Blender Anime style Animation by DillonGoo Studios

Did you know, that Blender is not only a great 3D-Animation application with photorealistic rendering, but is also powerful application to mimic classic 2D-Shading and Animation? No, I’m not talking about 2D-Animation with Grease Pencil, but 3D-Scenes and Objects with 2D-Shading. One studio, which is masting this artform, is DillonGoo Studios (https://www.dillongoostudios.com/) Beside of their forked Blender version for this style and their great demos they now deliver an episodicalRead More

This year I have again the great honor of being invited to speak at the View Conference 2023.The View Conference in Turin is an exciting and creative place for inspiration, exchange and networking for the 3D, VFX, animation and games industry. And all of this in a wonderful ambience.That’s why I’m pleased to be able to offer 3 exciting and intensive Blender hands-on workshops: 👉 Blender – Animation Tools IntroductionRead More

Publication Blender Fundamentals Training by Master-Trainer Helge Maus / pixeltrain

Would you like to learn Blender in a well-founded and structured way? Then I would like to present you my publication “pixeltrain – Blender Fundamentals >> Fast Forward”. In 137 lessons with a duration of nearly 25 hours, I take you through the complete fundamentals of Blender and the basic workflows you need to know to get started with this amazing free software. This training is designed to get youRead More

Blender Grundlagen Schulung mit Helge Maus / pixeltrain

Möchtest Du eine schnelle und fundierte Einführung in Blender 3D haben?In Zusammenarbeit mit der Visualisierungs-Akademie biete ich einige zweitägige deutschsprachige Online-Kurse / Schulungen (live) an. Es handelt sich um kleine Gruppengrößen bis 5 Personen. Blender 3.6 – Grundlagen (21. + 22. Sept 2023)https://visualisierungs-akademie.ch/de/kurs/blender-einfuhrungskurs/21d29c48-ee8a-4549-a500-6f82f7ff7ddc Und wenn Du Dein Blender Know-How weiter ausbauen möchtest, hier direkt zwei weitere Aufbau-Kurse. Photorealistisches- & NPR-Rendering in Blender 3.6 – Cycles & Eevee (26. + 27.Read More

Blender Fundamentals Publication by Helge Maus / pixeltrain

Today, I have added another Plus+ chapter “Working with UVs” to my Blender Fundamentals Publication. This additional content is free for everyone who has bought the publication in the past. Also I’m working on more Plus+ content for the future. The publication „pixeltrain – Blender Fundamentals >> Fast Forward“ by Senior 3D & VFX trainer Helge Maus is a complete Introduction to Blender 3D.  Meanwhile the publication is around 25Read More

Helge Maus editing the Blender Fundamentals Training

Just finished capturing the next 2-hours free addition to my “Blender Fundamentals” publication.This time we tackle “UV mapping and packing inside of Blender 3.6“. With this coming Plus+ chapter the “Blender Fundamentals” publication will grow now to 25 hours of dense content. As said, this and more updated content will come to the Publication in the future, so you can start learning today and get all the updates for freeRead More

Blender for Production - Production Helpers - Faster Management with the Modifier Tools Add-on

This series „Blender for Production“ focuses on Blender as a full Production Suite for (Indie) 3D- & VFX Productions. I will explain how to work with the different Modules of Blender and how they are connected. Also, I will give you an introduction to the specific functionalities, but also the production context and workflows, which can help you to use Blender in your productions.  In this tutorial we will talk aboutRead More

Blender for Production - Production Helpers - Using Your Favorite Tools from Quick Favorites Tutorial by Helge Maus / pixeltrain

Published another free “Blender for Production” tutorial: “Production Helpers – Using Your Favorite Tools from Quick Favorites” 👉 https://youtu.be/rdqAm_px-oI In this tutorial we will talk about setting up a Quick Favorites menu for the different working modes inside of Blender. Often used functions and options can be added there by the artist to work faster and more efficient. While explaining the process we will look into several clever helpers likeRead More

FMX2023 - Helge Maus Online Workshop for Blender for Production

🔴 FMX2023 🔴  🗓 Save the date ! Meet the Senior VFX Trainer Helge Maus on Friday 28 April for an online workshop. As part of FMX 2023, Helge Maus (pixeltrain) will give you an overview of the broad feature set of Blender 3.5, how the development cycles and infrastructure of this open-source tool is working and how Indies (but also pro studios) can start using this software in theirRead More