How to create Low Poly Animations in Blender (Breakdown)
In this video, Zach Reinhardt shares how the Cubic Worlds Campfire scene was created in Blender.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:36 - #1 Modeling
02:00 - #2 Shading
02:29 - #3 Organization
05:02 - #4 Particles
08:05 - #5 Procedural Animation
12:12 - #6 Pop-up Animation
14:00 - #7 Camera Setup
16:18 - #8 Light Setup
18:53 - #9 Sound Design
19:40 - Outro
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The artistic quality of the entire scene is absolutely mind-blowing! Everything from layouting to compositing has been perfected to the last detail, resulting in a yummy feast for the eyes.
The thing i like the most is the concept, this sort of iron golem stuck in the terrain look perfect, actually all the scene look so cool in the low poly art. Great job!
The pop-up workflow is super cool and easy! Thanks for sharing, Zach!
Well done Zach! This looks fantastic
@cgboost
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot, Jared! :)
@ricciillmatic5352
2 жыл бұрын
@@cgboost please how do I make the cw shader please, I don't have money to pay for the course, I just need the shader or a tutorial please
@cgboost
2 жыл бұрын
@@ricciillmatic5352 Here you go: we.tl/t-QQxxAvqxXZ (When using it on an object, you have to go to Edit Mode, select all faces, press U > Reset, to reset the UV map)
@jayachandrank2875
10 ай бұрын
can u share cw shader too..
thanks for all of your videos zach ,you are the best blender teacher out there
Tks Zach. Your simplistic and powerful solutions are fascinating.
So good man! Loved every second of this breakdown! :)
That object scatter is great!! thank you; and the art looks great
The rendering is very beautiful !!
Well done! This looks great!
Awesome! Thank you for this Breakdown 💪
the animation was only what i needed and i couldnt afford the course so thank u soo much for the breakdown
@prateeksharma9300
3 жыл бұрын
Me too
14:20 what an absolute sick scene. Kudos on the art direction!
Awesome stuff, keep it coming please!
Zach, dude you are the star. Others are fantastic, but you are a gem.
Zach your tutorials & this low poly campfire animation breakdown is awesome :)
@cgboost
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot! :)
Great course! Really good video.
Thanks for showing and happy blending with blender.
Subbed after this breakdown
Really cool scene!
Beautiful
Yeah looks really good. well done!
Marvelous and outstanding!
So insightful!
loved the overview nd i will give it a try
Excelente Video Zacharias.
One video. So much info!
best sense of *style* ... I hope you are proud of yourself, because I am!
Man this thing is blowing my mind
This is mind-blowing, so inspiring 🌟
@cgboost
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it :) ~Daniel
Thx dude i don't have money to buy the course but this vid help me ❤❤❤
Pretty cool!
Awesome!!!!
great video !!!
great job>3!
I Love it! I will get it for sure
@cgboost
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Amazing
Wow! I would love to see a tutorial on how to make that scene but very high poly and realistic! Like a fallen titan or something.
Well done..... 😁👍👍
Your sense of film is great 👍
@cgboost
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
Waooo..Just Amazing
Great Breakdown! Might buy it for future projects. How do i reverse the animation of the pop up? and how did you made the ground pop up?
It's taking me forever to get through the course- I need to get my priorities right XD
More these VIDS!
So coool....would be interested to Enroll on it.
@cgboost
2 жыл бұрын
You can follow the link in description :)
@sutharhitesh665
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, already saw the course, very exciting and looking forward to join pretty soon. 😍
Awesome, thanks zack, a tutorial please
@cgboost
3 жыл бұрын
Check the CG Boost website. There is the whole course ;-) ~Egon
Thank you! What influenced your decision to use a cube with a principled volume shader and not a mist pass?
@cgboost
Жыл бұрын
A mist pass is all over your scene, and you can only push it into the distance. When using a cube with a volume shader on it, you can also move it up and down, and add texture details to the volume. So in short, you have more control over it. 🙂
很棒的效果
Considering a purchase, but I was wondering if you could tell me if the magic material you use for everything is able to be recreated in UE4 so that things look the same if they were exported into the engine from Blender.
@cgboost
2 жыл бұрын
The shader is quite simple, so I guess it can be recreated in UE (I never used UE before, so I can't tell for sure).
Zach Ma Boi !
How do you make that edge gradient shader on eevee ? I know you can do something like that in cycles with the pointiness in the geometry node but no idea how it can be done in eevee.
@cgboost
3 жыл бұрын
I'm using a very simple trick here, which only works, since we are working with cubes here. It is actually a spherical gradient UV projected onto each face of the model. For a better edge gradient effect in EEVEE, check this video here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZKeozbN-YMXboaQ.html
@nimyron3536
3 жыл бұрын
@@cgboost thank you answering ! I'll check that right away !
I tried recreating the shader in 3.0 and the edge gradient texture doesnt want apply itself onto every face. Just the top so i only get the gradient sphere on the top. I unwrapped it and put all the faces on top of eachother which did the trick but I dont wanna have to do that for every object cuz thats just too much work ahha. Anyone know of a solution? BTW when I moved the gradient texture using the mapping node i tried to make make it so that its in the middle and evenly spread through the model but that didnt work.
@cgboost
2 жыл бұрын
Indeed you have to unwrap it for every object, but it is actually super simple. Just select all the objects you want to unwrap, go to Edit Mode, select all faces and press U > Reset. Then it will put all the faces perfectly square on top of each other.
Very nice video Can I do this on a previous version of blender like 2.7 or 2.5 because I run a low spec PC
@cgboost
2 жыл бұрын
Hi, thanks for the comment. It will be hard since 2.7 is pretty different from the new versions, so it will be very hard to follow what's going on the screen. Also, I'm not even sure that the add-ons Zach uses there run on the older version. You can give it a try anyway, but it won't be easy. ~ Masha
@pmsgaming
2 жыл бұрын
@@cgboost Ok thanks. I will try, if it doesn't work, I will have to get a better PC
would love to support but i cant afford the course,so here's a sub...really cool
@cgboost
3 жыл бұрын
We do have student discount if that applies to you. Simply contact us here: cgboost.com/support/
I am sorry for the question. Is this Pop-up animation cube sold as part of the course or is it free to download?
@cgboost
3 жыл бұрын
The whole how to process is part of the course. ~Egon
How can I do this animation in the unreal engine? Any help will be really appreciated:)
@cgboost
Жыл бұрын
Hi Tanzim, sorry for not being able to help you, but since we don't use UE we don't know either. Hope you will find someone that can help you. ~ Masha
hey sir, can you take a quick awnser on how to make this "roll up"/"build up" animation at the beginning / end ? cant believe this is made in one scene ? thanks , i need to understad the technique and what addon you used to make the objects dissapear like squeezing together befor vanishing...thanks sir
@blackswan6386
Жыл бұрын
12:19 ok nice, cool. but the ground looks littlebit different with the particles in front, could you help on this ? thank you sir
@cgboost
Жыл бұрын
@@blackswan6386 The particles are done with a particle emission system emiting cubes from a single face of the ground object. It is all explained in detail in the Cubic Worlds course (a bit too much to explain in a YT comment :) it is not super complicated though once you get the basics of particles in blender.
@blackswan6386
Жыл бұрын
@@cgboost i iwll take a look on your " cubic world course" thanks sir, priciate that, ciao
I want to quit working to finish your course lol Thank you for the amazing course!
@cgboost
3 жыл бұрын
😁
how to make the particle effect in the fire so smooth and slow?
@cgboost
5 ай бұрын
You can learn it inside our Cubic Worlds course: bit.ly/cubic-worlds-4 ~ Masha
how can we have access to the shader? I really like the gradient..
@cgboost
Жыл бұрын
Hi, thanks for the comment. The shader is included into the Cubic Worlds course as well as most project files. ~ Masha
Can I use blender 2.83 for this course?
@cgboost
3 жыл бұрын
Basically yes, the only thing that is not available is the Asset Browser. However, in the course I also show how you can work without it.
This CW shader is amazing, where can I get it please I need something like that
@cgboost
2 жыл бұрын
The material is created and explained in the course itself. Plus you have the source files. ~Egon
@ricciillmatic5352
2 жыл бұрын
@@cgboost Is there a way I can get it without joining the course, please I would join the course if I could.
@cgboost
2 жыл бұрын
You can download it here: we.tl/t-vutQF6vxb4 (In order to use it, you have to select the object, go to edit mode, select all faces and press "U > Reset".)
@ricciillmatic5352
2 жыл бұрын
@@cgboost Thank you so much! I really appreciate it, Iv learned a-lot from your tutorials thanks
@ricciillmatic5352
2 жыл бұрын
@@cgboost ❤️❤️❤️
What is the version of blender you had made this
@cgboost
2 жыл бұрын
Cubic worlds course was created with version 3.0 alpha as asset browser was introduced there. Thou it can be followed with older versions too. Anyway, as 3.0 is out, we recommend to go with it. ~Egon
is there a way where i can find this pop up cube ?
@cgboost
10 ай бұрын
Hi, if you have purchased the cubic worlds course, you can find it in the asset library provided by Zach. Here is the link to the course: www.cgboost.com/courses/cubic-worlds ~ Masha
Will there be any discount on this course?
@cgboost
Жыл бұрын
Hi, thanks for your comment. We have some discounts time to time. In this period, we don't have anything programmed yet, so unfortunately there won't be discounts specifically for this course for a while. Anyway, we have a regular discount for students. For more info about it, you can contact us at support@cgboost.com. ~ Masha
Make more videos like this
@cgboost
2 жыл бұрын
Will think about it, thanks.
I like your shader, It is on sale?
@cgboost
2 жыл бұрын
Hi, unfortunately, we don't sell our shaders and assets separately. But you can have them all together, with the course: academy.cgboost.com/p/cubic-worlds ~Masha
how can i get your CW shader
@cgboost
3 жыл бұрын
Well, it is of course provided with the course.
so how do we get that sweeet shading
@WW_Studios
3 жыл бұрын
Had the same question!!
@justincase7773
3 жыл бұрын
he goes over how to make the shader in the course. Its actually near the very begging. In my opinion you can't go wrong with the course. You are modeling with primitives (cubes) but the concepts are a bit advanced, its really a unique way of teaching as the modeling doesn't get hectic, allowing you to focus on the concepts and techniques. Everything I have learned in it so far can be applied to low and high poly modeling as well. I will be getting into the animation part this weekend. :)
@WW_Studios
3 жыл бұрын
I sort of replicated it here: www.blenderkit.com/asset-gallery-detail/770f7d0a-5b68-4806-9fea-b796949c0e46/ Hope that helps!
Is rendering lowpoly animation faster?
@cgboost
2 жыл бұрын
The question is: Compared to what? In general, I would say yes. The great benefit we have here is that the scenes look pretty decent in eevee already, so you can render them out in eevee. Also, we are using no complicated shaders here, nor any glossy or reflective surfaces, nor any textures. So it is rendering faster than usual 3D scenes, with a lot of polys, textures, shaders etc.
@techking496
2 жыл бұрын
@@cgboost thanks a lot. I asked you this as I want to make a car chase animation. I used some models(realistic ones) and when I started to render, the time for rendering each frame was 10mins. I was disappointed as I really wanted to make it so I am starting all again, but this time I will use lowpoly models (trying to imitate what we see on cartoons)and is hoping the render time is atmost 30sec per frame.
@cgboost
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, if you try to make it look good in eevee, then you can render it quite fast.
object & collection this is addon ?
@cgboost
3 жыл бұрын
No, this is available from version 2.8+ of Blender.
@polygonmasterddd2229
3 жыл бұрын
@@cgboost how to activate ?
Hi, I would like to buy this course but I need information. I am switching from 4d cinema to blender and am used to fast render times (with redshift). With this course, can you learn the basics of cycles X (I think it's the fastest in Blender)? I have a notebook with rtx 2070, i7, 16 ram. Information about rendering times for your course?
plz make video on cw shader
@cgboost
5 ай бұрын
Hi, thanks for the suggestion, we will take it into account. ~ Masha
i need that shader color plsss
@cgboost
2 жыл бұрын
It is created and described in the course ;-) ~Egon
@cgboost
2 жыл бұрын
You can also find it attached to this video here. The characters provided are using the shader: kzread.info/dash/bejne/f3qWs7yMoLatj7w.html
I'd invest, but there are no details as to what's contained in part 1. Really want to learn how to do a node set up and custom sliders like that.
@cgboost
3 жыл бұрын
Hi, have you checked the product page? There are videos explaining what you will learn in each chapter (you have to scroll down a bit, and further down the page, you can find the full list of all videos included in the course): academy.cgboost.com/p/cubic-worlds And yes, I explain in detail how the node setup was created in the course. :)
@hazchickgames2840
3 жыл бұрын
@@cgboost Thank you for the speedy reply and for the help too. I will eat my own words now; can't believe I just didn't scroll far enough lol.
So that's where default cubes come from. The fire
those system specs , if i just have a GPU i would do wonders in blender . getting a gpu is hard and the one i already owned got fried . sedlyf
@cgboost
3 жыл бұрын
You can do wonders with CPU too ;-) ~Egon
12:50 how to create cube animation pls
@cgboost
5 ай бұрын
Hi, you just add a keyframe on the scale value and set it to 0 and then go forward on the timeline and add another one and set the scale to 1. For the bouncing effect you can add another keyframe before the final one set to a bigger scale like 1.5. ~ Masha
@huychautinh6796
5 ай бұрын
@@cgboost tks very much !
@cgboost
5 ай бұрын
@@huychautinh6796 You're welcome :)
@huychautinh6796
5 ай бұрын
@@cgboost please help me why when copying animation from cube my objects are deformed and bigger
@cgboost
5 ай бұрын
@@huychautinh6796 Hi, hard to say what's wrong without seeing the file. Can you post it inside our community please? community.cgboost.com/home ~ Masha
Hi I want this course please active Family trip 20 coupon pls pls
@cgboost
Жыл бұрын
We have a student discount. Just contact us here, and we can see what we can do: www.cgboost.com/contact
Shading Tutorials?
@cgboost
2 жыл бұрын
It is part of our courses. ~Egon
i'm buying your fucking course
@cgboost
2 жыл бұрын
Love that enthusiasm! Haha ~ Daniel
Whooot? No default Cube?! :)
@cgboost
3 жыл бұрын
Well, it was a default cube before. :P
Why can we just just model and very very rough model instead of using various cubes to model a single object?
@cgboost
3 жыл бұрын
You can of course model it in any way you like, however, for the course I wanted to have certain constraints to work in, to make the whole progress easier and more streamlined. Just like working with lego bricks, where you can only work with the bricks you have. Limiting ourselfs in certain ways, can help us to be more creative.
LIKE 4KX100000
A fellow german :)
need cc english subtilte or auto caption is fine cuz im deaf
@cgboost
3 жыл бұрын
We just added English CC to the video.
@VEZero
3 жыл бұрын
@@cgboost thank you ❤️❤️ I sub you
My latest Cubic World Animation - kzread.info/dash/bejne/haqlx8RupKuZkdo.html
@cgboost
2 жыл бұрын
Great work!
@rokon1991
2 жыл бұрын
@@cgboost Thanks you for your compliment… I was wondering if you could improve it further? Long time you didn't review any art work of others on your channel…
@cgboost
2 жыл бұрын
@@rokon1991 Funny that you said this yesterday, since yesterday we announced our first livestream where we review submissions from our last challenge: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qoJspqilfJW-opM.html (it is planned for tomorrow)
My latest Cubic World Animation: Farming with Robot - kzread.info/dash/bejne/lmedycp_Y7jfgrQ.html
@cgboost
2 жыл бұрын
Wow well done! Love the colors and the whole scene idea ^^ Also how you personalized the logo at the beginning! Great work! ~ Masha
@rokon1991
2 жыл бұрын
@@cgboost Thank you for your compliments...
@cgboost
2 жыл бұрын
@@rokon1991 Yes, your animation looks great! Would you mind uploading it here: www.dropbox.com/request/emjX7zrc7mhSVRXzR3oy
@rokon1991
2 жыл бұрын
@@cgboost I uploaded that. Video File name - Cubic_Worlds-Farming_Robot.mp4
Aw man. Please stop doing sound in 3D and videos programs. It shows
@cgboost
3 жыл бұрын
It is the easiest way how to do it all in one software package. IMHO not a bad option for many freelancers. For most cases, it is more than sufficient. ~Egon
@ericdodier3404
3 жыл бұрын
@@cgboost To anyone with a half-trained ear. It does not sound right. just sayin