Join George Maestri for an in-depth discussion in this video Creating a test animation, part of Blender Essential Training.
Let's go ahead and set up this character in a simple scene so that way we can animate him.…Now I already do have a camera in the scene and if we want, we can just animate…to that camera. So if I hit numpad 0, you can see that I have a camera set up,…and we can use that to animate to.…But I do want to have a couple of viewports open so that way…I can see him from the top or the left view,…so I am going to go ahead and rearrange my layout here.…I am going to left-click on the top corner here, and I am just going to drag out…another window here, and we will just make that a regular perspective window.…
And then over here on the left side, I am going to go to my top-right corner,…drag this down, and we can make this into a top view by hitting 7.…So that way I have a couple of different views into my scene and I can still use…my camera here in the bottom-left corner to see exactly how the scene looks.…So let's go ahead and make this character take one step into the scene and wave to the camera.…
Author
George Maestri
Updated
6/20/2017Released
12/21/2011- Navigating in 3D space
- Selecting, rotating, and scaling objects
- Using Snap to move objects precisely
- Creating mesh primitives and extrusions
- Subdividing meshes
- Creating a simple creature
- Joining mesh objects and stitching vertices
- Organizing a scene with layers, groups, and hierarchies
- Assigning glossy and reflective materials to objects
- Creating bump maps
- Creating sky and ambient light
- Understanding ambient occlusion
- Adding motion blur and depth of field
- Editing animation in the Graph Editor
- Building and animating a simple character
Skill Level Beginner
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Q: This course was updated on 8/12/2014. What changed?
A: We added a single movie on unwrapping objects, a technique that works differently in Blender 2.7. The rest of the instructions in the course work equally well with Blender 2.6 and Blender 2.7.
Q: This course was updated on 06/20/2017. What changed?
A: The following topic was updated: using the Node Editor.
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 8s
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Download Blender26s
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1. The Blender Interface
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Navigating in 3D space4m 59s
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Configuring user preferences6m 27s
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2. Selecting and Translating Objects
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Selecting objects6m 12s
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Moving objects4m 35s
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Rotating objects2m 48s
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Scaling objects2m 16s
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Changing an object's origin5m 27s
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Selecting pivot points3m 22s
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3. Modeling
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Creating mesh primitives6m 36s
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Editing mesh objects7m 39s
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Proportional editing3m 52s
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Sculpt mode5m 3s
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Extrusions5m 19s
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Smooth shading objects2m 23s
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Subdividing meshes5m 13s
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4. Advanced Modeling
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Working with modifiers5m 52s
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Creating a simple creature7m 54s
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Joining mesh objects3m 37s
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Stitching vertices4m 52s
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Finalizing a simple creature4m 48s
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Creating text3m 29s
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Boolean tools2m 59s
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Vertex groups4m 51s
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5. Staying Organized
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Using the Outliner8m 22s
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Using layers4m 30s
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Creating groups2m 48s
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Working with scenes4m 3s
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Creating hierarchies2m 54s
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6. Applying Materials
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Diffuse shaders6m 47s
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Working with specularity5m 56s
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Additional shading options2m 37s
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Creating reflections8m 29s
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Subsurface scattering5m 59s
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7. Adding Textures
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Adding a simple texture6m 11s
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Using bitmaps6m 53s
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Using UV projections5m 56s
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UV mapping a character6m 35s
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Fine-tuning UV mapping6m 7s
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Displacement mapping3m 48s
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8. Working with Light
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Adding lamps to a scene8m 44s
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Using spot lamps4m 20s
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Fine-tuning buffer shadows6m 19s
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Using Hemi lamps2m 32s
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Working with Area lamps5m 17s
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Adding background images3m 19s
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Creating sunlight6m 6s
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Ambient occlusion7m 11s
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9. Cameras and Rendering
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Working with cameras4m 47s
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Render properties5m 7s
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Rendering animation5m 13s
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Adding motion blur4m 10s
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Creating depth of field7m 8s
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10. Basic Animation
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Animating objects6m 26s
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Using the Dope Sheet4m 53s
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Path animation4m 32s
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11. Character Rigging
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Understanding armatures6m 3s
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Animating in Pose mode2m 47s
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Creating a test animation9m 25s
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12. Rendering in Cycles
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Working with image maps2m 26s
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Create lights in cycles9m 1s
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Lighting a scene in cycles9m 19s
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Conclusion
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Next steps15s
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