Introduction to Blender 2.79 Animation Tools

Introduction to Blender 2.79 Animation Tools

Introduction to Blender 2.79 Animation Tools is designed to get you familiar with and comfortable using the tools and resources within Blender that you can use for animating. This course begins by covering the process for installing and working within the application. Then, we review the principles of computer animation and take an in-depth look at Blender's animation editors and tools that can be used to create your animation. Finally, we look at methods for using reference audio and video and rendering tests of your work.

This course covers:

• How to download and install Blender

• Setting up Blender and customizing the user interface

• Key concepts of computer animation

• Using the 3D View Editor for animation

• The Timeline Editor

• The Dope Sheet Editor

• The Graph Editor

• The NLA Editor

• Other animation tools available in Blender

• How to import audio and video to use as reference

• Rendering animation footage to review in real time

When you're done with this course, you will have a solid understanding of how to use Blender to create your animations!

*** This course is based on the current stable release of Blender, version 2.79b. Updates will be made to address the animation tools in Blender 2.80 once that version becomes more stable ***

Learn to use the animation tools in Blender, the free and open source 3D creation suite!

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What you will learn

• Learn to use the animation tools and editors found in Blender 2.79
• Download, install, and set up Blender for 3D animation
• Understand the main concepts of CG Animation

Rating: 4.7

Level: Beginner Level

Duration: 3.5 hours

Instructor: Thomas Burnley