Character
3 lectures
Adding Control to the Head bone and Introduction to Shape Keys
2 lectures
13 minutes
Creating the Shape Keys and Control Bones
3 lectures
36 minutes
18 minutes
36 minutes
Pause Library
1 lecture
20 minutes
Inverse and Forward Kinematics
1 lecture
Weight Painting
2 lectures
38 minutes
33 minutes
Animation
4 lectures
16 minutes
18 minutes
38 minutes
28 minutes
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Once your payment is complete, you will have full access to the course lessons and materials. You can download and watch them at your convenience, and our team will provide full support and assistance throughout your learning journey.
How can I obtain my certificate after completing the course?
Once you have completed the course, you can easily download your certificate directly from your dashboard.
See course top reviews
Empower and fuel your creativity and passion for learning, read testimonials
Olakunle Adigun
Rating |
YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST. YOU EXPLAINED EVERYTHING WITH EXCELLENCE
Success Jack
Rating |
you teach really good, if i have questions, how can i ask?
edward jesse
Rating |
this is one of the best decision i have made
Salaudeen ganiu olayinka
Rating |
Been helpful really nice
Adeshina Olatubosun
Rating |
This is looking interesting
Richard Jerry Adjei
Rating |
Easy to learn
₦4,900
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₦16,300
24hours left
Course features
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59 Lessons(15 Hours)
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3 years access to course
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545 Students
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Skill level : All Levels
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Certificate : Yes
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Rated: 5.0
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