Create an Animated Character in Blender 2.9

Create an Animated Character in Blender 2.9, available at $74.99, has an average rating of 4.6, with 89 lectures, based on 448 reviews, and has 2762 subscribers.

You will learn about 3D Modeling in Blender UV Mapping Texturing in Krita and Blender Rigging a Character in Blender Animating a Character in Blender Lighting and Rendering an Animation This course is ideal for individuals who are Beginner Blender users who would like to create their own 3D characters It is particularly useful for Beginner Blender users who would like to create their own 3D characters.

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Summary

Title: Create an Animated Character in Blender 2.9

Price: $74.99

Average Rating: 4.6

Number of Lectures: 89

Number of Published Lectures: 89

Number of Curriculum Items: 89

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 89

Original Price: $22.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

3D Modeling in Blender
UV Mapping
Texturing in Krita and Blender
Rigging a Character in Blender
Animating a Character in Blender
Lighting and Rendering an Animation

Who Should Attend

Beginner Blender users who would like to create their own 3D characters

Target Audiences

Beginner Blender users who would like to create their own 3D characters

Welcome to “Create an Animated Character in Blender 2.9.” This course uses only open-source software, Blender and the paint program Krita, to create an animated character from the first polygon to the final rendered animation.

We will begin by first bringing in the reference images of the character. And use Blender’s modeling tools to create the face with proper edge-flow for animation. We’ll create the hands, the feet, and the clothes. And when the modeling is done, we will UV map all the parts of the character, and we will use that UV map for our texturing.

In the texturing phase, we will use Krita to create the textures for the clothes, and Blender’s own Texture Paint tools to paint the details of the skin. You’ll learn how to use Blender’s Particle System to create, cut, and comb the character’s hair.

And then we will use Blender’s Rigify rigging system to set-up the bones of the character. We will bind the character mesh to the rig, and adjust the weights to improve the deformations.

And when all of that is done, we will begin animating the character. You’ll learn how to set-up a reference video in Blender’s interface, how to animate character movements, and how to create lip sync animation for a dialogue track.

In the end, we will add the music and sound effects, and then render the final animation to a video file.

If you’ve ever wanted to create your own 3D animated character, then this course is for you. Using all open-source software, this course goes through every step of the process. So join me, and learn how to Create an Animated Character with Blender 2.9.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Importing Reference Images

Chapter 2: Modeling the Character's Head

Lecture 1: Beginning the Loop Mask

Lecture 2: Completing the Loop Mask

Lecture 3: Pulling the Face Into 3D

Lecture 4: Adjusting the Face and Adding the Eyes

Lecture 5: Extruding the Forehead and Top of Head

Lecture 6: Creating the Back and Sides of the Head

Lecture 7: Extruding the Neck

Lecture 8: Creating the Ears

Lecture 9: Creating the Inner Mouth

Lecture 10: Adjusting the Lips and Extruding the Tongue

Lecture 11: Beginning the Gums

Lecture 12: Modeling the Top Teeth

Lecture 13: Finishing the Teeth

Chapter 3: Creating the Body

Lecture 1: Extruding the Torso

Lecture 2: Modeling the Legs

Lecture 3: Creating the Arms

Lecture 4: Creating a Finger

Lecture 5: Extruding the Hand

Lecture 6: Connecting the Thumb

Lecture 7: Extruding the Foot

Lecture 8: Finishing the Feet

Chapter 4: Creating the Clothes

Lecture 1: Creating the Shirt

Lecture 2: Modeling the Shorts

Lecture 3: Beginning the Shoes

Lecture 4: Continuing the Shoes

Lecture 5: Finishing the Shoe

Lecture 6: Creating the Shoelaces

Lecture 7: Sculpting the Socks

Chapter 5: UV Mapping the Character

Lecture 1: Preparing the Model for UV Mapping

Lecture 2: UV Mapping the Shirt

Lecture 3: UV Mapping the Clothes

Lecture 4: UV Mapping the Legs and Arms

Lecture 5: UV Mapping the Head

Lecture 6: Organizing the UV Map

Lecture 7: UV Mapping the Eyes and Teeth

Chapter 6: Materials and Textures

Lecture 1: Establishing the Materials

Lecture 2: Beginning the Color Map

Lecture 3: Working on the Color Map

Lecture 4: Generating a Normal Map in Krita

Lecture 5: Texturing the Eyes

Lecture 6: Beginning to Texture Paint

Lecture 7: Texture Painting the Skin Details

Lecture 8: Painting the Freckles

Lecture 9: Painting the Shirt Stripes

Chapter 7: Creating the Hair

Lecture 1: Beginning the Characters Hair

Lecture 2: Texturing the Hair

Lecture 3: Cutting and Combing the Hair

Lecture 4: Creating the Eyebrows

Chapter 8: Rigging the Character

Lecture 1: Placing the Joints of the Rig

Lecture 2: Adjusting the Finger Joints

Lecture 3: Placing the Joints of the Face

Lecture 4: Continuing the Face Joints

Lecture 5: Modeling the Eyelids

Lecture 6: Arranging the Joints of the Eyelids

Lecture 7: Completing the MetaRig

Lecture 8: Adjusting Alignment of the Rig

Lecture 9: Rig Layers and Control Objects

Lecture 10: Modifying the Control Objects

Lecture 11: Binding the Character to the Rig

Lecture 12: Parenting the Eyes Hair and Teeth

Lecture 13: Adjusting the Character Weights

Lecture 14: Assigning Weights to the Leg

Lecture 15: Finishing the Leg Weights

Lecture 16: Adjusting the Torso Weights

Lecture 17: Assigning Weights for the Fingers

Lecture 18: Assigning Weights for the Arm

Lecture 19: Adjusting the Weights of the Face

Lecture 20: Creating a Shape Key for the Eye Blink

Lecture 21: Testing the Rig and Adjusting Weights

Chapter 9: Animating the Character

Lecture 1: Setting Up the Interface for Animation

Lecture 2: Beginning the Contact Poses

Lecture 3: Continuing the Contact Positions

Lecture 4: More Contact Positions

Lecture 5: Ups and Downs and Planting the Feet

Lecture 6: Working on the Feet

Lecture 7: Arms Fingers Shoulders and Head

Lecture 8: Animating the Wave

Lecture 9: Creating a FaceCam and Eye Blinks

Lecture 10: Beginning the Lip Sync Animation

Lecture 11: Continuing with the Lip Sync Animation

Lecture 12: Creating a Test Render

Lecture 13: Making Some Final Adjustments

Lecture 14: Using the Graph Editor

Lecture 15: Fixing the Weights of the Shorts

Chapter 10: Rendering the Animation

Lecture 1: Adding Music and Sound FX

Lecture 2: Rendering the Final Animation

Lecture 3: Conclusion

Instructors

Darrin Lile
Blender Foundation Certified Trainer

Rating Distribution

1 stars: 3 votes
2 stars: 2 votes
3 stars: 22 votes
4 stars: 93 votes
5 stars: 328 votes

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