Learning Blender from Scratch

A project in Spokane, WA by Caledonia Academy
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Blender is the free and open-source 3D creation suite that supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline.
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Dates: Feb 16th -> Apr 16th (60 days)
Project By: Caledonia Academy
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Latest News

Thank You!

April 16th - via: kickstarter.com
The course was successfully funded by quite a bit. Thanks for everyone who funded it. I am happy to be apart of this with you. I am now working on my site to get the course ready for you to watch/download it. I will be sending out Kickstarter... (Read More)

Full Curriculum

April 12th - via: kickstarter.com
The days are near to the end of this campaign. Thanks to everyone for helping bring this project to life. For completeness, I am listing the full curriculum below. A time is beside the videos that are done and below those are the planned videos that... (Read More)

Posing and Drivers for Animation

April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, Just a quick update. Today I made a video about pose mode as it pertains to 3D animation and tomorrow I will make a video about drivers in 3D animation. If you don't know what that is, do not fear for I will explain in the videos. Only 6 days... (Read More)

3D Animation Overview

April 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Today I begin on the 3D animation part of Blender. I will be covering many topics about 3D animation but of course, today is an overview video of how it all works.  Sample Videos > 1. Introduction: https://youtu.be/ZL7FBkteWmI 2. Getting Started:... (Read More)

Curriculum So Far

April 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
So you have been getting updates from me here. But now I want to get a little more organized and show you what is what so far and what I have planned for the rest of the course as well. 1. Introducing Blender - 1:20 2. Getting Started - 2:15 3.... (Read More)

Remeshing and Baking Normals

March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Yesterday I made a video about remeshing and today I am making a video about baking normals. Sample Videos > 1. Introduction: https://youtu.be/ZL7FBkteWmI 2. Getting Started: https://youtu.be/LFEgFRznMhU 3. Interface Overview:... (Read More)

Custom Brush

March 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, today I made a video about how to make a custom brush in blender... an important thing to know!  (Read More)

Masking

March 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Today I made a video about masking. This is important when you sculpt and in Blender it is simple and easy to learn. Have a great weekend!   (Read More)

Sculpting Brushes

March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, Thanks for following along with this course! Today I made a video about the sculpting brushes in Blender (more advanced video as compared to yesterdays video) and the next video I am going to make will be about making a sculpt kind of like a... (Read More)

Sculpting Beginnings

March 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Tomorrow I am making a video about sculpting basics in Blender. Now it's getting into the nitty-gritty and in the coming days, I will be making videos all about sculpting. Sculpting is a pivotal part and for some the only part of the software so this... (Read More)

Keeping the Order of Things

March 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Been quite a week but I still managed to get one video recorded. Today though I will make a video about object data and then another one all about keeping your scenes clean and organized as you work. I am now in a place where it is really easy to... (Read More)

Modifiers and Constraints

March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Today I have been making a larger video all about modifiers in Blender and then tomorrow I have a plan to make a video about constraints in Blender.  Thanks for pledging to this Kickstarter!  Sample Videos > 1. Introduction:... (Read More)

The Origin, 3D Cursor, Applying Transforms, and Snapping

March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
This day I am creating a video all about the origin, 3D cursor and also about applying transforms as well as snapping. Thanks to all who have pledged thus far!  Sample Videos > 1. Introduction: https://youtu.be/ZL7FBkteWmI 2. Getting Started:... (Read More)

Edit Mode and Multi-Object Edits

March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Today I am working on a video all about Edit Mode in Blender and then tomorrow I will make one about editing multiple objects at once in Blender. Great stuff!  Sample Videos > 1. Introduction: https://youtu.be/ZL7FBkteWmI 2. Getting Started:... (Read More)

Preferences and Objects in Blender

March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Today I am creating a video all about preferences and shortcuts in Blender and tomorrow I have planned to make a video about adding and creating objects in Blender. Each day I make a video with some days off during the weekend. At this rate, I should... (Read More)

Workspaces

February 27th - via: kickstarter.com
I recently I got done a video about Workspaces in Blender and tomorrow I will make a video about how to make Custom Workspaces. Over 60 videos planned for this course!  If you haven't already been watching them, be sure to check out the sample... (Read More)

First Group of Videos Done!

February 21st - via: kickstarter.com
It's amazing to see this project is already funded! Thanks so much for helping bring this project to life. There are still many days left in this campaign so many more can have a chance to get a great deal on this course.  If you haven't already... (Read More)

Sample Videos!

February 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks, so much for taking an interest in this project!   Here are links to the free samples of Learning Blender from Scratch.  I hope you enjoy and please consider backing this project and helping it come to life!  I have over 60 videos planned... (Read More)

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