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Create 3D Music Video - Animations Fast and Free - Retro Pixel Style in Blender

Max Novak via YouTube

Overview

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Learn to create stunning 3D music videos and animations in Blender using a retro pixel style. Discover fast and free techniques to produce professional-quality content without extensive modeling experience. Explore character creation options, including a quick method for generating 3D characters. Master facial animations using shape keys, implement motion capture for realistic movements, and customize textures. Build a subway train scene, add camera motion, and apply special effects like flashing lights. Finish with an improved pixel filter effect and export to After Effects for final touches. This comprehensive tutorial covers everything from character design to scene composition, empowering you to create eye-catching 3D animations efficiently.

Syllabus

- Intro
- What you'll learn
- Pixel Animation Inspiration
- 3D Music Video Inspiration
- Options for creating your character
- My fast method for making 3D character free
- Bringing your 3D character back into blender
- Easy built in facial animation with facial shape keys
- How to make animations standard way
- how to get any mocap you want with an app *tik tok dance to blender*
- Retargeting your custom mocap to your character
- Customizing the characters textures adding logo to clothes
- Building our subway train car scene
- Adding realistic handhel motion to our camera
- Changing colors and adding decals to the train
- Adding flashing light animation to train car
- Improved Blender Pixel Filter Effect
- Exporting back into After Effects to finish !

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Max Novak

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