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3D for 2D Artists: Cinematic Scenes with Blender & Photoshop

Illustrator, Xiaofan Zhang




Class Details


  • Advanced
  • Total 49 videos
  • English
  • English [Auto], Traditional Chinese [Auto]
  • Class materials included



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Curriculum
Curriculum

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  • SECTION 01
    OT
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    • 01. Orientation- Meet your instructor and learn about the overview of this class

  • SECTION 02
    Setting Up Your Photoshop Workspace
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    • 02. Photoshop Set Up- Overview of the Photoshop interface, basic tool presets, and keyboard shortcuts

  • SECTION 03
    Brainstorming Ideas
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    • 03. Narrative Direction and Finding References- Determining the Who, What, Where, When, Why of your piece and finding the appropriate references for your piece

    • 04. Sketching- Sketch basic compositions and ideas

  • SECTION 04
    Character Design
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    • 05. Explore Charcter Shapes- Explore basic shapes for the character in the piece - Collect story telling elements to use in the character design

    • 06. Iterate on Character Design- Iterate on the character design

    • 07. Begin Detailed Character Sketch- Pick one of the sketches from before and begin drawing a more detailed design sketch

    • 08. Wrap Up Detailed Character Sketch- Determine detailed elements on the character

  • SECTION 05
    Setting Up Your Blender Workspace
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    • 09. Blender Set Up- Overview of the Blender interface, basic tool presets, keyboard shortcuts, and add-on set up - Add-ons used in this tutorial will all be free

  • SECTION 06
    Modeling Modules to Use in Our Model
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    • 10. Blocking in Towers- Model gothic tower base

    • 11. Detailing Towers- Add detailed elements to the base model

    • 12. Texturing Towers- Texture the model that we built

    • 13. Making Alternate Tower Versions- Using existing parts and new parts, make different versions of the tower

    • 14. Blocking in Base Structures- Model gothic base structures

    • 15. Detailing Base Structures- Add detailed elements to base model

    • 16. Texturing Base Structures- Texture the model that we built

    • 17. Making Alternate Base Structures- Using existing parts and new parts, make different versions of the base structure

    • 18. Modeling Arches- Model arches and texturing

    • 19. Making Alternate Arches- Create different versions of the arches

    • 20 Modeling Railings- Model railing and texturing

    • 21. Modeling Alternate Railings- Create different versions of the railings

  • SECTION 07
    Set Up Shot
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    • 22. Camera Set Up- Set up camera in Blender with the appropriate aspect ratio, focal length, and framing

    • 23. Using Modules to Create Scene Part 1- Using the modules we previously made, we will bash together a background scene for the painting

    • 24. Using Modules to Create Scene Part 2- Fine tune the kitbash to fit your shot

  • SECTION 08
    Setting Up DAZ Workspace
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    • 25. DAZ Set Up- Overview of the DAZ interface, basic tool presets, and keyboard shortcuts

  • SECTION 09
    Set Up Character Pose
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    • 26. Pose Character Appropriately in DAZ- Using the free-pre packaged character models in DAZ, we will pose them here for our scene - Export the character and import them into Blender

  • SECTION 10
    Lighting and Render Set Up in Blender
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    • 27. HDRI Set Up- Set up HDRI in the environment for lighting - Introduce free HDRI resources avaliable online

    • 28. Other Lighting Set Up- Explain different types of lighting and how they can be used - Set up other lights in the scene

    • 29. Composite Set Up- Explain and set up different composites that we'll need for painting

    • 30. Rendering Setting and Render Image- Understanding the timeline, keyframing, and rendering several frames - Render images

  • SECTION 11
    Photoshop Rendering Part 1
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    • 31. Bring Blender Render into Photoshop and Break Up Render into Appropriate Layers- Import all rendered composites into Photoshop and organize our layers to prep for painting

    • 32. Block in Over the Render and Basic Adjustment Layers- Block in 2D elements of the painting

    • 33. Rendering Face and Hair- Painting the face and hair

    • 34. Rendering Hands- Painting the hands and nails, and any other exposed skin

  • SECTION 12
    Photoshop Rendering Part 2
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    • 35. Rendering Cloth Part 1- Painting cloth and understand how cloth folds

    • 36. Rendering Cloth Part 2- Painting different types of textiles and textures

    • 37. Designing Patterns- Create patterns for clothing

    • 38. Adding Patterns- Apply patterns to clothing

    • 39. Rendering Jewelry- Painting jewelry and smaller metal objects

    • 40. Rendering Armor- Painting metallic armor

  • SECTION 13
    Photoshop Rendering Part 3
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    • 41. Block in Magic Effect- Paint the base for magic effects

    • 42. Add Special Effects for Magic- Add special effects and adjustment layers for the magic

    • 43. Paint the Sky and Other Far Background Elements- Paint the sky, clouds and other further elements in the environment

    • 44. Paint in Imperfections in Background Elements - Part 1- Add cracks and textures to buildings

    • 45. Paint in Imperfections in Background Elements - Part 2- Use photo textures to help with environment texturing

    • 46. Paint Dynamic Elements in Background- Paint mist, fog, vines, and bat swarms

    • 47. Fine Tuning Effects and Adjustment Layers- Experiement with adjustment and effects layer to see what will add to the piece

    • 48. Final Touches- Review your piece for any final adjustments

  • SECTION 14
    Outro
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    • 49. Final Thoughts and Thank You- Sharing how I developed my painting process - Encourage students to explore other workflows and find their styles

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