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Blender Robot Creation for Beginners

via CG Boost

Overview

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Struggling with hard-surface creation in Blender?

In this beginner-friendly course you’ll learn how to create a small “frog bot” from scratch, starting with nothing but primitive shapes. As you work, you’ll learn how to turn rough blocks into clean, readable hard-surface forms: shaping strong silhouettes, controlling edges, and adding simple details without overwhelming technical details.

And because a finished model is only one part of the picture, we’ll also go through a complete beginner workflow: add materials, set up a simple rig, and create a short animation by building it up from the basics until the movement feels satisfying.

To bring everything together, you’ll set up a simple scene with lighting and a camera, and render a short video clip.

In the end, you’ll have a complete frog bot and a finished render you can share, and the important knowledge at hand, to easily continue your hard-surface creation journey.

What you'll get

Here is what you'll get:

  • 16 lesson beginners course (~2:26 hrs running time)
  • All important project files
  • Blender Shortcut PDF (including regular updates)
  • Help from the CG Boost team
  • Get a certificate on course completion

Syllabus

Part 1 – Frog Bot Creation

  • 9 Lessons
  • ~1:10 hrs running time

Lesson 01 to 09 – Overview Part 1

The first part of the course focuses on creating the Frog Bot model. It covers importing a concept sketch, blocking out primitive shapes, refining forms with boolean cuts and bevels, and adding materials using either a default shader setup or the included material library.

9 videos | ~1:10 hrs running time

Part 2 – Frog Bot Presentation

  • 7 Lessons
  • ~1:17 hrs running time

Lesson 10 to 16 – Overview Part 2

The second part of the course focuses on animating the Frog Bot. It covers setting up an armature (rig), placing and parenting bones, blocking out motion with keyframes, refining animation curves, and adding lighting and a simple environment for the final render.

7 videos | ~1:17 hrs running time

Taught by

Louis du Mont

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