Week 11 2026 Pumpkin Carving

Oct. 27 - 30, 2026

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 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