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