Class 3D Workshop

The demand for 3D specialists is growing, making this discipline relevant for the study cycle. This curricular unit aims to develop skills to create 3D images and animation. Students are challenged to explore 3D modeling and animation, acquiring a deep understanding of the techniques and tools inherent to building projects within audiovisual production. The 3D Atelier provides a solid foundation for facing job market challenges, promoting creativity, critical thinking and problem solving.

1. INTRODUCTION TO BLENDER SOFTWARE
   1. Interface
   2. Preferences
   3. Navigation and main shortcuts
2. 3D MODELING TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
   1. Reference planes
   2. 3D primitives
   3. Object, vertex, adge, face and normals
   4. Polygon subdivision modeling
   5. Modeling with curves
   6. Cleaning transformations
   7. Modifiers: Subdivison Surface; Solidify; Mirror; Lattice; Simple Deform; Shrinkwrap
3. UV MAPPING
   1. Creating UV Maps
   2. UVLayout and UDIMs
4. ANIMATION
   1. Timing and spacing
   2. Frame rate
   3. Creating keyframes
   4. Animation curves
   5. Linear an non-linear movement
   6. Changing the animation style with tangentes
   7. Infinite cycles
5. LIGHTING
   1. Diferent lights
   2. Lighting techniques
   3. Ambient occlusion
   4. Color management
6. MATERIALS AND TEXTURES
   1. Diferent materiais
   2. Material properties
7. RENDER
   1. Cycles and EEVEE
   2. Sampling
   3. Format and resolution
   4. Render still image and animation
   5. Render passes
8. COMPOSITING
   1. Blender compositing and post-production

Creation of support tutorials. Presentation of the subject matter through accompanied exercises. Project orientation and follow-up classes. UC centered around a project.

• Blain, J. M. (2022). The complete guide to Blender Graphics: Computer Modeling & Animation (7th ed.). A K Peters/CRC Press.
• Villar, O. (2021). Learning Blender (3rd ed.). Addison Wesley.
• Fiell, C., & Fiell, P. (2021). Beginner’s guide to creating characters in Blender. 3dtotal Publishing.