Week 10 2026 Creature Landscape

October 19 - 23, 2026 

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 2026 Creature Sculpting

October 12 - 14, 2026 

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 2026 Breakfast Layout

September 29 - October 2, 2026 

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 6 2026 Animate Simple Objects

 September 21 - 24, 2026 

Objective: Model object.
Assignment: Animate Simple Objects (100pts)
Description: Open your simple objects or landscape project. Import from other blender files and create a scene to animate your objects.

Save As: 02_Animate Simple Objects_XX.blend

Links: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0b3HfFSFaFg

Week 5 2026 Chess Animation

Sept. 15 - 19, 2026

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 2026 Chess Pieces

September 8 - 11, 2026 

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 2026 Landscape Building

August 31- September 4, 2026

Objective: Selecting Faces.
Assignment: Create Mountains and a building structure. (Landscape.blend)
Details: Create a building on the landscape. Loop cut to separate your building and 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: Loop cut, insets, lighting.

Week 2b 2026 Landscape

August 24-28, 2026

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 2026 Simple Objects 1-2

August 24 - 28, 2026 

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 2026 Robots

August 17 - 21, 2026

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 2026 Blender Basics

August 17 - 21, 2026

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

Week 37 2026 Portfolio & State Testing

 May 18 - 22, 2026 

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

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


 3-Test Review (50pts)
Starters & 3D ANIMATION: STRANDS AND STANDARDS
http://hhs3danimation.blogspot.com/p/testing.html

:-) (-:

4-State Test (100pts) May 16th

https://signin.youscience.com/
Period 2: Q9RTXJNSJ
Period 3: CPXVL9QZK

Week 36 2026 Digital Short Edit

May 11 - 15, 2026 

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 35 2026 Backgrounds & Environments

May 4 - 10, 2026 

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 34 2026 Character Design

April 27 - May 1, 2026 

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 33 2026 Digital Short Project

April 20 - 24, 2026 

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 33 (April 20-24)
-Storyboard (50pts)
-Characters (50pts)

Week 34 (April 27-May 1)
Modeling
-Backgrounds (50pts)
-5 Textures (50pts) 

Week 35 (May 4 -8)
Animation & Sound FX

Week 36 (May 11 -15)
Animation & Rendering
Test Review

Week 37 (May 18-22)
Portfolio Final

Test Review

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

Week 31 2026 3D Animation Using Physics in Blender

March 30-3, 2026 

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 27 2026 Race Course

March 2 - 6, 2026

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 26 2026 Vehicle

Feb. 23 - 26, 2026 


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 25 2026 Floorplan Animation

February 17 - 20, 2026 

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