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Training Highlights
Stylized Rendering with Brushstrokes
Geometry Nodes from Scratch
Procedural Shading Fundamentals
Stylized Character Workflow

Training types
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Training categories
Animation Geometry Nodes Lighting Rendering Rigging Shading
Film Highlights
Wing It!
2023
Charge
2022
Sprite Fright
2021
Spring
2019
Project Highlights
Project DogWalk
Interactive
Gold
Showcase
BCON24 Identity
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Fighting with Grease Pencil
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Character Animation
Animation Feedback
  1. 01

    "Vegetarian" Animation Feedback

  2. 02

    "Look Friend" Animation Feedback

  3. 03

    Animation Review: Cart Fighting

    Free
  4. 04

    "Gran Dillama" Animation Feedback

    Free
Blender Animation Workflow
  1. 01

    Intro

    Free
  2. 02

    User Interface

    Free
  3. 03

    Animation Navigation

    Free
  4. 04

    Visibility

    Free
  5. 05

    Collections

    Free
  6. 06

    Quick Access

    Free
  7. 07

    Animation Basics

    Free
  8. 08

    Import/Export Animation

    Free
  9. 09

    Animation Constrains

    Free
  10. 10

    Animation Tools

    Free
  11. 11

    Graph Editor Basics

    Free
  12. 12

    Graph Editor Tools

    Free
  13. 13

    Annotations

    Free
Videos en Español
  1. 01

    Introducción

  2. 02

    Interfaz de Usuario

  3. 03

    Navegación para Animación

  4. 04

    Visibilidad

  5. 05

    Colecciones

  6. 06

    Acceso Rápido

  7. 07

    Basicos de Animacion

  8. 08

    Importar - Exportar Animacion

  9. 09

    Constrains para Animación

  10. 10

    Herramientas de Animación

  11. 11

    Básicos del Graph Editor

  12. 12

    Herramientas del Graph Editor

  13. 13

    Annotate

EasyRigging for Animators
  1. 3 Bones Arm #EasyRigging
  2. Video 3 Bones Arm #EasyRigging
Tools Walkthrough
  1. 01

    Bone Selection Sets - add-on walkthrough

  2. 02

    Pose Library - add-on walkthrough

Character Animation DVD (2008)
  1. 01

    01. Blender 101 *OLD* 2.47!

  2. 02

    02. Workflow

  3. 03

    03. Rattling Bones

  4. 04

    04. Get in Role

  5. 05

    05. Acting for Animators

  6. 06

    06. Posing

  7. 07

    07. Keys and Breakdowns

  8. 08

    08. Weight

  9. 09

    09. Walk in the Park

  10. 10

    10. Run!

  11. 11

    11. Arc Enemy

  12. 12

    12. Flip-flop

  13. 13

    13. The Big Picture

  14. character_rigs.zip

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Character Animation

Character Animation DVD (2008)

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Released in 2008. This classic training by William Reynish covers all aspects of computer-based character animation including workflow, acting, posing, keyframes, weight, walks & runs and overlapping action, through a series of video tutorials that are easy to follow and allow you to stop and start playback whenever you want.

The training has the following chapters:

  • Blender 101, a great introduction to Blender (old, based on 2.47, but some concepts are the same)
  • Workflow, overview of the process of animation.
  • Rattline Bones, introduction to the free rigs.
  • Get in Role, about rigging.
  • Acting for Animators, learn how to make characters come alive.
  • Posing, tips for sketching and planning.
  • Keys and Breakdowns, about key frame managing.
  • Weight, making your character more believable.
  • Walk in the Park, walkcycle techniques.
  • Run! Running cycles tips.
  • Arc Enemy, learn to polish animation using arcs.
  • Flip-Flop, getting rid of the robot-feel using overlapping actions.
  • The Big Picture, a recap of all techniques.
01. Blender 101 *OLD* 2.47!
9:44

01. Blender 101 *OLD* 2.47!

02. Workflow
18:54

02. Workflow

03. Rattling Bones
20:34

03. Rattling Bones

04. Get in Role
12:41

04. Get in Role

05. Acting for Animators
8:08

05. Acting for Animators

06. Posing
16:21

06. Posing

07. Keys and Breakdowns
9:45

07. Keys and Breakdowns

08. Weight
3:37

08. Weight

09. Walk in the Park
15:42

09. Walk in the Park

10. Run!
8:31

10. Run!

11. Arc Enemy
7:09

11. Arc Enemy

12. Flip-flop
3:35

12. Flip-flop

13. The Big Picture
30:22

13. The Big Picture

character_rigs.zip
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character_rigs.zip

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