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3D Design with Blender Basics
Model, texture, light and render your own professional-looking product scenes and short animations in Blender, the free open-source 3D application.
About this course
Enter the world of 3D with the industry’s favourite free tool. Model, light, and render your first professional-quality scenes in Blender step by step.
What you will learn
- Navigate Blender confidently and organise scenes with clear names and collections.
- Model hard-surface objects with box modelling and modifiers, and organic shapes with sculpting.
- Create realistic materials with the Principled BSDF and apply labels using UV unwrapping.
- Light scenes with three-point lighting and HDRIs, and compose shots with suitable cameras.
- Render efficiently in Cycles and Eevee using sampling, denoising and colour management.
- Animate a looping product turntable and export images, video and glTF models for use online.
Curriculum
Module 1Blender First Steps4 lessons
- 1Navigating the Blender Interface Free preview
- 2Objects, Meshes and Transforms
- 3Modelling with Modifiers
- 4Scene Organisation
- QModule quiz (4 questions)
Module 2Modelling Skills4 lessons
- 5Box Modelling a Simple Object
- 6Sculpting Introduction
- 7Materials and Shading Basics
- 8UV Unwrapping Explained
- QModule quiz (4 questions)
Module 3Light, Camera, Render4 lessons
- 9Lighting a Scene
- 10Cameras and Composition
- 11Rendering with Cycles and Eevee
- 12Denoising and Render Settings
- QModule quiz (4 questions)
Module 4Bring It Together3 lessons
- 13Simple Animation: Keyframes
- 14Exporting for Web and Video
- 15Course Project: Styled Product Render
- QModule quiz (4 questions)
PFinal project: Styled Product Render
Who this course is for
- Complete beginners who want to start creating in 3D.
- Graphic designers and marketers who need product visuals without a photo shoot.
- Small business owners and freelancers building a 3D portfolio.
Requirements
- A Windows, macOS or Linux computer able to run the current Blender release; a dedicated graphics card helps but is not essential.
- A mouse with a clickable scroll wheel is strongly recommended.
- No prior 3D experience is needed.
What is included
Written lessons
15 lessons, each with a practical exercise and key points to remember.
Module quizzes
A short quiz at the end of each module. Pass mark 70%, and you can retake it.
Final project
Styled Product Render. A practical brief with steps and a way to check your own work.
Certificate
A certificate of completion from EMFAD Courses with a unique code anyone can verify.
How the certificate works
Complete every lesson and pass every module quiz with 70% or more. Your certificate then appears in your learner area, ready to print or save as PDF. It shows your name, the course title, the completion date and a unique code. It is a certificate of completion from EMFAD Courses, not an accredited qualification.
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