Lynda – Blender 2.8 Essential Training

Blender is a powerful open-source solution for 2D and 3D modeling, animation, compositing, and post-production. Get a beginner-level introduction to the toolset in Blender 2.8, in this introductory course with David Andrade. David provides a thorough overview of the Blender feature set, as well as practical production techniques that combine know-how with a healthy dose of how-to. He dives into specific techniques, such as scene layout and modeling, sculpting, texturing and shading, 2D and 3D animation, dynamic simulations, rendering, and video effects (VFX). Plus, get performance-boosting tricks to get Blender to render your creations even faster. Each lesson helps you gain the control and skill you need to create professional artwork for multiple platforms: games, movies, and animation.

Topics include:
Navigating the Blender interface
Adding and creating objects
Multi-object editing
Sculpting in 3D
Remeshing
Banking normal
Unwrapping models for texturing
Painting textures
Creating a basic 3D rig for animation
Character rigging
Working with particles and dynamics
Rendering with different engines
Animating in 2D
Compositing in the video editor