Navigating Blender

Add, delete, move

Move, rotate, scale, colour

Computing

Keyframe animation and parenting objects

Complex models and colours

Organic modelling

Lighting and cameras

Render and export animations

In this unit pupils will discover how to create 3D animations using industry-standard software.  They will gain a greater understanding of how 3D animation is used to make the media products that we consume. They will explore the basics of modelling, texturing, animating to create 3D models.

3D animation

a visual representation of time on which frames can be sequenced

a marker that captures the most important positions or states of an object

the process of automatically generating frames between two points

the process of nesting objects within other objects

Stop motion silent movie

Animating a snowball

to transform a 2D shape into a 3D object by extending it along a path or direction

a point where two or more edges or lines meet

a  3D modelling technique used to create free-flowing shapes usually found in nature

a way of modifying elements such as vertices while having an effect on other nearby elements

to split an object into smaller sections by adding more vertices, edges and faces

Proportional editing

to move something slightly in order to achieve the desired result

an object that illuminates a scene by simulating the properties of light

the arrangement and positioning of visual elements within a camera's frame

to generate high-quality images from a 3D model or scene by taking into account lighting, materials and other properties

a rendering technique that creates realistic images by simulating the paths of light rays as they interact with objects in a scene

to save image, animation, model or scene data in a file format that can be used by other software or applications

3D animation

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