Nik Kottmann Courses

Camera Tracking with Blender for Beginners - VFX Tutorial

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Learn to camera-track footage in Blender and place 3D elements into live-action scenes, including scene setup, lighting, shading, rendering, and compositing.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How to Simulate a Banner Unroll in Blender

Learn to simulate a poster unrolling in Blender using cloth simulation and collision objects. Master deforming planes, creating paper rolls, and applying CGI techniques for revealing banners in ads.

• YouTube
• 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How to Create Interactive 3D Maps for Free

Master creating interactive 3D maps using free tools like Blender, GIS add-on, and Sketchfab for stunning web visualizations and geography projects.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Wasp Escape Simulation Tutorial in Blender

Master particle simulation techniques in Blender by creating a realistic trapped wasp animation, covering scene setup, force fields, rotation fixes, and rendering optimization.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Procedural Cactus Creation Using Blender Geometry Nodes

Master the creation of customizable procedural cacti using Blender's geometry nodes, from basic node setup to materials and pot modeling, with practical techniques for 3D modeling.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Creating Realistic Rope from Curves Using Geometry Nodes in Blender

Master the process of converting curves into realistic ropes in Blender using geometry nodes, complete with professional shading techniques and step-by-step guidance for creating detailed 3D assets.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Anamorphic Illusion - Blender VFX Tutorial

Create an anamorphic illusion in Blender using camera tracking, projection mapping, and compositing.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Add Cars to Your Videos With Blender - VFX on a Cloud Computer

Integrate a 3D car model into live-action footage in Blender using camera tracking, lighting, shadow catchers, rendering, and compositing.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

3D-Scanning Is Easy - Android and IOS

Create smartphone 3D scans with KIRI Engine, then optimize and animate the scanned objects in Blender.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Action Movie Poster Composite Tutorial with Blender & Sketchfab

Reconstruct a studio photoshoot in Blender and integrate 3D models, lighting, and compositing passes into an action movie poster.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Create Looping VFX Animation with Blender

Create a seamlessly looping visual-effects shot by combining reconstructed 3D scenes, particles, rendering, and compositing in Blender.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Rigid Body Physics for Beginners - Blender Tutorial

Create a domino simulation in Blender by modeling bricks, applying rigid body physics, animating the camera, and lighting and rendering the result.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Add 3D Text to Your Footage with Blender - VFX Tutorial

Learn to camera-track video footage in Blender, place 3D text into the scene, and finish the effect with lighting, rendering, and compositing.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Futuristic HUD Tablet VFX in Blender

Create a futuristic HUD tablet effect in Blender using plane tracking, compositing, masking, animation, and rendering.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video