Blender For Concept Art

Overview

Learn how to model and present product, environment and sci-fi designs using Blender.

Each projects builds in complexity and is broken into short video lessons with detailed and clear step by step narration.  We will go from Zero 3D knowledge to basic polygon modelling, thinking through design functionality and workflow tricks.

See what past students have done at the HEAVYPOLY Forum:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/heavypoly/

https://discord.gg/rcxU94J

Blender 2.79 Tutorials:

• NES Controller - Classic Controller and product design.  
• Braun HL70 - Futuristic Desk fan featured in 'Blade Runner' You can preview it on youtube in it's entirety.
• Sci Fi Corridor - Create a modular sci fi corridor inspired by 'Alien'
• Crab Bot - Create a 6 Legged mech inspired by Giant crabs / Tachikoma and                       Hydraulic heavy equipment.

Blender 2.80 Tutorials:

• Cargo Spaceship - Create a Spaceship + Short animation using Blender 2.8 and EEVEE

Bonus:

• Sci Fi Corridor EEVEE Demo Scene

Each Project Includes:

Scene files corresponding to each video step, so you can pick up wherever you left off.

Texture images

Reference images

Short digestible video steps ( 1080p, Downloadable And Streamable)

HEAVYPOLY config Install video

https://youtu.be/9XbdEiHfKhU

You'll learn:

Efficient and flexible Modeling with Modifiers, Subdivision, Booleans + More

Creating Materials and using UV's for simple Decals

Lighting and Rendering Cycles GPU Raytracer

Design Basics

Relighting a set for different moods using the new EEVEE Realtime Engine

Using simple animation for presentation

By the end of this course you should be comfortable with:

Modeling objects from reference

Building your own concepts in 3D

Lighting, Rendering and basic camera Animation

About the Instructor:

Vaughan Ling is a concept designer and instructor working in the entertainment industry.  Vaughan has taught at Art Center College for Design, Concept Design Academy and Brainstorm School.  Past projects include Spiderman: Into The Spiderverse, Tron: Uprising, Lego: Ninjago, Lego Movie 2, Past Clients include:  Disney, WB, Dreamworks, Sony, Mattel, Insomniac Games, Honda R&D 

Added NES video files