Learning Syllabus for 3D Creative Workflow

3D Computer Graphics

The following collection of ideas, writing, skills, and theory is a summation of everything we encounter while learning and practicing 3D computer graphics. This includes a range of artistic practices, such as 3D modeling, animation, texturing, rigging, rendering, post-processing, motion graphics and more.

Essential Art Fundamentals

• Composition
  • Rule of Thirds
  • Thumbnails
• Character Design
  • Grid Pose Reference Sheet

Introduction to Blender

• New Scene
• Navigating the Scene
  • Axis
  • Move
  • Zooming
  • Select
  • Scale
  • Grab
  • Rotate
  • Adding Objects
• Modes
  • Editing Properties

Navigating the User Interface

• Splitting Viewports
• Keyboard shortcuts

Modeling

• Best Practices for Polys
  • Topology
  • N-gons
  • Triangles
  • Subdivision
• Slicing
• Loop Cut
• Sculpting

Advanced Modeling

• Architecture Design
  • Structural Detailing
    • Windows
    • Roofing
    • Decorative Details
  • Complex Topology
    • Geometry Node Driven Design
    • Resolving Mesh Issues

Rigging

Animation

Lighting

• 3 Point Lighting
• Prop Lighting
• God Rays
• Ambient Occlusion
• Color Grade

Texturing

• UV Mapping
• Normal Map Bake
• AO Bake
• Texture Painting
• Shading Nodes

Rendering

• Depth of Field
• Resizing Resolution
• Eevee Rendering Process
• Cycles Rendering Process
• Blender Compositor

Post-Processing