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Create a 3D Video Game Character (5 day)

Blender Class Series

Join this 5-part class series and learn how to model, texture, rig, and animate a character for a video game.

Schedule

Part 1 - Blender Fundamentals - Tuesday, June 3, 11a-12:30p

Create a Robotic Hand and learn to navigate Blender's workspace, manipulate 3D objects, and the 3D content creation pipeline.

Part 2 - Blender: Character Modeling Fundamentals - Tuesday, June 3, 1:30p-3p

Create the base of a stylized 3D character and learn some of the most commonly used tools, techniques, and concepts involved with polygonal modeling in Blender.

Part 3 - Blender: Modeling a Character's Head - Wednesday, June 4, 11a-12:30p

Model a 3D Character's head and learn a basic workflow for creating proper topology and facial features optimized for animations.

Part 4 - Blender: Modeling a Character's Hand - Wednesday, June 4, 1:30p-3p

Model a 3D Character's Hand and learn the basic workflow for hand topology optimized for animations.

Part 5 - Blender: Texturing Fundamentals - Thursday, June 5, 11a-12:30p

Texture a six-sided die and learn the most commonly used tools, techniques, and concepts related to texturing in Blender.

Part 6 - Blender: UV Mapping a Character - Thursday, June 5, 1:30p-3p

Create the UV Map of a 3D character and learn the most common tools and techniques involved with UV Mapping in Blender.

Part 7 - Blender: Rigging Fundamentals - Friday, June 6, 11a-12:30p

Create a Rig for a Character's arm and learn the most commonly used tools, techniques, and concepts related to Rigging in Blender.

Part 8 - Blender: Create an FK-IK Control System - Friday, June 6, 1:30p-3p

Create an animator control system for a 3D Character's arm with a forward and inverse kinematic switcher.

Part 9 - Blender: Rigging with Rigify - Saturday, June 7, 11a-12:30p

Create an Animator Control System for a 3D Character using Blender's Rigify Addon and learn the common workflow and how to overcome setup pitfalls.

Part 10 - Blender: Game Character Animation Basics - Saturday, June 7, 1:30p-3p

Animate a character's walk cycle and learn the basic tools and techniques for creating animation sequences for video game characters.

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