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Interface Overview
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Materials - Level 1
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Render Engines
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Materials - Level 2
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Rendering Images
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Project 4 - Product Render
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Modeling - Level 2
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Animation
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Rendering Videos
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Project 7 - Character Animation
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Modeling - Level 3
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Texturing
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Project 8 - Product Packaging
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What Next
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Loop Cut and Slide Tools
SECTION: 1
Getting Started
24:19
SECTION: 2
Interface Overview
19:49
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Materials - Level 1
4:30
SECTION: 4
Modeling - Level 1
46:22
2:54
5:17
1:15
3:21
1:06
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Project 2 - Modeling the Bottle
27:05
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Render Engines
7:52
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Materials - Level 2
28:47
SECTION: 8
Project 3 - Shading the Bottle
17:51
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Rendering Images
20:24
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Project 4 - Product Render
30:16
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Modeling - Level 2
41:47
SECTION: 12
Project 5 - Character Modeling
39:23
SECTION: 13
Materials - Level 3
12:58
SECTION: 14
Project 6 - Character Shading
10:59
SECTION: 15
Animation
44:24
SECTION: 16
Rendering Videos
8:45
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Project 7 - Character Animation
34:43
SECTION: 18
Modeling - Level 3
14:37
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Texturing
40:10
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Project 8 - Product Packaging
18:31
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What Next
32:57
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Overview
Taught by 3D artist, animator, and designer Robin Ruud, Blender 3D Design Essentials is your gateway into the free software behind everything from Hollywood blockbusters to bold brand visuals. Whether you’re a graphic designer, aspiring motion artist, or video game enthusiast, adding Blender to your toolkit will open up new possibilities for your creativity and career!
If you’ve ever opened Blender, felt overwhelmed, and closed it just as fast, you’re not alone. But this course is designed to change that. Robin takes a hands-on, designer-focused approach, guiding you step-by-step through projects that build real skills through practice and problem solving. From product mockups and packaging design to custom characters and animation, you’ll gain tools you can plug into your existing workflow right away.
Together with Robin, you’ll learn how to:
- - Confidently navigate Blender’s interface
- - Model clean, professional 3D objects
- - Apply realistic materials like glass, metal, and liquid
- - Light, frame, and render your scenes
- - Create branded mockup and packaging
- - Design and animate your own 3D character
Adding 3D to your skillset unlocks fresh possibilities for storytelling, prototyping, brand identity, and motion graphics. The secret? Once you’ve mastered a handful of essential tools and techniques, creating work that looks complex becomes surprisingly simple. Filtered through Robin’s perspective as a visual designer, this course zeroes in on just those core tools, making learning approachable and fun.
By the end, you’ll have the skills and confidence to bring your ideas to life in 3D, and a collection of portfolio-ready pieces to prove it. So take the first step towards becoming a Blender Hero—sign up now to transform your design skills!
Requirements:
- Download Blender for free, for either PC or Mac
- - Blender runs on most modern computers, but you’ll need at least 8 GB of memory and a reasonably fast processor. More memory, a stronger graphics card, and a faster hard drive will all help with better performance.
- - A mouse is recommended for best control, but Robin covers trackpad-friendly workflows too
Who this course is for:
- Beginners with zero experience in Blender or 3D
- - Designers ready to bring more dimension to their work
- - Students, freelancers, and in-house creatives looking to expand their creative edge
- - Anyone who has opened Blender, panicked, and promptly closed it again
What you’ll learn:
- - How to download, install, and set up Blender
- - Understanding 3D space and basic modeling concepts
- - Using modifiers like Mirror, Subdivision Surface, and Solidify
- - Working with the Extrude, Bevel, Loop Cut, and Knife tools
- - Adding detail and complexity with modifiers like Bevel and Boolean
- - Adding and editing materials like glass, metal, and liquid
- - Using lights, cameras, and render settings to make your work shine
- - Building 3D product mockups including bottles and packaging
- - Creating a custom 3D character and animating it
- - Animating objects using keyframes, parenting, and Blender’s timeline tools
- - Refining motion with the graph editor and animation principles like exaggeration and timing
- - UV unwrapping and projecting textures onto your models
- - Build custom procedural shaders using Blender’s node system
- - Create realistic surface detail using PBR (physically based rendering) materials
- - Exporting high-quality stills and animations for web, branding, and motion design
- - Class projects you can personalize and add to your portfolio
- - Tips, tricks, and workflows used by real-world 3D designers
Robin Ruud
3D Designer & Animator
I am a 3D Designer and Animator and my mission is to help level up the Blender community from hobbyists to professionals.
I first got into 3D design through a required course at college. It wasn’t love at first sight, but the challenge pulled me in - I’m stubborn like that! What started as a reluctant introduction became a deep and lasting creative focus.
My background is in design and marketing, and I’ve always been drawn to projects that blend design, 3D and motion - things like product renders, poster artwork, and brand animations. Blender became my go-to tool, and it’s now at the heart of everything I make.
These days, I share what I’ve learned on YouTube as Robin Squares, where I create Blender tutorials for designers, animators, and curious creatives. I live in Norway, where I split my time between teaching, making, and writing.
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