Week 15 2024 Lighting a scene

November 25 - 26, 2024

Objective: Use 3 point lighting to light a scene
Assignment: Lighting a scene
Details: Create a scene with at least one light source object. Use 4 or more textures then manipulate your lighting to get 4 different light scenarios.

Save As: 01_Lighting.blend
Export As: 01_Lighting1.jpg, 01_Lighting2.jpg, 01_Lighting3.jpg, 01_Lighting4.jpg

Use 3 point lighting.

Video Tutorials:

Blender 2.90: 030 Loop cut

Blender 2.90: 031 Lighting Part 2: Glass and lights

Week 13 2024 Solar System

 November 11 - 15, 2024

Objective: Applying textures to objects.
Assignment: Solar System

Details: Download 10 textures to use for your solar system. Apply textures to UV spheres cresting planets, moons, stars and other items in space. Use a background texture.

Links: https://www.solarsystemscope.com/textures/

Save As: 01_Solar System_XX.blend

Video Tutorials:

Blender 2.90: 025 Solar System Part 1 Texturing

Blender 2.90: 026 Solar System Part 2 Lighting Environment Image

Blender 2.90: 027 Solar System Part 3 Path Animation

Week 11 2024 Pumpkin Carving

Oct. 28 - Nov. 1, 2024

Objective: Learn how to solidify and cutout holes using Boolean.
Assignment:  Pumpkin Carving (50 pts)
Details: Using Modifiers to solidify and cutout holes to carve a pumpkin.

 

Video Tutorial: Carving a pumpkin.

Week 11 2024 Creature Landscape

October 28 - November 1, 2024

Objective: Modeling objects by sculpting.

Assignment: Creature Landscape

Details: Create a landscape for your creature. Use the sculpt tool to manipulate a plane.

Save As: 01_Creature_Landscape_XX.blend

Video Tutorials:

Blender 2.83: 017 Creating a Creature

Blender 2.83: 018 Sculpting Landscape

Blender 2.83: 020 Trees Add On

Week 9 2024 Creature Sculpting

October 14 - 16, 2024

Objective: Modeling objects by sculpting.
Assignment: Create a creature using meatball & sculpting modeling.
Save As: 01_Creature_XX.blend

Video Tutorial: Metaball & Sculpt Modeling

Texture Painting in Blender for Beginners (Tutorial)

Texture Painting - Quick Start Guide - Blender

Week 7 2024 Breakfast Layout

September 30 - October 4, 2024

Objective: Creating an Image Texture
Assignment: Cereal Cover Design
Details: Using Photoshop create a new cereal company.

Save As: 01_Cover_XX.psd

Render As: 01_Cover_XX.jpg

Photoshop Design:

Creating a Cereal Cover in Photoshop

Objective: Adding Image Texture
Assignment: Create a Breakfast Table Layout. (50 pts. Cereal Design)
Details: Add your Cereal cover to a box. Model a bowl, spoon, Glass or cup, Fruit. Include a second texture on one of your objects.

Save As: 01_Cover_XX.psd

Render As: 01_Cover_XX.jpg

3D Layout:

Video Tutorial: Blender: Applying a texture to a face.

Video Tutorial: Blender: Creating other models.

Week 5 2024 Chess Animation

Sept. 16 - 20, 2024

Objective: Use keyframes to animate.

Assignment: Chess Animation

Details: After Creating your Chess Pieces and laying them on the board animate five or more moves.

Once your animation is done, render it out and submit your video file.

Save As: 00_ChessAnimation_XX.blend

Render As: 00_ChessAnimation_XX.avi

Example:

Video Tutorials:

Blender 2.83: 012 chessboard animation

Blender 2.83: 013 Camera Set up & Rendering

Week 4 2024 Chess Pieces

September 9 - 13, 2024

Objective: Spin Objects.
Assignment: Chess Pieces (50pts)
Description: Use the spin tool to create six different chess pieces.

Save As: 01_Chessboard_XX.blend

Render As: 01_Chessboard_XX.png

From Blender

Blender: Spin Object

 
Assignment: Chess Board
Details: Layout your chess pieces on a chessboard

 

Week 3 2023 Landscape

September 2-6, 2024

Objective: Selecting Faces.
Assignment: Create Mountains and a building structure. (Landscape.blend)
Details: Subdivide a plain and create a landscape. Then Create a building on the landscape. Use color
Save As: 01_Landscape_XX.blend
Render As: 01_Landscape_XX.png

Tools
Subdivide
Selection: Circle Selection: (C), Block Selection: (B).

 Video Tutorial: Blender: Subdivide, creating mountain landscape.

Week 2 2024 Simple Objects 1-2

August 21 - 25, 2023

Objective: Basic Modeling.
Assignment: Simple Objects 1-2 (50pts)
Description: Details: Each week you will create a new model. Add color and take two pictures of each model you create. Upload to your portfolio.

Save As: 01_SO_XX.blend
Render As: 01_SO1_Table1_XX.png, 01_SO1_Table2_XX.png
Render As: 01_SO2_ObjectName1_XX.png, 01_SO2_ObjectName2_XX.png

Week 1 2024 Robots

August 21 - 25, 2023

Objective: Learn to model objects.
Assignment: Boxing Robots 50 pts
Details: Model two robots fighting in a boxing rink. Add detail and color.

YouTube	Freeman Graphics
Blender 2.83: 005 Robot
Blender 2.83: 006 Adding Color on Model Robot
Blender 2.83: 007 Duplicate Robot & Create Boxing Ring

Week 1 2024 Blender Basics

August 19 - 23, 2023

Welcome to 3D graphics. This semester you will be learning how to use two or more 3D programs. 3D takes lots of patience and practice but can be very rewarding. Each week you will be given an assignment and also be required to model a simple object on your own. Each model you create you will be required to take 3 different angels and place it into an electronic portfolio.



Assignment:
-Disclosure 50 pts.
-Simple man 50 pts.
-Model 1 50 pts

  

Assignment: Create a Robot

Blender Basics

3D Animation Using Physics in Blender

June 12,  2024

Objective: Explore Physics and Modifiers in Blender.
Assignment: Physics
Details: Explore the Modifiers in Blender and create a project using three different effects.

Download Blender: https://www.blender.org/

Older Version of Blender: https://download.blender.org/release/

Project Files	Video Tutorials
001Physics_Rigid Body	https://youtu.be/IVi01SpVXBQ
003Physics_Mesh	https://youtu.be/iA8r3NlUdU8
004Physics_cloth	https://youtu.be/6ManVsT4QKs
001Particles	https://youtu.be/l4qfSbojgDU

Video Tutorials:
All 54 Modifiers in Blender Explained in 10 Minutes

Examples: 

Week 37 2024 Digital Short Edit

May 13 - 17, 2024

Assignment: Digital Short Edit
Details: After rendering all five or more clip use a video editor to connect and create your final Digital Short Animation.

Digital Short Requirements:

-Create a Digital Short that will be 30 second long.
-Minimum of 2 characters.
-5 different angles.
-5 textures for this project.
-Title & Credits.
-Include Sound Effects.

Example: 3D Digtial Short Project Edit

Video Tutorials:

iMovie

Adobe Rush

YouTube	Freeman Graphics: DG		Rush
Rush: Video Editing: Part 1 New Project, Import images & Video
Rush: Video Editing: Part 2 Scaling, Cutting, Transitions, Credits
Rush: Video Editing: Part 3 Adding Audio, & Exporting

Adobe Premier

 

Week 34 2024 Backgrounds & Environments

April 22 - 26, 2024

Assignment: Backgrounds
Details: Set up a background for your digital short.

Project Details: Create a Digital Short that will be 30 second long. Minimum of 2 characters, and use 5 different angles. Use a minimum of 5 textures for this project.

Links: https://hdrihaven.com/

Video Tutorials:
Blender 2.8 How to setup an hdri environment background

Week 33 2024 Character Design

April 15 - 19, 2024

Objective: Modeling Objects
Assignment: Characters
Details: Model your first character for your Digital Short.

Project Details: Create a Digital Short that will be 30 second long. Minimum of 2 characters, and use 5 different angles. Use a minimum of 5 textures for this project.

Week 32 2024 Digital Short Project

April 8 - 12, 2024

Objective: Story Telling.
Assignment: Digital Short Project.
Details: Create a Digital Short that will be 30 second long. Minimum of 2 characters, and use 5 different angles. Use a minimum of 5 textures for this project.

Timeline:
Week 32 (April 8-12 )
-Storyboard (50pts)

Week 33 (April 15 -19)
Modeling
-Characters (50pts)
-Backgrounds (50pts)
-5 Textures (50pts) 

Week 34 (April 22 -26)
Animation & Sound FX

Week 35 (April  29 - May 3)
Animation & Rendering
Test Review

Week 36 (May 6-10)
Portfolio Final

Test Review

Week 37 (May 13-17)
Portfolio Final
State Test

Assignment: Characters & Backgrounds
Details: Model your first Character and background set.

Week 31 2024 Physics & Modifiers

March 26-29,  2024

Objective: Explore Physics and Modifiers in Blender.
Assignment: Physics
Details: Explore the Modifiers in Blender and create a project using three different effects.

Video Tutorials:
All 54 Modifiers in Blender Explained in 10 Minutes

Examples: 

Week 29 2024 Ball Bounce

March 11-15,  2024

Objective: Squash & Stretch
Assignment: Ball Bounce
Details: Create a ball and a flat plan. Use the principles of squash & stretch and animate a ball bouncing across the screen.

Week 26 2024 Race Course

February 20 - 23, 2024

Objective: Subdivide & Selecting.
Assignment: Race track or course
Details: Create a race track for your vehicle to follow a path.
Video Tutorials:

Blender 3D: Creating a Race Track

Blender 3D: Following a Path

Blender 3D: Multiple Camera Set up

Blender 3D: Rendering from Multiple Camera

Week 25 2024 Vehicle

Feb. 12 - 16, 2024


Assignment: Create a vehicle.
Drawing: Start this project by drawing on paper. Sketch out your vehicle on paper first. Once you get back to school we will start modeling your vehicle in Blender.
Description: Create a vehicle that will navigate through a course. Car, truck, train, snowmobile, motorcycle.
Video Tutorials:
Blender 3D: Creating a Toy Truck with Loop Cuts

Week 24 2024 Floorplan Animation

February 5 - 9, 2024

Objective: Key frame Animation
Assignment: Animate Camera through you building. (50 pts)
Description: Set the position of the the camera then animate it through your building for 10 seconds. About 250 frames.


Video Tutorials:

Blender Floor Plan 3: camera set up

Adding a Light

Blender Floor Plan 4: Animation

Blender 2.83: 013 Camera Set up & Rendering

Week 23 2024 Floor Plan

January 29 - February 2, 2023

Objective: Block & Circle selections.
Assignment: House walk through
Description: Create a floor plan by extruding faces up. Select the floor plan first, then extrude all walls up at the same time in three different segments. Add color for different parts of the floor plan.
Skills: Subdividing, Extruding, Block and Circle Selecting.

VT: Blender 2.80: Creating a Floor Plan Part 1

Week 22 2024 Simple Objects 1-2

January 22 - 26, 2024

Objective: Basic Modeling.
Assignment: Simple Objects 1-2 (50pts)
Description: Details: Each week you will create a new model. Add color and take two pictures of each model you create. Upload to your portfolio.

Save As: 01_SO_XX.blend
Render As: 01_SO1_Table1_XX.png, 01_SO1_Table2_XX.png
Render As: 01_SO2_ObjectName1_XX.png, 01_SO2_ObjectName2_XX.png

Week 21 2024 Airplane

January 16-19, 2024


Objective: Basic Modeling.
Assignment: Airplane
Details: Create an airplane by extruding from a cube and adding color.

Video Tutorials:

Blender 2.80: Airplane Model

Blender 2.80: Airplane Model adding Color

Week 19 2024 Portfolio & State Testing

 January 2 - 5, 2024

1-Submit Portfolio (100pts)
https://goo.gl/forms/ler1PEhnRR6D9Qgn2

2-Pre-Test (50pts)
https://forms.gle/zgt2Xxzcgk5PPjZA6


 3-Test Review (50pts)
http://hhs3danimation.blogspot.com/p/testing.html

4-State Test (100pts) January 9th

https://signin.youscience.com/
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Period 3: KHZ4LU1KS