3D animation

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Blender quick reference sheet

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Modeling for animation​

 

character design - video

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PARENT objects  CONTROL P

unparent  ALT P​

 

set center of rotation for legs, arms (etc) - video

 

APPEND objects into one file 

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Animation using keyframes​

 

ADD keyframes - video​

 

EDIT keyframes (Animation view) - video

select  SHIFT RMB  or  ​A or  B

delete  X or DEL

move  G

scale  S

duplicate  SHIFT D

 

keyframe the CAMERA - video

( look through camera lens  NUMPAD 0  )

  

snap camera to view  CONTROL  ALT  NUMPAD 0

ACTIVATE camera  CONTROL  NUMPAD 0

mark & bind  M  and  CONTROL B

  

look at TARGET CONTROL T - video

untarget  ALT T​

follow a path - video

 

keyframe PARENTED objects - video

set center of rotation - video

 

insert keyframe  i  - video

color, sky, volume, etc

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TITLE and CREDITS

adding TEXT

adding cool text

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Sound

sound set up in Blender

add sounds

edit sounds

create or find dialogue, sound effects, music 

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Rendering for animation

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Step 1: render frames  - video

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Step 2: compositing  - video

set up compositing file

add frames

work with frames and sound

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Step 3: final render 

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