Everything you need to know for VFX in Blender including Camera Tracking, 3D CGI, and Multi-pass Compositing

What you'll learn

The Basics of Blender

Camera Tracking

Render Multiple CGI Passes

Multi-pass Compositing

Planar Tracking

Working with 3D Assets

Scene Optimization

Requirements

No Blender or VFX experience required. I'll be teaching everything from scratch!

Blender

Blender Kit Addon (It's Free!)

Description

Hello and welcome to my Blender VFX course. My name is Jacob and I'm a Visual Effects Artist based out of the United States. I currently work full time as a Visual Effects generalist and Nuke compositor in the film and advertising industry having worked with clients such as Nvidia and L'Oréal throughout my career. I have experience across multiple different mediums from music videos all the way to feature films and have grown an online community of artist across the world in learning Visual Effects using Blender. What you will Learn:Blender BasicsCamera TrackingWorking with 3D AssetsMaskingAnimatingCreating Multiple CGI PassesRendering CGICompositing Multiple CGI PassesFrame CompositionLightingBasic ModelingBasic TexturingProjection mappingModifiersAddonsOptimizing a 3D scenePlanar TrackingWays to Decrease Render TimeTips to Increase EfficiencyIn this course I wanted to focus on using Blender as a tool for 3D Visual Effects so we can create captivating worlds and bring them to the big screen. We will start by learning all of Blender's tools and basics, then we will dive into the exciting world of camera tracking to where you'll be able to track any footage you want, Next we'll go over compositing in Blender and some of the amazing tools to make your renders stand out, and then finally we'll create a huge 3D scene from scratch and take you through the entire process of creating professional looking Visual Effects all inside of Blender. We will be covering 5 indiviual complete VFX shots with a ton more examples showcasing a multitude of different scenarios you might encounter. Of course all of the assets and footage I use will be provided for you to follow along. I really hope you learn a lot from this course and grow in your skills. Don't hesistate to reach out to me if you have any questions and I'd more than happy to help out. Now are you ready to get started with Visual Effects? I will see you in the first Chapter.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Intro and House Keeping

Section 2: Chapter 1: Blender Basics and Your First VFX

Lecture 2 The Basics of Blender

Lecture 3 Simple VFX Scene Setup

Lecture 4 Your Very First VFX Shot

Section 3: Chapter 2: Camera Tracking Made Easy

Lecture 5 Camera Tracking Made Easy

Section 4: Chapter 3: Compositing and Planar Tracking

Lecture 6 Planar Tracking and Learning Compositing

Section 5: Chapter 4: The Ultimate VFX Shot from Start to Finish

Lecture 7 Camera Tracking the Shot

Lecture 8 Adding 3D CGI and Multiple Passes

Lecture 9 Advanced Level Compositing

Section 6: Final Breakdown and Next Steps

Lecture 10 Final Breakdown and Next Steps

VFX Artists,Digital Artists,Beginners,Filmmakers,3D Artists,Anyone who wants to Learn VFX,Blender Users