BECOME A BLENDER PRO IN 1 WEEK
If you're an animator who's been itching to learn Blender, this course is perfect for you!
The lessons are beginner friendly and cover Blender's animation tools, workflows, super handy addons, and everything else you'd need to become a proficient Blender animator.
What's Included?
- 40+ Comprehensive Video Lessons
- Exclusive Feature-quality Rig (Max)
- Bouncing Ball Rig
- TOAnimate Camera Rig
- Space Rover (Advanced Vehicle Rig)
- A Ton of Rigged Props
- Blender Hotkeys for Animators (Printable Download)
- PDF handbooks for each lesson
- Lifetime access to new assets and lessons
- Lifetime access to TOAnimate Circle community
- Technical support for Blender
- Animation Picker & Pre-made Character Templates
Max Rig
👉 Feature Quality Blender Rig 👈
Max took over 7 months to develop and perfect.
Made by animators who know best what's needed in a rig.
Bouncing Ball
Practice using essential Blender animation tools.
Phase Gun
A gun rig to practice constraints with.
Space Rover Rig
Both the exterior and interior are rigged and animation ready. The rover comes with a custom UI containing special properties, including a path maker and auto wheel drive.
Headphones
These wireless headphones have a very flexible construction that can be adjusted to fit any character’s head and give them a cool touch.
Laptop
Fully rigged and animation ready.
All buttons are rigged, making the laptop perfect for detailed hand animations.
Watch this video to learn more about the course!
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORS
Simona Baranovicova
Co-Founder & Instructor
Simona studied drawing and anatomy at the Animation Portfolio Workshop, where she later worked as a TA and Instructor. She helped hundreds of students get into top animation and illustration programs in Canada and the US.
Simona graduated from the Animation program at Seneca College in Toronto, after which she worked on ‘Maya and the Three’ at Tangent Animation. Following the closure of the studio, Simona joined the feature department at DNEG animating on "Under the board walk".
She most recently worked as an animator at Industrial Light and Magic.
Brian Kouhi
Co-Founder & Instructor
Brian graduated from OCAD University with a bachelor's, majoring in animation. The following year, he graduated from Sheridan’s intensive post graduate animation program.
Since then, Brian worked on Paw Patrol and Abby Hatcher at Guru Studio, animated on the epic Netflix series Maya and the Three, then worked at UKEN games.
Most recently Brian worked at Point Blank Games, and for the last several years he’s been teaching animation and growing a community of over 30,000 artists on YouTube @BrianKouhi
Vlad Mokhov
Co-Founder & Technical Director
Vlad has a generalist background in 3D, including 12 years of working with Blender. He has developed a multitude of personal short films and animations, which can be viewed on YouTube @VMComix.
Vlad studied drawing fundamentals at the Animation Portfolio Workshop, followed by a bachelor's degree from Sheridan's 4-year animation program.
More recently he has worked on Maya and the Three and is currently doing rigging and animation for B-Water Animation Studios.
Check out our website to see our other courses!
www.toanimate.ca
Curriculum
- Blender Hotkeys for Animators
- TOAnimate Picker (Addon) Beta 1.1 (18:04)
- Max Rig (v.29) (27:26)
- Rig UI (Add-On)
- Ball Rig (1:12)
- Gun (Rigged Prop) (1:25)
- TOAnimate Camera Rig
- TOAnimate Bot (V1.6) (0:23)
- Laptop (Rigged Prop) (0:14)
- Communication Device (Rigged Prop) (0:14)
- Headphones (Rigged Prop) (0:14)
- Christmas Assets (Santa Hat, Present, Candy Cane)
- Space Rover (Vehicle Rig) (0:07)
- 3D Viewport (part 1) - Visual Navigation (10:18)
- 3D Viewport (part 2) - Select and Transform Tools (14:59)
- 3D Viewport (part 3) - Add, Motion Paths, Pivots (14:48)
- 3D Cursor (6:43)
- Pose Breakdowner (7:33)
- Blender Preferences and Custom Hotkeys (11:36)
- Timeline (16:48)
- Graph Editor (19:10)
- Dope Sheet (8:50)
- Outliner (10:52)
- Setting Up and Saving Your Workspace (11:21)
- Importing and Editing Audio (12:16)
- Importing and Editing Video References (15:54)
- Changing the Frame Rate in DaVinci Resolve (6:40)
- Constraints: Child Of (16:55)
- Constraints: Other (13:28)
- Constraints: Baking (8:47)
- Cameras: Basics (6:18)
- Cameras: Aim (8:48)
- Cameras: Following a Path (16:55)
- Cameras: Rack Focus & Background Blur (8:23)
- Cameras: Dolly Zoom (8:20)
- Cameras: Handheld Feel & Camera Shake (5:18)
- Playblasting (9:11)
- You did it! (2:19)
- Upgrade to the Animation Course
- Refer a friend for discounts!
- Action Editor (14:01)
- NLA Editor (36:50)
- Add-ons: Animation Layers (20:57)
- Add-ons: AnimAide (16:06)
- Add-ons: Dynamic Parent (6:13)
- Add-ons: Camera Rigs (12:07)
- Add-ons: Ultimate Animators Bundle (13:03)
- Pose Library (37:23)
- Annotate (17:36)
- Grease Pencil (26:14)
- Lighting (30:25)
- Rendering with Cycles & Eevee (38:42)
- Streamlining Your Workflow with Razer Tartarus V2 (COMING SOON)
- Upgrade to the Animation Course
- Upgrade to Mentorship (12+1 Feedback sessions with an instructor)