Computer Keyboard | Part 2 – Lighting & Basic Animation
Welcome to part two of Corey Rive’s amazing LIVE CGI workshop! (Missed part one? Check it out here.)
Corey (raw24.co.uk) is an expert retoucher and CGI artist with a knack for explaining complex techniques in a simple, easy-to-understand way. Whether you're a photographer looking to expand your skillset or a CGI enthusiast keen to elevate your techniques, this class will provide you with the knowledge and inspiration you need to start producing truly impressive results.
In part one, Corey built an awesome 3D model of a Razer keyboard using the amazing FREE software, Blender. (Want to follow along? Download the file.)
In this follow-up, Corey shows you how to light and render your model to create a polished, photorealistic image. Then you’ll move on to basic animation as Corey gives you a run down on how to add animated elements to create a truly captivating piece of digital art.
Using these simple techniques, you’ll be able to produce impressive CGI assets for your clients or your private portfolio.
In this class:
- Lighting a 3D model in Blender
- Rendering an image in Blender
- Creating simple 3D animations and camera movement in Blender
Download the file to follow along Download Razer Keyboard V1
To see the first part of this workshop series, watch CGI: Modelling and Texturing a Product.
If you enjoy this class, check out Creating and Using Custom Textures and 3D Animation in After Effects.
Questions? Please post them in the comments section below.
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Comments
where is the final animation video?
A whole course on animation, and the animation is nowhere to be found?
Hi epic36, thanks for your comment, Corey does do some simple animation moving the camera around the keyboard and key framing a few elements of the keyboard to move however we agree the animation is limited so have updated the title etc accordingly. Also just a heads up you may be interested to know we have a more in depth blender animation class with an amazing final end result video coming from Corey very very soon along with a full 7 class series from Ethan where he also creates a professional CGI animation video of a product starting at the modelling stage and taking you through to the final video. Hope this helps, Ben