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Blender 2.8 For Beginners: Create a Low-Poly Factory

Learn the ropes of Blender 2.8 by modeling a low-poly factory from scratch, and giving it a beautiful final render.
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Length Under 3 weeks
Effort 3.5 hours per week
Price $ 147
Subject Design, Art
Level Beginner
Languages English
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Blender 2.8 is Blender's newest and most powerful version to date. With many new updates and renovations to the UI of the software, it's important to know where to get started. This course will give an introduction to Blender 2.8 for beginners, and will allow students to create a beautiful low-poly factory scene from scratch using Blender's internal modeling tools.

Learn Blender's Intuitive Modeling Techniques

  • Model each asset of the low-poly factory from scratch using Blender's internal modeling tools.

  • Learn various low-poly modeling techniques

  • Use the powerful Cycles Render Engine to create a beautiful render of the final scene

  • Add a nice background to give the factory scene a final, clean look.

Why Blender?

Blender is one of the most popular 3D modeling softwares used by freelancers, indie developers, and 3D hobbyists. Blender is a powerful, free, and open-source 3D software used by millions. With Blender, you'll be working on par with other popular (and more industry-focused) 3D softwares, such as Maya and Cinema4D, but without the steep price and learning curve. You can accomplish nearly identical results by just using Blender, and avoid the hassle of debating which premium software to buy, since Blender is COMPLETELY free to use.

Content and Overview

To start off the course, we'll begin by creating the base mesh for the factory, and then progressively add to it. We'll utilize Blender's internal modeling tools to create low-poly additions to our factory, and will learn the best modeling techniques for creating low-poly objects. This course is meant to be brief and concise; we'll cover a variety of topics in a short time frame, but without too much difficulty, allowing for beginners to follow along easily. You'll get acclimated to Blender's UI, tools, and powerful Cycles Rendering Engine, and will also feel confident in your abilities to create low-poly scenes after completing the course.

By the end of this course, you'll have the essential skills needed to start making low-poly scenes in Blender, and render them in the Cycles Rendering Engine. The course is designed for beginners, but all levels can potentially benefit from taking this course.

With the brief lessons covered in this course, you'll understand how simple it really is to create beautiful low-poly scenes using the Blender software.

Who this course is for:
  • Beginner Blender users
  • Students wanting to learn 3D modeling
  • Students wishing to improve their 3D skillset, or overall Blender skills.

What you'll learn

  • 3D Modeling
  • Rendering
  • Texturing

Course syllabus

Setting up the Scene Starting the Modeling Detailing the Factory (Part 1) Detailing the Factory (Part 2) Detailing the Roof Detailing the Roof (Part 2) Detailing the Roof (Part 3) Modeling the Truck (Part 1) Modeling the Truck (Part 2) Finishing the Truck Adding Cargo to the Truck Modeling a Car Modeling a Pickup Truck Modeling a Parking Lot Modeling Clouds Modeling Birds Finishing the Birds Organizing the Hierarchy Working with Materials Adding Materials to the Truck Adding Materials to the Factory Rendering Materials Lighting the Scene Adding Headlights to the Vehicles Adding Reflective Windows Transparency Adding Additional Lighting The Final Render Adding a Background Thanks for Enrolling!

Meet the instructors

Josh Gambrell

Sharing my knowledge and constantly expanding it.

My name is Josh, I'm 21 years old, and I'm a hobbyist in both the Blender and Unity softwares. I'm currently studying Mathematics at the University of Central Florida. Ever since my freshman year of high school, I have developed a passion for 3D modeling and game development after taking a drafting course. I have industry certification in the AutoCad software, but have since moved on and have been using both Blender and Unity for over four years. In my free time, I enjoy traveling, gaming, video editing, trampolining, Mathematics, and of course teaching here on Udemy! I hope that I can spread my knowledge of both the Blender and Unity softwares via my courses in both a fun and efficient manner.