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Getting Started
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Interface Overview
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Materials - Level 1
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Modeling - Level 1
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Project 2 - Modeling the Bottle
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Render Engines
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Materials - Level 2
15:42
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Project 3 - Shading the Bottle
17:51
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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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Project 5 - Character Modeling
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Materials - Level 3
12:58
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Project 6 - Character Shading
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Animation
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Rendering Videos
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Project 7 - Character Animation
34:43
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Modeling - Level 3
0:00
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Texturing
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Project 8 - Product Packaging
2:23
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What Next
7:55
Working with Multiple Materials
SECTION: 1
Getting Started
24:19
SECTION: 2
Interface Overview
15:26
SECTION: 3
Materials - Level 1
4:30
SECTION: 4
Modeling - Level 1
41:05
2:54
1:15
3:21
1:06
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Project 2 - Modeling the Bottle
27:05
SECTION: 6
Render Engines
3:30
SECTION: 7
Materials - Level 2
15:42
SECTION: 8
Project 3 - Shading the Bottle
17:51
SECTION: 9
Rendering Images
4:30
SECTION: 10
Project 4 - Product Render
30:16
SECTION: 11
Modeling - Level 2
34:11
SECTION: 12
Project 5 - Character Modeling
35:40
SECTION: 13
Materials - Level 3
12:58
SECTION: 14
Project 6 - Character Shading
10:59
SECTION: 15
Animation
38:09
SECTION: 16
Rendering Videos
0:00
SECTION: 17
Project 7 - Character Animation
34:43
SECTION: 18
Modeling - Level 3
0:00
SECTION: 19
Texturing
12:13
SECTION: 20
Project 8 - Product Packaging
2:23
SECTION: 21
What Next
7:55
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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
Daniel Scott
Founder of Bring Your Own Laptop & Chief Instructor
instructorI discovered the world of design as an art student when I stumbled upon a lab full of green & blue iMac G3’s. My initial curiosity around using the computer to create ‘art’ developed into a full-blown passion, eventually leading me to become a digital designer and founder of Bring Your Own Laptop.
Sharing and teaching are a huge part of who I am. As a certified Adobe instructor, I've had the honor of winning multiple Adobe teaching awards at their annual MAX conference. I see Bring Your Own Laptop as the supportive community I wished for when I was first starting out and intimidated by design. Through teaching, I hope to bring others along for the ride and empower my students to bring their stories, labors of love, and art into the world.
True to my Kiwi roots, I've lived in many places, and currently, I reside in Ireland with my wife and kids.
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