The animation market has grown significantly, with a high demand for professionals working in commercials, social media, films, and entertainment in general. Job opportunities for these professionals include animation studios, game studios, advertising agencies, and more.
Animation artists who learn to use Blender stand out even more in the 3D animation market. This is because Blender, in addition to being free software, is the main tool for some animation companies. Being a well-qualified multi-software artist is what the market is looking for!
Blender is a free, open-source software that is increasingly gaining ground in professional animation. Constantly updated, it’s already a reality in the digital art market to find Blender in globally acclaimed series and feature film productions!
Currently, Blender offers animation workflow tools very similar to those used in software that has been established in the market for years, such as Autodesk Maya.
What you will learn in the course “Blender for Animation Professionals”
The Blender for Animation Professionals course is aimed at animators who are looking to diversify their knowledge and learn Blender to expand their opportunities in the market! The content is at an intermediate level , so it is recommended to know the fundamentals of animation.
In the Blender for Animation Professionals course , you will understand how Blender works, learn about the tools that are part of a good animation workflow, and discover how to set up a scene or make good use of a rig.
You’ll understand how customization works, the settings, the shortcuts, general tips for best practices to always have Blender working in your favor, and much more. So get ready to explore the software and feel comfortable with the available features!
Among the techniques covered in the course are:
Topics:
- Viewport, customization, settings, shortcuts, and add-ons.
- Gizmo, 3D cursor, Smart Pivot and Snap.
- Camera and Playblast settings.
- Outliner and subscenes
- Timeline, DopeSheet and Graph Editor
- Tweener
- Motion Trails
- NLA editor and Animation Layers.
- Rigging referencing and manipulation.
- Autosave Recover
- Import and Export of files
- Constraints
- Pose Manipulation, Pose Library, and Selection Sets
- Bake Action and Space Switching
- Basic Grease Pencil Concepts
- Image and video referencing
- General Blender tips for production.
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