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3D CGI Terminology
This handy video glossary introduces you to all the key terms you need to know to succeed with CGI.View Classes
Blender 3D Basics
Learn your way around Blender, a free, open-source 3D creation suite with Blender expert Ethan Davis.View Classes
Blender 3D Product CGI
Whether in the studio oron location. Take great
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Photography vs Blender 3D
Play-by-play breakdowns of the process differences of Photography and CGI.View Classes
Introduction to Cinema 4D
For anyone interested in trying out Cinema 4D software, this short series is a great place to start.View Classes
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Blender 3D Viewport
Ethan Davis introduces Blender's fundamental interface: the 3D Viewport. You'll cover the key elements of the Viewport, including its various menus and functions.
As with many aspects of Blender, the viewport is highly customisable, and Ethan offers his tips for achieving smoother, cleaner workflow.
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3D CGI Terminology A-Z
Learn the key terms you need to know to succeed with CGI- 59 Classes
- 1+ Hours content
- Level: All Levels
Daunted by depth channels? Confused by caustics? Perplexed by particles and primitives?
This handy video glossary, presented by CGI expert Ethan Davis, introduces you to the 58 key terms you need to know to succeed with CGI.
By the time you’ve worked through this accessible guide, you’ll know your vertices from your volumetrics, your N-gones from your normals, and your photogrammetry from your Phong!
3D CGI Terminology A–Z- Alpha Channels
- Ambient Occlusion
- Anti-aliasing
- Axis
- Baking
- Bitmap
- Bump Map
- CAD
- Camera
- Caustics
- CGI
- Compositing
- Depth Channel
- Displacement
- Dynamics
- Emission
- Float Value
- Frames Per Second
- Geometry
- Hardware Rendering
- HDRIs
- Index of Refraction
- Keyframe
- Modelling
- MoGraph
- N-gons
- Node
- Normal Map
- Normals
- Parametric
- Parenting
- Particles
- Phong
- Photogrammetry
- Physically Based Rendering
- Polygon
- Primitive
- Procedural
- Ray Tracing
- Render
- Render Engine
- Render Farm
- Rigging
- Roughness
- Samples
- Sculpting
- Shader
- Spline
- Stereoscopic
- Subdivision
- Subsurface Scattering
- Texture Mapping
- UV Map
- Vertex
- Viewport
- Viewport Shading
- Volumetrics
- Wireframe
Blender 3D Basics
Learn the key tools and techniques you need to get the best results- 12 Classes
- 4+ Hours content
- Level: All Levels
Blender is a free, open-source 3D creation suite. It covers all aspects of 3D, from modelling, rendering and compositing to rigging, animation and simulation. Learn more about Blender in our ‘Introducing Blender’ blog post.
You can download Blender free at blender.org.
In this 11-class course, Blender expert Ethan Davis introduces you to the key tools and techniques you need to get the best results out of this powerful software.
You’ll cover texturing, lighting, sculpting, simulations, and much more. And in a bonus 12th class, you'll learn how to create and use custom textures. By the end, you’ll be fully equipped to start having a blast with Blender.
Blender 3D: Product CGI
Learn how to produce incredible ad-style product images- 12 Classes
- 8+ Hours content
- Level: All Levels
In this series of in-depth Blender demonstrations, you’ll follow Blender master Ethan Davis step by step as he walks you through the modelling, lighting and rendering process.
As Ethan produces incredible ad-style images of products like watches, fragrances and whisky bottles, you’ll learn how to apply a host of useful Blender techniques that will enable you to harness the full power of CGI.
- Introduction to Blender Animation – Lipsticks
- Racing Porsche CGI (Part 1)
- Racing Porsche CGI (Part 2)
- Racing Porsche CGI (Part 3)
- Racing Porsche CGI (Part 4)
- Racing Porsche CGI (Part 5)
- Racing Porsche CGI (Part 6)
- Pen | Part 1 – Bringing Products to Life with CGI & Animation
- Pen | Part 2 – Modelling Techniques
- Pen | Part 3 – Textures & Detailing
- Pen | Part 4 – Bringing Your Model to Life
- Pen | Part 5 – Adding Animation
- Pen | Part 6
- Pen | Part 7
- Pen | Part 8
- Pen | Part 9
- Porsche Car CGI (Part 1)
- Porsche Car CGI (Part 2)
- Porsche Car CGI (Part 3)
- Porsche Car CGI (Part 4)
- Porsche Car CGI (Part 5)
- Porsche Car CGI (Part 6)
- Porsche Car CGI (Part 7)
- Aston Martin Sports Car CGI (Part 1)
- Aston Martin Sports Car CGI (Part 2)
- Dior Sauvage CGI
- Chivas Regal Composite CGI (Part 1)
- Chivas Regal Composite CGI (Part 2)
- Dior Fahrenheit CGI (Part 1)
- Dior Fahrenheit CGI (Part 2)
- Apple Watches CGI (Part 1)
- Apple Watches CGI (Part 2)
- TAG Heuer Watch CGI
- Computer Keyboard | Part 1 – Modelling & Texturing
- Computer Keyboard | Part 2 – Lighting & Basic Animation
Photography vs Blender 3D Shootouts
Which is best, photography or 3D CGI?
- 4 Classes
- 3+ Hours content
- Level: All Levels
In the Blender 3D: Product CGI section, Ethan created stunning CG images of products including watches and bottles.
Meanwhile, Karl used all of his product photography knowledge and lighting expertise to match Ethan’s product CGI results with his camera. You can find these videos in the Product section.
In these shootout videos, you can watch a play-by-play breakdown of the action as these two masters of the visual arts go head-to-head to match one another's amazing work.
Introduction to Cinema 4D
A fantastic primer for anyone interested in 3D and CGI and keen to try out Cinema4D- 6 Classes
- 4 Hours content
- Level: Intermediate to Advanced
In this six-class series, Karl is joined by professional retoucher and CGI expert Viktor Fejes. Together, they introduce Cinema 4D, a powerful and versatile 3D software suite.
Having covered the key concepts of 3D work and provided a guided tour of the Cinema 4D interface, Viktor shows Karl how to model, light and render a 3D model from scratch – in this case, a wine bottle.
For anyone interested in 3D and CGI and keen to try out Cinema4D, this short series offers a fantastic primer.
You can find more classes featuring Viktor in our Advanced Photoshop and Compositing Using Photoshop courses in the Post-Production section.
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