This course is perfect for beginners and intermediate users. I will guide you from start to finish on how to create epic cinematic 3D Minecraft animations using the free software, Blender. Even if you have no experience, you can still follow along with the course, as I explain everything step by step, from the beginning, and we increase the challenges as we go on.
What you will get:
- 140+ Engaging Video Lessons
- Over 12 Hours of In-Depth Training
- Animation Library of 50 pre-made animations
- Blender Project File of the Final Course Animation
- Lifetime Access + Free Updates
- Downloadable Resources & Workflow Templates
- A Complete Start-to-Finish Minecraft Animation Project.
- Pro Tips for Rendering, Editing, & Publishing
Chapter 1: Introduction
Quick Intro and Download Project Files to follow along with the course
Chapter 2: Blender Basics
Install Blender and learn basics about navigation, 3D modeling, texturing, lighting, animation, and rendering:
- Basics: Navigation, Selection Tools, Location, Rotation, Scale, Origin Point, Global vs Local Space, Panels and Windows, Creating & Deleting Objects, Duplicating Objects.
- 3D Modeling: Basics, Extrude, Inset, Bevel. Loop Cut, Proportional Editing, Duplicating vs Instancing, Advanced Object Manipulation, View Modes
- Texturing: Basics
- Lighting: Sun Light, Spot Light, Area Light, HDRI Light, Sky Texture
- Animation: Basics, Timeline, FPS, Keyframe, Auto Keyframing, Keying Set, Keyframe Interpolation.
- Navigation: Camera Movement, Changing Preferences, Camera Animation
- Rendering: Image Sequence, Compositing Effects (Glare, Brightness, Contrast, Chromatic Aberration, and more)
- Download and organize the Essential Tools for Minecraft Animations
Chapter 3: Animation Deep Dive
Dive deeper into animation and learn more about the timeline and graph editor while making a cute bouncing slime and a quick character animation:
- What is Animation?
- Animation Styles
- The 12 Principles of Animation
- Basic Animation (Repeat Exercise)
- Changing the speed of Animation
- Keyframe types
- Timeline & Playback
- Markers
- Armature
- Make a Bouncing Slime Animation – Start to Finish
- Looping Animations
- Character Animation Introduction
- BPS Rig V4 Introduction
- Breathing Loop Animation
- Animation Workflows
- Jumping Animation
