Stranger Things Editing in Blender!
Length: 12 Minutes
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Software: Blender 2.79
Downloads: Can Crush Sound, Anamorphic Crop
Summary: In this tutorial, we take a look at how to crush a Coke can with your mind powers! Using simple stop motion, masking, and editing, we are going to quickly create this effect from Netflix's awesome show, Stranger Things, right inside of Blender!
Death Star VFX! 2D Compositing in Blender
Summary: This quick tutorial helps get your feet wet with 2D compositing in Blender. We start with doing a simple one-point-track in the motion tracking section of Blender. Then using the import images as planes add-on, we parent a death star image to our track. After that, its a simple matter of compositing the image with our footage, and adding some masks to increase realism. Enjoy!
Heat Vision! Blender VFX Tutorial
Summary: This quick tutorial is jammed pack with tips and tricks to guide you in the Blender VFX world. We start this tutorial by tracking the eyes in our footage and then creating a mask to use as our glowing eyes. Then we create a simple rig to use as the lasers that will extend from the eye sockets. We set a simple emission material for the lasers, and in the compositor we add glows blurs, and displacements to get the full effect of heat vision.
Model and Texture a TNT Crate
Length: 1 Hour 12 minutes
Level: Intermediate
Software: Blender 2.78
Downloads: Wood Texture, Leaking Decal, Army Rust Font
Summary: This in-depth texturing tutorial will guide you through the process of modeling a simple wood crate and adding the necessary textures to the model to make it look realistic. After watching this tutorial, you will know how to UV unwrap a cube, apply details to image textures, and layer multiple UV maps to add different decals and grunge maps.
Blender VFX Tutorial: Compositing Explosions
Length: 45 Minutes
Level: Advanced
Software: Blender 2.78
Downloads: Smoke Plumes, Lingering Smoke, Explosions
Summary: In this in-depth VFX tutorial learn how to composite stock footage in Blender to add epic visual effects to your footage. Using the Luminance key node in the compositor we will isolate the background from our footage in order to composite in an explosion and smoke assets provided by ActionVFX.
Use the Force! A Blender VFX Tutorial.
Summary:
In this quick VFX tutorial, use Blender's video sequence editor to do some fancy editing. After some quick masking work, combine everything together to create the illusion of using The Force. All done in Blender!
Throw this effect in your short film or use it along side of Light it Up. May The Force be with you!
Blender VFX Spider-Man Web Slinging Tutorial
Summary:
In this in-depth tutorial, learn how to become Spiderman by creating a Spiderman web slinging effect using Blender.
The skills learned through this tutorial include: modeling, lattice deform animation, and compositing. Create awesome Spiderman effects and share it all over the internet!
How to Master Video Editing in Blender.
Length: 35 Minutes
Level: Beginner
Software: Blender 2.76
Summary:
In this in depth tutorial, learn how to edit video using the blender video sequence editor. Perfect for mastering VFX in blender!
This tutorial is part of an extra training tutorial in the Blender VFX learning pack, "Light it Up", to purchase the full pack click here.
Blender VFX tutorial: Super Speed!
Length: 35 Minutes
Level: Intermediate
Software: Blender 2.76
Summary:
Learn how to use the blender video sequence editor and compositor to become Quick Silver or The Flash in this Blender VFX tutorial.
The Secrets of Creating Realistic Trees in Blender.
Length: 55 Minutes
Level: Advanced
Software: Blender 2.76
Downloads: BarkTexture, MossTexture, LeafTexture
Summary:
In this blender nature tutorial, learn how to master the basics of creating a photorealistic tree in blender without the use of any add-ons.
Blender VFX Tip: Color Grading and Lens Flares
Length: 12 Minutes
Level: Intermediate
Software: Blender 2.75
Downloads: Footage, Anamorphic Crop Image
Summary:
In this quick Blender VFX tutorial, learn how to manipulate the light in your scene to add anamorphic style lens flares, then polish off your scene with some cinematic color grading, all inside the blender compositor.
Blender Photorealistic Tutorial: Create a Nature Scene
Length: 1 hour
Level: Advanced
Software: Blender 2.75
Downloads: Bark Texture, Leaf Texture, Bark Normal Map, Bark Specularity Map, Background
Summary:
In this Blender nature tutorial, learn how to model, sculpt, and texture a variety of nature elements to compose an image for a realistic render polished off with some post processing tips.
Blender Tutorial: Create Shockwaves!
Length: 30 Minutes
Level: Advanced
Software: Blender 2.75
Summary:
In this blender tutorial learn how to create shockwaves in cycles without any smoke simulators.
Blender VFX Tutorial: Plane Tracking and Masking
Length: 15 minutes
Software: Blender 2.75
Level: Intermediate
Summary:
In this simple VFX tip learn how to use the plane tracking feature in blender to replace an image in your video with another image, then composite it with animation using masking.
Blender VFX Tutorial: Laser Gun Effect
Summary:
In this VFX tutorial learn how to create a Sci-Fi weapon blast and shockwave effect using Blender.
Blender Quick Tip: Create Procedural Stars
Length: 7 minutes
Level: Beginner
Software: Blender 2.74