Blender 2.8 The complete guide from beginner to pro

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Chapter 1 Getting Started with the Software

Lecture 1: 1.1-Introduction

Lecture 2: 1.2-Download, installation and minimum configuration

Lecture 3: 1.3-Discover the default interface

Lecture 4: 1.4-Customizing the interface

Lecture 5: 1.5-The 3d View: Navigation

Lecture 6: 1.6-The 3d View: Visualization and customization

Lecture 7: 1.7-Configuration: the properties editor

Lecture 8: 1.8-Configuration: User Preferences

Chapter 2: Chapter 2 Object Mode

Lecture 1: 2.1-The object mode menu

Lecture 2: 2.2-Presentation of the different mesh primitives

Lecture 3: 2.3-Other objects overview

Lecture 4: 2.4-Basic manipulation

Lecture 5: 2.5-The outliners and the collections

Lecture 6: 2.6-Objects relationships

Lecture 7: 2.7-The context menu and quick shortcuts

Lecture 8: 2.8-Objects constraints

Lecture 9: 2.9-The BoolTool addon

Lecture 10: 2.10-Simple modeling exercises from primitive

Chapter 3: Chapter 3 edit mode

Lecture 1: 3.1-Introducing vertice, edge, face

Lecture 2: 3.2-Selection tools

Lecture 3: 3.3-Extrusion and face creation

Lecture 4: 3.4-Modeling tools in edit mode

Lecture 5: 3.5-The proportional edition

Lecture 6: 3.6-The snapping

Lecture 7: 3.7-Looptool addon

Lecture 8: 3.8-Basic Modeling Exercises in Edit Mode 1-Cup

Lecture 9: 3.9-Basic Modeling Exercises in Edit Mode 2-Apple

Lecture 10: 3.10-Basic modeling exercises in edit mode 3-Shampoo bottle

Lecture 11: 3.11-Basic Modeling Exercises in Edit Mode 4-Headphones

Lecture 12: 3.12-Modeling a robot with reference image part 1

Lecture 13: 3.13-Modeling a robot with reference image part 2

Lecture 14: 3.14-Modeling a robot with reference image part 3

Lecture 15: 3.15-Modeling a robot with reference image part 4

Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Modifiers

Lecture 1: 4.1-Introducing modifiers system

Lecture 2: 4.2-Main modifiers overview – generate

Lecture 3: 4.3-Main modifiers overview – deform

Lecture 4: 4.4-Typical modeling with modifiers 1 The chain

Lecture 5: 4.5- Typical modeling with modifiers 2 The sofa

Lecture 6: 4.6- Typical modeling with modifications 3 The bottle

Lecture 7: 4.7- Typical modeling with modifiers 4 The plant

Chapter 5: Chapter 5 Beziers Curves

Lecture 1: 5.1-Curves overview in edit mode

Lecture 2: 5.2-Modeling based on curves with hooks – wire on headphones

Lecture 3: 5.3-The text object

Lecture 4: 5.4-Exercise – Creation of a 3D logo in vector from a 2D image

Chapter 6: Chapter 6 Render Engines in Blender

Lecture 1: 6.1-Rendering engines overview

Lecture 2: 6.2-Cycles Rendering Engine denoiser

Lecture 3: 6.3-Eevee rendering engine

Lecture 4: 6.4-workbench rendering engine

Chapter 7: Chapter 7 Shaders and Node System

Lecture 1: 7.1-Node system and dedicated interface overview

Lecture 2: 7.2-The principled shader

Lecture 3: 7.3-The other shaders

Lecture 4: 7.4-Creating specific shaders

Lecture 5: 7.5-Applying Multiple Shaders on an Object

Lecture 6: 7.6-Node wrangler addon

Lecture 7: 7.7-Using textures

Lecture 8: 7.8-Exercise – Use on our robot and headphones

Chapter 8: Chapter 8 Lighting and shooting

Lecture 1: 8.1-Camera Settings

Lecture 2: 8.2-The world panel

Lecture 3: 8.3-Using HDRI maps

Lecture 4: 8.4-Different types of lamps

Lecture 5: 8.5-Exercise – Studio creation with three-points lighting

Lecture 6: 8.6-easy HDRI Addon

Chapter 9: Chapter 9 UV mapping

Lecture 1: 9.1-Unwrapping techniques

Lecture 2: 9.2-Automatic projections

Lecture 3: 9.3-Multi-editing and islands edition

Lecture 4: 9.4-Exercice – Unwrapping the cup

Lecture 5: 9.5-Exercice – Unwrapping the robot

Chapter 10: Chapter 10 texture paint mode

Lecture 1: 10.1-Texture paint mode – tools overview

Lecture 2: 10.2-Using an image texture as a painting tool

Lecture 3: 10.3-Using strokes and falloff

Lecture 4: 10.4- Exercise – Projecting a face in stencil mode

Chapter 11: Chapter 11 The sculpt mode

Lecture 1: 11.1-Sculpt mode overview and dedicated interface

Lecture 2: 11.2-Tools overview

Lecture 3: 11.3-The modifier multiresolution

Lecture 4: 11.4-The freedom of dynamic topology

Lecture 5: 11.5-Using textures

Lecture 6: 11.6-Exercise – add muscles to an arm

Lecture 7: 11.7-Exercise – aging a face

Lecture 8: 11.8-Retopology

Lecture 9: 11.9-baking a Normal and Ambient Occlusion map

Chapter 12: Chapter 12 The Armatures

Lecture 1: 12.1-Overview of armatures

Lecture 2: 12.2-Bones management, layer system

Lecture 3: 12.3-Armatures in Edit Mode

Lecture 4: 12.4-The pose mode

Lecture 5: 12.5-The constraints

Lecture 6: 12.6-Parenting organic or mechanical object

Lecture 7: 12.7-Exercise: Rigging a humanoid

Lecture 8: 12.8-Exercise – Rigging our Robot