3D Animation & Blender

Overview of 3D Animation: Applications in Film, Games, AR/VR, Advertising

Introduction to Blender: Interface, Layout, and Navigation

Understanding 3D Concepts: Objects, Meshes, Vertices, Edges, Faces Coordinate System & 3D Space Transformations: Move, Rotate, Scale

Setting Up Blender Workspace

Object Mode vs Edit Mode

Basic Object Manipulation

Collections and Scene Organization

Introduction to 3D Modeling

Primitive Objects and Modifiers (Mirror, Subdivision Surface, Array)

Mesh Modeling Techniques: Extrude, Bevel, Loop Cut, Knife Tool

Organic vs Hard Surface Modeling

Introduction to Sculpting

Materials & Shaders Overview

UV Unwrapping Techniques

Applying Textures & Images

PBR Materials: Diffuse, Roughness, Normal Maps

Blender Shader Editor Basics

Light Types in Blender: Point, Sun, Spot, Area, HDRI

Three-Point Lighting Setup

Introduction to Rendering Engines: Eevee & Cycles

Camera Setup & Composition

Render Settings & Output Formats

Principles of Animation (Squash & Stretch, Timing, Anticipation)

Keyframes and Timeline Management

Graph Editor & F-Curves for Animation

Object & Camera Animation

Introduction to Rigging and Skeletons

Armatures & Bones

Weight Painting & Vertex Groups

IK (Inverse Kinematics) vs FK (Forward Kinematics)

Facial Rigging & Shape Keys

Animating Characters & Walk Cycles