In this course, instructor Alan Thorn gives a comprehensive introduction to Blender for Game Artists. Here, Alan will show you how to get up and running in Blender for creating animated in-game models even if you're a complete newbie! In the earlier volumes, you will be learning a range of topics that include: Blender (and 3d software) basics, primitive creation, 3D space coordinates, loading in reference material, and basic mesh manipulation. By the end of the course, you'll start to feel like a game-art pro as you begin to learn and understand the concepts of UV unwrapping for textures, asset rigging for animation, animation creation, mesh exporting, and game integration as you add your asset to Unity! If you've ever wanted to learn 3d from the ground up with a completely free software, this course is for you! (Students - please look under Section 1 / Lecture 1 downloads for the source files associated with the lesson.) More about the Instructor: Alan Thorn is a freelance game developer and author with over 12 years of industry experience. He is the founder of London-based game studio, Wax Lyrical Games, and is the creator of award-winning adventure game Baron Wittard: Nemesis of Ragnarok. He has worked freelance on over 500 projects worldwide including games, simulators, kiosks, and augmented reality software for game studios, museums and theme parks. He has spoken on game development at universities throughout the UK, and is the author of nine books on game development, including Teach Yourself Games Programming, Unity 4 Fundamentals and the highly popular UDK Game Development.

Welcome to Blender 2.8 Game Vehicle Creation! In this course you will learn how to create a game vehicle, from the first polygon to the final configuration of the user controls in the game engine. You will learn: Blender 2.8 Modeling Tools and Modifiers UV Mapping a Complex 3D Model in Blender 2.8 Creating a Color ID Map Exporting FBX files from Blender Texturing in Substance Painter Baking a Normal Map in Substance Painter Configuring a Vehicle in Unity We will begin by modeling an Oshkosh-M All-Terrain Vehicle. We’ll go over the modeling tools and techniques that you’ll need to create a low-poly vehicle in Blender 2.8. We will UV map all the parts of the vehicle, and you’ll learn how to combine all the pieces into an efficient, unified UV map. From here we will export the model out of Blender and into Substance Painter. We will build the textures for each part of the vehicle, and then export the texture maps out, ready to take into Unity. Finally, we will bring in the models and textures into Unity, set-up the materials, and configure the vehicle controls. If you’re interested in creating and setting up game vehicles, and are looking for a comprehensive course to take you through every step of the process, then join me for Blender 2.8 Game Vehicle Creation.

"This course is a great way to get introduced to coding and bringing the game together from a full SLDC stance. The instructors are responsive, and the Q&A sections are extremely helpful. 100% worth the time invested to learn through this course." -Derek H. "I learned so much from taking this course about Blender and Unity and making games in general. Thanks for such an awesome course!" - Joseph D. "Before this course I only knew basic coding. During this course, mostly due to the great explanations, I learned so much about coding. Looking forward to taking more courses of Mammoth after I make this game shine for my 2 daughters who loved to play every bit of the game during the course." ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ "Very comprehensive tutorial for fans of Zelda and Metroidvania games. Goes straight into basic coding with C#, very brief and more of a refresher than a course on C#, then goes straight into coding the game with movement controls, camera controls, AI, ability acquisition, dungeon completion, and designing with Blender. Lessons are straight to the point, easy to follow, and perfect for people who are learning the more intermediate to advanced coding techniques required for these games. Extremely impressed; would learn again!" "I really like the way the instructor explains the syntax of the code. He is thorough and explains how the syntax works as he shows you how to write it and what it does and how it functions. Need more instructors like him ..." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this course, you learn how to build a 3D game with Unity® and Blender. This course is unique because we make both the code and the art for the game from scratch. Learn the fundamentals of designing, coding, and modeling a 3D game. Design the game "The Legend of Zenda" and its functionality in Unity®. Learn how to code in C# and build video game levels. Why Unity®? Unity® is one of the most popular platforms in game development. You can use Unity® to build 2D and 3D games. Unity® is cross-platform, which means it is easy to use with other platforms. Then you create the 3D models for the game in Blender. You build all the art assets for the game, including the characters, weapons, cannon, dungeon, and temple. You learn how to integrate your art from Blender into Unity®. "At the first glance, I was not very amazed, but when I saw the curriculum and methods used in the classes, I am certain that one can take as much as possible out of this course into a real world example. The course teaches you: Unity from ground up C# Programming in general Blender modeling So you don't have to understand Unity nor programming nor Blender. The pace is more on the slow side, but it is very easy to grasp and pick up. It is a great tutorial package with A HUGE library of steps . Highly recommended!" "The programming portion is very well explained. The instructor provides very good examples on how C# programming is performed on objects. I'm enjoying the Blender portion of the course. The development of a character in Blender is explained very well and I've learned many new techniques for UV Mapping the character." Why Blender? Blender, like Unity®, is a popular production suite that is free to download. Blender is a revolutionary tool for making 3D art digitally. With Blender, you can make art assets for games, like we do in this course. The pace is more on the slow side, but this course is very easy to grasp and pick up. It is a great tutorial package with A HUGE library of steps. Even if you're not an artist, you can make basic art models. You may have heard of Axiom Verge and Stardew Valley. These games are million-dollar successes. But did you know that only one person made each? Usually it takes a whole team of people to build a game. But creators Thomas Happ and Eric Barone developed and designed their games by themselves. Now they're millionaires. You can do it, too. Let's get started!

Learn the fundamental concepts and techniques of Blender 3D, the incredible free, open-source animation suite. Learn to create 3D models, materials, uv maps, and textures.  Learn to light and render your scenes with Blender's Cycles render engine. Build a strong foundation from the start, so you can build your 3D skills quickly and efficiently. Blender 3D Modeling Tools UV Mapping Materials and Textures Cycles Lights and Rendering Learn the fundamental 3D skills you'll need to create your own animations and visual effects. Learning to create and texture 3D models opens the door for you to create your own incredible animations, visual effects, and video games. Blender is free to download and use for any purpose and has proven itself to be a powerful tool for independent and commercial projects all over the world. Blender provides an excellent low-cost way to learn the fundamentals of 3D modeling, texturing, and rendering. Since 1995, it has been growing in features and usage in the animation and visual effects industries. Content and Overview In this course you’ll learn the fundamental concepts and skills that will allow you to create three-dimensional models in Blender. We’ll begin with Blender’s interface and navigation tools, and move steadily into the foundational modeling tools like Extrude and Loop Cut. We’ll talk about building up complex objects from basic shapes, and you’ll be introduced to some of Blender’s Modifiers, like Mirror and Subdivision Surface We will then talk about using Blender’s Cycles render engine to create materials for our objects, light our scenes, and create stunning renders. We first look at Blender’s camera and render settings. We will then go over the different kinds of lights that Blender has to offer. And we use the Node Editor to create and modify the materials for our scene. The interaction of materials and lighting is an important part of any scene, and this course provides the fundamental concepts and techniques for achieving great renders in Blender. Finally, we will talk about what UV mapping is and why it is needed. We’ll go over the tools that Blender has available for us to UV map our 3D objects. And we’ll look at how to export your UV maps out of Blender so you can build textures in image-editing programs like GIMP. We’ll then bring these textures into Blender and assign them to our objects using the Node Editor. In addition, we will work with Blender’s Texture Painting tools, and examine how we can paint textures directly on our 3D models. Reference images and textures are available to download with their corresponding videos. "I love your tutorials! For the first time, I'm able to understand Blender! Thank you so much!" -Jade W "Great work, Darrin. You make a great teacher as well as a fantastic 3D artist. I really appreciate your work; can't wait to see what you do next! -theLegendofSamuel "I just wanted to say how much I appreciate these high quality tutorials you put out!!! You are truly an inspirational person. -Zach B

Creating 3D environments in Blender After four years, the creating 3D environments course, is now finally here for Blender 2.81. Thousands of students participated in the first version of this course and there were a lot of requests for a follow-up course. Prepare for a new chapter in the world of 3D environments! The profession continues For centuries, making environments has been something that many artists do to impress other people. Since the advent of computer graphics there is a new wave of designers studying this lovely profession. This course reveals some fundamental lessons from the old painting masters. Use the course to get the max out Blender and learn to create high quality 3D environments. Starting from scratch The complexity of many scenes is often holding people back from creating environmental scenes in 3D. Most designers drop-out halfway and are then facing their unfinished work because it takes a lot of time and work to create scenes with architecture and nature. I faced this many times, but because I was so inspired by medieval architecture, I took the time to learn how to create 3D environments in a way in which I could express myself. During this process I struggled hard and made many unnecessary choices that slowed down my progression. The power of this course is that it shows you exactly what you need to design 3D environments and which details you might want to avoid or postpone in order to make the most out of your own progression. The road to perfection We all want to create beautiful scenes, but making these scenes can be a big challenge. This course is not only a technical education, it also covers topics like focus, inspiration and organization. I believe that a well-organized focused designer, with the right inspiration, will be able to make every 3D dream come to life. This course is well documented and guides you through the process of creating 3D scenes in Blender 2.81. From ruin to castle This course will guide you through the new Blender 2.81 interface. Together we make our first steps in Blender. Slowly we start building objects and after one chapter you will be able to make a small dice scene. This warming-up is needed to get used to the workflow and make you comfortable with Blender and the things that will come. Shortly after that, we will jump into the node editor. We will start mixing textures, just like the old painting masters, to get decent looking results. We will apply the material on a ruin and build the first environment scene. Then we will start building a farmhouse in a medieval style. We will use the workbench for modeling, Eevee for the texture work and Cycles to render the scenes to get the max out of it. After finishing the farmhouse, we merge the building with a nature environment. We will create the trees with the sapling add-on, so you will not need any external plugins. There is a full chapter about creating nature assets and in the final castle scene we will merge everything together to make a wonderful environmental scene. All content and textures come from Texture/HDRI Haven and are included in the course. About me My name is Rob Tuytel and I have been a environment designer for the past 13 years. I have a huge passion for the Dutch 17th century and mainly focus on medieval architecture. I run the platform Texture Haven together with Greg Zahl who also runs HDRI Haven . I recently completed my latest project Batavia 1627 , a Realtime VR project for a Dutch museum. I love to study old environment paintings and use these as an inspiration for my work. You might know me from the Tears of Steel open Blender movie or from my previous environment course for Blender 2.79

Blender is a fantastic platform which enables you to make quality 3D models which can be exported to any game engine, 3D printer, or other software. Learn how to create 3D Models and Assets for games using Blender. In this course we will teach you all you need to know to get started with this powerful program and guide you through the creation of your first model. You will applying your new skills immediately by cratering a low poly landscape. We'll teach you all the modelling fundamentals you'll need. If you're an artist, we'll teach you to bring your assets to life What will you learn? How to use Blender and understand it's interface Understand the principles of modelling Create 3D models with simple colours Create your own materials UV map and unwrap your models Add lighting to make your scene really stand out Export your models to external applications like Unity. Start creating now!

Do you want to move from just playing games to developing them? Do you wish to play the games created by you? Unity 5 has become the leader among game development engines. Blender is known in the 3D graphics world as the open-source tool of choice for generating graphical products. Blender and Unity stand out from the crowd as a powerful combination that allows small-to-no budget indie developers or hobbyists alike to develop games that they have always dreamt of creating. Game Development with Unity and Blender is Packt’s Video Learning Path that is a series of individual video products put together in a logical and stepwise manner such that each video builds on the skills learned in the video before it. This Learning Path first introduces the Unity engine. It shows how to use the interface and how to build levels, and culminates in the creation of a simple game. The core features and fundamentals are explored in a fun and practical way, encouraging the development of real-world projects while establishing a solid understanding of game development principles. Develop your Unity skills further by exploring scripting and gameplay mechanics. You’ll understand the fundamentals of using C# scripts in Unity to build valuable gameplay elements, such as timers and moving objects. Then, you’ll move onto building a solid foundation for engineering more complex behaviors. Finally, learn how to implement game logic and basic artificial intelligence, and deploy the game for others to play. The goal of this course to help you master the skills required to develop your dream game from scratch. . About the Authors: This Learning Path is authored by some of the best in the field. Alan Thorn is a multidisciplinary game developer, author, and educator with industry experience of 17 years. He makes games for PC desktop, mobile, and VR. He founded Wax Lyrical Games and created the award-winning Baron Wittard: Nemesis of Ragnarok game, working as designer, programmer, and artist. Lee Zhi Eng is a 3D artist-turned-programmer who is currently the co-founder cum chief technical executive at Reonyx Tech, a technology firm based in Malaysia. Before he co-founded the company, he worked as an artist and programmer in several game studios before becoming a part-time lecturer for two years at a university, teaching game development subjects related to Unity Engine and Unreal Engine.

We at Mammoth Interactive value input from students like you. Feel free to leave us your feedback. Create a professional 3D model for video games and more! No prior knowledge required. Learn to Use and Master Blender Learn how to create a full 3D environment as well as multiple props to use for all your 3D modelling projects! A wildly successful Kickstarter funded this course Why Blender? Blender, like Unity®, is a popular production suite that is free to download. Blender is a revolutionary tool for making 3D art digitally. With Blender, you can make art assets for games, like we do in this course. These courses are ​project-based .​ You will not learn a bunch of useless coding practices. At the end of this course, you will have an ​ AWESOME game to use in your portfolio. Taking this course means that you learn practical, employable ​skills immediately . Learning how to code is a great way to jump in a new career or enhance your current career. Coding is the new math! Learning to code will propel you forward for any situation. Learn it today and get a head start for tomorrow. People who can master technology will rule the future. Even if you're not an artist, you can make basic art models. You may have heard of Axiom Verge and Stardew Valley. These games are million-dollar successes. But did you know that only one person made each? Usually it takes a whole team of people to build a game. But creators Thomas Happ and Eric Barone developed and designed their games by themselves. Now they're millionaires. You can do it, too! Let's get started! Enroll now to join the Mammoth community!

This course was designed for Unity developers who want to extend their capabilities to include 3D modeling in Blender. Whether you're interested in designing unique 3D props for your games, building awesome levels, or tweaking your existing Unity Assets, this course can help you get through the learning curve and put you in the driver's seat. You'll learn to Blend like a pro with a good working knowledge of all of the most common tools for editing video game props and level design. We cover all the basic terms, keyboard shortcuts, best practices, time-saving tips, basic animation, assigning uvs, applying materials, textures and more.

Learn how to create your own game environments with Blender, Photoshop, and Unity! Discover how to bring your own game designs to life by using Blender and Unity in a more integrated way than you may have seen before. Build your skills so that you can create your own game environments in Blender. Model game assets in Blender Create UV maps and texture maps Use FBX to import Blender models into Unity Light your scenes in Unity Create a test build in Unity Create Your Own Game Environments! Learning to create your own game environments opens the door for you to create the incredible video games you've always dreamed of. Blender is free to download and use for any purpose and has proven itself to be a powerful tool for independent and commercial projects all over the world. Blender provides an excellent low-cost way to learn the fundamentals of 3D modeling, texturing, and rendering. Since 1995, it has been growing in features and usage in the animation and visual effects industry. Content and Overview In this course we will use Blender and Unity in an integrated way to create a run-down apartment game environment. We will establish a pipeline process between Blender and Unity and go over different ways of organizing your game projects. You will learn about game modeling, UV mapping, texturing, and lighting as we build the environment. This course will also discuss the use of Adobe Photoshop and Substance Painter when texturing game assets. "I love your tutorials! For the first time, I'm able to understand Blender! Thank you so much!" -Jade W "Great work, Darrin. You make a great teacher as well as a fantastic 3D artist. I really appreciate your work; can't wait to see what you do next! -theLegendofSamuel "I just wanted to say how much I appreciate these high quality tutorials you put out!!! You are truly an inspirational person. -Zach B